ACCO BRANDS EMEASUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 2019

INTRODUCTION

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Simplifying and organizing modern work!
That is what we aim to do at ACCO Brands. And our portfolio of wellestablished brands are at the very core of what we do. We aim toprovide our end consumers with products which delight and fulfil thenecessary tasks. And where they can feel confident, that all efforts
are being made to work toward reducing their environmental impact
and the impact on the communities and partners with which we
work.
This report aims to provide some insight into our company, how we
operate and how we work toward reducing those impacts.

COMPANY PROFILE$2 billion company listed on NYSE, $600 million+ in EMEA
Products sold in more than 100 countries

21 factories around the world (11 in Europe)
6 500 employees

3THE WORLD IS WAKING UP – WE KEEP GOING
Dear Stakeholders,Cezary Monko

Executive Vice President and President
ACCO Brands EMEA

2019 seems to have been the year when the world started to sit up and pay more attention tosome pressing topics that we have been aware of for long enough but which we just didn’t
apply enough priority to. Thousands of people taking to the streets, especially young people,
to remind all of us, governments, businesses, consumers, of the job we must do to ensure that
our children and grandchildren can enjoy the same pleasures and comforts which we have
today.
We have been working in a focused way on these topics for ten years already, yet still we know
we can and must do more. We are always looking for new opportunities and ways to makeprogress and our targets and metrics help us to focus on the right things.
We are proud of the reduction in emissions and water consumption which we can report on
this year and we are sure that we are doing the right things to reduce the waste we produce
and recycle, although there are still hurdles to overcome, not least the often missing
infrastructure for recycling.
One thing is for sure, at ACCO Brands we will continue to focus, continue to look for ways toimprove, continue to do what we can to “Take Care of Tomorrow”.
Yours,
Cezary Monko

ACCO BRANDS EMEA SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY

5STRATEGY & TARGETS 2016 - 2020
Reducing ourEnvironmental Impact

Stewardship of Paper &Paper-based Materials

Good Working
Relationships• We will reduce our scope 1 and 2 CO² emissions, at our
manufacturing and warehouse sites by 25 percent.

• We are committed to using recycled or
responsibly sourced fibers, wherever possible.

• We aim to have a transparent and principled working
relationship with all of our stakeholders, from employees
and suppliers, to customers and consumers.

• We aim to further reduce our total water consumption
by 15 percent.

• All of our manufacturing plants producing
fiber-based products have been FSC® Certified
since 2011.

• We have the ultimate goal of achieving a Zero Waste
Rate in our manufacturing and warehouse facilities.
• All of our sites will be ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified.
• We aim to increase our sales of Environmentally
Preferable Products.

• We aim to use FSC, Blue Angel or EU Eco label
certified paper only in our offices.
• We will design our products to minimize theuse of packaging.
• In addition, we will source other materials,
such as plastic and metal, in environmentally
responsible ways.

• Our principles are based on the international standards
set by the UN and the ILO Declaration of Fundamental
Principles and Rights.
• We will establish a clear set of policies on health & safety,
the environment and supply chain and create a workplace
based on high standards and fair-working practices.
• We will maintain a safe and healthy workplace with atarget of zero accidents.
• We require our suppliers to fulfil the same standards andmonitor this according to a set of specific metrics.

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KEY PRODUCTS:
Lever Arch Files& Binders

Staplers & Perforators

Computer & Mobile
Device Accessories

Pockets, Folders,
Indices & Dividers

Storage &Archiving

Binding &Lamination

Hanging Files &Presentation Folders

Paper Pads

Paper Shredders

Ergonomics &Wellbeing

Visual Communication

INTRODUCTIONGLOBAL
REACH

Letter Trays/ Moulded
Products

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KEY PRODUCTS:
Manual Tackers

Hot Air Guns

Print Finishing Solutions (PFS)

