ESG 2019
REPORT

PLANETPEOPLEPRODUCTSESG 2019

A MESSAGE TO OUR STAKEHOLDERSAt ACCO Brands, our core values guide the way we conduct our business.
This is the third consecutive year we are publishing our Environmental, Socialand Governance Report, which outlines our commitments and highlights our
performance. Throughout this ESG Report, you will read about how we are
driving efficiencies throughout our operations to benefit our PLANET. You willlearn how we are promoting diversity and inclusion to create a great place for
PEOPLE to work, and get a view of some of the contributions we make in thecommunities where we live and work through our corporate charitable giving
initiative. You will also see examples of how we are living our values by offering
innovative and sustainable PRODUCTS to our customers.
In 2019, we reviewed our sustainability strategy and used the Sustainability
Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Materiality Matrix to help focus our effortson the five most relevant initiatives for our business, as expressed by our
stakeholders, and those that we can best act on in the near term. These areas

GOALS

10%

Increase our energy
efficiency at our facilities
by 10% by 2025

33%

Increase the percentage
of Director and above
female leaders globallyto 33% by 2025

include Energy Management, Data Security, Workforce Diversity and Inclusion,
Product Sourcing, Packaging and Marketing, and Labor Conditions in the Supply
Chain. Also this year we are announcing our first set of global sustainability goals
for energy efficiency, diversity and third-party environmental certification.
We believe acting responsibly in our global community is an integral part ofwhat makes ACCO Brands the Home of Great Brands Built by Great People.
Sincerely,

Boris Elisman

Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

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Increase the percentage
of our revenue fromproducts certified tothird-party environmental
and social sustainability
standards by 10 percentage
points by 2025

2019

ESG Report
Highlights

12%

2.2M

92.7%

96%

Reduced water
consumption by 12%
in those factories
and warehouses
reported in our
2018 ESG report

83%

Recycled 83% of the
non-hazardous waste
in our factories andwarehouses

Donated approximately$2.2 million inmonetary andin-kind contributions
to charitable organizations around the world

Achieved an averagescore of 92.7%
for internal
Comprehensive
Environmental and
Safety Management
Plan audits

Suppliers audited
achieved conformancewith applicablestandards on 96% of
all social responsibility
audit check points

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Increased the numberof sites that earned theISO 50001 Energy
Management standard
certification from fourto nine950+

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Suppliers completed
950+ e-learning
modules on various
compliance topics,
such as labor, health& safety, security,and corrective action
plan management

ACCO BRANDSCOMPANY PROFILEACCO Brands, the Home of Great Brands Built by
Great People, is one of the world’s largest designers,
marketers and manufacturers of branded academic,
consumer and business products. Our widely
recognized brands include Artline®, AT-A-GLANCE®,
Barrilito®, Derwent®, Esselte®, Five Star®, Foroni®,
GBC®, Hilroy®, Kensington®, Leitz®, Mead®,
Quartet®, Rapid®, Rexel®, Swingline®, Tilibra®,
Wilson Jones® and many others. We have
manufacturing, distribution and office locationsin 34 countries. Our products are sold in morethan 100 countries around the world.
More information about ACCO Brands can be foundat www.accobrands.com.

Our Commitment
ACCO Brands is committed to delivering
sustainable, long-term value to our investors,
colleagues, customers and communities throughenvironmental, social and governance stewardship.
Our commitment to sustainability is anchoredfirmly in our corporate values and has been an
integral part of our corporate culture for morethan 100 years. PLANET, PEOPLE and PRODUCTS
are the foundation of our global sustainability
platform.
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Planet

CLIMATE CHANGE

As global citizens, we’re concerned about
the negative consequences of climate change
and are committed to doing our part to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

Energy Management

ACCO Brands’ commitment to theplanet is a driving force in ouroperations. We strive for greater
efficiencies in the procurement,
use, and ultimate disposal of
our resources.
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Increasing the energy efficiency of ourfacilities by reducing the energy intensityof our operations is a cost-effective way
to reduce emissions and support oursustainability strategy. To focus our effortson this important initiative, we haveestablished a global goal to increaseenergy efficiency at our factories andwarehouses, as well as offices with 50+
employees, by 10% from our 2019baseline* by 2025.
*Baseline = 46.65 MWH/million USD net sales.
Updated 09-29-2020.

