2022 Communication on Progress

Resistex Exploitation

Published date

June 7, 2022

No. of questions

69

CEO Statement

Signed

  • Governance

    Policies and Responsibilities

    1. Does the Board / highest governance body or most senior executive of the company:

    Optional comment
    In the context of its CSR approach, and as a Mission Company according the french LOI PACTE, Resistex prepares and sign-off an integrated report including both statements, operational targets and reporting. These

    2. Does the company have a publicly stated commitment regarding the following sustainability topics?

    No, this is not a current priority

    No, but we plan to have a commitment within 2 years

    Yes, and the commitment is focused on our own operations

    Yes, and the commitment includes our own operations and the value chain

    Yes, and the commitment includes our own operations and the value chain along with communities and society

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Optional comment
    Every year, our commintments are formalized into a report, that applies to both CSR reporting and Mission Company report. This report is availabl on resistex web site. Our commitments are related to our territory as the company works along with local public or associative initiatives.

    3. Does the company have in place a code of conduct regarding each of the following sustainability topics?

    No, this is not a current priority

    No, but we plan to have a code of conduct within two years

    Yes, focused on employee conduct

    Yes, focused on employees and suppliers

    Yes, focused on employees, suppliers, and other business relationships

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Optional comment
    yes, it is part of our annual reporting and of our internal charts.

    4. Has the company appointed an individual or group responsible for each of the following sustainability topics?

    No one is specifically responsible for this topic

    Yes, with limited influence on outcomes (e.g., limited access to internal information, limited decision-making authority)

    Yes, with moderate influence on outcomes (e.g., has access to relevant information, reports to senior manager)

    Yes, with direct influence of some outcomes (e.g., has access to relevant information, includes one or more senior manager with decision making rights

    Yes, with direct influence at the highest levels of the organization (e.g., has access to relevant information, includes most senior members of organization)

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Optional comment
    Resistex has its own staff of 3 employees to manage sustainability topics

    5. Does the company have a formal structure(s) (such as a cross-functional committee) to address each of the following sustainability topics?

    No formal structure

    Yes, and with limited influence on outcomes (e.g., limited access to internal information necessary to understand risks, poor representation from relevant departments or functions)

    Yes, with moderate influence on outcomes (e.g., it includes representatives of some functions, departments, or business units most relevant for addressing the risks concerned, has access to relevant information, reports to senior manager)

    Yes, with direct influence on some outcomes (e.g., it includes representatives of functions, departments, or business units most relevant for addressing the risks concerned, has access to relevant information, it involves one or more members of senior management)

    Yes, and with direct influence at the highest level of the organization (e.g., full access to relevant information, it involves members at highest level of organization)

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Optional comment
    Our executive comitte may be challenged on all of these topics, works with partners on specific actions (social barometer, plateforms for producer audits...) and shares good practises with other companies within the GC "Circle" of our region.

    Prevention

    6. Does the company have a process or processes to assess risk?

    No, this is not a current priority

    No, but we are planning to develop one in the next two years

    Yes, related to our own operations

    Yes, related to our own operations and entire value chain and other business relationships

    Human rights risks

    Labour rights risks

    Environmental risks

    Corruption risks

    Optional comment
    For Human rights and Labour rights, Résistex relies on a international plateform to assess the risks :amfori BSCI.We intend to investigate risks

    6.1. During the assessment of risk, which business relationships are reviewed?

    A few suppliers or business relationships [approximately less than 25 %]

    Several suppliers / business relationships (i.e., first tier or other high priority) [approx. 25 - 50 %]

    Most suppliers / relevant business relationships [approx. 51 - 99 %]

    All suppliers / relevant business relationships outside the supply chain

    Human rights risks

    Labour rights risks

    Environmental risks

    Corruption risks

    7. Does the company have a due diligence process through which it identifies, prevents, mitigates, and accounts for actual and potential negative impacts on sustainability topics?

