8 2024 DECLARATION OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE _ DESCOURS & CABAUD DESCOURS & CABAUD has forged its reputation as a multispecialist partner and a distributor of high value-added products and services designed to raise the performance bar for professionals in the industrial, construction, water and landscaping sectors. The relationship that we have built with our customers over a period of more than two centuries is based on five commitments that not only drive our performance, but also earn the enduring trust of the professionals we are focused on supporting: • The physical and geographic proximity of our sales teams; • The competitiveness and the breadth of the offer thanks to our purchasing power; • Product availability reinforced by a powerful logistical organization; • The technical excellence of our experts; • The development of high-performance solutions and solutions that facilitate and simplify the operational activities of our trade customers. PRODUCTS We select renowned suppliers both in France and abroad, with the aim of making their products available to our customers. The breadth of our product offering is a major asset in meeting all customer requirements, whether they are routine or specific. We therefore offer over a million product references from well-known suppliers. We also offer product ranges from our private labels: • OPSIAL, for personal protective equipment (PPE); • FLOWDIANS, for specialist solutions in the water industry; • XHANDER, for construction professionals. Solutions to support sustainable development initiatives We also provide our customers with solutions to support their sustainable development initiatives, and the DESCOURS & CABAUD teams are on hand to provide assistance with the resulting changes. The Group's broad range of products and services features solutions for improved sustainable performance. HYDRALIANS, the brand that specializes in distributing watering and irrigation products, proposes solutions designed to reduce water use. DEXIS supports its customers with optimization solutions to boost the energy efficiency of transmission systems. Steel, a major product in PROLIANS' business, is infinitely recyclable and new “green” ranges are now being added to the brand's offering. In 2024, with its OPSIAL private label, the Group continued developing a range of products (gloves, safety footwear, eyewear, masks, jackets and trousers) designed using recycled materials under the “GREENER TOGETHER” label and commissioned several Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs) by specialized firms to better understand the potential levers for reducing THE BUSINESS MODEL OUR DISTRIBUTION SECTOR THE BUSINESS MODEL OUR COMMERCIAL OFFERING 12% 9% 21% 9% 5% 5% 14% 25% Steel products Special products for the building trade Building and Tooling supplies Industry Air conditioning – Sanitation Construction – Water sectors Building hardware Personal protective equipment (PPE) Breakdown in turnover by activity
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