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The world is our horizon - Our commitment to future generations - CMA CGM
The world
is our horizon
Our commitment
to future
generations
The world is our horizon - Our commitment to future generations - CMA CGM
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“The CMA CGM Group has always
considered its economic performance
                                          Our CSR policy
to be indissociable from its social and   is much more than three
environmental performance.”               letters: it entails daily
RODOLPHE SAADÉ
Chairman and CEO of the CMA CGM Group     actions and choices
                                          that we pledge to honour.
                                          We are a family Group. Our development is based on powerful human and entrepreneurial
                                          values: boldness, initiative, integrity and imagination.

                                          Today, these values are enriched and reinforced by a constructive CSR approach that
                                          guides our choices and affirms our priorities. It leads us to work tirelessly to develop
                                          environmentally efficient and sustainable logistical solutions to meet global challenges.

                                          It is illustrated each day in our co-workers’ actions, which demonstrate our environmental, social
                                          and societal commitment and constitute a genuine lever of performance for our Group.

                                                               CMA CGM – a committed Group and recognised initiatives.
                                                               CMA CGM has been ranked among the top 1% of transport
                                                               companies in terms of CSR for the fourth year running, according
                                                               to the sustainability ratings agency Ecovadis.
                                                               The Group received 40 distinctions and awards in 2018.

                                            This document is based           That approach is structured       The main initiatives for each
                                            on the 2018 Corporate Social     around six themes:                of them are grouped here
                                            Responsibility Report            • value chain;                    under three key
                                            and sets out the CMA CGM         • ethics and compliance;          commitments:
                                            Group’s CSR approach.            • corporate responsibility;       • environmental;
                                                                             • safety and security;            • corporate and social;
                                                                             • environment;                    • CSR at the heart of
                                                                             • social responsibility.          performance.
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CMA CGM Group key figures:                                                           We want to make
                                                                                     our industry a model
                                                                                     of sustainable
                                                                                     and global prosperity.

110,000
employees

                             20.7
worldwide

                             million
            755
            offices
                             TEUs transported in 2018

                             30
160
countries
                             billion
                             in turnover US$
                                                         For the last 40 years, CMA CGM has opened
                                                         new routes, forged links and enabled
                                                         trade across oceans and borders. Every day,
                                                         millions of tonnes of goods are transported
                                                         all around the world.
                                                                                                           We are reinventing transport and logistics
                                                                                                           thanks to our expertise and our numerous
                                                                                                           interactions with our partners. We aim to
                                                                                                           offer a range of integrated, reliable
                                                                                                           and innovative maritime, port and inland
                                                                                                           services to constantly improve our response

                             2.7
                                                         Operating in more than 160 countries              to customer needs.
                                                         with 755 offices, 750 warehouses,

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                                                         110,000 employees and a fleet of 511              As a major player in shipping and logistics,
                                                         vessels, the CMA CGM Group serves                 we want to make this industry a model
                                                         420 of the world’s 521 commercial ports           of sustainable, global prosperity.

                             million                     and manages more than 200 maritime lines.         That is why we pay special attention to the
                                                                                                           environmental performance of the solutions

              vessels
                             TEU capacity of our fleet   In recent decades, the CMA CGM Group              we offer.
                                                         has expanded the scope of its activity,
                                                         which is now divided into three main areas:       Our most valuable asset is the women and
                                                                                                           men who make up our Group. Wherever

                             9million
                                                         • Maritime activities;                           we operate, they strive on a daily basis to
                                                                                                           ensure that CMA CGM is an exemplary

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                                                         • Shore-based activities: ports and terminals,   leader in the conduct of its activities.
                                                            logistics and intermodal activities;           We will present our main commitments
                                                                                                           in their words.
                                                         • Office-based activities: the support
                                                            functions at the head office, regional

maritime lines               sqm of warehouses
                             in 750 locations
                                                            offices, network of agencies of the Group
                                                            and its subsidiaries.
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Environment

