Saint Gobain - Registration document 2016

1 SAINT-GOBAIN TODAY 2. Corporate culture

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STRONG VALUES

Principles of Conduct and Action 2.2.1 With a history stretching back over 350 years, Saint-Gobain’s development is founded on nine Principles of Conduct and Action. These Principles were formalized in 2003 and have been translated into 33 languages and rolled out to all employees. Application of the Principles is a condition for being a part of the Group.

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PRINCIPLES OF CONDUCT PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT, RESPECT FOR OTHERS, INTEGRITY, LOYALTY, SOLIDARITY are the fundamental values uniting management and employees

PRINCIPLES OF ACTION RESPECT FOR THE LAW, CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, WORKER HEALTH AND SAFETY, EMPLOYEE RIGHTS

guide the actions of all management and employees in the performance of their duties

The Principles of Conduct and Action refer explicitly to the applicable conventions of the International Labour Organization, the International Charter on Human Rights and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises with regard to the fight against corruption. Saint-Gobain has been signed up to the United Nations Global Compact since 2003. This commitment demonstrates the Group’s drive for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which includes regular communication of its progress in the areas covered by the Global Compact. Implementation of the Group’s strategy entails policies and commitments that are applied by the Sectors, Activities or General Delegations.

The most important of these are the “reference policies”, which derive directly from the Principles of Conduct and Action and define the management principles applicable to all Saint-Gobain units and employees, as well as to subcontractors, in their work for the Group, and to suppliers, under the Responsible Purchasing policy. This desire to establish the Principles of Conduct and Action as a sign of belonging is illustrated by the objective set by the Group’s Board of Directors, of training all managers in the Principles in their first year with the Group.

REFERENCE POINTS

‹ The Group’s Management School programs automatically include a specific session on the Principles; ‹ A network of 800 accredited trainers cascade training on the Principles to local teams; ‹ These measures are reflected and intensified by communications and training dealing specifically with “reference policies” (compliance network, Responsible Purchasing policy, Environment, Health and Safety Charter, management practices, etc.) on which the Principles are founded.

The Responsible Development Department is tasked with ensuring that the Principles of Conduct and Action are rolled out to all Group employees, that they are properly understood by all and best practices are implemented by the operational departments. ‹ All managers are made aware of the Principles of Conduct and Action by means of an on-line training program (Adhere), which any new manager joining the Group is obliged to complete;

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