Sustainability at WESSLING: Our Path to the Future

• Reduce our greenhouse gas emissions from scopes 1 and 2 by 50%.
• Decrease our potable water consumption per employee by 30%.
• Reduce our Ordinary Industrial Waste per employee by 30%.
• By 2025, ensure that 100% of our analytical, computer, and telephone devices are used until their irreparable threshold.

To achieve these objectives, here is the defined action plan:

• Replacement of fossil fuels, insulation of our buildings, and optimization of our energy resource usage.
• Optimization of analytical processes to limit water usage. Rainwater harvesting and awareness-raising among employees regarding water sobriety.
• Implementation of an anti-waste and recycling charter for all departments starting in 2024.
• Purchase reconditioned computer and telephone equipment, maximum repair of analytical devices starting in 2024.

To achieve this, here are the concrete actions we will take:

• Implementation of a responsible purchasing charter starting in 2024.
• Integration of CSR and RRI (Responsible Research and Innovation) criteria into the selection and evaluation of our suppliers from 2024 onwards.
• Focus on products from "green chemistry": using solvents and gases that are less polluting and consume less energy.

The measurable objectives set are as follows:

• Reduce repetitive task time by a minimum of 30% through robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) in our analytical processes.
• Participate in a minimum of 4 R&D projects per year exclusively aimed at eco-responsibility.

To achieve these objectives, here is the concrete action plan to be implemented by the company:

• Digitization of laboratories and replacement of repetitive tasks with "cobots" (collaborative robots) or automation.
• Implementation of predictive and/or production AI.
• Identification of eco-responsible project demands by the R&D department and assessment of WESSLING France's impact in the realization of these projects.

Here are the measurable impact objectives set to engage as many stakeholders as possible:

1. Cooperate with our stakeholders with a regenerative aim or with the aim of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
2. Improve quality of life at work:
   • Reduce work accidents with more than 2 days of absence to a maximum of 2%.
   • Prevent health-related risks by conducting 4 awareness-raising and/or training actions per year.
3. Train and raise awareness among 100% of our permanent employees about social and environmental issues by 2025.
4. Support our employees so that 30% use sustainable modes of transportation.
5. Conduct a biodiversity visit to increase biodiversity on our owned sites starting in 2024 and improve the working environment.

Here is the concrete action plan to be progressively implemented:

1. Mobilize our stakeholders:

   • Raise public awareness through at least 2 actions per year about WESSLING France's commitment.
   • Inform our clients with a best practice guide and engage in discussions with them to involve them in our ecological transition.
   • Select, raise awareness, and encourage our suppliers toward more eco-responsible practices.

2. Improve quality of life at work:

   • Increase employee training on workplace risks.
   • Reduce workplace stress by promoting inter-manager and inter-departmental cooperation.
   • Conduct 4 awareness-raising and/or training actions per year (excluding mandatory training) for all or part of the staff through cooperation with our health, welfare, or occupational health partners.
   • Establish partnerships in our communities with local stakeholders to promote a new societal model and encourage employee engagement.
   • Implement as many recommended actions as possible following the biodiversity visit.

3. Conduct a Climate Mural workshop for 100% of permanent employees.

4. Encourage sustainable mobility.