AN ETHICAL AND RESPONSIBLE LAND DEFENSE PLAYER

The prevention of corruption is a cornerstone of KNDS France's activity. In the defense sector, this is both a legal obligation and a real economic and strategic issue. We operate responsibly with integrity, transparency and rigor. The Management board is convinced that exemplarity in the application of these principles is essential for the sustainability and success of the company.

In order to ensure the application of its anti-corruption policy and to support employees on a daily basis, we have implemented various procedures.

For the past several years, we have been committed to a responsible approach to the environment, based on an integrated management system for health, safety, quality and the environment. Our Environmental policy is deployed to all sites and all our brands are ISO 14001 certified, the reference standard for environmental management.

This approach ensures our full environmental responsibility and meets the needs of customers, by involving all employees and suppliers. Each year, we implement a program of continuous improvement of our situation with regard to the risks and opportunities related to our activities, taking into account the entire life cycle of our products. Our progress is regularly measured.

As part of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, in addition to our recurrent actions to reduce energy consumption, we have implemented, with the assistance of a partner company, a program to offset greenhouse gas emissions CO2 by replanting trees.

Moreover, projects for the preservation of biodiversity are integrated into site maintenance activities with, for example, the establishment of eco-grazing or nesting boxes to ensure biological control of processionary caterpillars to limit the use of pesticides. New biodiversity-related studies will be launched soon: the establishment of beehives, solutions to control invasive plants at certain sites, etc.

The quality management system set up within the group is the guiding principle of our employees' daily action. Its objective is to contribute to the full satisfaction of our customers and partners, by winning over new customers and/or markets, through performance, innovation and the achievement of the objectives established with our customers and shareholders, by developing company-wide talents and involving everyone in company performance.

This repository is flexible and adjustable so that each brand of the group adapts it to the specificities of its activity. Annual reviews are organized to encourage improvements to be made in relation to the practices observed, both internally and externally.

To continually improve our actions in order to better satisfy customers by respecting our compliance commitments, deadlines and costs, reducing non-quality costs, improving the compliance rate of our deliverables, promoting the exchange of best practices, optimizing employee safety and reducing our environmental footprint is the ultimate goal of the Quality Management System implemented within KNDS France.

As a responsible industrialist, the group has been committed for several years to preserving the health and safety of its women and men.

Safety and health at work is the primary concern of all employees. Our common goal is to move towards "zero accidents or occupational diseases".

This commitment was confirmed in 2017 with the signing by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of a general health, safety, quality and environment policy letter.

In particular, we are committed to implementing the following key principles:

Safety and Health is at the top of our agenda, Any injury can be avoided, regardless of the environment, Management is responsible for defining, communicating and complying with safety rules Respect for these safety rules and exemplarity must prevail for everyone: we are all responsible for our own safety, but we must also ensure the safety of others, Act continuously on the identification, control and reduction of situations and behaviors that pose risks to health and safety

We are working for the adoption of safe behaviors and to ensure a deep and lasting impregnation of a culture of safety.

The group is permanently improving its risk management. Having drawn up a risk map, we have extracted the major risks given their impact, their probability of occurrence and the means implemented to limit them. In addition to this mapping, which is reviewed periodically, we carry out spot audits.

To ensure good risk management, our company is systematically involved upstream in the negotiation of high-stake contracts. We also handle the litigations and disputes of the group's companies.

More generally, to better understand and limit the risks associated with our business, we rely on a set of systems: standards, quality organization, internal audits, safety of people, goods and the environment, access and document protection, external controls, etc.

For KNDS France, equality and the absence of discrimination are fundamental principles. As a result, we are committed at all levels to creating a work environment where everyone is respected, valued and appreciated for who they are.

The group's approach is to attract, retain and develop the best talents to support our global strategy. This commitment to inclusion and diversity enables the company to grow sustainably and profitably, while creating a supportive environment for all of our people.

Ideas and innovations are the result of group work, discussions, experiences and very diverse contexts. We want to foster a work environment that draws its richness from the great diversity of our employees, our customers and the communities in which we live and work.

The professional equality index between women and men should allow all companies to move to an obligation of result in terms of equality between women and men. This logic has already existed within the Group since 2007, through 5 areas of progress: ensure or compensate for any differences in remuneration for equal positions, implement a policy of equality in terms of annual salary increases, implement a policy of equality in terms of individual promotions, neutralize the effects of maternity leave during annual salary increase periods and promote women's access to positions of responsibility in the company.

This year, KNDS France obtains a score of 89/100.