Hammer Tackers

Glue Guns

Xyron Creative Solutions

Electric Tackers & Nailers

Riveting

Fine Art Supplies

Pneumatic Nailers

Cassette Stapling Units
Printers & Copiers

GLOBALREACH

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Manufacturing & Distribution
Eleven Factories:• Sint Niklaas, Belgium• Arcos, Portugal• Lillyhall, U.K.
• Uelzen, Germany• Gorgonzola, Italy• Hestra, Sweden• Lanov, Czech Republic• Kozienice, Poland• Hotkovo, Russia• Cerkezkoy, Turkey• Shanghai, China

Sales Offices
Manufacturing
Distribution
Testing (ES), Museum (UK)Five Additional Distribution Centers:• Halesowen, U.K.
• Barcelona, Spain• St. Amé, France• Heilbronn, Germany• Prague, Czech Republic

Also:
Shanghaifactory

ISO CERTIFICATIONACCO Brands is committed tomaintaining internationallyrecognized quality andenvironmental standards across allof our EMEA production facilities. As
such, they are all ISO 9001 and
14001 certified. In addition, allwarehouses and Sales offices in
Europe are also certified to thesemanagement systems.
In 2019 we added five additionalsites in the UK to the three German
ones already certified to ISO 5001
for Energy Management. This
included our Lillyhall factory andHalesowen warehouse

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ACCO Brands EMEA:
Sustainable Foundations
Working in a lean way is
the foundation of all oursustainability efforts.
Reducing waste in all areas
and keeping processes
simple and short, help withmany of our objectives. Our
ISO 9001 and ISO 14001
certifications provide theframework and tools to
help achieve this.

* ISO 50001 for 8 sites in Germany and the UK only
ISO 9001 and 14001 for all ACCO Brands EMEA sites

ACCO BRANDS EMEA: SUSTAINABILITY MANAGEMENTSUSTAINABILITY STEERING COMMITTEE
We host a quarterly meeting to go over current position and plan future projects and goals.
Attended by:• Senior Vice President, Operations• Senior Vice President, Marketing and R&D• Vice President, Operations, Production• Vice President, Procurement• Vice President, Human Resources• Vice President, Category Management• Quality Production Europe and FSC Central Office Manager• Senior Sustainability Manager, Europe

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RESULTS

12HIGHLIGHTS 2019

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WATER

In 2019, we hit our 2020 target for water consumption, despite the addition of
three additional sites in 2017. In fact, we saved 3 million litres more thantargeted. We saved the same amount of water in 2019 compared to 2018 that
more than 38000 EU citizens would consume annually*!

EMISSIONS REDUCTION

A big step towards achieving our 2020 target and almost 2 tonnes less CO2
emitted than in 2018, which is the equivalent of taking around 1 150 cars off
the road**. With the launch of our first climate neutral product, we also took
first steps towards reducing emissions on products.

HEALTH & SAFETY

We are proud to have achieved the RoSPA award for the 23rd year running andof our team who continue to look out for each other to create a safe andpleasant place to work.

• Statistics taken from www.europarl.europa.eu** Assuming av. Emissions of 141.9g CO2 / km and av. 12000 km driven / year

CO2 EMISSIONS

14SCOPE EMISSIONS

15••

Raw material suppliers
OEM suppliers
Non-European
Factories

Sales offices

Consumers

Scope 1 (direct)
Scope 2 (indirect emissions from consumption of purchased
electricity, heat or steam)

All European manufacturing facilities were monitored from the start in2010, except Arcos, Portugal, and Lillyhall, U.K. (added in 2017).
Lillyhall (pencil manufacturing) runs a biomass boiler to heat the plantusing waste material. This has been classified as carbon neutral by the
Carbon Trust and is therefore not included in the results.

