FOCUS

on important things

ESG 2020
REPORTESG 2020

A MESSAGETO OURSTAKEHOLDERSACCO Brands experienced one of its most difficult years in 2020, as the
pandemic had a major effect on our consumers, employees, customers andcompany. But the worst is now behind us; and looking back, I’m very pleased
with our actions and results. While we’re still recovering, we continue to focus
on the important things – keeping our employees safe, our customers
supported, and our company in conformance with its obligations.
Despite the difficulties of 2020, we continued to make progress on ourPlanet, People and Products global sustainability goals relating to energy
efficiency, diversity and third-party certification. We also continued to focus
on the five initiatives identified in 2019 as most relevant for our business, as
expressed by stakeholders, using the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board(SASB) Materiality Matrix. These included Energy Management, Data Security,
Workforce Diversity and Inclusion, Product Sourcing, Packaging and Marketing,and Labor Conditions in the Supply Chain.
I’m very proud of ACCO Brands employees and our advancements in 2020,albeit under unusual circumstances. We continue to believe that acting
responsibly in our global community is an integral part of what 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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GOALS
10%

Increase our energy efficiency at ourfacilities by 10% by 2025

33%

Increase the percentage of
Director-level-and-above female
leaders globally to 33% by 2025

10pp

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

29%

1.3M

11% reduction in energy
consumption and lower
carbon rates from certain
electricity providers
contributed to a 29%
reduction in CO2emissions for the samesites we reported in 20192020

ESG Report Highlights

Made approximately$1.3 million inmonetary andin-kind donations
to charitable organizations around the world

98%

89%

Suppliers audited
achieved conformancewith applicablestandards on 98% of
all social responsibility
audit check points

Recycled 89% of the
non-hazardous waste
in our factories andwarehouses

3.7pp

28%

Increased thepercentage of
Director-level-andabove females globallyto 28%, up from ourbaseline of 27%

Increased our revenue
from products
certified to thirdparty environmental
and social standards by
3.7 percentage points

40%

40% of ACCO Brands
people managers haveattended a “Raising
the Bar” leadershipdevelopment program3

ACCO BRANDSCOMPANY PROFILEACCO Brands Corporation (NYSE: ACCO) is oneof the world’s largest designers, marketers andmanufacturers of branded academic, consumer andbusiness products. Our widely recognized brands
include Artline®, AT-A-GLANCE®, Barrilito®,
Derwent®, Esselte®, Five Star®, Foroni®, GBC®,
Hilroy®, Kensington®, Leitz®, Mead®, PowerA®,
Quartet®, Rapid®, Rexel®, Swingline®, Tilibra®,
Wilson Jones® and many others. Our products are
sold in more than 100 countries around the world.
More information about ACCO Brands, the Home ofGreat Brands Built by Great People, can be found atwww.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 anchored firmly
in our corporate values and has been an integral partof our corporate culture for more than 100 years.
PLANET, PEOPLE and PRODUCTS are the foundationof our global sustainability platform.

4PlanetACCO 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.

CLIMATE CHANGE
As global citizens, we’re concerned about the negative
consequences of climate change and are committed todoing our part to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Energy Management
Reducing the energy intensity of our operations is a cost-effective way to reduce emissions,increase the energy efficiency of our facilities and support our sustainability strategy. Our
goal is to increase energy efficiency at our factories and warehouses, as well as in offices
with 50+ employees, by 10% from our 2019 baseline by 2025.

GOAL

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

Our Senior Vice President, North America Operations and Global Supply Chain, leads ourefforts to achieve this goal. Site performance and the status of key initiatives are reviewed
quarterly with our executive leadership team. New energy management projects begun in2020 included optimizing production and packaging flows, improving in-line production
processes, and replacing lighting with highly energy efficient LED lights.
Our total 2020 energy consumption was 8.5% lower than in 2019. Our 2020 footprint
included three new locations in Brazil that were acquired in late 2019. Comparing justthe sites reported in our 2019 ESG Report, those sites had an 11% reduction in energy
consumption in 2020. We are still evaluating the most meaningful way to report energy
efficiency progress to our goal.
Improved energy-efficiency reduces energy use, energy associated costs, and greenhousegas emissions. We will continue to seek ways to reduce our energy use within our sites
to meet our 2025 goal.

