2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
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SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT* COVER PAGE: Bus shelter with hydro-alcoholic solution dispenser, Paris, * Extract from the Universal Registration Document JCDecaux 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CEOs  07 MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY & QUALITY OFFICER  09 COMPANY OVERVIEW 1.1. Our economic model DPEF  16 1.2. Group strategy DPEF  18 OUR SOCIAL, SOCIETAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY Components of the Declaration of Extra-Financial Performance  24 2.1. A sustainable strategy serving the community  26 2.2. Towards more sustainable living spaces  46 2.3. Towards an optimised environmental footprint  58 2.4. Towards a responsible business environment  70 2.5. Deployment of our Vigilance approach  90 Appendix: the 2022 Vigilance Plan  94 GRI-G4 content...

MESSAGE FROM THE CO-CEOS Madam, Sir, Dear Shareholders, 2021 was a rebound year for JCDecaux. We returned to our preCovid momentum. Although we are only halfway to restoring pre-crisis performance levels, business picked up month after month as health measures were gradually eased and travel resumed. There has been a huge amount of effort behind our revenue achievement, made during and since the crisis by JCDecaux’s biggest asset, its employees, to step change the Group’s transformation at a time of transition. The many awards won by our teams throughout the world are a testament to their...

Future growth will also involve external growth. In September 2021, we completed the delisting of Clear Media with a consortium of investors. Initiated by the buyout of a minority stake in Clear Media Limited in 2020, the transaction is an important stage in JCDecaux’ strategy to increase its presence in the key market of China, especially in the Street Furniture segment. In France, Abri Services, specialising in Street Furniture in the Grand Ouest region of France, whose acquisition was announced at the end of 2020, was successfully merged and has been an integral part of JCDecaux since...

MESSAGE FROM THE CHIEF SUSTAINABILITY & QUALITY OFFICER Since 1964, through its virtuous business model, JCDecaux has designed, installed and maintained soft infrastructure (bus shelters, self-service bicycles, etc.) in public spaces and transport environments, providing useful and innovative services, paid for by brand advertising. In line with its mission to improve the quality of life for all citizens in a sustainable manner, through solutions that help people in their daily lives and as they travel, JCDecaux places social requirements and environmental quality at the heart of its...

Our commitments and achievements are continuing to bring results: JCDecaux is proud to be once again in 2021 the only international company in the Outdoor Advertising sector to be unanimously recognised for its extra-financial performance. In 2021, JCDecaux is included in the prestigious "A list" of the CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project), which designates the most advanced and responsible companies in the fight against Climate Change. For the first time in 2021, the Group responded to the EcoVadis questionnaire, obtaining the gold medal with an overall score of 71/100. Since 2014, the Group...

LEADING POSITION NO. 1 WORLDWIDE EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION 2021 revenue €2,745 million N o. 1 in Europe (593,831 advertising panels) No. 1 in Asia-Pacific (232,268 advertising panels) No. 1 in Latin America (64,893 advertising panels) No. 1 in Africa (20,808 advertising panels) N o. 1 in the Middle East (14,177 advertising panels)

AN EFFICIENT AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS 10,720 employees Presence in 3,518 cities with +10,000 ESG at the heart of our strategy since its creation OUR VALUES Passion Quality Innovation Responsibility Strong corporate culture fostering innovation Daily audience +850 million people 957,706 advertising panels worldwide Most digitised OOH company, cutting-edge data and programmatic expertise 94% of the top 100 brands communicate with JCDecaux Solid financial structure 2021 HIGHLIGHTS ESG Recognition of our ESG performance by leading extra-financial rating groups (CDP, MSCI, FTSE4Good, EcoVadis)...

ENERGY CONSUMPTION BY GEOGRAPHY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS (In KTEQ CO2) ASIA-PACIFIC REST OF THE WORLD UNITED KINGDOM NORTH AMERICA Total energy consumption of the Group Green electricity coverage rate WASTE SORTED AND RECYCLED EMPLOYEES BREAKDOWN BY REGION (FTE*) GREEN TAXONOMY 2021 adjusted data (Number of people at 31 December) 17% NOT ELIGIBLE PARTICIPATING IN TRANSITION UNITED KINGDOM 6% NOT ELIGIBLE PARTICIPATING IN TRANSITION OPERATING EXPENSES NORTH AMERICA TOTAL NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES PERCENTAGE OF FEMALES IN MANAGEMENT BODIES NOT ELIGIBLE PARTICIPATING IN TRANSITION OCCUPATIONAL...

JCDecaux 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT

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COMPANY OVERVIEW 1.1. Our economic model DPEF  16 1.1.1. Our founding valuesDPEF  16 1.1.2. A virtuous business model since 1964 DPEF  16 1.1.3. alue created and shared with our stakeholders DPEF  16 V JCDecaux 2021 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 1.2. Group strategy DPEF DPEF  18 1.2.1. Organic growth  18 1.2.2. ctivate three key levers: digital, data, programmatics  19 A 1.2.3. articipating in the consolidation of outdoor P advertising  19 1.2.4. Develop the p

COMPANY OVERVIEW Our economic model 1.1.  OUR ECONOMIC MODEL DPEF JCDECAUX, THE SUSTAINABLE MEDIA A VIRTUOUS MODEL INVENTED BY JEAN-CLAUDE DECAUX IN 1964 Sustainable and innovative furniture and services financed by brands and their advertisement For citizens Furniture and services that are sustainable, accessible to all, comfortable and connected For airports and transport systems Communication spaces which enhance passengers’ experience For brands Quality spaces for efficient and targeted campaigns For cities The design, installation and maintenance of street furniture and services and a...

COMPANY OVERVIEW This model has many advantages, particularly in the services it can offer: •  t offers citizens and users products and services at no cost to i local budgets and taxpayers •  it helps improve quality of life in cities and mobility places by developing more services for citizens and users (accessibility, soft mobility, connectivity, etc.) making the city more sustainable as part of an engaged environmental approach •  is part of the functional economy: JCDecaux provides high it quality furniture designed to last, which remains most of the time its property, is maintained by...