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“Today, we design state-of-the-art
ships with the aim
                                                                                                                                                       Benefits of bio-fuel:
of preserving
the environment.”
                                                                                  We are adopting
MATTHIEU COURTOIS
CMA Ships, at the shipyard                                                        alternative solutions
of the 22,000 TEU vessels in China                                                to conventional fuels
                                                                                  to help achieve
                                                                                  the energy transition

                                                                                                                                                                   80%
                                                                                  The conversion of our fleet to LNG
                                                                                  (Liquefied Natural Gas) represents a real
                                                                                  technological breakthrough in favour of
                                                                                  the environment.
                                                                                                                                                         reduction in CO2 emissions
                                                                                  • For the first time in the history of
                                                                                     container transport, CMA CGM has
                                                                                     taken the ambitious step of choosing LNG
                                                                                     propulsion for its high-capacity ships.                                             no
                                                                                                                                                                sulphur emissions
                                                                                  • 9 gigantic ships running on LNG, with
                                                                                     a capacity of 22,000 TEU, are under
                                                                                     construction. They are scheduled to enter
                                                                                     service in 2020.

                                                                                  • These new ships are the result of over                       CMA CGM and IKEA,
                                                                                     seven years of work by our new
                                                                                     constructions engineers and seagoing                         partners in the
                                                                                     personnel and the culmination of close
                                                                                     collaboration with many technical,                           first global test of
                                                                                     port and energy partners.                                    bio-fuel use aboard
                                                                                  • A training programme has already been                        a container ship
                                                                                     implemented to improve the skills of all
                                                                                     our seagoing staff assigned to these                         This new marine bio-fuel is obtained from
                                                                                     gigantic ships.                                              cooking oils and forestry waste.

                                                                                  • In 2019, four LNG-propelled ships                            This is yet another step towards carbon
                                                                                     of 1,400 TEU will be put into service by                     reduction in maritime transport.
                                                                                     Containerships, a Group subsidiary
   CO2 emissions                                 In 2018 the Group                   with expertise in intra-European
   per container transported                     was awarded                         transport.

                                                                                                                              Benefits of LNG
                       -50%                                                          Up to

                                      -30%       These awards illustrate
                                                 the Group’s pioneering role
                                                 in the ecological transition
                                                                                25%
                                                                                reduction in CO2
                                                                                                                               99%
                                                                                                                      reduction in sulphur and
                                                                                                                                                                                    85%
                                                                                                                                                                              reduction in nitrogen
       2005             2015         Goal 2025   of maritime transport.            emissions                           fine particle emissions                                  oxide emissions

                                                                                  *TEU: (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit). Unit of measurement for expressing the standard volume occupied wby a 20-foot container
                                                                                  (approximately 6m long and 2m wide).
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Environment
“Our activities are at sea and
on land, but we are also concerned
with air quality.”
FRANCK GIGUET

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Commander

                                                                                                                         We are working
                                                                       We are redoubling                                 to improve air quality
                                                                       the number of positive                            • The International Maritime Organisation
                                                                                                                            (IMO) has set a very ambitious goal with
                                                                       impact innovations                                   the “Global Sulphur Cap 2020”, imposing
                                                                                                                            a 0.5% limit on the sulphur contained in
                                                                       • We are changing how we design our                 ship fuel as of 1st January 2020. This will
                                                                          ships in order to improve their                  reduce the quantity of sulphur oxide
                                                                          penetration in the water. We are thus            coming from ships by 85% and
                                                                          implementing fuel savings initiatives and        is expected to result in a significant
                                                                          reducing CO2 emissions in the order              improvement in air quality, particularly for
                                                                          of 5% to 10%.                                    populations living in the vicinity of ports
                                                                                                                           and coasts.
                                                                       • We are installing recuperative boilers on
                                                                          our engines. Instead of burning                • Our Group, which was already below
                                                                          hydrocarbons to produce the steam                 the 3.5% sulphur limit set by regulations,
                                                                          necessary for running the boiler, the boiler      is on track to reduce average sulphur
                                                                          recovers the heat from the engines.               content from 2.42% in 2018 to 0.5% in
                                                                                                                            2020.
                                                                       • We favour the use of the latest
                                                                          generation of engines, enabling fuel           • CMA CGM is entirely committed to this
                                                                          savings of 3% and oil savings of 25%.             step and has set up a dedicated working
                                                                                                                            group bringing together representatives
                                                                                                                            from numerous departments. Its mission
                                                                                       FOCUS                                is to anticipate problems arising from this
                                                                                                                            new regulatory obligation in order to
                                                                           We take responsible                              ensure that the Group is compliant
                                                                                                                            (in terms of fuel purchases, tank cleaning,
                                                                            action to manage                                prospects for supply procurement, etc.).

