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Declaration of Extra-Financial Performance 2019 DECLARATION OF EXTRA-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 2019 VITALITY RESPONSIBILITY GENEROSITY AUTHENTICITY SUMMARY __ CHALLENGES PEOPLE AND PRODUCTS AND STRATEGIES MANAGEMENT AND SERVICES DECLARATION ___ ___ ___ OF EXTRA-FINANCIAL 5 EDITORIAL 27 PUTTING PEOPLE AT 51 INTEGRATING INNOVATION PERFORMANCE 6 DECATHLON IN FIGURES THE HEART OF OUR GROWTH AT EVERY LEVEL 8 2019 HIGHLIGHTS 32 MAKING RESPONSIBILITY 55 GENERALISING THE ECO-DESIGN AND FREEDOM A PRIORITY OF OUR PRODUCTS 10 OUR BUSINESS MODEL 37 DEVELOPING SKILLS 60 PROVIDING USEFUL 2019 14 OUR MAIN EXTRA-FINANCIAL RISKS AND REVEALING TALENT ECO-FRIENDLY OFFERS 16 OUR 2015-2019 SD AMBITIONS 41 DELIVERING HEALTH AND SAFETY 65 CREATING SAFE 18 OUR STAKEHOLDERS 44 ATTRACTING, PAYING HIGH-QUALITY PRODUCTS 20 OUR 2019 ORGANISATION AND MOTIVATING TEAMMATES 22 OUR COMMITMENT TO RESPOND 47 THE DECATHLON FOUNDATION TO THE CLIMATE CHALLENGE RESPONSIBILITY STORES INDICATORS IN PRODUCTION AND TRANSPORT AND METHODOLOGY ___ ___ ___ 71 MAINTAINING LONG-TERM 85 ECO-DEVELOPING 103 OUR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS RELATIONSHIPS OUR GLOBAL NETWORK 124 CORRELATION OF SUSTAINABLE 76 ACTIONS TO PROMOTE 90 GETTING INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES HUMAN PROGRESS TERRITORIAL DYNAMICS 126 METHODOLOGICAL NOTE 81 DEPLOYING ENVIRONMENTAL 95 OPTIMISING OUR WASTE GENERAL ORGANISATION OF REPORTS 2019 MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT 132 OUR MAIN 99 TRANSPORTING OUR PRODUCTS, EXTRA-FINANCIAL RISKS PROMOTING ECO-MOBILITY 134 LIST OF 2019 STAKEHOLDERS 136 CONFIRMATION OF PARTICIPATION AND REPORT ON THE FAIRNESS OF THE INFORMATION DECLARATION OF EXTRA-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE PERFORMANCE EXTRA-FINANCIAL OF DECLARATION 2 3 CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES PEOPLE AND MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES RESPONSIBILITY IN PRODUCTION STORES AND TRANSPORT INDICATORS AND METHODOLOGY 2019 was marked by the increasingly vocal concern of all our stakeholders regarding the environmental crisis and climate change in particular. Our generation is facing unprecedented challenges and must find the right solutions to the unequivocal These conditions have been supplemented with various conclusions coming from the scientific community. We initiatives that include support with environmental challenges. CHALLENGES have now arrived at a tipping point: the next 10 years will be What’s more, we are also mobilising these production units with decisive ones. a view to reducing their carbon footprint. This year, we have demonstrated our strong commitment to act by signing the UN For several years now, the Decathlon teams have been tackling Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action4, which brings AND STRATEGIES the issues of sustainable development. This year, the company together various players of the clothing and fashion sectors began to implement some real changes in line with the behind an objective to reduce their CO2 emissions in order to recommendations of scientific experts, using the Science meet the target levels set by the Paris Agreements Based Target initiative to validate new commitments in the fight against global warming. In a world in which the ability to adapt is essential, the way we operate as an international network and the restatement of the Among the measures taken to comply with these fundamentals of our human policy will be major assets. That’s commitments, we are continuing to ramp up the consumption why we believe more than ever in everyone’s Responsibility of electricity from renewable sources and we are committed and in the principle of subsidiarity, which means that decisions 68% to ensuring that 100% of our products are eco-designed by are taken where they can make the most impact. 2026. By reworking our unique Decathlon Academy training platform, OF SPORTS USERS each team member can assess their skills and attitudes, DELIGHTED Every day, these sports products are manufactured within the develop skills where and when they need to in keeping with the context of a relationship based on mutual trust, established over purpose of their duties, and define the way forward in order to IN 2019 the years working with our industrial partners. Thanks to this fulfil all their ambitions. collaboration, we include them in our action plans addressing human and environmental issues. Having always been Finally, because these concerns are shared by our customers, particularly concerned with regard to Human Rights, we have our users and our team members working in the stores, shown how prepared we are in this area this year by drawing we promote more responsible consumption by providing LOCATIONS IN up our Modern Slavery Statement, which lays out the actions second-life products, repair services in our workshops and an we have taken in the fight against modern slavery, and our 2nd ever growing range of eco-designed products. In France, the Vigilance Plan2. At the