Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Talent recruitment and retention
• Health and safety
• Fight against absenteeism
• Circular economy
• Climate change
• Respect for human rights

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced water consumption by 1.1% compared to 2018
• Decreased natural gas consumption by 26.4% from 2018 due to discontinuation of use at the Lucé site
• Total energy consumption increased by only 3.4% despite 9.2% revenue growth
• Improved waste recycling and recovery rates
• ISO 14001 certification for 76.9% of the Group workforce

Social Achievements

• Reduced employee turnover by 5.1%
• Increased training hours to 65,414 compared to 60,984 in 2018
• Implemented employee wellbeing initiatives in Tunisia
• Improved gender equality indicators
• Increased headcount by 4.2%

Governance Achievements

• Adopted an anti-corruption code and an internal whistleblower scheme
• Implemented e-training to raise awareness of corruption
• Reinforced internal control functions
• Improved ranking in the GAÏA Index

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Difficulty attracting and retaining talent, particularly in Tunisia and the United States
• Maintaining competitiveness in a global market with lower-cost competitors
• Supply chain disruptions due to market tensions and component shortages
• Political and economic instability in some operating regions
• Social unrest in France and Tunisia
• Exchange rate risks due to international operations

Mitigation Strategies

• International expansion of production and engineering services
• Focus on niche markets
• Diversification of suppliers
• Hedging strategies for exchange rate risks
• Credit insurance
• Internal control procedures and risk management

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Supplier audits and evaluations
• ISO 14001 certification for key suppliers

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Eco-mobility systems
• Electric powertrains
• Batteries

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Governance
• Social
• Environmental

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced natural gas consumption by 24.3% compared to 2021 (following the sale of the Power division and the Vehicle Inspection businesses and the change of heating type to electricity).
• All of our industrial sites are ISO 14001-certified.

Social Achievements

• More than 340 new hires.
• Rise in the GAIA rankings.
• Implementation of a dedicated team to build a collaborative approach to Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Governance Achievements

• Transfer of the listing of our shares from segment C of Euronext to Euronext Growth Paris.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Shortage of electronic components.
• Resurgence of war in Ukraine and its impact on energy, raw materials, and food.
• Inflationary surge with widespread cost increases.
• Rapid changes in interest rates and currency instability.
• Geopolitical uncertainties and climate crisis.
• Covid-19 persistence, particularly in China.
• Talent recruitment and retention.
• Safety of employees.
• Fight against absenteeism.
• Skills management.

Mitigation Strategies

• Two disposals to concentrate strengths on electronics business.
• Raised a bond loan under the France Relance plan.
• Resumed investments in infrastructure (industrial unit in Tunisia, subsidiary in Japan, preparing for operations in Egypt).
• Continued R&D efforts.
• Negotiated an overall price increase to compensate for cost hikes.
• Maintained crisis organization to protect industrial flow and keep customers informed.
• Implemented factoring solutions and reverse factoring to reduce the difference in payment times between customers and suppliers.
• Improved use of under-utilized trade receivables.
• Implemented a plan to transform the Group’s segmentation.
• Strengthened the “nervous system” that constitutes the chain of information and operational decision-making.
• ACTIA Cross Border Engineering programme for structuring R&D and developing engineering activities.
• New approach to product design to better respond to sustainability and repairability challenges.
• Modernization of the ERP system.
• Significant recruitment plan.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Developing environmental measures with key suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Electrically Assisted Bicycle (e-bike)
• Atmospheric water generator

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Environmental Responsibility
• Social Responsibility
• Societal Responsibility

Environmental Achievements

• Reduced water consumption by 8.6% compared to 2022.
• Improved waste recycling rate to 74.2% from 70.3% in 2022.
• Reduced energy consumption per euro of revenue by 9.5% compared to 2022.

Social Achievements

• Increased headcount by 9.7% to 4,092 employees.
• Increased percentage of female employees to 33.1%.
• Reduced occupational accidents resulting in lost working days by 54.8%.

Governance Achievements

• Established a Compensation Committee.
• Created a CSR Committee at the Board level.
• Maintained ISO 14001 certification at multiple sites.

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• High staff turnover, particularly in countries with flexible job markets.
• Increasing and substantial CSR regulations.
• Climate change and adaptation constraints, including supply chain disruptions.

Mitigation Strategies

• Implementing skills management, the ACTIA Academy training tool, and employer branding initiatives.
• Maintaining a regulatory watch on CSR developments and implementing decarbonization measures.
• Diversifying supply sources and implementing water and energy conservation measures.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Diversification of procurement sources; consideration of environmental requirements in supplier evaluations.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks

• Water shortages
• Extreme heat
• Supply chain disruptions

Transition Risks

• Decarbonization regulations

Opportunities

• Development of energy-efficient products and sustainable mobility solutions.

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, ECOVADIS

Certifications: ISO 9001, ISO TS 16949, ISO 14001, EN 9100, ISO 27001, ISO 45001, IRIS, NADCAP, PART 145

Third-party Assurance: KPMG S.A. and BM&A

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
• Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)
• Goal 13 (Climate Action)

Initiatives contribute to these goals through energy efficiency, sustainable product development, and decarbonization efforts.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Electrically Assisted Bicycle (e-bike); solutions for eco-responsible mobility and energy management.

Awards & Recognition

• GAÏA Index recognition; ECOVADIS silver medal.