                                                                           our end-of-life ships                         • We want to provide solutions complementary
                                                                            to the best of our                              to the use of low-sulphur fuel, such as:

     85%                     2.4%           (2 018)
                                                                                  ability
                                                                              We only choose certified sites to
                                                                            dismantle our ships. These sites have
                                                                                                                         - The installation of fuel gas cleaning
                                                                                                                            systems so as to filter exhaust fumes and
                                                                                                                            capture sulphur oxide (SOx) and nitrogen
                                                                                                                            oxide (NOx) particles. A number of pilot
                                                                                                                            projects are underway to deploy

                                                       0.5%
                                                                                undergone an advanced audit
    reduction in SOx      Average sulphur content of                        and comply with international health,           this technology on high-capacity ships.
   emissions, with the      fuel purchased by the                            safety and environmental standards
Global Sulphur Cap 2020       Group for its ships             (2020)         in accordance with the Hong Kong            - The conversion of our fleet so as to
                                                                                         Convention.                        replace conventional fuels with alternative
                                                                                                                            ones, such as LNG propulsion.
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“We observe nature and
   respect the environment
                                                                                                         ZERO major hydrocarbon
                                                                                                               pollution in 2018
in which we are sailing.”
                     JEAN-BAPTISTE BORIES
                 Commander, Fleet Centre                                                             We limit our speed

                                                     10
                                                                                                     to 10 knots in areas
     We are reducing                                                                                 where whales
     the speed of our vessels                                                                        reproduce
     in order to consume                                                                            • On the east coast of the United States and
     less energy                                                                                      Canada, CMA CGM ships reduce their
                                                                                                      speed to 10 knots* when they sail in areas
     • Whether by renewing the fleet, tracking     Our maritime routes                              where cetaceans and marine mammals
       and monitoring consumption or reducing
       speed, we are striving to limit our energy
                                                     are adapted to natural                           reproduce. This reduces the risk of collision.

       consumption. Each litre saved is progress.    conditions                                     • On the west coast of North America,
                                                                                                      CMA CGM has also implemented a speed
                                                                                                      reduction programme called “Green Flag”,
     We are improving the                            • Because the best energy is produced
                                                         by nature, we choose maritime routes         established in the sanctuary of the Santa
     management of waste                                 according to natural phenomena
                                                         (ocean currents, winds, storms, etc.).
                                                                                                      Barbara Islands. The Port of Long Beach
                                                                                                      has rewarded our Group for lowering the
     on board on an                                                                                   speed of its container ships with
                                                                                                      a compliance rate close to 100%.
     ongoing basis                                   • The purpose of the Navigation Support
                                                       Centres is to anticipate extreme weather
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     • All of the Group’s vessels are signed up
                                                       conditions and advise Commanders on
                                                       their choice of maritime routes to
                                                                                                    We are very vigilant
       to the “Green Ship” programme to carry
       out the selective sorting of waste on
                                                       minimise our ships’ fuel consumption.        when it comes
       board and recycle it once on land.            • Three
                                                           Fleet Centres covering all time        to the transportation
       We have also replaced incinerators with
       new generation compactors.
                                                       zones are operated 24 hours a day
                                                       by the Group’s onshore crew.
                                                                                                    of endangered species
                                                                                                    • To fight the transportation of endangered
     We are doing                                    We are all affected                              species, the Group has implemented
     our utmost to reduce                            by issues relating
                                                                                                      procedures that make it possible to raise
                                                                                                      an alert on this type of cargo - of which
     pollution risks                                 to the preservation                              transportation is prohibited - as soon as the
                                                                                                      order is placed.
     • We have developed the Fast Oil              of marine biodiversity
       Recovery System, a reliable and sure
       technology for managing pollution,            • Challenges
                                                                  in protecting biodiversity

