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6 SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL INFORMATION Sustainable and responsible value creation

Vigilance plan The initiativesimplementedin accordancewith parent company and client company vigilance plan requirements are detailed in Section6.3.3 of this chapter. Outlook The group’s ambition is to continue to implement the action plan defined for the purposes of the “Developing responsible procurement” project. The appropriation of the responsible procurement policy will continue with the dissemination of best practices,the implementationof the supplier CSR assessmentshared by procurement and CSR managers, and the awarding of the ResponsibleSupplier Relationsand Procurementcertificationto new Group companies.

disabilities by sub-contracting some operations to companies workingwith disabled persons. In 2017, Groupe BPCE bolsteredthis commitmentby spendingnearly € 15.8 million including tax (1) on companies employing persons with disabilities, representing a more than five-fold increase since the policy was launched. Purchases by Groupe BPCE from companies working with disabled persons contributed to the professional inclusion of persons with disabilities, equivalent to 547 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions. Cooperation with this sector has expanded and diversified, while initiativesalready in place are still going strong. Groupe BPCE works with over 300 suppliersin this sector, purchasingtraditionalservices such as landscaping and WEEE (2) management, as well as services related to its banking operationssuch as the cleaning and recycling of ATMs, outgoing client calls and check video-encoding. New services are being introduced throughout the Group, such as the managementof medical check-ups,the scanningof HR files and the use of remanufactured printer ink cartridges. By working with stakeholders in the social and solidarity-based economy, the “PHARE” policy has become a priority of the “AgiR” projectin its own right, taking on new dimensionsas an integralpart of a more comprehensive responsible procurement policy. With this approach, the Group has undertakento continue expanding its cooperationwith EAs (entreprisesadaptées),which are companies that promote the professional integration of disabled persons, and with ESATs ( établissementet service d’aide par le travail ), which are establishmentswhere persons with disabilities can work in special conditions,thus increasingthe Group’s indirect employmentof such individuals. The PHARE symposium aims to facilitate meetings between companies working with disabled persons and Group companies in order to encourage them to work more often with EAs and ESATs. This annual event, sponsored by the human resources and procurement functions, also provides the opportunity to share best practices and thus facilitate the implementation of new initiatives.

SUB-CONTRACTING POLICY

Sub-contracting and compliance with the International Labor Organization’s fundamental conventions

In accordancewith the responsible procurementpolicy, the Group’s suppliers are required to comply with current CSR rules and regulations and to encourage their own suppliers and sub-contractors to dothe same. Disability and responsible procurement policy (“PHARE”) Since July 2010, the procurement function has contributed to Groupe BPCE’s societal responsibility goals by implementing the disability and responsible procurement policy (“PHARE”). Supported by the procurement and human resources functions, this policy contributes to the professionaland social inclusion of persons with

Since 2016, the symposium has applied a new regional format in order to facilitate meetings between EAs and ESATs and the Group’s companiesin local regions. The first regional symposiumwas hosted by Banque Populaire Loire et Lyonnais in Lyon, bringing together six Group companiesin the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The second was held in Nantes by Banque PopulaireAtlantique,with six companies from the Centre-Ouestregion. These symposiumsprovided the opportunityto share the Group’s CSR commitmentswith staff and suppliers and to raise participants’ awareness of responsible procurement. In 2017, the third regional symposium was held in Metz at Caisse d’EpargneLorraineChampagne-Ardenne.The theme was innovation,giving Groupe BPCE employeesand invited partnersthe opportunityto learn about new activitiesofferedby companiesin the social and solidarity-basedeconomyand start-upsin the region. GroupeBPCE strives both nationally and locally to expand sustainable, diversified and innovative procurement initiatives.

PURCHASES FROM COMPANIES WORKING WITH DISABLED PERSONS ➡

Change 2016-2017

2017

Indicator

2016

2015

Numberof full-timeequivalent positions created in companiesworking with disabledpersons (2017estimate) Purchases from companiesworkingwith disabledpersons(2017 estimate) (in €k incl. tax)

547

547 (1)

518 (1)

0%

15,770

15,770 (1)

14,900 (1)

0%

(1)

Data rectifiedonce final figuresare received.

Estimates. (1) Waste electrical and electronic equipment. (2)

556

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