Report - COP Prototype

2022 Communication on Progress

VusionGroup

Published date

June 29, 2022

No. of questions

Supplemental files

Data Assurance Global Compact.pdf

CEO Statement

Signed

Governance

Policies and Responsibilities

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

Issue an annual statement about the relevance of sustainable development to the company

Issue an annual statement that addresses impacts on both people and the environment

Issue an annual statement highlighting a zero tolerance for corruption

Sign off on organizational sustainability targets

Supervise Environmental, Social, and Governance reporting

Regularly review potential risks related to the business model

None of the above

Optional comment

Every year SES-imagotag reviews these statements and publish them in its Annual Report.

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

Our publicly stated commitments are available in our webpage "ESG Goals and priorities" and in the annual report.

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

We have a very rigorous code of ethics that shall be respected by any party entering in relations with SES-imagotag. Our code of ethics covers topics such as: human rights, anti-discrimination, gender equality, diversity, health safety and security, harassment, wellbeing at the workplace. Furthermore explicits our compliance with anti-bribery laws and regulations, with anti-money laundering laws and with laws governing international trade. Finally we are committed in favour of transaprency, make ethical decisions, and fight corruption as well as protect personal data.

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

Pascale Dubreuil, executive Vice-President ESG and Legal is responsible for all these 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

Yes the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, gathering several Board members, does address ESG strategy and mangement reports to this Committee on a regular basis.

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

All our processes to assess risks are reported in the section "Risk factors and uncertainties" in our Annual Report of 2021. Additionally we assess ESG risks via our yearly assessment by EcoVadis Business Sustainability Ratings. We also require our distributors to sign our Code of Ethics.

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

Optional comment

Thanks to EcoVadis Business Sustinability Ratings we are able to review most of our business relationships. EcoVadis is the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. The EcoVadis evaluation includes 21 sustainability criteria across four core themes: Environment, Labor & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement, and is used to assess and drive sustainability improvement across our supply chain.

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

Optional comment

To ensure that SES-imagotag's supply chain is sustainable, we have established a due diligence program that we lead on the EcoVadis platform.

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

Optional comment

The top tier of our suppliers, representing 80% of the Group's procurement, has been appraised (remotely and online) through the usual EcoVadis assessment methodology, which we consider to be a suitable and efficient substitute for on-site audits. The EcoVadis methodology consists of a scorecard of 80 specific topics of analysis, structured in a framework that covers Labor & Human Rights, Environment, Social issues (diversity, racism, nondiscrimination, equity), and Business Ethics.

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?

No, this is not a current priority

No, but we plan to within two years

Yes, we have an informal process (e.g., through supervisors, others)

Yes, we have a formal process

Optional comment

Yes, in our Code of Conduct and Ethical Alert Policy statements we explain how employees as well as externals and occasional contractors should speak up to anonymously report an unethical situation or behavior. Moreover a whistleblowing procedure, ensuring anonymity, is implemented through our "service now" platform.

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)

Optional comment

Yes, in our Code of Conduct and Ethical Alert Policy statements (translated in French, English, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese) we explain how that employees speak up to their manager or anyone in the Legal or HR department. We have as well a whistleblower service (report through the dashboard “Ethics” on MyLily) to which employees as well as externals or occasional contractors (via email: ethics@ses-imagotag.com) can choose to anonymously report an unethical situation or behavior.

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

We have created a whistle blowing procedure/ internal message flow that ensures anonymity.

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?

Optional comment

In accordance with the Company’s corporate interest, the Chairman and CEO’s overall compensation is structured in such a way as to favor a significant variable portion associated with annual targets: • the variable portion is subject to the achievement of specific and measurable objectives, directly related to the budgetary objectives and the strategic plan of the SES-imagotag Group, as regularly communicated to the shareholders, including ESG criteria, directly participating in the Company’s social and environmental strategy.

