Worldline - Registration Document 2016

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Corporate and social responsibility report Annex III - Reducing our environmental footprint through eco-efficient operations

operating in Rennes and also the Company is launching a “use your bike” subsidy for people using their own bicycle for going to work. These projects aim to provide an alternative way of transportation for employees. In Worldline France, there is going to be implemented a carpooling project launched by Atos and that is already In some countries such as Worldline Germany or in Bezons in France, electric cars are available for employees’ business digital collaboration is strongly promoted as a lever to reduce the environmental footprint and operational costs while generating benefits to the work life balance of employees. travels and collaborative environments and the use of remote follows: Worldline pays particular attention to the collection, management and recycling of its waste. This is organized as Internal waste management through sorting of office ● waste (cardboard, paper, cartridges, toners, batteries, legal requirements; otherwise Worldline manages the subcontractors directly. Worldline’s real estate policy favors the rental of office spaces, which are often shared by multiple tenants. Office waste is managed by the landlord in accordance with the As part of its optimization program, Worldline also tries to locate its employees and operations at large sites (over 500 employees). These sites are eligible for the ISO 14001 certification program and the volume of office waste is tracked, along with the other environmental indicators. This allows corrective action to be taken, either to reduce the volume of waste, or to optimize waste sorting. Recycling bins are placed in offices to facilitate the sorting of paper, confidential documents, cans, plastic, cartridges and other waste. All these wastes are then sent to officially garden furniture; EKOL, which uses them to make useful objects such as recognized companies for further treatment. For example, plastic cups used in Belgium are recycled by the company Used or end-of-life WEEE (including payment terminals) ● is collected from customers and processed externally. This equipment is also repurposed: Worldline is fully committed to the circular economy and prioritizes WEEE management as an important way of addressing the impacts caused by its activities and payment solutions. This approach ultimately reduces CO 2 emissions etc.) and WEEE: sustainablemanagement of ourwaste [AO19] Developing the circular economy and A.5.3.3.5

reusing raw materials when processing waste in order to conserve them and optimize the products concerned. Some of the materials used to manufacture Worldline products are scarce and require special attention. Since Worldline’s activities could potentially impact on raw materials and resources, Worldline has decided to focus on and electrical appliances. At Worldline, WEEE includes computers (laptops and desktops), monitors, printers, projectors, telephone handsets (fixed and mobile), mice, ink cartridges, IT servers, electronic storage devices, networks, cables, battery chargers, adapters Worldline is committed to managing and recycling WEEE and has always fulfilled its legal requirements in this regard. Worldline, together with its stakeholders, has consistently sought to be diligent in managing the end of life of its equipment and solutions, and has always complied with the European WEEE Directive (Directive 2012/19/EU). In accordance with this directive, WEEE is collected from customers and recovered, recycled or repurposed using specialist subcontractors, community schemes or server and PC suppliers (responsible procurement policy) and adopts an eco-friendly design approach (reduction of impacts at source). It also acts downstream to encourage the reuse of hardware, organize waste transportation and The priority is to use the circular economy to prevent or at least reduce the production and harmful effects of WEEE. To achieve this, Worldline acts upstream with its choice of environmental agencies. recycling and recovery rather than disposal. adopting an environmental policy to encourage waste minimize the distances traveled and volume of waste. This means choosing suppliers close to the sites concerned and According to international practice, suppliers are responsible for end-of-life computer hardware. Furthermore, by signing the Sustainable Supplier Charter attached to their contracts, suppliers agree to process their products via specialist channels. Suppliers assessed by Ecovadis must meet various waste management and recycling criteria consistent with Worldline’s sustainable procurement policy. Through this, Worldline encourages its suppliers to mitigate their management services. The Company can collect electronic equipment from its customers and offer a worldwide repair service as well as an efficient after-sales service. For its customers, Worldline offers efficient waste and recycled 100% of it [AO19]. The rest of waste corresponds to 657,947 Kg and 94% of it was recycled. In 2016, Worldline produced 63,821 Kg of electronical waste impact.

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