    No, this is not a current priority

    No, but we are planning to develop one in the next two years

    Yes, related to our own operations

    Yes, related to our own operations and entire value chain and other business relationships

    Human rights risks

    Labour rights risks

    Environmental risks

    Corruption risks

    7.1. During the due diligence process, which business relationships are reviewed?

    A few suppliers or business relationships [approximately less than 25 %]

    Several suppliers / business relationships (i.e., first tier or other high priority) [approx. 25 - 50 %]

    Most suppliers / relevant business relationships [approx. 51 - 99 %]

    All suppliers / relevant business relationships outside the supply chain

    Human rights risks

    Labour rights risks

    Environmental risks

    Corruption risks

    Concerns and grievance mechanisms

    8. Are there any processes through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct related to human rights, labour rights, environment, or anti-corruption?

    Optional comment
    Resistex has an alert procedure that covers that type of concerns

    8.1. Please provide additional detail regarding the process(es) the company has through which members of the company’s workforce can raise concerns about the company’s conduct.

    No

    Yes

    Is the process communicated to all employees/workers in local languages?

    Is the process available to non-employees (e.g., contractors, vendors, suppliers)?

    Is the process confidential (e.g., whistleblowing process)?

    Are there processes in place to avoid retaliation?

    Can concerns be raised about suppliers or other business relationships (e.g., clients, partners, etc.)

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    9. Does the company provide or enable access to effective remedy to right holders / stakeholders where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact?

    No process to enable remedy to stakeholders

    Remedy available to some stakeholders (i.e., some geographies, employees only)

    Remedy is available to all affected stakeholders

    Remedy is available to all stakeholders, and suppliers are expected to have similar policies

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Optional comment
    Our Industrial Union offer legal and social assistance that Resistex has suscribed.

    Lessons

    10. How does the company capture lessons regarding each of the following sustainability topics?

    No lessons are regularly captured

    Conducts root cause analyses/investigation of major incidents

    Conducts root cause analyses/investigation and changes organizational policies, processes, and practices accordingly

    Systematically conducts root cause analyses/investigation and leverages learnings to influence both internal and external affairs

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Executive Pay

    11. Is executive pay linked to performance on one or more of the following sustainability topics?

    No, and we have no intention to change

    No, but we plan to within two years

    Yes

    Human Rights

    Labour Rights / Decent Work

    Environment

    Anti-Corruption

    Optional comment
    For the management of performance : Resistex prefers developping motivation through sens making rather than financial incentives granting

    Board Composition

    12. Percentage of individuals within the company’s Board / highest governance body by:

    Number/Percentage

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Total number of board members (#)

    6

    Male (%)

    66

    Female (%)

    34

    Non-binary (%)

    Under 30 years old (%)

    0

    30-50 years old (%)

    50

    Above 50 years old (%)

    50

    From minority or vulnerable groups (%)

    pas de minorité officierlle à prendre en considératyion

    Executive (%)

    100

    Independent (%)

    0

    13. Do you produce sustainability reporting according to:

    ISO 26000 / Global Compact

    Data Assurance

    14. Is the information disclosed in this questionnaire assured by a third-party?

    EcoVadis has checked

  • Human Rights

    Materiality / Saliency

    1. Which of the following has the company identified as material human rights issues connected with its operations and/or value chain, whether based on their salience (i.e., the most severe potential negative impacts on people) or another basis?

    Commitment

    2. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following human rights issues?

    No, and we have no plans to develop a policy

    No, but we plan to in the next two years

    Yes, included within a broader policy

    Yes, articulated as a stand-alone policy

    Rights of women and/or girls

    2021

    Freedom of expression

    2021

    Rights of refugees and migrants

    Digital security / privacy

    Rights of indigenous peoples

    Access to culture

    Free, prior and informed consent

    Access to water and sanitation

    2.1. For each human rights policy, is it:

    Aligned with international human rights standards?

    Publicly available?

    Approved at most senior level of the company?

    Applied to the company’s own operations?

    Applied to the company’s supply chain and/or other business relationships?

    Developed involving human rights expertise from inside and outside the company?

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of expression

    Digital security / privacy

    Rights of women and/or girls

    Access to culture

    Rights of indigenous peoples

    Free, prior and informed consent

    Rights of refugees and migrants

    Access to water and sanitation

    Optional comment
    Due to Résistex partership with the amfori BSCI plateform

    Prevention

    3. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following human rights issues?