5Site Highlight: Uelzen

Carbon Dioxide Emissions

In the latter half of 2019, our Uelzen,
Germany, facility replaced three older
compressors in the facility that are usedfor various production, maintenance andwarehouse operations. The new compressors
have updated technologies, including heatrecovery systems, which make them much
more energy efficient. For 2020, the site
estimated that the new compressors saved
approximately 152,650 kWh in energy.

Our CO2 Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions from our manufacturing, warehousing, as well as
office locations with 50+ employees were down 24% compared with 2019. In 2020, our sites
generated 33,409 tonnes of CO2. For those sites reported in our 2019 ESG report, emissions
decreased by 29%. Some of our sites benefited from a decrease in carbon emissions due
to electricity providers having lower carbon conversion rates versus 2019.
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.

Energy Management

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Fourteen percent of ACCO Brands manufacturing, warehousing and office locations with50+ employees have earned certifications
under the ISO 50001 Energy Management
standard. ISO 50001 is designed to help anorganization improve its energy performancethrough better use of its energy-intensive
assets. Improved energy performancemaximizes the use of energy sources andenergy-related assets, reducing both costand consumption.

ENVIRONMENTAL
MANAGEMENT

Fifty-two percent of our ACCO Brands factory,
warehouse and office sites with 50+ employees haveachieved 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 andreducing energy and materials consumption.
WASTE REDUCTION

WATER CONSUMPTION

In 2020, 89% of the non-hazardous

Our factories and warehouses reduced overall water
consumption by almost 7% from 2019. When compared against
our 2019 water usage, 2020 includes net two additional sites
not included in our 2019 ESG Report. The facilities that werereported in last year’s report that are also reported in 2020
had a 15% reduction of water consumption from 2019.

waste produced by our factories
and warehouses was recycled.
The recycle rate improved by 6%
over 2019.

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PeopleGOAL

33%

As the Home of Great Brands Built by
Great People, we believe our employees
are the key 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 andmotivates them to stay and contributeto our winning team. We are committed
to building a diverse, inclusive workplace
where everyone is treated with respectand has the opportunity to succeed.

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

HUMAN CAPITALMANAGEMENTDiversity and Inclusion
At ACCO Brands, our values include
respecting the individual and embracing
diversity. We are stronger when we reflect
and leverage the rich diversity of thecommunities in which we work and theconsumers who use our products. By 2025,
our goal is to increase the percentage of
Director-level-and-above female leaders
globally to 33% (40% in North America).
In 2020, we increased the percentage of
Director-level-and-above female leaders
globally to 28%, up from our baselineof 27%.

The company’s strategic planfor Human Resources, theACCO Brands People Plan,
includes four areas of focus:
Talent, Leadership, theEmployee Experience andEngagement and a strong
Human Resources Foundation.

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Talent
We invest in our employees by building individual and organizational
capabilities that provide relevant learning and development solutions
closely linked to business strategies. Our integrated talent management
process enables employee development and advancement. In 2020
we completed a pilot of new 360-degree feedback and development
planning tools. These tools encourage employees to work in partnershipwith their managers on development and career advancement. We also
expanded the scope of our training programs to include the acquisitionof critical functional skills to meet the needs of the business. An exampleof this includes a new consumer marketing training program designed
to strengthen our teams’ digital marketing skills and experience.

Leadership

EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE AND ENGAGEMENT

We enhance leadership effectiveness by fostering
managers who recognize that people leadershipis where they best impact the business and theirteams. One important training priority, “Raising
the Bar” on leadership development, supports
the company’s mission to have effective leaders
at all levels. In 2020, we converted our offerings
to virtual delivery to ensure we could continue toprovide leadership development while working
remotely during the pandemic.

At ACCO Brands, our experience leading through the pandemic reinforced the importance of ourculture of determination, resilience and adaptability. Our keen focus on communications and adopting
policies that enable our people to manage the increasing demands of work and family has been key
to keeping employees engaged and productive.

