9 2024 DECLARATION OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE _ DESCOURS & CABAUD the environmental impact of its product ranges. This approach was complemented by a pilot project on social and environmental traceability across the value chain. We advise our customers on the choice and use of products, and inform them about innovations and new products from our suppliers. We also offer various services and performance solutions that facilitate and simplify the operational activities of our customers. Prime examples include: • Logistics services, such as Click & Collect or Vending Machines; • Personal protective equipment services, such as maintenance for category III PPE (protection against risks that may cause irreversible health damage or death) and bespoke clothing; • Technical services: the DEXIS brand offers a predictive maintenance service, which can detect faults in industrial equipment before a breakdown occurs. PROLIANS is rolling out myR’éco: a selection of refurbished professional equipment, available exclusively on prolians.fr. Similarly, HYDRALIANS boasts an extensive selection of services, such as “Hydratest” for assessing pool water quality so that the appropriate treatments can be identified; • Financing services, such as lease with purchase option. Finally, around the world, the Group’s brands provide repair services for equipment and portable power tools, both in-store and directly on customer sites. This covers items such as power tools, welding machines, compressors, pressure washers, dust or fume extractors, generators and machine tools. To support its customers in making sustainable purchasing choices, the Group has developed a method to qualify, identify and promote products whose manufacturers are committed to environmentally responsible practices and to ethical, fair and respectful working conditions. This initiative is called the 'Responsible Selection' and addresses several issues: • Ensuring oversight of social performance and working conditions at every stage of the product’s manufacturing process; • Ensuring oversight of the environmental impacts associated with the manufacturing process; • Supporting local employment and industry by promoting production in France or Europe. Five key criteria are currently used to qualify products for “Responsible Selection”, with at least two of the following criteria required for eligibility: 1. Use of “responsible” raw materials (recycled materials or those derived from organic farming); 2. Implementation of responsible manufacturing practices, validated by third parties, either through environmental performance certifications of the production site (e.g. ISO 14001, ISO 50001), or through certifications and labels ensuring decent working conditions (e.g. respect for workers’ rights, safe and fair labor practices, prohibition of child or forced labor); 3. The product’s ability to generate less waste, particularly its ease of disassembly for recycling; 4. Extended product durability (ease of repair and availability of spare parts, lifetime warranties, or at least two-year warranties for powered products); 5. The geographical location of production (France or the European Union). Refurbished products can also be classified “Responsible Selection”.
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