Universal Registration Document 2023

3. Governance and Compensation - AFR

ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) Committee
Composition of the ESG Committee as of the date of this document

The ESG Committee is composed of a majority of independent members and is chaired by Mrs. Suzan LeVine.

SITUATION IN 2023  not-included Personal information not-included not-included not-included
  Age(1) Gender Nationality Independent member(2) Year(s) on the Board Attendance
4members(3)  Suzan LeVine (Chair) 54 F American Yes 4 100%
2 Meetings  Sophie Dulac 66 F French No 25 50%
67% of independent members  Antonella Mei‑Pochtler 65 F Italian Yes 4 100%
88% attendance
100%women Patricia Velay‑Borrini (Member representing  employees) 55 F French n/a 3 100%

No changes occurred in the composition of the ESG Committee in 2023.

Main missions and activities in 2023

The duties of the ESG Committee are detailed in article 10 of the Supervisory Board’s internal rules and regulations. The missions of the ESG Committee and the main work completed in 2023 are as follows:

Missions Main work completed in 2023

Missions

Social and environmental issues

  • Review the Groupe’s CSR policy and initiate any discussions on the long‑term evolution of this policy;
  • examine the Groupe’s social policies, formulating proposals in terms of diversity and inclusion, professional equality, changes in working conditions;
  • prepare the work of the Board with regard to the deployment of social and environmental policies and, when they are adopted, to measure progress and the achievement of objectives;
  • review the Groupe’s climate strategy; and
  • ensure compliance with the Company’s Duty of Care obligations.

Governance issues

  • Lead a reflection, in conjunction with all stakeholders, on the Groupe’s purpose; and
  • conduct discussions and propose solutions aimed attaking into account the interests of stakeholders in the challenges and major strategic orientations of the Company and the Groupe.

Non‑financial criteria

– Examine the non‑financial reporting and control systems as well as the non‑financial information published by the Groupe.

Main work completed in 2023
  • Review of the conclusions of the audit carried out by Grant Thornton as part of the Declaration of Non‑Financial Performance (DNFP);
  • monitoring Publicis' position in ESG rating agencies and the interest shown in Publicis by activists who are very active on these "ESG" issues;
  • detailed information on future ESG regulations impacting the Groupe, including the CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) and the ESRS(European Sustainability Reporting Standards);
  • information on the dual materiality analysis being prepared and the stakeholders consulted;
  • review of the ESG‑related responsibilities of the Audit Committee, the Strategy and Risk Committee and the ESG Committee;
  • review of ESG risk mapping;
  • monitoring of the Groupe’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, particularly in the United States, a component of the HR and Talent policy;
  • monitoring of the objective of reaching 45% women in the Groupe’s key leadership positions as well as the objective to reach 100% of renewable energy;
  • review of the tools implemented within the Groupe interms of responsible marketing: increasing use of the A.L.I.C.E platform (+220 customers/brands), strong investment (+50%) in the “Once And For All” coalition, multiple initiatives in inclusion and climate change;
  • monitoring of carbon reduction progress across activities and countries