Products

European
Factories

Customers /Distributors

ACCO
Brands
EMEA

Warehouses

Company cars(leased)Service
Providersowned fleet
vehiclesExternal
warehouses

Freight
companies

We continue to report the Rapid Shanghai factory as most of the
production is for EMEA and it is a key facility for us. The warehouse inShanghai has been removed.
Warehouses have been included since 2016, except Halesowen added
in 2017.
All facilities are listed on Page 8. Sales offices, which are not physicallypart of one of the listed facilities, are not included, as they are classed
as immaterial.
Scope 3 emissions are not included to date (all other indirect emissions
such as from raw materials, external logistics, outsourced activities
etc.)Total CO2 emissions in 2019 (according to scope on
page 15) were 9.7k tonnes, 17.1 percent lower than2018.

CO2 EMISSIONS: ACCO BRANDS EMEA FACTORIES
and WAREHOUSES
10.893.258

This was a big step towards our 2020 goal of 9.45k
tonnes! This resulted from 3 main actions:11.687.678

Kg CO29.736.312

2017

2018
Factories

2019
Warehouses

Some small corrections made to 2017 and 2018 figures mean that these are now slightly lower than reported at the time.

Target2020

1. A carbon offset certificate was purchased for partof the emissions in Poland where it is difficult topurchase lower emission electricity directly. The
validity of the certificate was checked and approvedby an external body. The factory there also reduced
electricity consumption by 5% and gas consumption
by 17%
2. New compressors were purchased in Uelzen
which will have an even higher impact in 2020
3. We switched both UK sites to zero emission,
renewably sourced electricity
The biomass boiler in Lillyhall has been declaredcarbon-neutral by the Carbon Trust and is therefore
excluded from these figures.

EMISSIONS: ELECTRICITY IN KWH

Total ACCO Brands EMEA electricity
consumption (according to the scope on page15) was 4 percent lower in 2019 than in 2018.
Electricity consumption makes up 80 percent
of our total CO2 emissions and is something wehave direct influence over.

30.000.000

Electricity used in kWh

25.000.000
20.000.000

Of 18 sites, 14 reduced their electricity
consumption in 2019 and of the 4 which did
not, this was due to increased volumes.

15.000.000
10.000.000
5.000.000
0

2017

2018
Factories

2019
Warehouses

We are now seeing the positive effect of the
focus and investment of many years on energy
reduction. Over time at most sites, the lighting
has been replaced by LEDs and investments
made to reduce the energy needed forcompressed air.
Finding ways to reduce further will become
more challenging but we are learning how tolook harder for opportunities!

ACCO BRANDS EMEA MANUFACTURING
CO2 Emissions in kg/tonne Production
130

126,0

125
120
115

112,3

111,7

110

101,5

105
100
95

Target 2020: 94 kg CO2 / Tonne

90
85
80

2016

2017

2018

2019

2017 amended to include Lillyhall, U.K., a more energy intensive production unit, which increased the rate in that year from 105.6 kg/tonne to 111.7kg/tonne.

In particular the
improvements in our
Polish factory and thecarbon offset certificate
purchased for this site as
explained on page 16, as
well as the general
reduction in electricity
consumption and hence
also CO2 already shownon the previous pages,
lead in turn to a big dropin CO2 per tonne
produced.

ACCO BRANDS EMEA WAREHOUSESCO2 Emissions in kg/m³ shipped
3,50

3,12
2,93

3,00

2,50
2,50

2,00

Target 2020: 2.09 kg CO2 /m³

1,50

1,00

2017

2018

2019

Some corrections to gas and electricity consumption in Halesowen in 2017 & 2018 and volumes shipped in Prague in 2018 mean that the figures for 2017 & 2018 are now
slightly lower than reported at the time.

Since 2017, ourwarehouses have generally
been shipping more larger
and voluminous goods
including businessmachines, white boards
etc. Some of them are also
serving more markets andtherefore working longer
shifts. So partly the energy
needed to run thewarehouses is higher, on
the other hand due to theenergy reduction initiatives
and also the overall higher
volumes shipped, theenergy needed to ship one
cubic metre is being
reduced.
The reduction in CO2 dueto the offset purchase in
Poland also has an impact
here.