    No engagement on this topic

    To better understand the risks/ impacts in question

    To discuss potential ways to prevent or mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To agree on a way to prevent/ mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To assess progress in preventing /mitigating the risks/impacts in question

    To collaborate in the prevention/ mitigation of the risks/ impacts in question

    Rights of women and/or girls

    Freedom of expression

    Rights of refugees and migrants

    Digital security / privacy

    Rights of indigenous peoples

    Access to culture

    Free, prior and informed consent

    Access to water and sanitation

    Optional comment
    Through amfori BSCI. Resistex has signed the "Diversity Chart" and in this context is working with an Information Centre on Women’s Rights, particularly on occupational equality

    4. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this human rights issue?

    Provided internal training/ capacity building for the direct workforce

    Building capacity among relevant business relationships (e.g., partners, suppliers, clients, etc.)

    Conducting an audit process and/or corrective action plan

    Collective Action with peers or other stakeholders to address the issue

    Collaboration with governmental or regulatory bodies

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    No action within reporting period

    Rights of women and/or girls

    xxxx

    Freedom of expression

    xxxx

    Rights of refugees and migrants

    Digital security / privacy

    Rights of indigenous peoples

    Access to culture

    Free, prior and informed consent

    Access to water and sanitation

    5. Who receives training for the following human rights issues?

    No training provided

    Select employees

    All employees

    Contractors

    Direct suppliers of the organization

    Indirect suppliers of the organization

    Other – such as partners, clients, etc.

    Rights of women and/or girls

    Freedom of expression

    Rights of refugees and migrants

    Digital security / privacy

    Rights of indigenous peoples

    Access to culture

    Free, prior and informed consent

    Access to water and sanitation

    6. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following human rights issues?

    No monitoring of progress

    Review issues on ad-hoc basis

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal programs only)

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal and external programs)

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Rights of women and/or girls

    Freedom of expression

    Rights of refugees and migrants

    Digital security / privacy

    Rights of indigenous peoples

    Access to culture

    Free, prior and informed consent

    Access to water and sanitation

    Response

    7. During the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to adverse impact associated with the following human rights issue(s)?

    Yes

    No

    Choose to not disclose

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Rights of women and/or girls

    No adverse impact. We try to implement a better diversity in terms of gender, for each function.

    Freedom of expression

    No adverse impact. This right is effectively respected through the proper functioning of the "social and economic committee". This one is going to be renewed this year. A social barometer is delivered every 2 years on an anonymous principle.

    Rights of refugees and migrants

    Digital security / privacy

    Rights of indigenous peoples

    Access to culture

    Free, prior and informed consent

    Access to water and sanitation

    8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the human rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.

    Right of Health and Security : Resistex provides the collaborators with the free services of an osteopath ; during the covid 19 period, prevention actions have been implemented ; experts are associated to the risk and safety committees Right to work : Resistex has received in 2021 at least 80 young people to help them discover reality of work and industry, mainly through a convention signed with the government Right to the occupational fulfilment with opportunities in internal mobility Culture : Resistex invites artists in residence to create the conditions of curiosity and adaptability through their art production. . Resistex contribute to the fight against energy poverty Resistex supports the principle of sharing wealth with profit-sharing of the company’s earnings

  • Labour

    Commitment

    1. Does the company have a policy commitment in relation to the following labour rights principles?

    No, and we have no plans to develop a policy

    No, but we plan to in the next two years

    Yes, included within a broader policy

    Yes, articulated as a stand-alone policy

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Included into 2022 Social policy

    Forced labour

    Included into Resistex "responsible procurement management system"

    Child labour

    Included into Resistex "responsible procurement management system"

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Included into "2022 social policy"

    Occupational safety and health

    Included into "2022 social policy"

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    Optional comment
    Included into Resistex "responsible procurement management system" or "2022 social policy"- see joined documents

    1.1. For each labour rights policy, is it:

    Aligned with international labour standards?