                                                                                                     “Taking environmental
       making it possible to recover hydrocarbons      mainly involve managing the discharge
       in the event of running aground.                of solids and liquids into the sea.

     • We are installing ballast water treatment
       systems on our ships. Ballasts, filled with
                                                     • Such preservation also involves limiting
                                                       the impact of ships on marine ecosystems      aspects into account
       sea water, ensure the stability and
       structural integrity of the ship. They
       contain living species. So as not to
                                                       by reducing their sound pollution,
                                                       moving towards “zero emission” ships
                                                       and limiting their potential to disturb
                                                                                                     when navigating is natural
       disturb the equilibrium of the local flora
       and fauna when emptying them, the
                                                       existing species.
                                                                                                     and normal for me.”
       water is treated for controlled discharge
       at sea. This allows us to avoid impacting                                                     LAURENCE PERROT
       the ecosystems in question.                                                                   Chief mechanic

                                                                                                     *10 knots is less than 19 km/h
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ECO-TECHNOLOGIES IN USE
ON OUR VESSELS.
The world is our horizon - Our commitment to future generations - CMA CGM
Social and societal
“We are doing everything

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in our power to attract and develop                                                                       Promoting diversity
                                                                                                          and gender equality
talent, on land and at sea,                                                                               • Over 149 nationalities are spread

both in France                                                                                               through-out more than 160 countries. This
                                                                                                             accounts for our Group’s cultural wealth,
                                                                                                             a source of emulation, mutual
and abroad.”                                              We cultivate our talent                            enrichment, and inspiration. It is a reflection
                                                                                                             of our presence throughout the world.
                                                          • In
                                                             2018, more than 200,000 hours of
TATIANA JOAO                                                training were provided by the                 •T
                                                                                                            he “We are Shipping” programme,
Human Resources Department,                                 “CMA CGM Academy”, which offers a              sponsored by Tanya Saadé Zeenny, the
Mozambique                                                  wide range of training through e-learning      Group’s Deputy Managing Director,
                                                            and classroom work. A number of                is devoted to the development of female
                                                            training programmes issuing                     leadership. It aims to support women
                                                            “certificates” are also being developed,       in their professional development.
                                                            particularly in foreign languages (TOEIC)      Through training workshops in “personal
                                                            and in office automation (TOSA).               branding”, they can build a network
                                                                                                           with women holding positions of
                                                          • 30,000 employees from 80 different           responsibility. By the end of 2019,
                                                            countries were integrated via the C&ME         50 women will have been supported
                                                            tool in 2018 in order to make HR               through this pilot programme being
                                                            procedures more flexible.                      developed in the United States,
                                                                                                           the United Kingdom and Lebanon.
                                                          • The
                                                               management of “land and sea”
                                                            careers is a system devoted to officers of
                                                            the fleet who are assigned missions at
                                                            the head office in order to facilitate
                                                            re-orientation from one realm to the other
                                                            and open up career opportunities on land.

                                                          • More than 90 employees have taken part
                                                            in the Lead Programme since 2017.
                                                            Established in partnership with Sciences Po
                                                            Paris and Financial Times - IE Business
                                                            School CLA, this programme prepares
                                                            talented young people for management
                                                            positions in order to meet the challenges
                                                            of tomorrow faced by our industry.

