Universal Registration Document 2024

Environment/Business Ethics

Environment/Business Ethics

ENVIRONMENT

PUBLICIS GROUPE PRIORITIZES CARBON EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AND ITS ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS.

GHG* emission reduction targets validated by SBTi(1)

2030

NEAR TERM TARGETCarbon neutrality

co2 ✔

50% reduction in 2030

2040

LONG TERM TARGETNet Zero

co2 ✔

90%reduction in 2040

7% reduction in carbon emissions compared to 2019, but over the same period, revenue growth was 42.5% and headcount growth was 30%.

VOLUNTARY TARGET

Move to
100 % renewable energy from direct sources before 2030

Growth in renewable energy from direct sources

This diagram represents the progression of direct renewable energy (RE) use by Publicis Groupe from 2019 to 2024, with a target of 100% by 2030.

In 2019, 31.3% of the energy used came from direct renewable sources.

In 2020, this rate rose to 33.5%.

In 2021, it reached 38.8%.

In 2022, the share increased to 47.7%.

In 2023, it rose to 60%.

In 2024, it reached 65.2%.

The target set for 2030 is 100% from direct sources.

In parallel, the upper curve shows the RE rate after certificate purchases (RECs or EACs), which was:

83.6% in 2020

86.1% in 2021

91.7% in 2022

92.6% in 2023

95% in 2024

BUSINESS ETHICS...

Respect for business ethics is the backbone of the way teams work with their clients. The Janus Code of Ethics and Conduct incorporates the key elements.

90% of employees trained in the Janus code. Anti-bribery & Anti-corruption: 90%. Data protection: 89%. Data security: 89%