WORLDLINE_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

Corporate Social Responsibility report Reducing our environmental footprint through eco-efficient operations [GRI 419-1]

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Environmental targets

Key environmental achievements

of Worldline

and rewards

Worldline has set up environmental targets that are fully aligned with the Atos group targets and with its main challenges. In this context, Worldline has focused its attention of the following four domains: Improvement of energy efficiency : Improve the average ● Power Usage Effectiveness of its data centers. As a result, by the end of 2017 Worldline’s average PUE for all its data centers is 1.7; Support of the energy transition : Wherever as possible, ● consume 100% decarbonized and renewable electricity in its strategic data centers and offices. Moreover, Worldline has the ambition to double its renewable energy target by 2020. In 2017, Worldline decided to support the energy transition by sourcing 100% renewable electricity in its data centers. Indeed, if Germany and Belgium have already been using renewable energy, Worldline France has just signed in 2017 a contract with EDF ensuring 100% renewable energy supply for its data-centers sites; Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions : Worldline aims ● to reduce carbon intensity (tons of CO 2 /€ million revenue) in line with the world effort to limit climate change and the rise in temperatures below 2 °C by 2050. This is why Worldline, aligned with the CO 2 emissions reduction target of Atos from 5% to 10% to 2020, decided to commit to reducing its CO 2 emissions by 2% each year; Carbon neutrality in its business by offsetting carbon ● emissions : Worldline aims to compensate 100% of the CO 2 emissions resulting from its business activity by 2020. As a result, Worldline has compensated 100% of the emissions from its data centers since 2015 and from its payment terminal production since 2016; Deployment of the ISO 14001 certification : Worldline has ● set as objective to certify all of its strategic data centers and offices with more than 500 employees. As a result, all Worldline data centers and main offices have been certified, only the new Utrecht sites related to the integration of Equens in 2016 remain to be certified. Action plans have been launched to achieve this in 2018. Adaptation to climate change and engagement through circular economy are key topics for Worldline which contributes to two environmental SDGs of the United Nations: SDG 12 “Establish sustainable consumption and production patterns” and SDG 13 “Take measures to combat climate change.”

Since 2008, the Atos group has been vocal about its international environmental commitments and objectives. These are rolled out to all Service Lines and geographical areas where Worldline is based. CSR performance, including these commitments and objectives, is therefore an integral part of the executive compensation model. All CSR achievements are measured through KPIs, which in turn are independently audited. The results are compiled and distributed in CSR reports and via the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The CDP offers a climate change risk assessment tool for institutional investors and other interested stakeholders. In 2017, the Atos group (to which Worldline belongs) continued to improve its performance, featuring once again in the CDP’s A List thanks to its ambitious carbon emissions reduction program and its sound management of climate risks. Worldline takes part in CDP assessments of the entire Atos group, providing information for its branch of the organization. Atos was ranked number one in the world for the IT sector in the Climate Performance Leadership Index (CPLI) and is one of the 5% of companies to be awarded an “A” grade for its performance. Additionally, in 2017, Worldline obtained CSR certifications that recognized its strong environmental performance. For example, the Company received the score of 80/100 for the environment topic in its Ecovadis assessment, thus entering in the TOP 1% of the companies of its industry in this area. MSCI also recognized the Company’s efforts to reduce its carbon intensity and use cleaner energy sources and its performance on carbon emissions. These awards confirm the assessment of Oekom in 2016 which stated that Worldline had comprehensive activities to improve the energy efficiency of data centers. Furthermore, Worldline’s payment Terminals are mentioned in the eco declaration ECMA 370 that includes essential environmental measures. With this eco declaration, the Company ensures that its payment Terminals are included in a certified system for collection and recycling of end of life products in compliance with the Reach and RoHS directives. End of 2017, at least 75% of Terminals had the ECMA 370 eco certification.

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Worldline 2017 Registration Document