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GOAL

10%
Increase energy
efficiency at ourfacilities by 10%
by 2025

Electricity Consumption

Carbon Dioxide Emissions

Our manufacturing, warehousing and offices
with greater than 50 employees consumed
80,433 MWh of electricity in 2019. The
facilities reported in our 2018 report reduced
energy consumption by 2.8%. Electricity
consumption comprises almost 89% of our
total CO2 emissions.

In addition to reporting our CO2 Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from our manufacturing
and warehousing locations, we have decided to include our office locations with more than
50 employees, given their energy intensity. In 2019, our sites generated 42,817 tonnes CO2.* For
those sites reported in our 2018 ESG report, emissions increased by 0.9 percent.*
This increase is attributed to increases in electricity conversion rates for existing electricity
providers at several of our locations, as well as a small increase in the use of natural gas atsome of our locations, which contributes to higher CO2 emissions.

This decrease was largely attributable toenergy saving projects at several locations,
including replacing older inefficient air
compressors and installation of LED lights
and movement detectors.

Scope 1 emissions are emissions that come directly from ACCO Brands’ manufacturing,
warehousing and office locations. Scope 2 emissions are emissions that come fromenergy we purchase to run our manufacturing, warehousing and office locations.

* Updated 09-29-2020

Nine ACCO Brands facilities (11%) haveearned certifications under the ISO 50001
Energy Management standard. ISO 50001 is
designed to help an organization improve its
energy performance through making betteruse of its energy-intensive assets. Improved
energy performance maximizes the use ofenergy sources and energy-related assets,
reducing both cost and consumption.
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ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT

Forty-two percent of our ACCO Brands factory,
warehouse and office sites have achieved ISO 14001
Environmental Management certification. ISO 14001
provides a systematic framework to reduce
environmental impact by integrating management
practices with supporting environmental protection,
preventing pollution, minimizing waste and reducing
energy and materials consumption.
WASTE REDUCTION

WATER CONSUMPTION

In 2019, 83% of the non-hazardous waste
produced by our factories and warehouses
was recycled. The recycle rate declined from
86% in 2018 because of changes in our
manufacturing and warehouse footprint,
which led to more non-recyclable waste,
as sites managed through obsolescence.

Our factories and warehouses reduced their overall water consumption by almost 3% from2018. When compared against our 2018 water usage, 2019 includes an additional five sites
not included in our 2018 report. The five sites included one new site from an acquisition,
one new assembly operation and three sites with water data previously unavailable from thelandlords. The facilities that were reported in last year’s report had a 12% reduction of water
consumption from 2018. The reduction of water consumption is attributable to projects at
various locations to improve water management and usage awareness.

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PeopleGOAL

33%

ACCO Brands will continue to do our part intrying to make the world a better place bytreating everyone with respect, valuing
diversity, making our company more inclusive
and providing opportunities for employees tosucceed. Our corporate values include acting
responsibly in our global communities throughnumerous employee volunteer and outreach
initiatives.
We encourage our employees to make adifference in our company and in theircommunities by building on a fundamental
commitment to integrity, teamwork,
respect and inclusivity.

Increase thepercentage of
Director and above
female leaders globallyto 33% by 2025

TALENT MANAGEMENTDiversity and Inclusion
At ACCO Brands, our values include
respecting the individual and celebrating
diversity. We are stronger when we reflect
the rich diversity of the communities inwhich we work and the consumers who use
our products. We want our workforce toreflect the communities where we are based
and the markets and consumers we serve.
By 2025, our goal is to increase thepercentage of Director level and above
female leaders globally to 33% (40%in North America).

As the Home of Great Brands Built by Great
People, we believe our employees are the key
ingredient to our success. In alignment with
our Vision, Values and Leadership Promise,
we strive to create a great place to work ...
one that attracts top talent and motivatesthem to stay and contribute to our winningteam. The company’s strategic plan for
Human Resources, the ACCO Brands People
Plan, includes four areas of focus: Talent,
Leadership, Collaboration and a strong
HR Foundation. These areas of focus further
advance our People Plan.