ENERGY SAVING PROJECTS: ISO 50001 CERTIFICATION UK

Following the certification of our three sites in Germany in 2016, weare proud that now our five UK sites have also been awarded the ISO
50 001 certification for energy management. This demonstrates ourcommitment to reducing our environmental impact.
Mark Wilkinson, Regional VP UK & Ireland, says: “As a substantial UK
business we recognize the importance of managing our energy use andbecoming more efficient with the resources we use. It is important that
we reduce our environmental impact and the effect on thecommunities and partners with whom we work. We have ongoingplans for continual improvement, and excellent people managing thesetargets in the workplace. ‘Taking care of tomorrow’ remains a key focus
at all levels of the organisation. I am very proud of what we havedelivered so far.”

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WATER CONSUMPTION21SCOPE WATER22SCOPE WATER CONSUMPTION
Total water consumption for all ACCO Brands EMEA
plants and warehouses.

Raw material suppliers
OEM suppliers
Non-European
factories

Sales offices

Consumers

Europeanfactories

Customers /Distributors

ACCO
Brands
EMEA

Warehouses

Freight
companies

Serviceproviders
Products

External
warehouses

Data shown covers all ACCO Brands EMEA plants
and warehouses plus the Shanghai factory. All
facilities are listed on Page 8.
Local Sales offices, which are not physically part ofone of the listed facilities, are also not covered but
as these are generally small, we can conclude thatthese would not have a material impact on the
result.

ACCO Brands EMEA Water Consumption
Water consumption in 000 L
37.00035.000Target 2020: 33 000K Litres33.00031.00029.0002019: 29 817 000 L

27.00025.000

2017

2018

2019

2017 and 2018 refer to ACCO Brands EMEA plus Shanghai.
Some small corrections were made to the Lillyhall and Halesowen, U.K., figures for 2017 & 2018 means that the figure shown here is slightly different thanreported at the time.

In 2019 we achieved our set
target for 2020, in fact we overachieved by almost 10%! And
this is after we added a further
3 sites in 2017 without
adjusting the targets!
Our production itself is notwater intensive, it is mostly
used for cleaning machines andpersonal hygiene. However, wehave found places where we
could reduce our consumption
by changing our behaviour suchas watering. We are also
becoming more efficient, using
less space for the same or
higher levels of activity in theplants and warehouses.

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SCOPE WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING

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SCOPE WASTE MANAGEMENT
Aim: Zero Waste
Raw material suppliers
OEM suppliers
Non-European
factories

Europeanfactories

Customers /Distributors

Hence, data for all types of waste is collected from all sites. We have some difficulties withrecycling companies which do not disclose if waste has been “thermally recycled” but will
work further to see if we can gain more knowledge on this.

Sales offices

Consumers

ACCO
Brands
EMEA

Warehouses

Freight
companies

Zero Waste is generally defined as 98 percent of waste being recycled. “Thermal recycling”(burning) is not counted as recycled and hazardous waste is not included.

Serviceproviders
Products

External
warehouses

Data shown covers all ACCO Brands EMEA plants and warehouses plus the Shanghai factory.
All facilities are listed on Page 8.
Local Sales offices, which are not physically part of one of the listed facilities, are also notcovered, but waste volumes here are far smaller than at the plants and warehouses,
meaning we can conclude that these would not have a material impact on the result.

WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING
Ninety percent (90%) of all waste(excluding hazardous waste) was
recycled in 2019 (Target 98%).
This is a slight decrease compared to2018 (91%). Some of the difficulties
here stem from warehouseconsolidation and working with amuch more diverse product range
than in previous years.
There also seems to be a reduction incapacity for recyclable waste, forexample waste paper, from theprocessors (saturated market) whichmeans that they will not accept asmuch or all qualities of waste as they
did in the past. This is something
where some political focus is needed
to solve or improve the situation.

