Universal Registration Document 2025

4.4.4.5 The Enhanced ESG Program

In 2025, the Groupe Procurement Department continued to roll out its CSR compliance program - Enhanced ESG Program, which is based on five mandatory commitments:

1. application of and compliance with the CSR for Business Guidelines;
2. accessibility/e-accessibility;
3. climate commitments around Net Zero by 2050 (at the latest) – and alignment with the Paris Agreement;
4. CSR assessment by a third party such as EcoVadis (minimum score of 45) with a focus onhuman rights;
5. commitment to the Working With Cancer initiative. As part of this advocacy, the Groupe asked its suppliers of various sizes to join the initiative. The objective is that, beyond the commitment made by Company managers, these suppliers put in place concrete measures so that employees who have to face cancer can do so in a favorable professional context (each company being free to decide on its own policy and action plan). Companies that join this advocacy campaign undertake to make their employees aware of the various aspects of internal policy and the ad hoc programs available and accessible to their employees. The objective is to help employees facing the illness (and caregiver employees) with measures that each company is free to choose and implement. This initiative aims to create a large virtuous circle between companies, regardless of their sector, country or industry.
6. have a dedicated inclusion program for their suppliers, in accordance with local legalprovisions, whether or not they allow for this type of initiative (see Section 4.4.4.6)

This Enhanced ESG Program is intended to ensure supplier compliance, with a view to continuous improvement. In 2025, this program included 377 suppliers, either strategic suppliers or major suppliers. The number of suppliers was expanded in 2025, which explains the decrease in the compliance percentage. Levels of maturity in terms of CSR vary depending on the businesses and the countries. The aim is to create a virtuous circle and monitor everyone’s progress. Among these suppliers, based on a calculation on the volume of purchases in 2025, 72% of suppliers are in compliance with four of the six criteria of the program. In terms of climate commitments, 84% of suppliers have public and third-party validated trajectories. [G1-2-15 (a)]

Circular economy (see Section 4.2.9): the procurement policy of the Groupe and the agencies is proactive in terms of eco-responsible and eco-designed products, products from the circular economy, and products that are responsibly sourced or have recognized environmental certification. IT tools, which are essential to all employees regardless of their activity or role, are at the heart of a virtuous approach based on the concept of “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.” In the United States and Europe, the Groupe works with dedicated partners for the entire IT equipment base to ensure recycling or reformatting for the second-hand market, depending on the condition of each machine (screens, laptops, keyboards, mice and other accessories).