We “Raise the Bar” by investing in the following
ACCO Brands Leadership Development programs:

Hybrid Options for Work

Leadership Academy – people management
training for directors [53% have attended]
Leadership Basecamp – people management
training for managers [15% have attended]

Enhanced Communications

Recognizing that managers play a big role in driving productivity and employee engagement,
in 2020, we introduced Manager Toolkits in North America. The toolkits are distributed
monthly to managers and reinforce key messages from leadership, include talking points
for their teams, and links to just-in-time resources on relevant topics.
As the pandemic unfolded in the spring of 2020, we quickly transitioned to a work-from-homeenvironment for most of our office staff, while protecting the health and safety of our manufacturing
and distribution personnel. This experience is the foundation for global hybrid working solutions that
we will offer to most of our professional workforce post-pandemic. Longer term, we expect that
more than 50% of our office employees will work a few days each week from home and a few fromcompany offices. We believe that offering this flexibility improves employee retention and morale,
expands our recruiting opportunities, and demonstrates trust in our employees while maintaining
exceptional productivity.
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OCCUPATIONALHEALTH AND SAFETY

Highlights
The National Safety Council Operation Perfect
Record Award was presented to our Ontario,
California; Sidney, New York; Mississauga,
Ontario; and Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin locations
and the Occupational Excellence Achievement
award was presented to our Booneville,
Mississippi location.

We are committed to Mission Zero—pursuing continuous improvement
in health and safety within all our locations and delivering on our goalof zero accidents and zero incidents.
We have implemented our Comprehensive Environmental and Safety
Management Plan (CESMP) as an overall management system for our
manufacturing and distribution locations. Our Environmental, Healthand Safety team normally conducts annual onsite CESMP audits. Audit
performance is a measurement of the proactive steps each location
is taking to prevent injuries. Due to the pandemic, we were unable toperform onsite audits in 2020. During 2021, we intend to resume our
CESMP audit program through a combination of remote and onsite
audit protocols.

ACCO Brands EMEA was awarded the
RoSPA Order of Distinction for 23 consecutive
Gold Medals. The award recognizes anorganization’s overall health and safety
performance, policies and procedures.

COVID-19 Response• ACCO Brands was quick to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic with the formation of the
COVID-19 Task Force in late February 2020.
• The Task Force is comprised of members from Communications, Environmental Health and Safety,
Human Resources, Legal and Risk Management.
• The Task Force meets weekly to review COVID-19 developments and their implications on our people
and facilities. The Task Force is responsible for making recommendations to executive management
regarding the handling of all aspects of the pandemic and provides guidance, protocols, signage
and updates on numerous COVID-19-related topics.
• Information regarding COVID-19 cases affecting our employees is managed globally by Human
Resources. Executive management reviews a weekly dashboard containing COVID-related
information about the Company’s workforce, and takes appropriate mitigating actions.
• Office reopening guidance and training, along with a Reopening Playbook, were developed detailingsteps office sites and employees should take before returning to the office.
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SUPPLY CHAINRESPONSIBILITY
We are committed to responsible
sourcing and we engage, support
and collaborate with our suppliersin pursuit of this objective.

180+

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM
ACCO Brands is committed to ensuring that its employees and contract workers are treated withrespect and dignity, working conditions in our operations and supply chain are safe, and manufacturing processes are environmentally responsible. See ACCO Brands’ Social Responsibility Policy here.
Our Social Responsibility Policy is guided by international human rights principles encompassed in
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work and the United Nations’ Guiding Principles on Businessand Human Rights.

Suppliers completed 180+ e-learning
lessons on various compliance topics, such as labor,
health and safety, security and corrective action planmanagement

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 create a corrective action plan and monitor
the progress until all major non-conformances are resolved. Our compliance experts provide support
to our suppliers with tailor-made training and coaching on specific social, environmental and governanceissues, capacity building, e-learning and sharing best practices.