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Waste in kg 2019
10%

17%

7%

Recycled metal
Recycled paper / board
Recycled plastic

16%
Other recycled
Non-recycled waste
50%

WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING
Total waste was 1% lower in 2019
than in 2018.
As in 2018, the factories achieved
a reduction whereby thewarehouses stayed on roughly thesame level. Taking into accountthat volumes shipped were higher
overall than in the previous years
due to the change in the mix ofgoods, the relative amount ofoverall waste has been improved
and good progress can bemonitored in the warehouses
which are adjusting to new
product ranges and stillconsolidating & re-organising.

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Waste in kg

2017
2018
2019

Recycled metal

Recycled paper /board

Recycled plastic

Other Recycled

Non-recycled waste

Total waste

WASTE REDUCTION & RECYCLING
WASTE KAIZEN IN HEILBRONN WAREHOUSEAim:

To reduce the amount of residual waste disposed of and send more waste to recycling

Actions:

A Kaizen project to “deep dive” into the residual waste to analyse what is being disposed of find ways toreduce waste and recycle more.

Result:Improved signage and collector system for easy and safe recycling
Recycling system set up for polystyrene
Improved dismantling of returns to recycle all possible material parts

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PAPER STEWARDSHIP

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Forests are the key to climate change and protecting biodiversity and the homes of the indigenous population.
This is why the protection of forests and life on land has been declared a “Sustainable Development Goal”
by the UN. At ACCO Brands, we understand the importance of protecting these landscapes and havemade it a priority to help protect them.

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Protecting life on land, forests in particular, has been
identified by the UN as one of the 17 Sustainable
Development Goals. At ACCO Brands, we are supporting
this important goal through our Paper Stewardshipstrategy and targets. By using recycled and FSC certified
fibres, we are working toward SDG Goal 15 targets 15.2
and 15B.
Read on to find out more about how we are working
toward these targets.

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ACCO Brands EMEA FSC® Certification
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) is dedicated to thepromotion of responsible forest management worldwide. It
helps take care of forests and the people and wildlife that callthem home.
ACCO Brands EMEA is proud to hold FSC certification for our
relevant manufacturing and administrative sites. Our FSC certified paper and board products are independently audited
and help to promote and support the responsible managementof forests.
We continue to launch new products with FSC certification,
including notebooks, binders and files in the successful WOW
range in 2019.

31.12.2019
FSC-certified factories and warehouses11

FSC-certified sales offices16

FSC-certified paper-based raw
materials (by weight)*

78.8%

FSC-certified products 31.12.19

1 560

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PAPER USAGE IN MANUFACTURING AND SHIPPING
2017

2018

2019

Percent of paper purchased which is
FSC®-certified, or recycled

99.2%

99.5%

99.2%

Paper/Board from non-FSC, virginFibres

0.8%

0.5%

0.8%

Paper types in use
Recycled paper total*

96.4%

96.2%

95.1%

FSC-Certified paper*

80.8%

80.1%

78.8%

* Paper can be both recycled and FSC-certified.
2018 not including packaging in Lillyhall, U.K. (Derwent® products), 2017 and before, data for legacy Esselte sites only.

• ACCO Brands is committed to the
responsible use of paper and paper-basedmaterials in the manufacturing of our
products and used for our packaging.
• Our long-term target is to source 100
percent of our paper used in the
production of our products from FSCcertified or recycled sources.

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ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS

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PRODUCT PHILOSOPHY
Quality Lasts:
At ACCO Brands, we firmly believe that the best way to reduce environmental impact,
is to provide high quality, long-lasting products. Having to replace broken or worn-out
products within a short period of time means the environmental impacts of raw
material production, manufacture, transport of materials and finished goods anddisposal of the old product are doubled or tripled. A study carried out in 2014*
showed, for example, that a Leitz® stapler or hole punch is in use for approximately 10
years, whereas a lower positioned model is used for only approximately four years.
This means that in 10 years the user of a lower-positioned model causes roughly twoand-a-half times the environmental impact than a user of a longer-lasting model, suchas a Leitz® stapler or punch.

