Date: July 2024

Sustainable Procurement
and Purchasing Policy
Dear Suppliers and Partners,
For VusionGroup, responsible purchasing reflects three key aspects of sustainable
development throughout the life cycle of the products and services purchased: theenvironmental, social, and economic dimensions. Putting sustainability at the heart of theprocurement strategy is key to VusionGroup’s goal of making a sustainable contribution tosociety. This policy details how VusionGroup incorporates environmental and social
considerations into its procurement policies and practices.

VusionGroup’s sustainable mission:
VusionGroup believes in sustainable innovation that will serve its customers andstakeholders well into the future through four shared value-creation goals:
1. Facilitate more sustainable business operations
2. Promote positive social impact
3. Make VusionGroup an appealing environment for its employees, partners, suppliers andinvestors
4. Apply the highest standards of governance.
VusionGroup’s sustainable procurement and purchasing Policy helps ensure that it meets
its operational excellence and competitiveness targets aligned with its corporate social
responsibility (CSR) and environmental commitments as well as ensuring that the Group’s CSR
commitments are embedded throughout the supply chain, along with efforts to reduce thecompany’s carbon footprint.
VusionGroup is therefore committed to understanding and managing the environmental
and social impact of its operations including the procurement of goods and services throughout
the value chain.

Legal compliance: control of raw materials and their origins
The initial phase of establishing a sustainable supply chain involves verifying that thesubstances utilized are non-hazardous and eco-friendly, while also mitigating their environmental
footprint throughout the life cycle of the associated products.

VusionGroup S.A. – 55, place Nelson Mandela – CS 60106 92024 Nanterre – France
A limited company with share capital of €31,917,316
Registration number in the Nanterre Trade and Companies Register: 479 345 464
Tel: + 33 (0)1 34 34 61 61 - Fax: + 33 (0)1 55 69 78 00 www.vusion.com

To achieve this, VusionGroup adheres to strict environmental regulations. In line with its
Environmental Policy and the Positive Commerce Roadmap 1 , VusionGroup products comply with
the EU REACH Regulation2 the EU RoHS Directive3, and the WEEE directive4. These are intended:••

To reduce and restrict substances that are potentially harmful to humans or the environment
To regulate the management of waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment toreduce their environmental impact and promote recycling

VusionGroup also follows the 3TG guidelines, which aims to prevent the financing of armed conflicts
and promote responsible mineral sourcing. It ensures that minerals such as tin, tantalum, tungsten,and gold are not extracted under conditions that contribute to armed conflict or human rights
abuses.
These regulations are precisely explained in the RoHS, REACH and WEEE Policy and theConflict Minerals Policy.
In addition, keen to strengthen its ambition to build better and positive physical retail,VusionGroup proactively follows and positively contributes to the OECD Guidelines forMultinational Enterprises drawn from the MNE Declaration. VusionGroup is committed to theTen Principles of the UN Global Compact and aims to foster these principles by engaging inconstructive dialogue with its supply chain, as developed in the Commitment to the ILO MNE
Declaration and Respect for its Guidelines.

Capacity building and suppliers' engagement for sustainable procurement
VusionGroup recognizes that improving its procurement performance is an ongoingprocess. Its suppliers are important partners on the journey to becoming more sustainable.
VusionGroup wants to conduct business with responsible suppliers – companies that: respect therule of law and human rights, understand the nature of the products and materials they aresupplying, and recognize their responsibility to protect the environment.
VusionGroup, seeks to advance its responsible purchasing and procurement practices byensuring that all industrial suppliers:-

Comply with national and international laws and technical standards including majorinternational conventions;
Respect social aspects, in particular respect for human rights5;
Apply appropriate labor practices, namely recognized employment with legal andcontractual rights, freedom of association and non-retaliation, health and safety

This sets out its commitment to protect the environment by achieving a low-waste, low-carbon
and sustainable digital transformation of the retail sector.
2
REACH: Regulation for Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of CHemicals (EUchemical control policy)
3RoHS: Restriction of the Use of Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment
4WEEE: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
15I.e., forbid child labor, forced labor, modern slavery, avoid discrimination, harassment or abusive behavior,respectvulnerable groups

VusionGroup S.A. – 55, place Nelson Mandela – CS 60106 92024 Nanterre – France
A limited company with share capital of €31,917,316
Registration number in the Nanterre Trade and Companies Register: 479 345 464
Tel: + 33 (0)1 34 34 61 61 - Fax: + 33 (0)1 55 69 78 00 www.vusion.com-conditions;Manage and minimize the environmental impact in terms of resource use, pollution,
biodiversity protection, combatting climate change6;
Operate ethically7;

To assess and ensure sustainability and respect of Human Rights in its industrial supply chain, theGroup developed a Supplier Code of Conduct. It is signed by more than 98% of its industrialpurchases. Additionally, VusionGroup evaluates the quality and CSR aspects of its supply chain
listed above through three types of audits:•••

Self-Assessment Questionnaires: completed by potential new suppliers, thesequestionnaires identify any major breaches of the Group’s social and environmental
requirements.
Internal Audits: conducted by our product quality teams, during regular on-site visits toour subcontractors and suppliers. These audits ensure suppliers meet quality standards
and comply with the sustainable purchasing policy: more than 97% of industrial purchases
and the Group’s main indirect suppliers are audited on a yearly basis.
Third-Party Assessments: the Group has commissioned EcoVadis, the world’s largest andmost trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, to require its suppliers to perform
EcoVadis’ assessment.

These measures ensure transparency and uphold high standards of social and environmental
responsibility across VusionGroup’s supply chain.

In conclusion, VusionGroup demonstrates its commitment to integrating environmental andsocial considerations into sustainable procurement practices across the lifecycle of its
products. Through stringent control of raw materials, adherence to regulations like REACH
and RoHS, and collaboration with responsible suppliers carefully assessed, VusionGroup
ensures ambitious standards of sustainability across its supply chain.

Authorized by the Chief Executive Officer, VusionGroup

6E.g., non-toxic substances and renewable materials during the product design phase; reuse, recycling and disposal oftheproduct at the end of its life.
7
Notably bribery and anti-corruption, sanctions, fair competition and avoiding conflicts of interest

VusionGroup S.A. – 55, place Nelson Mandela – CS 60106 92024 Nanterre – France
A limited company with share capital of €31,917,316
Registration number in the Nanterre Trade and Companies Register: 479 345 464
Tel: + 33 (0)1 34 34 61 61 - Fax: + 33 (0)1 55 69 78 00 www.vusion.com