Groupe Roullier

2021 Non-Financial Reporting Statement Groupe Roullier 60 2021 Non-Financial Reporting Statement Groupe Roullier COMMITTED TOGETHER FOR REGIONS AND COMMUNITIES COMMITTED TOGETHER FOR REGIONS AND COMMUNITIES #1 SUPPORTING AND ENCOURAGING DYNAMIC REGIONAL ECONOMIES The need to reflect on the societal role of companies that began in France with the PACTE legislation of 2019, and has been made all the more urgent by the health crisis of the last two years, has now become essential. Implementation of the PACTE Action Plan for Business Growth and Transformation was a pivotal point for CSR, because it enshrined the duty of companies to address social issues through the management of its business as part of the French Civil Code. This imperative for companies to demonstrate their contribution to society has been further highlighted over the past two years, when the economic crisis caused in part by the pandemic generated high levels of solidarity in support of those businesses negatively impacted. This highly unstable situation has also made it harder for young people to enter the labour market: 1 in 8 of those aged 15-29 in OECD countries are now unemployed 1 , and almost 1.6 billion learners (94% of the total) have experienced educational discontinuity as a direct result of COVID-19 2 . In this context, being a ‘company engaged with society’ makes perfect sense. Our aim in our operating regions is to facilitate and improve the employability of these young people by building closer links between companies and the world of education as part of our contribution to economic expansion through inter-company support and providing help for entrepreneurs and research organisations. 1 OECD (2022) - Unemployment rate by age group (data.oecd.org) 2 United Nations - Policy Brief: Education during COVID-19 and beyond (2020) Contributing to the development of qualification-based local employment We support the development of local skills and expansion of expertise by building closer relationships with educational institutions in our operating regions as part of ensuring that the world of education continues to work in synergy with today’s fast-changing business world. In 2021, we formed or renewed ten partnerships with French engineering graduate schools, management schools and universities working in disciplines relevant to our business sectors: IGR-IAE Rennes, Agrocampus Ouest, Campus Esprit Industries, ESA Angers, Confédération Nationales des Juniors Entreprises (regional partnership), Rennes School of Business, Université de Rennes 1, INSA Rennes, IMT Atlantique and Association Jeunesses Entreprises. Our subsidiary companies have also built close relationships with other schools, colleges and universities whose work is relevant to their businesses, bringing the total number of partnerships in France to 14. Our employees are actively involved in consolidating these partnerships through a range of initiatives. In 2021, 37 of these initiatives were implemented either face-to-face or virtually. The majority of these meetings and events used a digital format to continue our contribution to bringing young people into the world of work, and facilitate our relationships with educational institutions around the world. As part of its partnership with UNIAGRO and Agrocampus Ouest, TIMAC AGRO International held a series of workshop and round table sessions on issues that included finding a first job, communication skills, cover letter preparation and recruitment interview technique. TIMAB Magnesium has also leased laboratory space on the Ecole Nationale Supérieure de Chimie campus in Rennes (France) as part of its partnership with this chemistry graduate school, and is working alongside chemical engineering students to develop projects with practical applications. Lastly, NUWEN set up two tutored projects on quality and production issues with ESIAB (Graduate School of Agri-food Engineers of Britanny) students in 2021. One of the ultimate goals of these partnerships is to introduce students to our career opportunities and business sectors as the basis for recruiting interns, work/study trainees and new employees. They complement the many regional recruitment initiatives, which also adopt a hybrid face-to-face/digital approach. In 2021, TIMAC AGRO took part in a virtual Franco-German job dating forum for agricultural engineers, as well as attending a Stade d’emploi event hosted to bring students and potential employers together. During the year, CAN (Compagnie Armoricaine de Navigation) took steps to enhance the appeal of careers in the maritime industry, a sector that will soon be faced with a shortage of seagoing crew, although these jobs are essential to the smooth-running of our economy and daily lives. So the company worked in partnership with the maritime industry employment agency La Touline on the launch of a public information campaign for school students. 93 presentations made to students by employees 52 educational partnerships On 13 September 2021, students on the iMBA Program at Rennes School of Business visited the Roullier Endowment Fund for a discussion on CSR issues. 61 SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS CHALLENGES