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 (#)	9
Male (%)	65.6
Female (%)	44.4
Non-binary (%)	0
Under 30 years old (%)	0
30-50 years old (%)	44.4
Above 50 years old (%)	55.6
From minority or vulnerable groups (%)	0
Executive (%)	11.1
Independent (%)	33.3

Data Assurance

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

No assurance for any metrics

Limited assurance for minority of metrics (e.g., GHG emissions only)

Limited assurance for majority of metrics

Reasonable assurance for minority of metrics

Reasonable assurance for majority of metrics

The information disclosed in this questionnaire have all been taken by our 2021 Annual Report which has been assured by a third party: "The procedures performed in a limited assurance engagement are less in extent than for a reasonable assurance engagement performed in accordance with the professional guidance issued by the French Institute of Statutory Auditors; a higher level of assurance would have required us to carry out more extensive procedures." Paris-La Défense, on 4th of May 2022 KPMG S.A. Fanny Houlliot: Partner Sustainability Services and Grégoire Menou: Partner

Other (Please provide additional information)

Human Rights

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
The Group remuneration policy, as stated in our 2021 Governance report section 3 is clearly stating the women in management ratio.
Freedom of expression
Rights of refugees and migrants
Digital security / privacy
Yes, it is included in the Code of Ethics reviewed in beginning of 2022
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

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

ISO 27001 certification action plan for cyber risk an employee community came up with suggestions to mitigate the "glass ceiling risk" for women, mostly addressing the pregnancy periods.

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
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

E learning training for employees: typical cyber risk situation + creation of a specific generic address to send suspicious e mails to the IT dept befor epring them + ISO 27001 certification being prepared. HR action plan worldwide to come up with a group maternity leave policy and management, independant from local health care (improving local health care program of course) ad planning for management support to pave the way for the "come back" period.

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

Optional comment

Women n management is the key assessment indicator

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
SES-imagotag did not cause adverse impact on women rights - recruitment data shows an improvement in the feminine part of the new hired employees.
Freedom of expression
Rights of refugees and migrants
Digital security / privacy
SES-imagotag didn't cause or contribute to adverse impact associated with Digital security/ privacy therefore.
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.

SES-imagotag places great importance on respecting data protection rules. SES-imagotag’s partners shall respect the confidentiality of personal data and shall comply with applicable laws governing the protection of personal data in accordance with SES-imagotag’s Data Protection Policy. All employees having access to personal data have signed a document where they undertake to take all precautions in accordance with the GDPR to safeguard the confidentiality of the information to which they have access. In particular they undertake to prevent it from being communicated to persons not expressly authorized to receive it. A mentoring program as well as a Diversity and Inclusion Community have been developed to support women carreer and enhance their role within the company.

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
SES-imagotag is a French based company and the right to collective bargaining is a legal requirement.
Forced labour
our Code of Ethics reflects that policy
Child labour
same Code of Ethics
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Code of Ethics
Occupational safety and health
internal policy about occupational risks as well as e learning trainings
Working conditions (wages, working hours)

Optional comment

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

The SES-imagotag Group is French and deploys its global policy on the basis of French standards, one of the best social standards, in all its foreign subsidiaries, based in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Social dialogue is encouraged and legal obligations are strictly respected. In France, SES imagotag scrupulously respects French labour law and is affiliated to the collective agreement for the metallurgy industry, which it also respects carefully. A Works Council maintains good social relations with the company's management, and numerous company agreements have been drawn up as a result of this constructive social dialogue. Therefore there hasn't been the need to engage further on these topics.

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
EcoVadis assessment
Child labour
EcoVadis Assessment
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)

Optional comment

The Ecovadis "sustainable supply chain" program is a way for SES-imagotag to apraise suppliers policies and performances regarding these issues.

Performance

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

	Percent of employees (%)	Unknown
Employees covered under collective bargaining (%)	100

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 (%)	0

Optional comment

There is no union so far but there is a working council in the mother company organization : their representatives attend regular meetings relating to HR issues, organization issues, ....

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

	Percent of women (%)	Unknown
Senior leadership level position	19
Non-executive board	44.4

Optional comment

Gender Equity ratio in senio managerial positions (>5 people managed): 19% Share of women in the management board: 4 out 9 = 44.4%

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 (%)	74

Optional comment

We do not have that ratio but we do have Franch based ratios such as EGA PRO ratio which is 74.

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

Optional comment

Company's accident rate considering only France is 2.62% . Ratio calculation: 1000000*'Number of working accidents with lost days'/'Number of theorical hours worked'

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

	Incident rate	Unknown	Choose to not disclose
Incident rate	1

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
Forced labour
Child labour
Non-discrimination in respect of employment and occupation
Occupational safety and health
Working conditions (wages, working hours)

Optional comment

SES-imagotag did not cause or contribute to the adverse impact associated with the before-mentioned labour rights. We would like to recall that the company complies

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.