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As of 12-31-2019

Talent Development
We invest in our employees by building individual and organizational capabilities thatprovide relevant learning and development solutions closely linked to business strategies.
We deliver company-required learning to ensure compliance with our Code of Conduct andother important policies. We enhance leadership effectiveness by fostering managers who
recognize that people leadership is where they impact the business and their teams. One
important priority, “Raising the Bar” on leadership development, supports the company’s
mission to have effective leaders at all levels.
We “Raise the Bar” by investing in the following ACCO Brands Leadership
Development programs:
Leadership Academy – people management training for directors;
Leadership Basecamp – people management training for managers; andOngoing Leadership Development – continuous, targeted capability-building
for all managers.

Talent and Succession PlanningManaging Engagement and Change

Building and sustaining strong talentpipelines continue to be areas of great
focus for ACCO Brands and are critical toour diversity goal and business success.
We continue to evolve our talent andsuccession planning processes to support theappropriate development and opportunities
for our next generation of leaders. We knowthat offering the right mix of on-the-job
experiences and learning and development
will support our goal of building capable andready talent to lead the company. In 2019,
we developed talent profiles for our Vice
Presidents, a framework that supports theirpersonal development plans.

At ACCO Brands, an important factor in our ability to deliver sustainable, long-term value
and optimize resource utilization is our proactive management of employee engagement
and change.
Employee Engagement - We periodically invite employees to give candid feedback about
their experiences working for ACCO Brands and our employees enthusiastically respond atworld-class participation rates. We also encourage employees to volunteer their time, efforts,
and ideas to create a work culture that reflects their ideals and values. This active engagement of leadership and employees not only drives our workplace culture, it also results inpositive business performance.
Change Management - Our enterprise change management strategy is designed to increase
ACCO Brands change capacity and accelerate successful change within the organization. Our
goal is to build change management competency by training managers, project leaders andhuman resources professionals to support, equip and enable individuals to transition fromcurrent state to future state so the organization realizes positive business results.
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OCCUPATIONALHEALTH & SAFETY
We are committed to Mission Zero—pursuing continuous improvement in
Health and Safety within all our locations
and to attain our goal of zero accidents
and zero incidents.

78%

of manufacturing anddistribution facilities
were audited in 2019

We have implemented our Comprehensive
Environmental and Safety Management
Plan (CESMP) as an overall management
system for our manufacturing anddistribution locations. CESMP audits
are completed by our EHS teams. Audit
performance is a measurement of theproactive steps each location is taking
to prevent injuries.

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92.7%

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Average score for
CESMP audits was 92.7%
in 2019x6

National Safety Council
Operational Excellence
Achievement Awards were
presented to six U.S.
locations in 2019

ACCO Brands EMEA was awarded
the RoSPA Order for Distinction.
The award recognizes anorganization’s overall healthand safety performance,
policies and procedures.

SUPPLY CHAINRESPONSIBILITY
We are committed to responsible
sourcing and we engage, support
and collaborate with our suppliersin pursuit of this objective.

950+

Suppliers completed 950+ e-learning
modules on various compliance topics,
such as labor, health & safety, security,and corrective action plan management

100%

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM
ACCO Brands continues to be committed to ensuring that workers are treated with respectand dignity, working conditions in our supply chain are safe and manufacturing processes
are environmentally responsible. See ACCO Brands’ Social Responsibility Policy here.
The basis for social responsibility audits is ACCO Brands’ Supplier Code of Conduct.
If non-conformances are identified during the audit, we require the supplier to createa corrective action plan and monitor the progress until all major non-conformances areresolved. Our compliance experts provide support to our suppliers with tailor-made training and coaching on specific social, environmental and governance issues, capacity building,e-learning and sharing best practices.
In 2019, we began developing a new audit model to transition from a geographical risk model
to a segmented approach. This new approach, which will be rolled out in 2020, aims to betteralign risk, influence, action and investment.

100% of 260 in-scope supplier factory
locations were audited

96%96% of all social responsibility checkpoints audited indicated conformancewith applicable standards

87%87% of requested suppliers certifiedcompliance with ACCO Brands’ Supplier
Code of Conduct

ACCO Brands is a member of the RetailIndustry Leaders Association (RILA)
which keeps us abreast of industry trends
in the areas of social compliance, humantrafficking and trade.

