CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY The Rexel Group’s economic relationships with its main stakeholders OTHER SUPPLIERS, PRODUCTS SUPPLIERS CUSTOMERS SUBCONTRACTORS, LESSORS €13,310.1 M €902.9 M €10,045.9 M SHAREHOLDERS PERSONNEL (WAGES AND CONTRIBUTIONS) €120.8 M €1,642.7 M BANKS AND STATE BOND INVESTORS €145.9 M €71.5 M In 2017, the Rexel Group purchased goods in the knowledge base through studies, conferences, amount of €10,045.9 mi l l ion from its suppl iers workshops and applied research programs; and and generated sales of €13,310.1 mi l l ion with its customers. Payrol lexpenses amounted to •Promote and support innovative solutions and 4 €1,642.7 mil lion. The Rexel Group paid a total of models thanks to the social entrepreneurship €902.9 mil lion to its lessors, subcontractors and support platform. other suppl iers for services and consumables. Its financial partners (bank and bond investors) In 2017,the Foundation decided to support earned €145.9 million in interest. Dividends paid to12 initiatives improving the access to energy shareholders in 2017 with respect to 2016 amounted efficiency for al l, in partnership with Rexel Group to €120.8 million. Finally, the Rexel Group recordedsubsidiaries as well as various other organizations. a corporate tax charge of €71.5 million. Support to sol idarity projects was granted to six projects in France and the United States this 4.1.3 Charities and Sponsorship year. The Rexel Foundation supports, in particular, Voisin Malin, a non-profit organization that employs, Further to its corporate mission, the Rexel Group trains and leads a network in working class areas has developed a community involvement program who contact neighbors in an area via doorstep which includes several initiatives to fight against fuelvisits; the Eco habitat network, which supports the poverty and work toward a better energy future. most vulnerable families in the renovation of their In order to structure this approach, the Rexel Groupaccomodation; and US non-profit organization rel ies on a community involvement Charter and Grid Alternatives, which offers Native American Guide since 2012 based on a core focus: “Improving disadvantaged communities services, equipment access to energy efficiency for all”. To this end, theand training in renewable energy and energy Rexel Group wishes to encourage a better use and efficiency. an optimized consumption of energy by offering Concerning knowledge pro to the public its expertise, tools and structures in grams, the Rexel the energy field. Since 2013, thanks to the Rexel Foundation supports the Face Foundation and its Foundation, the Rexel Group has boosted and Teknik project, which promotes industrial jobs to developed numerous community initiatives based middle and high school students, in particular in on three strategic priorities: priority education areas. Support community projects for the publ ic Lastly, the Foundation supports five innovative • good spearheaded by NGOs, not-for-profit projects, in France and in the United States, in organizations and partners to improve access to particular the GÈRES, a non-profit organization, energy efficiency for disadvantaged communities; developing an innovative professional solution to support electricians to intervene in homes in poor •Increase the understanding and awareness households; as wel l as Énergie partagée, which about energy efficiency by setting up a shared supports and finances renewable energy projects. REXEL 2017 – REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 161