The SES-imagotag Group is French and deploys its global policy on the basis of French standards, one of the best social standards, in all its foreign subsidiaries, based in Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Therefore, legal obligations are strictly respected. Additionaly, SES-imagotag has its headquarters and several offices in countries members of the OECD and all its offices are located in countries that have ratified the ILO Convention. Therefore, we operate by complying to these intergovernmental organisations. While for the rest of the countries where we operate that are not members of the OECD we comply to the EcoVadis high standards. The EcoVadis methodology consists of a scorecard of 80 specific topics of analysis, structured in a framework that covers Labor & Human Rights, Environment, Social issues (diversity, racism, nondiscrimination, equity), and Business Ethics. Indeed we achieved a very high rating : we are among top 3% of all Ecovadis rated companies. We received particularly good notations on our Labor & Human Rights policies and actions, and our initiatives and approach to Ethics. We are currently working to get among the top 1% of Ecovadis rated companies.

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
ESG reports 2020 and 2021
Water
Oceans
Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use
Air Pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
SES-imagotag group has always make sure wastes are recycled the proper way and offers specific services to customers as well as take back schemes.
Energy & Resource Use
Beginning of 2022

Optional comment

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
Water
Oceans
Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use
Air Pollution
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
Energy & Resource Use

Optional comment

Regarding Climate action, the company is involved in several mitigation projects with partners and customers (among them the Gigaton project initated by the Walmart Group) Regarding wastes management, the company has created its own take back schemes to revamp used ESL's and initiate a "second life" for these electronic devices.

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

We carried out a detailed lifecycle analysis of our electronic shelf labels (ESL) to understand where the largest environmental impacts were in our production and logistics model, and to determine the overall carbon impact of each ESL. We are also concluding the process of measuring the carbon footprint of our own operations and outlining specific measures for reducing our carbon emissions. And we carried out essential work on our circular economy action plan to ensure the complete recyclability and reuse of our labels. This has led us to the recent launch of Vusion-e, SES-imagotag’s IoT sustainability program to decarbonize the entire product life cycle from high quality and duration eco-design of hardware, optimized energy consumption, disposable batteries elimination, sustainable packaging and supply chain, repairability, remanufacturing, to end-of-life management.

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

Optional comment

Under the GRI standards mapping and the SDGs we have developped several KPIs for reporting our progress for each of these topics. The full list is available on our Annual Report. Additionally we just developed and published on our website (in the page "Reports and Ressources") an "ESG Reporting and KPIs" excel file. In this document we report everything in terms of ESG and track our development over time.

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
No actual impacts associated with the following environmental issues.
Water
No actual impacts associated with the following environmental issues.
Oceans
No actual impacts associated with the following environmental issues.
Forests / Biodiversity / Land Use
No actual impacts associated with the following environmental issues.
Air Pollution
No actual impacts associated with the following environmental issues.
Waste (e.g., chemical spills, solid waste, hazardous, plastic, etc.)
No actual impacts associated with the following environmental issues.
Energy & Resource Use
No actual impacts associated with the following environmental issues.

Climate Action

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

Scope 1 Emissions

Full

None

We are currently finalizing the calculation of our 2021 GHG emissions Scope 1,2,3 for the whole group. 75% have already been accounted in the Life Cycle Analysis. For the remaining 25% from our business activities and transport and use of our products, we partnered with Carbone 4 to receive trainings and to be accompanied in this fundamental project to calculate our GHG emissions. We are currently developing our carbon footprint via the Traace Platform and we will calculate our Carbon Footprint every year starting from 2022.

Emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 2 Emissions

Full

None

Emissions (tCO2e)

Scope 3 Emissions

Full

Partial

None

Emissions (tCO2e)

Optional comment

We are currently finalizing the calculation of our 2021 GHG emissions Scope 1,2,3 for the whole group. 75% have already been accounted in the Life Cycle Analysis. or the remaining 25% from our business activities and transport and use of our products, we partnered with Carbone 4 to receive trainings and to be accompanied in this fundamental project. We are currently developing our carbon footprint via the Traace Platform and we will calculate our Carbon Footprint every year starting from 2022.

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 (%)

1.7

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

Optional comment

40% of our patents are dedicated to low power devices (R&D being the major part of our capital expenditures) R&D amounts to €7 millions out of € 423 million revenues).