MetricTarget2019 Result

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

100%

87%

Launched updated Code of Conductcampaign with third-party online platform

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

100%

100%

260 suppliers determined to be in-scopefor audits in 2019 using a risk-based supplierselection; 55% audited by our third-party
auditors; 45% using other standards(ICTI, WRAP, SMETA,BSCI, SA8000)

Social responsibility audit
assessment overall performance

100%

96%

96% of all audit checklist points indicatedconformance with applicable standards

Priority issue non-conformance rate0%1%

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

Priority issue corrective action rate

100%

100%

Completed within 30 days

Other non-conformance rate

0%

12%

All other non-conformances

Other non-conformance corrective
action rate

100%

94%

Completed within 60–90 days

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Highlights

COMMUNITYACCO Brands Charitable Giving
and Community Outreach
Initiatives
Giving back to the communities where
we live and work is important to us asa company and to our people.
In 2019, we made approximately $2.2
million in monetary and in-kind donations
to charitable organizations around theworld. In addition to our overall corporate
commitment to the City of Hope,our employees and our company support
many local charities through volunteering,
donating products, providing financial support and creating strategic partnerships.
Some examples of our charitable andcommunity outreach initiatives include
collecting and delivering toys for ill children
undergoing medical treatment in Mexico;sponsoring an organization that focuseson the promotion of human rights, with
an emphasis on the rights of people withdisabilities, in Brazil; assembling gifts forchildren in third-world countries during
the holidays in Australia; and honoring aninternational day of charity by executing
various campaigns and activities for local
nonprofit organizations throughout Europe.

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City of Hope
In 2019, our giving campaign in support ofCity of Hope raised approximately $1 million
through company-sponsored efforts in the
U.S. The company has long been a supporterof City of Hope, an independent biomedical
research and treatment center for cancer,
diabetes and other life-threatening diseases.
Kids In Need Foundation
ACCO Brands is proud to be a long-time
partner of Kids In Need Foundation (KINF),
whose mission is to ensure that every childis prepared to learn and succeed in theclassroom by providing free school supplies in
the United States to students most in need.
In 2019, we supported KINF through$338,000 in monetary and in-kind donations.

Products
Our commitment to sustainability isa driving force behind our products
and product development processes
and reflects a company built on
integrity, accountability andstewardship. We distribute products
in more than 100 countries and arecommitted to selling products thatare safe, sustainable and high quality.

PRODUCTSCERTIFIED TOENVIRONMENTAL
AND SOCIALSUSTAINABILITY
STANDARDS

GOAL

Product certification to environmental andsocial sustainability standards is an indicator of a product’s safety, reliability, quality
and authenticity.

Increase the percentage ofour revenue from products
certified to third-party
environmental and social
sustainability standards by
10 percentage points
by 2025

The sale of products certified
to environmental and social
sustainability standards
generated 31.9% of ourrevenue in 2019.
Certifications included:• Art and Creative Materials Institute(ACMI) Approved Product• Austrian Eco Label• Blue Angel• ENERGY STAR
• Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)• Geprüfte Sicherheit• Good Environmental Choice Australia(GECA)• Nordic Swan
• Programme for the Endorsementof Forest Certification (PEFC)• Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)• UL Recycled Content

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Paper StewardshipWe use a considerable amount of wood fiberin our paper products. As such, sourcing
timber that is grown in responsibly
managed forests and is harvested legally or has recycled content - is essential to
our business. We are proud that 52% of ourmanufacturing sites hold various third-party
paper certifications, such as SFI, FSC
and PEFC.

317,161,677

Over 317 million units of product sold in 2019carried a SFI, FSC or PEFC certification.

PRODUCT
SAFETY POLICYQUALITY
Quality Management System:
ACCO Brands’ suppliers and manufacturing locations follow industry best practices
in assuring the quality of products. This isachieved through periodic quality systemand process audits performed either bycompany personnel or third parties.

ACCO Brands is committed to providing customers withsafe products that meet or exceed their expectations
for quality and safety and are designed to comply withall laws, standards and regulations. Our customers andconsumers can be confident that our products are safe
when used as intended. Our product safety program
defines core requirements that include minimum
product composition and safety standards, based onhuman health and environmental safety factors.

361

quality audits were conducted across ACCO
Brands’ supplier and manufacturing base

We take a risk-based due diligence approach whenassessing the safety of our products. An important
step of this assessment process is a product safety
and compliance review, which is incorporated into our
product development process. For our global products,
we have a four-step gate process for products wedevelop that includes identification of all requirements
and chemical restrictions before our products go
to market.