Re-use before recycle:

Quality Lasts

SourcedMaterials
ReducePackaging

Recycled/Environmentally Responsible Materials:
Wherever we can, we use recycled materials. And when that is not possible, we aim touse responsibly sourced material, particularly when it comes to paper and board. We
use externally awarded certificates and labels to validate these claims. Around 900
products carry the Blue Angel label for recycled paper (UZ14), cardboard (UZ56) andplastic (UZ30a). Further products hold the FSC® Recycled label, the FSC® Mix label, or
the Austrian Environment label.

Sustainably

Recycled
Materials

SimpleMaterials

Ease recycling* Total Cost of Ownership Study carried out for Esselte by Vocatus in 2014

ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS
BRANDED PRODUCTS WITH ENVIRONMENTALLABELS

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Product Categories

2017*

2018

2019

Lever Arch Files & Binders

79%

80%

80%

Indices & Dividers

42%

43%

41%

Pockets & Folders
Document Presentation &Organisation

1%

1%

1%

30%

31%

31%

Archive Boxes & Storing

46%

46%

47%

Suspension Filing
Paper Products (pads, forms andbooks)

48%

48%

50%

64%

61%

69%

Desktop (Moulded)

0%

0%

0%

Lamination Machines % Suppliers

0%

0%

0%

Visual Communication

2%

2%

2%

General Office Articles

6%

7%

6%

Total

45%

45.5%

45.9%

* 2017 has been corrected since the publication of the 2017 report to include theBinding Machines & Supplies

0%

0%

0%

extended sales in the categories as explained above, which leads to a lower overall
proportion of labeled products sold than in 2016.

Shredders

0%

0%

0%

Drawing & Writing Instruments

0%

0%

0%

In our efforts to analyse sales of products that are environmentally
preferable, we currently see no alternative for measurable target than tomeasure the products which hold an environmental label awarded by athird party, such as Blue Angel or FSC®. Of course, only certain products
within a category can gain such a label and not all categories haveapplicable labels (e.g. computer accessories).
With the merging of two companies in Europe in 2017, some categories
were added where it could be possible to gain such labels, but which we
did not have before. These are listed below the total. Also, somecategories, such as laminating and Viscom, became much larger. As thesecategories with relatively few labeled products gained weight, the overall
proportion of products with labels has gone down, although the levelwithin most of the categories has remained stable.

ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS
FIRST CLIMATE NEUTRAL PRODUCTS LAUNCHED
Jopa binders are the original pronged binders with a wooden spine in Sweden.
Quality and high environmental credentials have always been a focus for thesemarket leading products. We were the first to add FSC® certification in 2008.
In 2019, we took the next step and made these binders climate neutral. With
the support of experts Climate Partner, we calculated the carbon footprint of
the products, from creation of the raw materials to delivery to customers. The
work we have done to reduce energy consumption, water and waste at oursites which can be clearly seen in this report, helped to reduce that carbon
footprint. We invest in a certified project to compensate for the remaining
emissions generated through the manufacture of these products.
More details and the certification can be seen on the Climate Partner Tracking
Page: https://fpm.climatepartner.com/tracking/11538-1902-1001/de

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ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PRODUCTS
SWITCH TO CARDBOARD PACKAGING SAVES PLASTIC

We are always on the lookout for packaging improvements and in 2019, an
opportunity was seized at Derwent, our fine art brand. Along with a productline update, the packaging for the Fineliners was switched from non-renewable
polypropylene plastic to cardboard which can be easily recycled. The switch led
to around 750 kg less plastic a year needing to be produced and disposed ofafter purchase.
We continue to look for opportunities amongst our vast product range where it
makes sense to switch away from plastic to cardboard packaging.

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GOOD WORKING RELATIONSHIPS39

We can succeed at what we do, when we work together. We rely heavily on the hard work and expertise of our suppliers in order to be able tosupply our customers with the high-quality products and service they expect. We can only deliver the quality and innovative designs expected ofour brands with the support of our suppliers and a solid supply chain.
Therefore, good relationships with our suppliers are key. We value long- term relationships with a clear understanding of what is required fromboth sides. We ask all of our suppliers to sign our Supplier Code of Conduct, which covers social and environmental topics and we administer
audits where we judge it to be necessary.