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

We have taken action to increase organization-wide resilience to climate change

We have taken action to increase resilience in our supply chains

We have taken action to increase resilience in the communities in which we operate

We have provided funding for climate change adaptation and resilience initiatives and projects

We have not taken actions to build climate change resilience in the reporting period

Other (Please provide additional information)

Unknown

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

Unknown

Technology

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

Percent of total revenue (%)

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

Optional comment

We are currently assessing the taxonomy classification of our product ranges so we will be more comfortable to address this question after that classification is over.

Sector-specific: Waste

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

Waste Generated (t)

1152

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

Optional comment

total waste generated by our products for the reporting period 2021 is 861 tons of electronic wastes and 291 tons of battery wastes .

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 (%)

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

Optional comment

Hazardous waste corresponds to our batteries made of lithium. This is equal to 291 473 kg ( = 291 tons) which corresponds to 25%

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)

Unknown

Not applicable (Please provide additional information)

Optional comment

We need to investigate plastic film tonnage used to wrap the palets.

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.

On the environmental side, one of our key goals is to provide ultra low-carbon IOT products solutions that contribute to the decarbonization of the retail sector. We carried out a detailed lifecycle analysis of our electronic shelf labels (ESL) to understand where the largest environmental impacts were in our production and logistics model, and to determine the overall carbon impact of each ESL. We are also currently concluding the process of measuring the carbon footprint of our own operations and outlining specific measures for reducing our carbon emissions. From now on, every year we will embark on this process of calculating and disclosing our carbon footprint. Additionally, we carried out essential work on our circular economy action plan to ensure the complete recyclability and reuse of our labels. This has led us to the recent launch of Vusion-e, SES-imagotag’s IoT sustainability program to decarbonize the entire product life cycle from high quality and duration eco-design of hardware, optimized energy consumption, disposable batteries elimination, sustainable packaging and supply chain, repairability, remanufacturing, to end-of-life management. V:Cloud, our cloud platform, and V:OS, our IOT operating system, are central to this program as they enable longest possible asset duration through permanent monitoring and embedded software updates and upgrades. Furthermore we are continuing our process of being rated and analysed by EcoVadis to obtain the platinum score: putting us among the top 1% of companies assessed by them.

Anti-corruption

Commitment

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

No, it is not an immediate business priority

No, but we plan to in the next two years

Yes

2021

Optional comment

Yes, in our Code of Conduct and Ethical Alert Policy statements we explicit our anti-corruption compliance programme that all our employees need to sign and that all our business partners need to commit to.

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?

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

Optional comment

Yes, the company have policies and recommendation stated in the Code of Ethics that all employees have to sign. Additionally, in case of any suspect, in our Code of Conduct and Ethical Alert Policy statements we explain how employees can speak up to their manager or anyone in the Legal or HR department. We have as well a whistleblower service (report through the dashboard “Ethics” on MyLily) to which employees as well as externals or occasional contractors (via email: ethics@ses-imagotag.com) can choose to anonymously report an unethical situation or behavior.

Prevention

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

Optional comment

We trained employees and managers on our e-learning module regarding ethical conduct of business, including diverse issues such as Money Laundering, Fair Competition, Conflict-of-interest, Passive and Active corruption, Bribery & Facilitation payments, Gifts and Hospitality, Charity and Patronage as well as the whistle blowing process.

3.1. How often is such training provided?

	One time only	Every year	Every two or more years	We do not collect this data
All employees
Select employees
Contractors
Direct suppliers of the organization
Other – such as partners, clients, etc.
Indirect suppliers of the organization

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

No, we do not monitor the anti-corruption compliance programme

Review issues on ad-hoc basis

Yes, through internal employee self-evaluations

Yes, through automated controls monitoring

Yes, through external independent monitoring

Yes, through other mechanisms

Optional comment

as a listed company, internal controls are audited by statutory auditors.

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 incidents
Confirmed during the current year, and related to this year	0
no incidents

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?

Initial case assessment

Internal investigation

Review by risk / ethics committee

Review by board of directors

External audit / review

Other (please provide additional information)

Not applicable/no incidents in the reporting period

Optional comment

No incidents have been suspected.

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

No, it is not an immediate business priority

No, but we plan to in the next two years

Yes (please explain)

We currently promote a code of conduct and we work with EcoVadis as well for Collective Action against corruption for all our supply chain. We are also in compliance with the French Sapin II regulation that includes a conflict of interest procedure.

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.

Every employee signs our Code of Conduct and 80% of our procurement has been assessed through the EcoVadis sustainable procurement questionnaire. Internal controls are audited by statutory auditors every year.