    Publicly available?

    Approved at most senior level of the company?

    Applied to the company’s own operations?

    Applied to the company’s supply chain and/or other business relationships?

    Developed involving labour rights expertise from inside and outside the company?

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    Child labour

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    Prevention

    2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following labour rights issues?

    No engagement on this topic

    To better understand the risks/ impacts in question

    To discuss potential ways to prevent or mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To agree on a way to prevent/ mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To assess progress in preventing/ mitigating the risks /impacts in question

    To collaborate in the prevention/ mitigation of the risks/ impacts in question

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    Child labour

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    Optional comment
    Resistex starts a process of auditing its Business Partners and is in charge, after the audit, to follow up his remediation plan. This audit and remediation plan are supported by the platform amfori BSCI

    3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with this labour rights issue?

    Provided internal training/ capacity building for the direct workforce

    Building capacity among relevant business relationships (e.g., partners, suppliers, clients, etc.)

    Conducting an audit process and/or corrective action plan

    Collective Action with peers or other stakeholders, in particular workers' organizations, to address the issue

    Collaboration with governmental or regulatory bodies

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    No action within reporting period

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    Child labour

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    4. Who receives training for the following labour rights issues?

    No training provided

    Select employees

    All employees

    Contractors

    Direct suppliers of the organization

    Indirect suppliers of the organization

    Other – such as partners, clients, etc.

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    Child labour

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    5. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following labour rights issues?

    No monitoring of progress

    Review issues on ad-hoc basis

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal programs only)

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal and external programs)

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Forced labour

    Child labour

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    Performance

    6. What is the percentage of employees covered under collective bargaining agreements?

    Percent of employees (%)

    Unknown

    Employees covered under collective bargaining (%)

    100
    Optional comment
    Quelle convention ? cadres ? non cadres ?

    7. What is the percentage of employees in a trade union or other workers' organization?

    Percent of employees (%)

    Unknown

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Employees in a trade union or on a worker committee (%)

    5

    8. In the course of the reporting period, what was the percentage of women in:

    Percent of women (%)

    Unknown

    Senior leadership level position

    30

    Non-executive board

    0
    Optional comment
    There is no non-executive board

    9. What was the average ratio of the basic salary and remuneration of women to men (comparing jobs of equal value) during the reporting period?

    Salary ratio (%)

    Unknown

    Choose to not disclose

    Women / Men (%)

    Optional comment
    There are not enough jobs of equal values to make a difference between men and women salary

    10. In the course of the reporting period, how frequently were workers injured (injuries per hour worked)?

    Frequency of injury

    Unknown

    Choose to not disclose

    Frequency of injury

    0.005
    Optional comment
    number of injuries in 2021 = 57 days = 381 hours number of hours worked in 2021 = 71 930 hours Frequency of injury = 381/71930

    11. In the course of the reporting period, what was the company’s incident rate?

    Incident rate

    Unknown

    Choose to not disclose

    Incident rate

    308
    Optional comment
    number of injuries in 2021 = 57 days number of days for maternity/paternity leave in 2021 = 97 days number of days of absence due to illness in 2021 = 154 days Total = 308 days

    Response and Reporting

    12. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy where it has caused or contributed to the adverse impact associated with the following labour rights issues?

    Yes

    No

    Choose to not disclose

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining

    Resistex has not contributed to an adverse impact with freedom of association. On the contrary, Resistex has invited one representative of "FO" trade Union to meet each employee and explain to him the advantages to become a union member.

    Forced labour

    There is no adverse impact with forced labor inside the company. Outside : no adverse impact is known among the business partners and, for those that have been audited, the labor right was respected.

    Child labour

    There is no adverse impact with child labor inside the company. Outside : no adverse impact is known among the business partners and, for those that have been audited, the labor right was respected.

    Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation

    No adverse impact

    Occupational safety and health

    Working conditions (wages, working hours)

    Optional comment
    During the covid 19 crisis, resistex has strictly implemented measures (confining, cleaning, disinfecting...), working spaces where collaborators had been infected.

    13. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the labour rights principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.