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Supply Chain Responsibility
ACCO Brands-Owned Facilities

Suppliers• ISO 9001 and 14001 certified• Focus on long-term relationships• The ILO Declaration on Fundamental
Principles and Rights at Work forms thebasis for social standards on every site.

• Must comply with REACH and areasked to comply with the ACCO Brands
Restricted Substances List

• Follow the ACCO Brands H&S policy
and Comprehensive Environmental &Safety Management Plan with regulartraining• Suppliers in risk countries
must sign Supplier Code of Conduct• Sustainability reporting: CO2, water,
waste, paper and board use.

• Finished goods suppliers in risk
countries are risk segmented and audits
covering social and environmental
aspects are carried out and followed up
on by a third-party service provider
where required with close monitoring by
the ACCO Brands Vendor Complianceand Sourcing teams.

Products/Marketing• Comply with REACH, RoHS, WEEE,
packaging and all relevant EU
regulations• Environmental labels:
FSC®, Blue Angel, Nordic Swan, UL
Recycled Content, Climate Neutral
certifications held for 2,000+ products• Use FSC® -certified/recycled paper andboard• Honest and transparent communication.

SUPPLY CHAIN RESPONSIBILITY
SUPPLY CHAIN MONITORING
We believe that we can only have profitable, longterm supplier relationships by working together with
our suppliers to ensure that our products are made insafe conditions, under fair working conditions andwithout damage to the environment.
We have applied a robust segmentation approach toassess how to manage each supplier relationship.
Suppliers falling in the high and moderate segments
are required to pass an audit. If the pass level is not
acceptable, further audits are required.
Additional tools are applied in some cases to deepen
the examination, such as a Workers VoiceEngagement Survey or a Migrant Workers Assessment.
Many eLearning courses are offered. In 2019 morethan 900 courses were completed.

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SUPPLY CHAIN MONITORING: RESULTS

In-scope suppliers attested to compliance with
the ACCO Brands’ Supplier Code of Conduct

Target2019 Result

Highlights

100%

85%

Launched updated Code of Conductcampaign with third-party online platform

Percentage of Priority and Moderatelevel (>$100K annual spend) supplierfactories audited

100%

95%

38 suppliers determined to be in-scopefor audits in 2019 using a risk-based
supplier selection; 55% audited by ourthird-party auditors; 45% using otherstandards (ICTI, WRAP, SMETA,BSCI,
SA8000)Social responsibility audit
assessment overall performance

100%

98%

98% of all audit checklist points indicatedconformance with applicable standards

Priority issue non-conformance rate

0%0%

Priority non-conformances are defined as
the highest severity of non-conformance

Other non-conformance rate0%2%

All other non-conformances

HEALTH & SAFETY

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HEALTH & SAFETYAt ACCO Brands, we are committed to pursuing continuous improvement in
Health & Safety within all our locations and attaining our goal of zero accidents
and incidents. This is our Mission Zero!
Our Health & Safety management system is laid out in the “Comprehensive
Environmental and Safety Management Plan,” which is activated in every ACCO
Brands EMEA location.
We strive to achieve a culture where all employees contribute and takeownership for creating and maintaining a safe working environment.

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HEALTH & SAFETYRoSPA Occupational Health & Safety Award
We are proud to have been awarded theRoyal Society for the Prevention of
Accidents (RoSPA) gold medal for 23 years
running and to hold the RoSPA Order ofDistinction. RoSPA is a leading and wellrespected Health and Safety organization
with the aim of reducing accidents bothin the workplace and at home. RoSPA
present awards to organizations for theiroccupational health and safety excellence
annually.