Production Start Approval:
Releases of new products are controlled
through a Production Start Approval
process that incorporates testing andevaluation of product samples, andimplementation of quality control plans.

All electrical products are designed to meet productsafety, energy efficiency and electromagnetic
compatibility (EMC) requirements, as applicable.
Higher risk products are subject to a more stringent
level of laboratory accreditation requirements, and we
often obtain third-party certifications that include
factory inspections. In addition, all products developed
in-house are subjected to a hazard-based safety review
during the development cycle to ensure that they meetindustry safety standards.

515

global and U.S. regional products werereleased through the Production Start
Approval process.

substances are listed on our
Restricted Substances List (RSL)

Quality Control:
During production or before shipment,
product inspections are performed bycompany employees or third-party
inspectors. Inspections provide confirmation that aesthetic, function, packaging andlabeling meet our specifications.

RSL requirements werecommunicated to 645 suppliers

product inspections were conducted across
ACCO Brands’ supplier and manufacturing base2019 Highlights:

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We are committed to using consumerfriendly and environmentally responsible
packaging and strive to reduce packaging
where possible. A significant amount ofour packaging contains recycled content
and/or is recyclable. In 2020, we plan tobegin benchmarking our current state ofpackaging. This effort will focus on
strategic opportunities to reducepackaging, increase recycled content
and consider material substitutions tolower our environmental impact.

AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING COVENANT
ACCO Brands Australia is a member of theAustralian Packaging Covenant Organization (APCO),a co-regulatory, not-for-profit organization with the aimof reducing the harmful impact of consumer packaging
on the Australian environment. APCO’s goals are to
optimize resource recovery of consumer packaging
through the supply chain and prevent the impact offugitive packaging on the environment. As a member,
ACCO Brands Australia has committed to assess
packaging using the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines
and the Australasian Recycling Label (ARL) - anevidence-based on-pack labeling system that advises
consumers how to correctly dispose product packaging.

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GovernanceThe company’s Board of Directors has adopted Corporate GovernancePrinciples. Along with the company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation
and Bylaws, charters of the Board of Directors’ committees, our Code of
Conduct and other key policies and practices of the Board of Directors,
the Principles provide a framework for the governance of the company.
These documents are available on our website at:https://accobrands.gcs-web.com/corporate-governance/principles-documents-charters

CODE OF CONDUCTOur Code of Conduct is an essential guide to
the way we conduct business. The collectionof policies, practices and procedures thatcomprise the Code are intended to promote
ethical and lawful behavior in all aspects ofbusiness for employees, officers and directors.
The Code articulates the corporation’s values ofintegrity and respect for others, and commitment
to diversity and responsible behaviors in, andsupport for, the communities in which we workand live. Above all, it requires that the conduct ofeveryone associated with ACCO Brands, including
our suppliers and other partners, is ethical andlawful and respects the dignity of others.
The Code of Conduct can be found at:https://www.accobrands.com/code-of-conduct/

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DATA SECURITY ANDPRIVACY COMMITMENT
ACCO Brands is committed tosecurely protecting the data of its
employees, customers, consumers,
and others. Our Cybersecurity,
Privacy and Risk Management teams
collectively work to promotesecurity and privacy throughout theorganization based on fundamental
principles of security, accountability,transparency, fairness andindividual rights.

SPEAKING UP
ACCO Brands encourages the active
involvement of its employees, officers anddirectors in the detection and prevention of
misconduct, including the reporting of suchactivity to the employee’s manager, anothermanager the employee trusts, the Human
Resources department, the Legal andCorporate Compliance department or
MySafeWorkplace – a telephone andinternet-based reporting system. The
company does not allow retaliation against
employees for reports made in good faith.

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We understand our responsibility to promotesecurity and privacy throughout the organization.
To that end, we undertake several privacy
initiatives each year, including periodic
cybersecurity and privacy awareness training
sessions. The company also created a data
inventory documenting how it uses personal data,
as well as data protection impact assessmentsfor processes that could potentially pose privacy
risks to individuals.
The company is a corporate memberof the International Association of Privacy
Professionals (IAPP), the world’s largest andmost comprehensive global information
privacy community.