100% of 177 strategic in-scope
supplier factory locations were audited

In 2020, we launched a new audit model to better align risk, influence, compliance, corrective action
and investment. In addition, we have implemented Worker Sentiment Surveys into our audit processusing Laborlink technology, a mobile platform that provides workers a way to share their viewpoints on
topics such as grievance mechanism, work atmosphere, wages and hours, production efficiency, workforce stability and demographics. This survey offers insight to topics otherwise difficult to surface andprovides workers’ perspectives that help validate the progress made in factories. The Worker Sentiment
Survey was completed as part of 93% of ACCO Brands initiated third-party supplier audits in 2020.

100%
98%

98% of all social responsibility checkpoints audited indicated conformance with applicablestandards

90%90% of requested suppliers certifiedcompliance with ACCO Brands’ Supplier Code of
Conduct

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69 Worker Sentiment Surveys completed• More than 90% of survey respondents say that they
see themselves working at the same site one year
from completing the survey• Approximately 85% of respondents would recommend their worksite (ACCO Brands supplier) as agood place to work
• More than 83% of respondents say that they
consider their wages to be fair

88%

88% of requested suppliers certifiedcompliance with ACCO Brands’ Conflict Minerals Policy

ACCO Brands is a member of the Retail Industry
Leaders Association (RILA) which keeps us abreastof industry trends in the areas of social compliance,
human trafficking and trade.

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

100%

92%

Launched updated Code of Conductcampaign with third-party online platform

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

100%

100%

177 suppliers determined to be in-scope for
audits in 2020 using a risk-based supplierselection; 42% audited by our third-party
auditors; 58% using other standards(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 rate0%–

No priority non-conformances identified
in 2020

Priority issue corrective-action rate

100%

N/A

Completed within 30 days

Other non-conformance rate

0%

7.8%

All other non-conformances

Other non-conformancecorrective-action rate

100%

84%

Completed within 60–90 days

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2020 Results Highlights

COMMUNITYACCO Brands Charitable
Giving and Community
Outreach Initiatives
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020,
our employees still found safe ways togive back to their local communities while
following all local COVID-19 health andsafety guidelines.
In 2020, we made approximately $1.3
million in monetary and in-kind
donations to charitable organizations
around the world. In addition to our overall
corporate commitment to the City of Hope,our employees and our company support
many local charities through volunteering,strategic partnerships, donating products,
and providing financial support.
Some examples of our charitable andcommunity outreach initiatives in 2020
include raising funds in Australia for an
organization that combatted nationwide
bushfires; donating raw materials acrossthe U.S. to organizations committed to
producing face shields to keep essential
workers safe from COVID-19; providing
art supplies to various organizations in the
U.K. for therapy purposes; collecting anddonating toys for children in Brazil during
the holidays; and donating school supplies
to an honored U.S. school and teacher
as part of a charitable outreach event
organized in collaboration with the
NBC Today Show.
12City of HopeOur giving campaign in support of City of
Hope raised nearly $900,000 throughcompany-sponsored efforts in the U.S. in 2020.
ACCO Brands has long been a supporter ofCity 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 the Kids In Need Foundation (KINF),
whose mission is to ensure that every U.S.
child is prepared to learn and succeed in theclassroom by providing free school supplies
to students most in need. In 2020, we
supported KINF with $340,000 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 andare committed to selling productsthat are safe, sustainable andhigh quality.

GOAL

10pp

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

PRODUCTS CERTIFIEDTO ENVIRONMENTAL
AND SOCIALSUSTAINABILITY
STANDARDS
Product certification to environmental andsocial sustainability standards is an indicatorof a product’s safety, reliability, quality andauthenticity. In 2020, we set a global goal toincrease the percentage of our revenue fromproducts certified to third-party environmental
and social sustainability standards by 10
percentage points by 2025. Our 2019 grosssales of certified products was 31.9% of ourglobal net sales. We increased this by 3.7
percentage points in 2020.
This increase is attributed to growth in salesof regionally certified shredders, air purifiers
and art supplies. Certified wood fiber productsales were lower in 2020, but continue to be asignificant contribution of our overall certified
product sales.