    Training for all collaborators : risks of sexism and gender inequality - to be produced by nCIDFF - EGALIPRO, a South of France Région initiative Training of CSR staff : risk prévention on forced and child - produced by amfori plateform a- led by RHSF (Ressources Humaines sans Frontoières) , may 2022 Renewing of CSE (Corporate Social Comittee) : election of collaborators representatives

  • Environment

    Commitment

    1. Does the company have a formal policy on the following environmental topics?

    No, and we have no plans to develop a policy

    No, but we plan to in the next two years

    Yes, included within a broader policy

    Yes, articulated as a stand-alone policy

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    2022

    Water

    2022

    Oceans

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    2022

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    2022

    Energy & Resource Use

    2022
    Optional comment
    The industrial process of the company includes no water consumption and discharge nor air pollution. Nevertheless, collaborators are invited to limit their water consumption in the context of the environmental policy. Policy on forest and biodiversity is included into the stand alone low carbone policy and trajectory : Resistex is sharing with local companies a regional project to compensate their carbon emissions , under a governmental low carbone labelling. Waste is included into the environmental policy but a process exist both for Resistex electrical and electronic waste and for its clients EEW. Energy is included into the environmental policy too, although energy efficiency is the most important element of its environmental strategy.

    1.1. For each environmental policy, is it:

    Aligned with international environmental standards?

    Publicly available?

    Approved at most senior level of the company?

    Applied to the company’s own operations?

    Applied to the company’s supply chain and/or other business relationships?

    Developed involving environmental expertise from inside and outside the company?

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    Water

    Oceans

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    Prevention

    2. In the course of the reporting period, has the company engaged with affected stakeholders or their legitimate representatives in relation to the following environmental issues?

    No engagement on this topic

    To better understand the risks/ impacts in question

    To discuss potential ways to prevent or mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To agree on a way to prevent/ mitigate the risks/ impacts in question

    To assess progress in preventing/ mitigating the risks/ impacts in question

    To collaborate in the prevention/ mitigation of the risks/ impacts in question

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    No affected stakeholders

    Water

    No affected stakeholders

    Oceans

    No affected stakeholders

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    No affected stakeholders

    Air Pollution

    No affected stakeholders

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    Optional comment
    Waste : Resistex has implemented a customer new service of collecting the waste of lighting renovation project , free of charge, by the eco-organism. Energy : Resistex is engaged to fight against energy poverty by improving the energy efficiency of its lighting solutions. This one of its social objectives, in the context of its quality of "Company engaged into a Mission". In this context, Resistex is intending to implement partnerships with fondations or national housing offices, aimed to solidarity actions.

    3. What type of action has the company taken in the reporting period with the aim of preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with these environmental topics?

    Provided internal training/ capacity building for the direct workforce

    Building capacity among relevant business relationships (e.g., partners, suppliers, clients, etc.)

    Conducting an audit process and/or corrective action plan

    Collective Action with peers or other stakeholders to address the issue

    Collaboration with governmental or regulatory bodies

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    No action within reporting period

    Climate Action

    Water

    Oceans

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    Optional comment
    Resistex has conducted its carbon emissions balance. Climate, forest, biodiversity : See above shared regional project of carbon compensating, with other regional companies, National Forestry Board et South Region. Waste : working with the eco-organism "ecosystem", dedicated to the management of EEW. Energy : establishing and following a scientific partnership to develop new captor and application to decrease energy consumption during the period of use of the life cycle of lighting solution.

    4. How does the company assess progress in preventing/mitigating the risks/impacts associated with the following environmental topics?

    No monitoring of progress

    Review issues on ad-hoc basis

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal programs only)

    Set annual targets/ goals, track progress over time (internal and external programs)

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    Water

    Oceans

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    4.1. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, what kind of targets has the company set?

    Description of targets (e.g., what is the target, absolute vs. intensity, externally verified, on track, etc.)

    Climate Action

    Energy & Resource Use

    - continuing to reduce its consumption of energy through energy efficiency of, smart lighting management and control - continuing to reduce its consumption of materials, through eco-design of product and packaging - introducing a part of renewable energy into its energy mix - apply to our buildings these objectives of energy and materials reduction

    Water

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Oceans

    4.2. For each environmental topic in which the company sets timebound goals / targets, how is progress against target / goal tracked?

