QUADIENT // 2021 Universal Registration Document

NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE STATEMENT Social, societal, and environmental information

Initiatives

Main achievements

Increased awareness of eco-friendly ways of working • amongst employees. Launch of a new environment empowered community • Act4earth Ecodesign of products: reduced product weight and • optimized packaging volume in relation to product size. Operation to bring some Asian production activities • back to Europe (Le Lude and Loughton), at the same time reducing the effects of international deliveries. Optimized planning and procurement systems: • checking the fill rate of containers, monitoring transport methods between sea and air freight. Selection of carriers with eco-friendly logistics • (optimized delivery runs, fuel economy). MEASURING THE PROGRESS Since 2009, Quadient has completed the CDP Climate change questionnaire, which allows the Company to measure its progress and compare to its peers. CDP is an organization that manages a global information publication system allowing businesses to assess and compare their environmental policies. It evaluates companies’ management and performance in terms of climate change and ranks them from D (lowest) to A (highest). In 2021, Quadient obtained a score of ‘B’ for the fourth consecutive year, corresponding to Management level and thus positioning Quadient above the average of companies in its industry. ECONOMICS OF FUNCTIONALITY The economics of functionality are the offering or sale of the use of goods or a service rather than the goods itself. The aim is to develop integrated solutions for goods and services with a view to sustainable development. This way, trade is no longer based on the transfer of ownership of goods, which remain the property of the manufacturer throughout its life cycle, but on the consent of users to pay a use-value. Quadient’s business model is in keeping with this rationale. It is based on the provision of mail handling services (rental or leasing) such as envelope inserting and franking rather than the sale of equipment. Services usually include maintenance management and the supply of print cartridges. In this way, the products used to provide these services to customers still belong to Quadient and are recovered at the end of the contract or at the end of their life. There is the opportunity to place these products back on the market once they have been remanufactured.

Employee awareness

Reduce the impacts of freight transport

RAISING EMPLOYEE AWARENESS Quadient also encourages sustainable practices among its employees to reduce the global carbon footprint and protect the environment. Launched in 2021, a network of green ambassadors, Act4Earth promotes changes in daily habits, providing employees with information and education on natural resources and environmental protection. Quadient employees participate in various environmental awareness activities worldwide, such as World Cleanup Day, by cleaning up the waste on rivers and streets in its communities. Circular economy refers to a set of practices enabling the protection, better use and less waste of natural resources. It is a global initiative that aims to change the paradigm concerning the so-called linear economy. At Quadient, it translates into the following actions: Quadient is a committed player in the circular economy. The Company has taken into account regulatory constraints by preparing for them ahead of time and transforming them into a competitive advantage. From the product design phase to end-of-life dismantling, Quadient takes all environmental aspects into account. The Company has defined a Sustainable Design and Responsible Manufacturing policy that aims at improving energy efficiency, the use of hazardous substances, longevity, recyclability, modularity, and the upgradability of products to minimize their impact on the environment throughout their life cycle.

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Foster circular economy principles in Quadient’s operations and solutions to lower the Company’s environmental footprint

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