762017 INTEGRATED REPORT
REPORTS OF THE STATUTORY AUDITORS
To the shareholders, In our capacity as independent third party, certified by COFRAC under number 3-1058 (scope available at www.cofrac.fr), and member of the Mazars network of one of the company s Statutory Auditors, we hereby report to you on the consolidated Human Resources, environmental and social information for the year ended 31 December 2017, included in chapters 6.8 and 17.2 of the Management Report (hereinafter named CSR Information ), pursuant to Article L. 225-102-1 of the French Commercial Code (Code de commerce).
COMPANY S RESPONSIBILITY The Board of Directors is responsible for preparing a company s Management Report including the CSR Information required by Article R. 225-105-1 of the French Commercial Code in accordance with the guidelines used by the Company (hereinafter the Guidelines), summarised in chapters 6.8 and 17.2 of the Management Report and available on request from the company s head office.
INDEPENDENCE AND QUALITY CONTROL Our independence is defined by regulatory texts, the French Code of Ethics (Code de déontologie) of our profession and the requirements of Article L. 822-11 of the French Commercial Code. In addition, we have implemented a system of quality control including documented policies and procedures regarding compliance with the ethical requirements, professional standards and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
RESPONSIBILITY OF THE INDEPENDENT THIRD PARTY On the basis of our work, our responsibility is to: attest that the required CSR Information is included in the Management Report or, in the event of non-disclosure of a part or all of the CSR Information, that an explanation is provided in accordance with the third paragraph of Article R. 225-105 of the French Commercial Code (Attestation regarding the completeness of CSR Information); express a limited assurance conclusion that the CSR Information taken as a whole is, in all material respects, fairly presented in accordance with the Guidelines (Conclusion on the fairness of CSR Information).
It is however not our responsibility to attest compliance with other legal dispositions where appropriate, in particular those included in Article L. 225-102-4 of the French Commercial Code (vigilance plan of parent companies) and law no 2016-1691, dated 9 December 2016, said Sapin II (fight against corruption).
Our work involved eight persons and was conducted between October 2017 and March 2018 during a twenty-week period. We performed our work in accordance with the professional standards and with the order dated 13 May 2013 defining the conditions
under which the independent third party performs its engagement, and with ISAE 30001 concerning our conclusion on the fairness of CSR Information.
I. ATTESTATION REGARDING THE COMPLETENESS OF CSR INFORMATION
NATURE AND SCOPE OF OUR WORK On the basis of interviews with the individuals in charge of the relevant departments, we obtained an understanding of the Company s sustainability strategy regarding human resources and environmental impacts of its activities and its social commitments and, where applicable, any actions or programmes arising from them. We compared the CSR Information presented in the Management Report with the list provided in Article R. 225-105-1 of the French Commercial Code. For any consolidated information that is not disclosed, we verified that explanations were provided in accordance with Article R. 225-105, paragraph 3 of the French Commercial Code. We verified that the CSR Information covers the scope of consolidation, i.e. the Company, its subsidiaries as defined by Article L. 233-1 and the controlled entities as defined by Article L. 233-3 of the French Commercial Code, within the limitations set out in the methodological note, presented in sections 6.8.1.8 and 17.2.6 of the Management Report.
CONCLUSION Based on the work performed and given the limitations mentioned above, we attest that the required CSR Information has been disclosed in the Management Report.
INDEPENDENT VERIFIER S REPORT ON THE CONSOLIDATED SOCIAL, ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THE MANAGEMENT REPORT This is a free English translation of the Statutory Auditors Report issued in French and is provided solely for the convenience of English-speaking readers. This report should be read in conjunction with, and construed in accordance with, French law and professional standards applicable in France.
1. ISAE 3000 Assurance Engagements other than audits or reviews of historical information