    Progress is reviewed against goals annually or more frequently

    Progress is reported internally to the most senior level

    Progress is reported externally

    Other (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    Energy & Resource Use

    Water

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Oceans

    Optional comment
    - Monthly water and electricity bills to monitor the consumption of these resources. - Periodically (2021), update of our carbon footprint - Dashboards developed to measure, in real time, energy consumption, luminous efficacy of our lights - Product Environmental Profile giving, for each product, the weight of all its componants

    5. In the course of the reporting period, has the company been involved in providing or enabling remedy for any actual impacts associated with the following environmental issue(s)?

    Yes

    No

    Choose to not disclose

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Climate Action

    Water

    Oceans

    No direct impact on oceans - but through compensation projects, could impact climate change, therefore its consequences on the oceans

    Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use

    Air Pollution

    No risk of air pollution

    Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)

    Energy & Resource Use

    Optional comment
    - Implied into carbon capture throug replantong and management of forests - Contributing to the collect of EEW of the customers - Reducing energy consumption of the lamps distributed to the customers

    Climate Action

    6. What were the company’s gross global greenhouse gas emissions for the reporting period?

    Scope 1 Emissions

    Emissions (tCO2e)

    589

    Scope 2 Emissions

    Emissions (tCO2e)

    19068

    Scope 3 Emissions

    Emissions (tCO2e)

    4887
    Optional comment
    Last measures for 2019 Resistex emissions

    7. What percentage of the company's revenue was invested in R&D of low-carbon products/services during this reporting period?

    Percent of revenue (%)

    10
    Optional comment
    This R&D investment focuses on : - energy efficiency technologies - technologies for management and piloting of lighting solutions, particularly through collaboration with external experts

    8. Has the organization acted to support climate change adaptation and resilience?

    Energy / Resource Use

    9. Please report the company's renewable energy consumption as a percentage of total energy consumption in the reporting period.

    % of total energy consumption

    0

    Technology

    10. What percent of the company's revenue came from environmentally friendly products / services during this reporting period?

    Percent of total revenue (%)

    100
    Since 2008, Resistex strategy is to improve the environmental quality of all of its products through : - the sourcing of producers reputed for their environmental engagement, - the choice of the best technologies in terms of energy efficiency (+5 % to +10% per year until now) - the installation of presence management and piloting technologies into most its lighting solutions. Resistex is not precisely informed of all the détails of LCA for its imported products but Résistex formalizes and makes available to its customers an Environmental Profile for all products in catalogue. End-of-life products collecting is managed by the payment of a tax, for each product placed on the market, to an eco-organism, ecosystem, in charge of Electric and Electronic Products recycling and up-grading.

    Sector-specific Questions

    11. Which sector(s) does the company operate in? If diversified, choose top 3 by revenue.

    Optional comment
    design, manufacture and sale of lighting solutions

    Sector-specific: Water

    12. Please provide details regarding the company's water withdrawal and consumption (own operations) during the reporting period.

    Water withdrawal (volume of water in megaliters):

    Mega-liters

    Unknown

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Total

    Resistex own manufacturing process does not include water use. No information about water use from the Business Partners for the imported products

    Groundwater:

    0

    Surface water:

    0

    Rainwater:

    0

    Wastewater:

    0

    Percentage of water withdrawn in regions with high or extremely high water stress (%)

    No Resistex site in those countries

    Water consumption (volume of water in megaliters):

    Mega-liters

    Unknown

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    Total

    385

    Groundwater:

    Resistex is supplied with the public water network

    Surface water:

    Resistex is supplied with the public water network

    Rainwater:

    Resistex doesn't collect rainwater

    Wastewater:

    No consumption from the water waste, as domestic wastewater is released toward the municipal wastewater system

    Percentage of water consumed in regions with high or extremely high water stress (%)

    No Resistex site in those countries

    13. Please provide details about the company’s water intensity of products in regions with high or extremely high water stress.