same time, in 2019, in accordance with sum total of these products and services is being translated 1 the principle of subsidiarity, each area manager3 reaffirmed into long-term sales in our stores and we are monitoring its their commitment to comply with Decathlon’s requirements in progress. countries 57 terms of production conditions. The entrepreneurial adventure of Decathlon is marked by a very strong commitment: we now believe that this determination must be experienced collectively, through dialogue. Working alone, we will not be able to provide the solution to emerging issues, particularly when it comes to the question of the unique consumption of our products and the creation of a circular economy. In order to rethink the dream 8.7kg of a new and sustainable world while continuing to serve our ambition, which is “to make the benefits of sport and sporting CO2 EQ. PER disciplines accessible to as many people as possible over the long term”, we must develop co-creation with our customers PRODUCT SOLD EDITORIAL and our users, strengthen our partnerships, build stronger ties with local players, form new alliances and bring to +1.2% SINCE 2016 life our common commitments. CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES ANNE DÉSORMAIS 2019 SD REPORT - MANAGING EDITOR DPEF Swimming enthusiast ___ 1. Countries in which Decathlon is present commercially, excluding production and franchises. 4 2. http://developpement-durable.decathlon.com/documents-et-rapports/documents/ 5 3. Decathlon area: country or City. 4. http://unfccc.int/ CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES PEOPLE AND MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES RESPONSIBILITY IN PRODUCTION STORES AND TRANSPORT INDICATORS AND METHODOLOGY BREAKDOWN OF TEAMMATES BY GEOGRAPHIC AREA AS OF 31/12/2019 ___ EUROPE DECATHLON 165 AND RUSSIA: STORE OPENINGS 67% IN FIGURES IN 2019 AS OF 31/12/2019 E RAINE EDE SERIA NISHINOMIYA ALE JAAN ALGERIA EA M A LTA HANOI 73 1,647 IETNA WAREHOUSES AND STORES WORLDWIDE, AMERICAS: LOGISTICS PLATFORMS IN 938 URBAN CLUSTERS ASIA: 165 MORE THAN IN 2018 4.1% AFRICA AND 24.4% MIDDLE EAST: 4.2% OCEANIA: 0.3% €12.4 400 68% DECATHLON BILLION IN TURNOVER MILLION SPORTS USERS OF SPORTS USERS LOCATIONS IN (EXCL. VAT)1 IMPACTED BY OUR PRODUCTS DELIGHTED NEW DECATHLON NEW +9.1% COMPARED WITH 2018 IN STORES AND ON INTERNET RATE: 4.48/5 57 countries CITIES IN 6 COUNTRIES 102,307 54% 61.1% 8.7 kg TEAMMATES OF OUR TEAMMATES 85 ENVIRONNEMENTAL LABELLING 2 DECATHLON CO2 EQ./ 46% WOMEN AND 54% MEN ENJOY COMING TO WORK BRANDS OF DECATHLON PRODUCTS PRODUCT SOLD +6.6% MORE THAN IN 2018 50% IN 2018 30.1% IN 2018 +1.2% SINCE 2016 BREAKDOWN OF TEAMMATES BREAKDOWN OF TEAMMATES BY AGE - AS OF 31/12/2019 BY ACTIVITY - AS OF 31/12/2019 ___ ___ 2029 EARS 60.3% SRT SERICES NDER 20 EARS RETAIL AND 5.1% 86% 80% 5.2% SERICES OF RANK 1 OF RANK 1 AND RANK 2 78.2% DESIGN RDCTIN CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES PRODUCTION SITES 50 YEARS AND OLDER PRODUCTION SITES 43 WERE GIVEN A, B OR C RATINGS 5% WERE GIVEN A, B OR C RATINGS PARTNERS 2019 2.4% FOR THEIR HUMAN FOR THEIR ENVIRONNEMENTAL DPEF 09 EARS LGISTICS RESPONSABILITY IN PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT SUPPLIERS 7.4% 09 EARS 11.7% 24.8% STABLE COMPARED TO 2018 +15.9% COMPARED TO 2018 ___ 1. At constant exchange rates. 6 2. Percentage of people who answered «yes, absolutely» to the questions relative to hapiness at work, given by the annual and internal survey. 7 CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES PEOPLE AND MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS AND SERVICES RESPONSIBILITY IN PRODUCTION STORES AND TRANSPORT INDICATORS AND METHODOLOGY +6 58.9% 3.2% NEW CITIES OF AIR 2019 OPENED OF DECATHLON’S OVERALL ACROSS THE WORLD: ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION TRANSPORT TO SHIP OUR ALGER, BELGRADE, WAS FROM RENEWABLE ENERGY HIGHLIGHTS PRODUCTS IN 2019 KIEV, MALTA, HANOI, NISHINOMIYA IN ORDER TO REACH OF COMMITMENT STABLE COMPARED TO 2018 1 UNIQUE 18 COTTON INNOVATIVE DIGITAL TRAINING PRODUCTS PLATFORM IN THE WORLD 95% PROMOTED AT THE SUSTAINABLY-SOURCED INNOVATION +25% COMPARED TO 2018 AWARDS IN 2019 MATERIALS SELECTION REPORTING OF SUSTAINABLE START OF TURNOVER HAS BEEN PUTTED 503 +1.2% POLYESTER World CleanUp Day WORK ON INTENSITY OF IN DECATHLON STORES EVENTS THE 2109-2022 CO2 EMITTED IT MESURES ECONOMICAL RESULTS LINKED TO SECOND NEW HUMAN BY QUANTITY OF LIFE OF PRODUCTS, ECO-DESIGNED PRODUCTS SOLD 16.3% HELD IN 42 COUNTRIES, PRODUCT SOLD IN 2019, AND WORKSHOPS ACTIVITY. SUSTAINABLY-SOURCED 24,500 PERSONS, CHALLENGES COMPARED TO 2016 -5.9% COMPARED TO 2018 124 TONS OF WASTE IN FRANCE 4.1% OF SUSTAINABLE TURNOVER IN 2019 IN FRANCE COLLECTED VALIDATION OF OUR OBJECTIVE ALLIANCES WITH TO REDUCE OUR IMPACT NEW STAKEHOLDERS CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES INCLUDED UNFCCC AND FASHION PACT USING THE SBT INITIATIVE 2019 DPEF ON OUR SCOPES 1 AND 2 8 9 CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES PEOPLE AND MANAGEMENT PRODUCTS
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