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HEALTHY AND SAFE WORK ENVIRONMENT
Total Statutory Reportable Accidents at Factories and Warehouses
Facilities EMEA

2017

2018

2019

Warehouses EMEA

2017

2018

2019

Kozienice, Poland

9

3

3

Heilbronn, Germany

1

7

7

Uelzen, Germany

2

0

0

St. Amé, France

3

3

2

St. Niklaas, Belgium

2

3

2

Halesowen, U.K.

0

0

1

Gorgonzola, Italy

0

3

1

Barcelona, Spain

1

0

0

Cerkezkoy, Turkey

1

0

0

Lanov, Czech Republic

4

3

3

Total Accidents

28

25

21

Hotkovo, Russia

0

0

0

Hestra, Sweden

1

2

1

Arcos, Portugal

0

0

0

Lillyhall, U.K.

0

0

0

Shanghai, China

4

1

1

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ACCO Brands EMEA Sustainability Scorecard 2020: Environmental Impact and Paper
Target 2020

Emissions:
CO2 Factories
CO2 Warehouses
Total CO2
Water Consumption:
All Factories & Warehouses

Zero Waste

FSC® /recycled paper used in
manufacturing
Env. Preferable Products
Percentage of sales of branded
products which have an Eco
Label in categories where label isavailable

Target change
from 20152018 Result

2019 Result

A big step towards out 2020 goal with
continued and lasting reduction inelectricity consumption.

J

29 817K Litres

Target achieved this year!

J

91% of total
waste recycled

90% of total
waste recycled

Recycling levels are stagnating. Factories
are performing well, warehouses struggle
with the broad product range

K

99.5%

99.2%

New product ranges alter the result andneed further focus (e.g. Viscom)

K

45.9%

Few additional products with an Eco
Label in 2019. The mix of products wenow sell takes us far away from our 54
percent target.

K

94 kg/Tonne
2.09 kg CO2 /m³
9 450 T CO2

-25%
-20%
-30%

126.0 kg CO2/T
2.96 kg CO2 /m³
11 762 T CO2

101.5 kg CO2/T
2.5 kg CO2 /m³
9 736 T CO2

33 000K Litres-25%

33 861K Litres

98% of total waste
recycled

+21pp

100%

+0.7%

54%

+2%

Progress

45.5%* Some adjustments have been made since the publication of the 2017 report, please see the appropriate sections for explanations.

ACCO Brands EMEA Sustainability Scorecard 2020: Good Working Relationships
Target 20202019 Result

Progress

K

In scope tier 1 suppliers signed up to the
ACCO Brands Code of Conduct

100%

85 percent of non-European OEM suppliers
have signed our Code of Conduct.

Although we are close, we are still
missing the documentation on a few
small suppliers. Our supplier base iscontinually changing, so we have to work
hard to keep up!

Percentage of Priority and Moderatelevel (>$100k annual spend) supplierfactories audited*

100%

100 percent

38 suppliers are defined as being in scopeas explained on page 42.

J

Priority issue non conformance rate
Other non-conformance rate

0%
0%

0%
2%

Of those suppliers audited, only 2% ofaudit lines were assessed as nonconforming and improvement plans wereagreed on together with the suppliers.

J

100%

Finished goods and raw material suppliersfor EMEA are known but not fully
documented (mapped and risk assessed),although judged overall as low risk.
Overseas suppliers have been thoroughly
assessed.

This task has been strengthened via thenew segmentation approach for thehighest risk group of suppliers, nonEuropean OEM. Fulfilling this target
completely is currently challenging.

K

0

25

Further reduction in the number ofaccidents.

J

Supply Chain (tier 1) mapped in detailand risk assessed

Zero Accidents* Due to the change in corporate strategy for risk assessing and auditing suppliers, these figures are different to previous years and cannot be compared.

CLOSING THOUGHTSWorking towards Taking Care of Tomorrow is at the heartof what we do at ACCO Brands. We know that it is what
consumers expect of our brands and it is what we expectof ourselves. Our focus on continuous improvement andreducing our impacts therefore remain at the core of what
we do.

THANK YOU

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