ACCO BRANDSSASB REFERENCE TABLE
Our 2019 ESG Report marks ACCO Brands’ first time reporting to the SASB framework. As a diversified consumer
goods manufacturer, the nature of our business does not fit squarely within one industry as defined by the
Sustainable Industry Classification System. We focused on the Consumer Goods sector standards to identify
which topics are material to our business and identified five topics within the Multiline and Specialty Retailers& Distributors and Toys & Sporting Goods industry standards.
Topic

Accounting Metric

Category

Unit ofMeasureCode

Gigajoules (GJ)

CG-MR130a.1

Total energy consumed
Energy Management

Percentage grid electricity

Quantitative

Percentage renewable
Data Security

Description of approach toidentifying and addressing
security risks

Workforce Diversity& Inclusion

Percentage of gender andracial/ethnic grouprepresentation for(1) management and(2) all other employees

Revenue from products
SASB TABLE
third-party certified toenvironmental and/or social
sustainability standards

Discussion
and Analysis

N/A

Data

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB)
is an independent, private sector standards-settingorganization dedicated to enhancing the efficiency ofthe capital markets by fostering high-quality disclosureof material sustainability information that meets investor
needs. This table references the Standards for Multiline
and Specialty Retailers & Distributors and Toys & Sporting
Goods industries as defined by SASB’s Sustainable
Industry Classification System (SICS) with the locationof that information in ACCO Brands 2019 ESG Reportor accobrands.com.

Reference

329,195 GJ* *Updated 09-29-2020
88%

ESG: Climate Change, pages 5-6

4.5%
https://www.accobrands.com/compliance-center/acco-brands-data-security-privacy/

CG-MR230a. 1

Percentage(%)

CG-MR330a.1

Global Management:
Female 34%, Male 66%
Ethnic Minorities in U.S.
Management: 16%

Quantitative

Reportingcurrency

CG-MR410a. 1$624,609,498(31.9% of 2019 revenue)

Discussion
and Analysis

N/A

CG-MR410a. 2

https://www.accobrands.com/compliance-center/chemical-management/
ACCO Brands is committed to using consumer friendly andenvironmentally responsible packaging. A significant amountof our packaging contains recycled content and/or is recyclable.
In 2020, we plan to begin benchmarking our current state ofpackaging and focus on opportunities to reduce packaging,increase recycled content and consider material substitutions
to lower our environmental impact.

Quantitative

ESG: Diversity and Inclusion, page 8(Management includes Managers andabove. Data as of Dec 31, 2019)

ESG: Products Certified to Environmental and Social
Sustainability Standards, page 13

Table in separate document..
Product Sourcing,
Packaging & Marketing

Labor Conditionsin the Supply Chain

Discussion of processes toassess and manage risks
and/or hazards associatedwith chemicals in products

Discussion of strategies toreduce the environmental
impact of packaging

Discussion
and Analysis

N/A

CG-MR410a.3

Number of facilities audited
to a social responsibility
code of conduct

Quantitative

Number

CG-TS430a.1

260 facilities

ESG: Social Responsibility Program, page 11

CG-TS430a.2

Priority non-conformance
rate: 1.1%
Priority non-conformancecorrective action rate: 100%
Other non-conformance
rate: 12%
Other non-conformancecorrective action rate:
18
94% within 60 – 90 days

ESG: Social Responsibility Program, page 11

Direct suppliers’ social
responsibility audit(1) non-conformance rateand (2) associated corrective
action rate for (a) priority
non-conformances and (b)other non-conformances

Quantitative

RateCLOSING THOUGHTS
We are excited to announce our first setof global sustainability goals relating toenergy efficiency, diversity and products
certified to third-party environmental andsocial sustainability standards. We expect
to add more goals and make moreprogress over time.
Acting responsibly in our global
community goes beyond doing theminimum of what we are required to
do or what we are expected to do.
It includes having a positive impact on
the environment, as well as protecting
and helping the people who work for ourcompany or who live in the places where
we do business. It also means that we act
in an ethical and conscientious mannerin conducting business and managing
our company.
We recognize that our actions can have
impacts across the globe, and we arecommitted to ensuring that those
impacts are positive ones.
Acting responsibly in our global
community is a key part of what makes
us the Home of Great Brands Built
by Great People.

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