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

How to be an environmentally sustainable company

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D.5.2.1

Governance

The environmental policy covers IT aspects through procurement, recycling and data center energy optimization policies. It also sets targets for carbon emissions, energy consumption, electronic waste management, protection of natural resources and reduction of dependency on non-renewable resources.

To be effective in monitoring environmental activities, a specific governance framework has been set up to identify priorities and draw up an action plan in line with environmental policies. Thus, Worldline has trained a team of specialists to manage the various processes and regular external assessments. Worldline’s CSR Officer, in consultation with the CSR Officer of the Atos group, is also the environmental officer. This officer is responsible for all environmental matters and is supported by the environmental team monitoring each local site. The Environmental Officer is responsible for implementing the environmental policy at the local level, managing Worldline’s environmental performance, implementing local environmental action plans in accordance with the strategy, and monitoring local environmental audits and certifications. The data used to determine the environmental KPIs, and the associated supporting documents are collected at central level by the CSR Reporting team. Also, Worldline has an Environmental Board that holds regular meetings on a quarterly basis. This environmental Board is composed by the Environmental Director of Worldline and Atos, the Real Estate Director, the Director of the ISO 14001 multi-site certification and an environmental reference point from each of the main geographies. The team is led by Worldline’s CSR Officer, who coordinates the proceedings and organizes the work for upcoming months. The purpose of the Environmental Board meetings is to: Follow up on environmental initiatives including ● target-setting and roadmap; Review ISO 14001 certification and the associated progress ● plan; Ensure full alignment within Atos environmental strategy; ● Share the environmental strategy and the joint opportunities ● with the Group.

D.5.2.3

Environmental management System and energy audit [AO14] [GRI 103-3 Energy] [GRI 103-3 Emissions] and [GRI 419-1]

With its history and know-how, Worldline has also developed its own Environmental Management System (EMS) in line with the Atos group’s environmental policy. The EMS seeks to address environmental issues specific to Worldline’s sites and introduce regular additional actions to reduce its environmental footprint. In recent years, this approach has already proved effective and is in line with local and global environmental regulations. The Worldline environmental roadmap encourages its suppliers to be compliant with environmental standards and engages all Worldline employees to apply its environmental policy. In 2012, Worldline decided to seek ISO 14001 certification for its main sites (over 500 employees) and data centers. In 2016, the data center and the office of Worldline Brussels, the site of Frankfurt from Worldline Germany and the Vendôme data center in France were certified ISO 14001:2004. In addition, the sites of Blois, Seclin Dassault and Seclin La Pointe are certified ISO 14001:2015. In total, nine sites of Worldline are certified [AO14] which represents all data centers and 43% of the total headcount in 2017. Only the new Utrecht site from the integration of Equens remains to be certified, which is planned to be achieved in 2018. As part of its ISO 14001 certifications, Worldline has embarked on the generalization of actions to reduce the environmental footprint of its offices such as: Systematic deployment of high-performance computing ● devices (printers, computers, photocopiers, etc.); Investment in lighting based on LED technologies and ● setting of motion sensors in public spaces; Fostering employee awareness of eco-responsible actions to ● empower them to change their practices. During the 2017 financial year, Worldline had not been fined or been the subject of any administrative, legal or arbitration proceedings (including those of which Worldline is aware and which could pose a threat to the Company) having taken place or which could have a significant impact on Worldline’s financial position or profitability. The Company confirms that it complies fully with local environmental regulations [GRI 419-1].

D.5.2.2

Environmental policy and processes

[GRI 103-2 Energy]

In 2017, Atos and Worldline have implemented the new global environmental policy launched in 2016. The policy is aligned with the strategic ambitions of the Atos group and with its CSR program. The purpose of this policy is to provide high level principles, over the short and long term regarding the main environmental challenges and also to be a reference document for stakeholders so that they can better understand the Worldline commitment.

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