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Consolidated Non-Financial Statement Pursuant to Legislative Decree no. 254/2016 Sustainability Report 2017 Consolidated Non-Financial Statement Contents Letter to Stakeholders ............................................................................................................................ 4 Methodology ......................................................................................................................................... 5 Summary statement of Group companies .................................................................................................... 7 CHAPTER 1 – GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. ............................................................................................ 9 Group Profile ................................................................................................................................................. 9 The Group’s commitment to sustainability ................................................................................................. 16 Governance and integrity ............................................................................................................................ 18 The media industry and the Group’s business model ................................................................................. 23 Group economic performance .................................................................................................................... 26 CHAPTER 2 - Informing the citizen-reader and responsibility to the general public ................................. 30 Content quality ............................................................................................................................................ 30 Independence and editorial responsibility .................................................................................................. 30 Responsible advertising and marketing ...................................................................................................... 32 Privacy and data protection ........................................................................................................................ 33 CHAPTER 3 - Social role and participation in the community .................................................................. 35 Publishing initiatives .................................................................................................................................... 35 Radio initiatives ........................................................................................................................................... 39 CHAPTER 4 - Focus on human resources ................................................................................................ 42 Working conditions and practices ............................................................................................................... 42 Diversity and equal opportunities ............................................................................................................... 45 Enhancement and development of skills .................................................................................................... 46 Worker health and safety ............................................................................................................................ 47 CHAPTER 5 - The Group’s environmental impact ................................................................................... 49 Management of paper and other raw materials ......................................................................................... 49 Energy and emissions .................................................................................................................................. 50 Group water consumption .......................................................................................................................... 54 Waste management .................................................................................................................................... 54 Environmental impact of distribution and logistics .................................................................................... 56 Attachments ........................................................................................................................................ 57 Human Resources ........................................................................................................................................ 57 Training ........................................................................................................................................................ 58 2 Consolidated Non-Financial Statement Health and safety ......................................................................................................................................... 59 Environment ................................................................................................................................................ 59 Table illustrating the reconciliation of material aspects and GRI-G4 .......................................................... 61 Scope of material aspects of the GEDI Group ............................................................................................. 62 GRI Content Index ........................................................................................................................................ 63 Report of the Independent Auditor ...................................................... Errore. Il segnalibro non è definito. 3 Consolidated Non-Financial Statement Letter to Stakeholders Marco De Benedetti Monica Mondardini Chairman of GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. Managing Director of GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. is committed to offering information, culture, commentary and entertainment through its media in accordance with the principles of independence and freedom, with the awareness of the role that this activity plays in the formation of the citizen-reader’s ethical and moral values. The Group’s mission is also to create value for all stakeholders by devoting the required attention to financial stability within an adverse market environment, while offering quality products based on highly socially and environmentally sustainable management decisions. In order to account for our activities on the subject of sustainability, for the fourth consecutive year we are publishing a report prepared according to the international guidelines “G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines” and “Sector disclosures media”, both of which were published in May 2013 by the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) in compliance with the “Core” application level. In this document, we adopt a format recognised at European level through which we address various issues based on these themes: the Group’s commitment to informing the citizen-reader and its responsibility to the general public; social role and participation in the community; focus on human resources; and environmental impacts. The Group will always retain a keen focus on these aspects of corporate life, aware of their importance in the creation of value both in economic and systemic terms. 4 Consolidated Non-Financial Statement Methodology This document is the consolidated non-financial statement (the “NFS” or “Sustainability Report”) prepared to fulfil the obligations provided for by Articles 3 and 4 of Legislative Decree no. 254/16 (“the Decree”) by GEDI Gruppo Editoriale S.p.A. its consolidated companies (“GEDI” or the “Group”) and aims to transparently describe the initiatives and main results achieved in terms of sustainability performance in the 2017 financial year (from 01 January to 31 December). The NFS covers - to the extent necessary to provide a clear understanding of the activities, trends, results and impacts of the business - the environmental and social themes regarding employees, human rights and the fight against active and passive corruption which are relevant to the activities and characteristics of the Group, as illustrated in the materiality index provided in this document. Following the analysis to ascertain relevancy of the themes covered by Article 3 of Legislative Decree no. 254/2016, respect for human rights was not deemed significant for the purposes of representation in this NFS. This NFS has been prepared in accordance with the “G4 Sustainability Reporting Guidelines” and the “Sector Disclosures - Media”, both published in May 2013 by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in compliance with the “Core” application level, taking into consideration the information deemed significant for Stakeholders and based on the reporting principles provided in the guidelines. The “GRI Content Index” with details of the content reported in accordance with the GRI is annexed to this document. Furthermore, for the preparation of the document, reference has been made to the Guidelines for non-financial disclosure issued by the European Commission. The data and information contained in the NFS refers to all companies of the GEDI Group as at 31 December 2017, consolidated according to the integral approach (any exceptions, in addition to the information provided below, are expressly indicated in the text). With reference to the changes to the ownership structure or the dimension of the Group which took place in 2017, it is noted that on 27 December 2017, with effectiveness from 29 December, the merger by incorporation of ITEDI S.p.A. into Finegil Editoriale