Universal Registration Document 2021

Value creation

Création de valeur

ACTIONS ENGAGED	2021 KEY INDICATORS	SDG⁽¹⁾
ACTIONS ENGAGED Human MARCEL, at the heart of employee training and career paths Well-being at work, physical and mental health support Launch of #WorkYourWorld	2021 KEY INDICATORS 55% women on the Supervisory Board 41.1% women in key leadership positions 40.3% women in Senior roles 82% of employees received training €6,639M personnel costs Women’s Forum: 10,000 participants remotely, and 1,000 present
ACTIONS ENGAGED IntellectuAl Client satisfaction at the heart of the Power of One approach Advanced expertise Responsible Marketing Investment in applicative R&D Partnerships with start-ups CSR Assessment of suppliers	2021 KEY INDICATORS 19,000 talent in Data & Tech A.L.I.C.E.⁽²⁾ : to measure carbon emissions of the campaigns and projects Active member of several international coalitions Unstereotype Alliance (UN Women), GARM (Global Alliance for Responsible Media) launch of the Once & For All Coalition 90% of global Groupe providers assessed in CSR by a third party; +180 local new suppliers self-evaluated on P.A.S.S⁽³⁾ Vivatech: 140,000 visitors present and 112 million people reached
ACTIONS ENGAGED FinanciAL Best operating margin in the industry Activity in strong Growth	2021 KEY INDICATORS €10.5bn net revenue €1,840M operating margin €1,264M headline net income⁽⁴⁾ Free Cash Flow: €1,4bn before change in WCR €2.40 dividend per share⁽⁵⁾
ACTIONS ENGAGED SociEtY Present in +100 countries 440 pro bono campaigns and volunteering initiatives	2021 KEY INDICATORS €362M income tax expense in 2021 €41M equivalent value undertaken in community activities
ACTIONS ENGAGED Environmental SBTi Goals: scenario 1.5°C by 2030: 50% reduction for scopes 1, 2, and 3⁽⁷⁾ Carbon Neutral by 2030 Reduction of impact from campaigns and digital solutions	2021 KEY INDICATORS RE⁽⁶⁾: target 100% direct source in 2030,+15.8% increase in 2021 Carbon intensity in 2021: 1.8 TeqC0₂ per capita (-67% since 2009) Carbon neutrality for Scopes 1 & 2 in 2021 (after buying RECS and VCCs)⁽⁸⁾

(1) SDG: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Publicis Groupe has identified 9 of the 17 goals whereby the Groupe and its subsidiaries can contribute to make a positive impact (see chapter 4.6).
(2) A.L.I.C.E Advertising Limiting Impacts & Carbon Emissions, proprietary platform
(3) P.A.S.S: Publicis Groupe Providers Platform for a self-Assessment for a Sustainable Supply-chain, internal platform
(4) Groupe share
(5) Submitted to Shareholders’ vote during the General Shareholders’ meeting of May 25, 2022.
(6) RE: Renewable Energy
(7) Targets approved by SBTi (Science Based Targets Initiative) in March 2021 with 2019 as reference year
(8) RECs: Renewable Energy Certificates; VCCs : Voluntary Carbon Credits