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Corporate social responsibility

Social, societal and environmental information

In addition, Neopost Technology Ltd supported the British Lung Foundation by organizing several sporting challenges with 94 participants who raised more than 2,000 pounds sterling. This non-exhaustive overview illustrates that Neopost and its employees are involved in a range of charitable projects, reflecting their support to local communities and therefore make teamwork more meaningful. Partnerships with trade bodies, schools and  universities Active participation in professional organizations, such as the French Digital Industries Alliance (AFNUM) and the Sarthe Union of Metallurgy Industries (UIMS), and in working meetings of the National Authority in France allows Neopost to follow regulatory changes and anticipate future ones. Each year, Group companies establish apprenticeship programs and welcomes trainees, while also offering both work experience and end-of-studies internships. In this context, in 2017, the Neopost group companies welcomed 93 apprentices, mainly in Europe. The NTBV industrial site trained 48 apprentices (compared to 33 in 2016). As a responsible company, Neopost has been committed to protecting and preserving the environment for many years. In 2017, the main environmental issues addressed by the Group are those related to its traditional activity. The materiality analysis currently being defined will allow for the review of environmental issues and their priority with regard to the Group's new activities in the field of digital communication by 2018. Challenges and environmental policy One aim of Neopost's policy is to reduce the environmental footprint of its activities and services. In this context, the issues facing the Group are mainly local in scope: water consumption and discharge, energy consumption on industrial and tertiary sites, and carbon footprint. It also promotes the development of circular economy principles through three levers of action: products innovation and ecodesign, waste recovery and recycling, and the organization of the remanufacturing of its products. ISO 14001 certification program Neopost deploys its environmental policy in particular through its ISO 14001 certification program that involves the implementation of an environmental management system at the site level. Limiting our impact on the environment

A number of Group entities have developed close relationships with schools and universities, including for instance Human Inference with Nyenrode University (Netherlands) and GMC Software Technology with Seneca University in Toronto, as well as various universities in the Czech Republic with various initiatives such as student support, participation in conferences or events related to the digital world. Neopost Australia encourages students to participate in Work Experience programs to help them to select, discover, and observe trades and activities that may interest them and, in this context, three 10-year-old students from three different schools were invited to participate in 2017. Neopost Canada entered into a partnership with Pierre Elliot Trudeau High School by joining and participating in a cooperative program consisting of two sessions per year in which 3 volunteer employees coach students over a period of about three months. Relations with schools and universities provide a series of opportunities to showcase the professions and career options within Neopost group and thereby encourage the recruitment of talented young graduates.

Based on the Group's guidelines and recommendations, each entity is responsible for defining its own objectives and action plans that contribute to Neopost's overall environmental performance while meeting its specific local challenges. To do this, the Group relies on its network of QHSE managers and officers present within each company, which is in charge of deciding the defined actions. In 2017, 19 of the 34 Group companies included in this reporting were certified according to ISO 14001. This number includes all of the Group's industrial and logistics sites.

ISO 14001 certification

100% Of industrial and logistic sites are certified

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