Worldline - 2019 Universal Registration Document

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EXTRA-FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF PERFORMANCE Reducing our environmental footprint [GRI 419-1]

In 2019, the UTP team pursued the DeepHope program that studies mesophotic coral reefs, thus discovering new species at these depths like the Hawaiian Leptoseris discovered at -172 meters. Based on these discoveries, scientists hope that these deep-sea corals could eventually recolonize those on the surface, which are in clear decline although they are essential to about 30% of all marine life. During this year, the UTP team also launched the Capsule program, with the setting of a unique light underwater habitat at the bottom of the Polynesian waters that will allow scientists nearly 72 hours of diving observations. Thanks to it, researchers from CRIOBE will be able to observe the reef over long periods of time and capture the ephemeral moments of coral reproduction. As part of its skill sponsorship, Worldline is providing UTP with its dedicated media management solution and hosting the data on a dedicated server in one of its data center, which has enabled the UTP team as from September 2019 to archive, store, classify and share all the medias assets (videos and

pictures) collected during the expeditions in a centralized and secured way. The solution also improves the media access thanks to an indexing system in order to ease the work of the scientific community as well as of the film directors so we can learn more about these exceptional marine ecosystems and protect them. This storage is done on an industrial scale as the team has uploaded 41 terabytes of data during their previous voyages and can upload up to 200 additional terabytes from their upcoming adventures. In 2019, Worldline leveraged this sponsorship to raise awareness among its employees on key environmental issues such as global warming through several global newsletters and the organization of an event with UTP and Explore teams at its new Rennes site, notably celebrating the launch of the Worldline media management solution. This large-scale mobilization is at the heart of Worldline's societal commitment and is consistent with the Company's skills sponsorship approach.

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