Our Global Certifications included:• Art and Creative Materials Institute (ACMI)
Approved Product• Austrian Eco Label• Blue Angel• Carbon Neutral• 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 Greenguard• UL Recycled Content

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PRODUCT HIGHLIGHT
We have spent many years implementing leanmanufacturing principles in our European factories
to reduce our carbon footprint. In 2020, we were proud
to be the first company to offer a market-leading rangeof Leitz® files certified as climate-neutral by Climate
Partner. We also launched Leitz® Recycle, a 100%
recyclable, climate-neutral line of products constructed with a high percentage of pre-consumer recycledmaterial. This product line was recognized by Red Dot for
its style and functionality. Red Dot is one of the largest
and most recognized worldwide consumer and industrial
design competitions.
With the support of experts from Climate Partner,
we calculated the carbon footprint of both of theseproduct lines from creation of the raw materials todelivery to customers. We then invested in a certified
project to compensate for the emissions generated
through the manufacture of these products.

PRODUCT
SAFETY POLICYQUALITY

ACCO Brands is committed to providing customers withsafe products that meet or exceed their expectations for
quality and safety and are designed to comply with allapplicable laws, standards and regulations. Our customers
and consumers can be confident that our products aresafe when used as intended. Our product safety program
defines core requirements that include minimum productcomposition and safety standards, based on humanhealth and environmental safety factors.

ACCO Brands’ suppliers and manufacturinglocations follow industry-best practices inassuring the quality of products. This isachieved through periodic quality systemand process audits performed either bycompany personnel or third parties.

We take a risk-based due diligence approach whenassessing the safety of our products. An important stepof this assessment process is a product safety andcompliance review. For our global products, we have afour-step gate process that includes identification of all
product safety and compliance requirements.
All electrical products are designed to meet applicableproduct safety, chemical composition, energy efficiency
and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) requirements.
Our school products are evaluated to ensure they meet
all required local child health and safety standards. 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 meet industry safety standards.

2020 Highlights

253

Our Restricted Substances List (RSL) contains
253 substances

577

RSL requirements were communicated to577 suppliers
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Quality Management System369

In 2020, 369 quality audits were conductedacross ACCO Brands’ supplier andmanufacturing base.

Production Start Approval

Releases of new products are controlled
through a Production Start Approval processthat incorporates testing and evaluation of
product samples, and implementation ofquality control plans.

383

In 2020, 383 global and U.S. regional products
were released through the Production Start
Approval process.

Quality Control

During production or before shipment, productinspections are performed by company employees or third-party inspectors. Inspections
provide confirmation that aesthetic, function,
packaging and labeling meet our specifications.

52,563

In 2020, 52,563 product inspections wereconducted across ACCO Brands’ supplier andmanufacturing base.

PACKAGING
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
continued to focus on strategic
opportunities to reduce packaging,increase recycled content and consider
material substitutions to lower ourenvironmental impact.

Kensington® Computer Accessories

Leitz® Cosy Highlight

Every year, packaging alone accounts for tons of

Our leading European brand of premium office

non-recyclable waste when the plastic and otherproducts, Leitz®, launched Leitz® Cosy - a new range

materials used are not fully recyclable. To help

designed to look appealing in the office and at home -reduce plastic waste, our computer accessories businessfeatures plastic-free recyclable packaging. The simple,

launched a new line of eco-friendly packaging in 2020,

but highly attractive, packaging is made of cardboard

with a plan of implementing sustainable packaging forand paper so it can be easily recycled and contains

all new product launches going forward.

recycled fibers wherever possible.

This plant-based packaging is easy to recycle. It is
Forest Stewardship Council certified and uses
chlorine-free paper, water-based varnish, plant-based
soy ink, and matte oils. The packaging and materials
are lighter and less bulky, which helps keep products
protected during shipping while enabling more efficientpallet configurations that save on fuel for transport.

