ENVIRONMENT
| ENVIRONMENTAL | |||
| Management systems of factories | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Annual energy consumption (Gigajoules) | 1,097,484 | 1,136,505 | 1,081,299 |
| Writing the Future, Together #2 Share of renewable electricity | 79.00% | 76.00% | 91% |
| Annual energy consumption normalized to production (Gigajoules per ton) | 11.96 | 11.39 | 10.82 |
| Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions | |||
| Total amount of annual GHG emissions (location-based (TeqCO2) | 92,215 | 81,745 | 81,849 |
| Direct GHG emissions (Scope 1) (location-based (TeqCO2) | 16,984 | 15,812 | 14,483 |
| Indirect GHG emissions (Scope 2) (location-based (TeqCO2) | 75,231 | 65,932 | 67,366 |
| Total amount of annual GHG emissions GES (market-based) (TeqCO2) | 43,922 | 47,682 | 23,495 |
| Indirect GHG emissions (Scope 2) market-based (TeqCO2) | 26,938 | 31,870 | 9,012 |
| Total ratio of annual GHG emissions to production (Scope 1 & 2) (TeqCO2/ton) | 1.01 | 0.82 | 0.82 |
| GHG emissions related to purchased goods and services ( Scope 3) | 400,678 | 400,301 | 377,490 |
| GHG emissions related to intra-company transport ( scope 3) | 51,809 | 41,593 | 23,433 |
| GHG emissions related to other Scope 3 categories ( Travel and commute, waste,energy-related,asset, end-of-life,direct use phase emissions of sold product) | 323,339 | 348,744 | 336,572 |
| Waste production | |||
| Annual waste production (Tons) | 19,487 | 20,713 | 19,790 |
| Non-hazardous waste (Tons) | 16,548 | 17,880 | 16,882 |
| Hazardous waste (Tons) | 2,939 | 2,833 | 2,908 |
| Ratio of annual production of waste to production (Tons/tons) | 0.212 | 0.208 | 0.198 |
| Recycled waste | 65.40% | 65.70% | 65.60% |
| Recovered waste (recycled or incinerated with energy recovery) | 82% | 82.20% | 82.70% |
| Products | |||
| Writing the Future, Together #1 Share of recycled or alternative materials in BIC® products | 4.00% | 5.70% | 8.00% |
| Number of products certified with the French NF Environnement ecolabel | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Number of products whose environmental and/or societal scores improved compared to their baseline. | 12 | 3 | 7 |
| BIC cardboard packaging from a certified and/or recycled source | 97.40% | 97.70% | 99.10% |
| BIC plastic packaging PVC free | 95.60% | 96.2% | 98.0% |
| Writing the Future, Together #1 Reusable, recyclable or compostable plastic in consumer packaging (b) (c) | 59.6 | 70.0 | 81 |
| Writing the Future, Together #1 Recycled content of plastic packaging (b) | 52.1 | 54.7 | 62.1 |
| SOCIAL | |||
| Group workforce | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Total workforce (Number of employees (a)) | 14,113 | 15,898 | 14,643 |
| Permanent employees | 10,464 | 10,580 | 10,322 |
| Fixed-term contracts | 716 | 781 | 1,255 |
| Temporary workers (FTE) | 2,935 | 4,441 | 3,059 |
| Interns & Apprenticeships (b) | - | 96 | 106 |
| Voluntary turnover (%) | 16% | 12% | 13% |
| Permanent workforce by region (%) | |||
| Europe | 38.4% | 39.4% | 41.6% |
| North America | 7.0% | 7.4% | 9.3% |
| Latin America | 22.0% | 22.4% | 23.6% |
| Middle East & Africa | 6.9% | 8.1% | 8.7% |
| India | 24.9% | 21.7% | 16.0% |
| Asia-Pacific | 0.88% | 1.0% | 1.0% |
| Training, career management and engagement | |||
| Percentage of employees that have received training | 71% | 63% | 65% |
| Diversity (c) | |||
| Percentage of women in management and workforce (%) | 44% | 43% | 44% |
| Board of Directors | 50% | 50% | 50% |
| Executive Committee | 30% | 36% | 40% |
| Level 4 and above (Executives & ExCom) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Safety | |||
| Writing the Future, Together #3 Lost-time injuries | 50 | 60 | 36 |
| Sites without lost-time injuries | 39 | 54 | 53 |
| Incidence rate of workers’ accidents – BIC permanent and fixed-term employees (accidents with temporary or permanent incapacity)(Number/million hours worked) | 2.17 | 2.60 | 1.51 |
| Severity rate of workers’ accidents – BIC permanent and fixed-term employees (days of temporary incapacity) (Number/thousand hours worked) | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.08 |
| Absenteeism | |||
| Absenteeism rate (excluding on-site accidents and maternity) (%) | 1.1 | 1.52 | 1.2 |
(a) A minor adjustment of + 3 has been noted on the FY2021 headcount data (-7 permanent and +10 Fixed Term Contracts).
(b) Prior to 2022, Interns and Apprentices were reported within Fixed term Contract data.
(c) BIC permanent employees.
SOCIETAL
| SOCIETAL | |||
| Supplier relationships | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Writing the Future, Together #4 Percentage of strategic suppliers integrated in the responsible purchasing program | 52.3% | 65.5% | 83.0% |
| Respect for Human Rights in the workplace | |||
| BIC permanent employees working in countries with no Human Rights risk (a) | 58% | 57% | 51% |
| BIC factories located in countries with no Human Rights risk | 65% | 60% | 65% |
| Improving lives through education | |||
| Writing the Future, Together #5 Children with improved learning conditions (cumulative) | 158 | 187 | 199 |
SOCIAL