    Water intensity of products (cubic meter/$):

    Optional comment
    No information about this from our suppliers of products

    Sector-specific: Air pollution

    17. Where applicable, please report the company's emissions of the following pollutants during the reporting period.

    Emissions (tCO2e)

    Unknown

    Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

    NOx

    SOx

    Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC)

    Hazardous air pollutants (HAP)

    Particulate matter (PM10)

    Persistent organic pollutants (POP)

    Other (please specify in text box)

    Optional comment
    All our products are RoHS compliant. The emissions of volatile pollutants are not known.

    Sector-specific: Waste

    18. Please report the company's total weight of waste generated in metric tonnes during the reporting period.

    Waste Generated (t)

    589.26
    Optional comment
    This number covers the WEEE from the products purchased by the clients also from breakage and after-sales activities. This number covers WEEE (536,834 T) and lamps (52,372 T).

    19. Please report the percentage of the company's waste that was hazardous waste (i.e., hazardous waste ratio) during the reporting period.

    Hazardous Waste Ratio (%)

    100
    Optional comment
    Electrical and electronic waste is considered hazardous waste because it contains recoverable materials and potentially polluting substances. Resistex adheres to the eco-organization "ecosystem" which treat and recycle WEEE.

    20. Please report the company's estimated metric tonnes of single-use plastic consumed wherever material along the value chain during the reporting period.

    Single-use plastics (tonnes)

    Overall Environment

    21. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the environment principles, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.

    1. Reduces the energy consumption of lighting solutions by adapting the lighting to the conditions of occupancy of the room and the natural brightness it benefits from. - the carrying out of lighting studies, - integration of management and piloting functionalities 2. As a pioneer in environmental communication, Resistex is committed to improving its measurement and designing tools : - contribution to the design at an european initiative, of a new professionally recognized "Product Environmental Profile" model and the implementation of the EIME LCA tool shared with the profession. - use of lighting studies software, design software and 3D printers, - production of digital files compatible with the requirements of BIM 3. The circular economy model is gradually being implemented - Recycling of WEEE, already implemented at Resistex with ecosystem, expands by offering a collection service to customers. - Implementing the principle of repairability with the sale of spare parts on the site of Resistex, and clear rules to differentiate the after-sales service and the repair service. - Rationalization of the packaging, to save resources and cut costs of transporting.

  • Anti-corruption

    Commitment

    1. Does the company have an anti-corruption compliance programme?

    2. Does your company have policies and recommendations for employees on how to act in case of doubt and/or in situations that may represent a conflict of interest, e.g. with regard to gifts and hospitality, donations, sponsorship, or interactions with public officials?

    Optional comment
    No formalized compliance programme on anti-corruption, but : - recommandations that are included into an internal ethic chart, specific to resistex - Résistex has signed the "Supplier Relations & Responsible Purchasing" Charter proposed by the french Ministry of Economy, Finance and Recovery - Resistex has formalized a procedure of alert. Available to the collaborators, it allow to meet the commitments taken into the internal chart.

    Prevention

    3. Who receives training on anti-corruption and integrity?

    4. Does the company monitor its anti-corruption compliance programme?

    No formal anti-corruption program, only recommandations in an internal chart. Tese recommandations do not imply an anti-corruption monitoring programme

    Response and Reporting

    5. Please report the company's total number and nature of incidents of corruption during the reporting year.

    Number of incident(s)

    Unknown

    Choose to not disclose

    Confirmed during the current year, but related to previous years

    0
    No incident

    Confirmed during the current year, and related to this year

    0
    No incident

    6. Within the reporting period, what measures has the company taken to address suspected incidents of corruption independently or in response to a dispute or investigation by a government regulator?

    7. Does your company engage in Collective Action against corruption?

    8. Briefly describe practical actions the company has taken during the reporting period and/or plans to take to implement the anti-corruption principle, including any challenges faced and actions taken towards prevention and/or remediation.

    Resistex plans to better formalize the anti-corruption principles and train its commercial from practical exercises staff to show how discreet, hidden the corruption risks can be.