                                                          • 30
                                                             young graduates were sent abroad
                                                            through the French International Volunteers
                                                            in Business programme in 2018.

                                      Promotions within
                                                                          FOCUS
                                      the Group in 2018           2018: the labels

                                        700
                                                                 “Happy Trainees”

 more than                                 women
                                                               for the 4th consecutive year, and

                                                              “Happy Candidates”
   200,000
     hours
  of training in 2018
                              45%
                              women
                                        700 men
                                                                2nd place in the general ranking
                                                                 of companies with more than
                                                                        1,000 employees

                                                                    were obtained
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Training
                                                                                                                Reduction                                and awareness raising
                                                                                                         in workplace accidents                          are key factors
We work tirelessly to ensure                                                                               in the last five years                        in prevention
that all our employees                                                                                  19% reduction in accidents on ships              These two factors are promoted through

enjoy the best possible                                                                                 63% reduction in accidents at terminals          mandatory job-specific training,
                                                                                                                                                         introductory sessions both on land and at

working conditions.
                                                                                                                                                         sea, remote training for seafaring
                                                                                                                                                         personnel, regular exercises,
                                                                                                       Our “Safety First”                                and navigation simulators.

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                                                                                                       programme                                         Constantly improving
      Imagining a new                                                                                  Assessing safety risks is a central               the management of
      approach to day-to-day                                                                           component of the Group’s approach to
                                                                                                       prevention. This is a process of continuous       dangerous goods
      mobility needs                                                                                   improvement involving all stakeholders
                                                                                                       each and every day: from management               An improved version of our digital app
      A Corporate Mobility Plan, designed                                                              to seafaring.                                     allows us to respond in near real-time
      to improve everyday mobility and facilitate                                                                                                        to over 60% of all requests for the loading
      the use of public transport, yielded key                                                         • All of our Group-owned vessels have            of dangerous goods. The Group also
      results in 2018:                                When we are happy                                   received Quality (ISO 9001), Health and        provides experts who are tasked with

      • Establishment of the C-Park application:     and healthy at work,                                Safety (OHSAS 18001), and Environment
                                                                                                          (ISO 14001) certification;
                                                                                                                                                         advising shipping companies and
                                                                                                                                                         commercial agencies on how to safely
         Every day, an average of 80 unused parking   we work better                                                                                     handle their dangerous goods.
        places are re-assigned.                                                                        • 39% of our own terminals subject to the
                                                      • A remote working system was explored             Group’s Health, Safety and Environment
      • Partnership with Klaxit, leader in              in 2018 in Marseille and Le Havre.               policy have obtained at least a “Quality,
         home-work carpooling: 82% of subscribers
         have received offers for commuting.
                                                                                                          Health and Safety” or “Environment”                                  FOCUS                             17
                                                      • To make employees’ day-to-day work               certification;
                                                         easier and help them save time,                                                                      APL receives the Safety
      Seafaring personnel’s                              the CMA CGM Group created
                                                         the “CMA CGM Concierge Service”
                                                                                                       • We have implemented a crisis
                                                                                                          management plan that includes regular            at Sea Award during the 2018
      quality of life at work                            at its headquarters. This initiative offers      exercises to prepare teams for
                                                                                                                                                           Crew Connect Global Awards
                                                         employees a wide range of services.              exceptional events, such as acts of piracy,
      •A
        partnership was initiated with                                                                   fires, accidental pollution, and more;
                                                                                                                                                                     In November 2018, APL received
       ESP Consulting, a company specialising         • The Wellness programme has also been
                                                                                                       • In 2018, the safety department managed             the Crew Connect Global Safety at Sea Award
       in sports and performance, to optimise            developed to improve workplace quality
                                                                                                          over 1,000 high-risk trips to 85 countries             in the Philippines. APL was recognised
       the health and physical performance of            of life for the 2,500 head office
                                                                                                          as part of our preventative safety policy.          for its practices and initiatives, as these have
       seafaring personnel and reduce accidents.         employees. It particularly includes
                                                                                                                                                              helped reduce the risks to human life at sea.
       A pilot group, comprised of seafaring             offering quality nutritional options
       personnel working on a ship,                      (organic food in the company restaurant)      The endeavour to increase our personnel’s
       was monitored for a quarter. This group           and promoting physical activity               safety has enabled the frequency rate of
       showed a 40% improvement in their                 (a gym in the CMA CGM Tower).                 accidents to plummet over the past five years.
       physical condition with respect to every
       criteria evaluated.

