Worldline - Registration Document 2016

Corporate and social responsibility report Annex III - Being an ethical and fair good player in business

Code of Conduct for purchasing A.4.2.1.2 Worldline’s employees who perform purchasing related distributed to members of the Purchasing department. which is described via internal communication systems and contacts with suppliers must abide by a strict Code of Conduct activities on behalf of the Company or who have regular they have read and understood it. Purchasing employees must sign this document, stating that As such, it does not provide an exhaustive set of rules. Global employee must respect in the performance of his or her work. This Code of Conduct establishes the elementary rules each each entity is responsible for implementing the applicable The Code of Conduct is applicable to the entire Atos group, and and regulations). objectives and principles (in accordance with national legislation disciplinary actions, up to and including termination of Failure to comply with this Code of Conduct may result in employment.

EcoVadis and the status of the ongoing assessments. the total spend [AO17 – GRI 205-1]. The selection of suppliers that 65 suppliers were evaluated by EcoVadis representing 47% of increased its rating by 4 points having a score of 62. In addition, In 2016, Worldline reached the gold level by EcoVadis and purchasing community is aware about the relationship with (collaborative knowledge sharing tool from Atos group), the risk level and the geographic risk. Thanks to the use of ZEN will be evaluated is based on their level of spend, the category was 58.9/100. Worldline expects its suppliers to offer more in the The average rating awarded to these 65 suppliers by EcoVadis risk of corruption while analyzing supplier policies and practices to 47% of total spend [AO17]. EcoVadis also assess Worldline’s Worldline suppliers were assessed by EcoVadis, corresponding way of innovative and sustainable solutions. In 2016, 26% of [GRI 205-1]. impact on the environment. represented 87,67% of spend [GRI 204-1], reducing Worldline’s In 2016, the proportion of spending on local suppliers A.4.2.1.5 decision-making process for selecting new partners, suppliers As sustainability has become a significant issue in the online authoring have been implemented for Worldline. CSR E-sourcing tools and contract management systems including qualification is 10% and all buyers apply this selection rule. and subcontractors, the sustainability weight in the QCDMIS criteria for supplier’s selection are automated into those tools. Supplier evaluation department. Information about health and safety management management team as a request from the Procurement to its suppliers made by the Industrialization and quality 14001 certification process, Worldline performs different audits the principles of the charter, the supplier shall report this to are or not in conformity. In case of serious noncompliance with ethics of the Company where they need to confirm either they is required as well as a safety policy, conformity with the chart of As part of its compliance process with the ISO 9001 and ISO Suppliers audit will determine an appropriate action plan to stop the reported the supplier an appropriate timeline for its implementation. non-compliant misconduct and Worldline will determine with month after the reporting of this non-compliance the supplier Worldline within one week after the discovering. Within one

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Employee awareness

also received online training about the sustainable supply chain repository systems dedicated to sustainable purchasing. Buyers the Company’s social network and documents stored in the ways to implement sustainability best practices via the intranet, at the Company. Worldline’s buyers are regularly informed about the different

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[GRI 203-2] [GRI 204-1] [GRI 205-1] and [AO17] Promoting sustainable relationships

the areas of Human Rights, labour, the environment and to follow the principles of the United Nations Global Compact in Social Responsibility topics. It encourages Worldline’s suppliers undertaken by the Procurement department for Corporate anti-corruption in order to be able to work with Worldline. charter’s objective is to summarize principles and actions request for proposal and is attached to all contracts. The The Atos group Sustainable Supplier Charter, available on Atos website, is distributed to all Worldline suppliers participating to a during their contract. As mentioned before, contracting with by EcoVadis regarding their CSR performance at any time Moreover, Worldline asks its strategical suppliers to be assessed decided to engage on reaching the Gold level certification by why as part of its CSR TRUST 2020 ambition, Worldline has procurement issues is one of Worldline’s key priorities, this is responsible suppliers and being a leader on responsible to very few or no contracts being allocated with that vendor. Worldline in order to improve its CSR performance, this will lead to EcoVadis assessment or is not willing to cooperate with performance. In the case that the supplier refuses to participate 40 points on EcoVadis propose action plans to increase their EcoVadis and to monitor that 100% of its suppliers rated below

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