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2016 ACTIVITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT

Installers benefit from a specially fitted vehicle and on-board equipment function- ing as inventory. Whenever they need to use a product, installers simply scan a bar code using the app. The new inventory is then prepared at the chosen branch, and the product is automatically invoiced in complete transparency.

SUSTAINABLE AND RESPONSIBLE SUPPLY CHAIN The Group s environmental responsibility and logistics performance are intertwined. In 2016, in partnership with EcoVadis, Rexel continued the assessment of its sup- pliers environmental and social practices. Nearly 43% of the Group s direct purchase volume was assessed based on 21 criteria focusing on four themes: environmental, social, ethical and supply chain. The Group aims to cover 80% of its direct purchase volume (in value) for these CSR performance assessments by 2020. The Group has also in- cluded environmental and social provisions

in its procurement contracts. At the core of the Group s operations, logis- tics centers are directly involved in its sus- tainable development efforts. In 2016, in Canada, 80% of storage and retail surfaces were equipped with low consump- tion lighting fixtures and LED bulbs, reducing electrical consumption by 50% on average. In Stockholm, the logistics center is now equipped with solar panels, a 100% LED lighting installation and charging stations for electric vehicles. In the UK, the Mi- crolise tool was installed in 2016 in nearly all of Rexel s fleet of utility vehicles. The app captures data on drivers behavior, their fuel consumption and vehicles CO2 emissions, in real time. The use of Microlise has led to a reduction in fuel consumption and to improved driver behavior. In 2016, Rexel s subsidiaries in Germany, Austria and the UK received ISO50001 certifi- cation, an energy management standard. These countries represent around 17% of the Group s overall energy consumption.

99.7% Rexel France achieved a next-day delivery order processing rate of 99.7% in 2016. All orders placed by 6 p.m. in France, and up to 8 p.m. in the Île-de-France region, are delivered the next day.

NEXT-DAY DELIVERY ORDER PROCESSING RATE