Plastic Omnium - 2019 Universal Registration Document

I Enhanced skills and innovation To meet the technological and environmental challenges of the car of the future, Plastic Omnium relies on more than 2,700 engineers, spread over 26 R&D centers around the world, including three new ones opened in 2019 in France, Belgium and China. The Group has also gained new skills to boost its innovation capacities through its Open Innovation ecosystem. With its investment in venture capital companies Aster and then AP Ventures, the Group ranks as leader in the field of clean mobility. Moreover, Plastic Omnium has a network of start-ups, partnerships with leading universities, and an Automotive Strategic Analysis Committee comprised of internationally recognized experts. Ambitious CSR policy Plastic Omnium’s CSR policy is a key factor in its per formance and excellence. Plastic Omnium has formally set out its commitments in a global program called ACT FOR ALL™. This ambitious policy, backed by regularly measured objectives, aims to engage all of the Group’s stakeholders around three pillars: a responsible company, care for people, and sustainable production. The policy is regularly assessed by independent bodies, and in particular was recently awarded the status of the world’s eighth automotive supplier by RobecoSAM. On the strength of its industrial excellence, its clear innovation strategy, an ambitious CSR policy, and a sound financial structure, the Group ranks as a major automotive industry player ready to strengthen its positions in favor of sustainable mobility. BUSINESS AND STRATEGY INTEGRATED REPORT 1-"45*$ 0./*6. 6/*7&34"- 3&(*453"5*0/ %0$6.&/5