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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://ir.accobrands.com/governance/governance-documents/default.aspx

CODE OF CONDUCTOur Code of Conduct is an essential guide to theway we conduct business. The collection of policies,
practices and procedures that comprise the Code areintended to promote ethical and lawful behavior in all
aspects of business for employees, officers and directors as well as third-party agents. The Code articulates
our values of integrity and respect for others, and ourcommitment to diversity and responsible behaviors in,and support for, the communities in which we work andlive. Above all, it requires that the conduct of everyone
associated with ACCO Brands, including our suppliers
and other partners, is ethical and lawful, and respects
the human rights and dignity of others.
The Code of Conduct can be found at:https://www.accobrands.com/code-of-conduct/
We deliver company-required learning annually toensure understanding of and compliance with our
Code of Conduct and other important policies.
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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 and individual
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 andCompliance department or MySafeWorkplace– a telephone and internet-based reporting
system. The company does not allow
retaliation against employees for reports
made in good faith.

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One of the key ways in which we do this is
ensuring that individuals can easily exercise theirrights over their personal data and that we
respond to those requests in a timely manner.
To achieve this, ACCO Brands has built a custom
platform called MyData—so named to emphasizethat personal data belongs to the relevant
individual and not any company. MyData allows
ACCO Brands to quickly respond to requests andprivacy queries from individuals in various
countries around the world. It is designed toremove access barriers, ensure proper identity
verification, collate data from multiple systems,
deliver data to individuals in a secure manner,and create a reviewable audit trail.
In 2020, ACCO Brands responded to:• 66 customer and consumer access requests• 109 customer and consumer deletion requests

ACCO BRANDSSASB REFERENCE TABLEThe Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) is anindependent, private sector standards-setting organization
dedicated to enhancing the efficiency of the capital markets byfostering high-quality disclosure of material sustainability informationthat meets investor needs. This table references the Standards for

ACCO Brands is 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 andSpecialty 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

Workforce Diversity& Inclusion

Description of approach toidentifying and addressing
security risks

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

Discussion
and Analysis

Quantitative

N/A

Percentage
(%)

Data

Goods industries as defined by SASB’s Sustainable Industry
Classification System (SICS) with the location of that informationin ACCO Brands 2020 ESG Report or accobrands.com.

Reference

309,505 GJ
85%

ESG: Climate Change, pages 5-6

4.8%
https://www.accobrands.com/compliance-center/acco-brands-data-security-privacy/

CG-MR230a.1

CG-MR330a.1

Multiline and Specialty Retailers & Distributors and Toys & Sporting

Global Management:
Women 35%, Men 65%
All other global employees:
Women 40%, Men 60%
Ethnic Minorities in U.S.
Management: 14%;Ethnic Minorities all other U.S.
employees: 19%

ESG: Diversity and Inclusion, page 8(Management includes Managers andabove. Data as of Dec 31, 2020)

Product Sourcing,
Packaging & Marketing

Labor Conditionsin the Supply Chain

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

Quantitative

Reportingcurrency

CG-MR410a.1

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

Discussion
and Analysis

N/A

CG-MR410a.2

https://www.accobrands.com/compliance-center/chemical-management/

Discussion of strategies toreduce the environmental
impact of packaging

Discussion
and Analysis

N/A

CG-MR410a.3

ACCO Brands is committed to using consumer friendly andenvironmentally responsible packaging. A significant amount ofour packaging contains recycled content and/or is recyclable.
ESG: Packaging, page 15

Number of facilities audited
to a social responsibility
code of conduct

Quantitative

Number

CG-TS430a.1

177 facilities

ESG: Social Responsibility Program, page 11

CG-TS430a.2

Priority non-conformance rate:
0% Priority non-conformancecorrective action rate: 100%
Other non-conformance rate:
7.8% Other non-conformancecorrective action rate:
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$588,733,863(gross USD sales)18

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

CLOSING THOUGHTSIn 2020, we focused on the important
things – keeping our employees safe, ourcustomers supported, and our company
in conformance with its obligations. Acting
responsibly in our global community goesbeyond doing the minimum of what we are
required to do or what we are expected todo. 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 canhave impacts across the globe, and weare committed to ensuring that those
impacts are positive ones, which is a
key part of what makes us the Home ofGreat Brands Built by Great People.