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Rexel believes it is its responsibility to encourage players up and down the value chain to improve their sustainable development practices. The first steps of this approach have been taken and the outlook is promising, both on supplier and customer sides.

ON THE SUPPLIER SIDE At the upper end of the value chain, Rexel already has a certain number of tools, starting with the Ethics Guide* or the environmental and social clauses included in its supply contracts. In Asia, the sourcing platform also conducts supplier quality and CSR audits. Since 2013, the Group has led supplier assessment pilot projects via the EcoVadis platform with 47 selected suppliers. This approach will be rolled out worldwide in 2016. The Group also works with purchasing managers from different countries to prepare the operational integration of the results obtained through

the EcoVadis platform into its supplier relations framework. The Group s sustainable responsibility will mean a more thorough and systematic product selection.

ON THE CUSTOMER SIDE At the lower end of the value chain, Rexel France launched an innovative Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling initiative in 2015. Rexel committed to collecting all of its professional customers used electrical equipment across the country, free of charge. Three solutions are offered to customers: branch drop-off, delivery of containers directly to customers offices or to their work sites. Rexel thus goes beyond its regulatory obligations, which only require the recycling of light bulbs and used equipment in case of new purchase. The initiative follows a pilot project conducted in the Aquitaine region (France), where the volume of collected WEEE tripled.

The project was accompanied by a campaign announcing, At Rexel, 100% of equipment is recycled . The eco- organization Récylum, which had already partnered with Rexel for collecting WEEE, guarantees clean-up, recycling and traceability of waste, enabling Rexel s customers to fulfill their legal obligations.

Promoting a responsible value chain

100% OF ITS CUSTOMERS USED

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT IN FRANCE

COMMITTING TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE ENVIRONMENT

* www.rexel.com/en/commitments/ethics-fight-against-corruption/

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