                         The Concierge Service in 2018:                                                  “In terms of health, safety and
                                                                                                       security, our one and only goal is
                                 6,754     users
                                                                            550
                                                                          visits per month
                                                                                                                             excellence.”
                                                                                                                                                      CÉDRIC ROUSSEAU
                                                                                                       Safety, Security and Environment Department at Head Office
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           We encourage our
           employees
           to become involved
           through skills-based
                                                           “Thanks to the
                                                           CMA CGM Foundation,
                                                                                                                                                                      1,000
           volunteer work                                  we support local communities                                                                             students
                                                                                                            38 projects in 20                                      learned about shipping
           • This approach involves donating head
              office employees’ work hours to charities,
              such as École des XV, which helps keep
                                                           and humanitarian projects.”                      countries assisted local                                 and logistics in 2018

              kids in school through rugby.                ISABELLE BILLET                                  communities in 2018
                                                           CMA CGM Foundation
           We are a preferred                                                                               • In Thailand, Group employees took part        We also help promote
                                                                                                               in a mangrove reforestation project.
           logistical partner for                                                                                                                            entrepreneurial and
                                                           Making even the most                             • In Egypt, employees collected supplies
           humanitarian                                                                                                                                      educational excellence
                                                           vulnerable children smile                           for an orphanage in Cairo.
           organisations                                                                                    • In Costa Rica, employees helped clean         • CMA CGM is a partner of “Carburateur”
                                                           •T
                                                             he CMA CGM Corporate Foundation                  the Tarcoles River.                              and the “Make the Choice” challenge,
           • More than 700 containers and                  supports projects aimed at children.                                                                which promote promising entrepreneurial
              5,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid              Since its creation, it has assisted more than                                                       initiatives in Marseille’s underprivileged
18            equipment have been shipped through           200 charities.                                  Our teams provide                                   districts;
             partner organisation programmes
             (Doctors Without Borders,                     • In 2018, it supported sixteen charities       assistance in the wake                           • More than 1,000 students visited
             Action Against Hunger and the French
             Red Cross) since the start of the
                                                              in Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
                                                              and Lebanon, which in turn helped over
                                                                                                            of local humanitarian                               the CMA CGM Tower in 2018 as part of
                                                                                                                                                                a partnership with the Aix-Marseille
             “Containers of Hope” programme run by            8,000 sick or disabled children living        crises                                              education authority. They were able
             the CMA CGM Foundation.                          in underprivileged communities.                                                                   to learn about the shipping and logistics
                                                                                                            • In August 2018, our teams helped send            industries while they were studying
           • The Humanitarian Service Office,             • We also support three schools in                 emergency supplies after severe                  globalisation in their geography classes.
           which CMA CGM created at the end of 2017,          Marseille’s third district, which is one of      flooding struck the Kerala region in India.
           sells “customised” solutions to                    the poorest neighbourhoods in Marseille
           international organisations and NGOs               and located near the CMA CGM Tower.           • In October 2018, after a tsunami struck
           working in the emergency aid sector.
           In 2018, it oversaw the transportation of
                                                              The Group’s support has helped
                                                              over 200 children expand their horizons
                                                              through nature and winter activity classes.
                                                                                                               Indonesia, our teams took up a collection
                                                                                                               and provided assistance to charities           “We are a company
           over 10,000 containers.
                                                                                                                                                              with an international
                                                                                                               involved in the emergency effort.

                                                                                                                                                              presence. Working with local
                                                                                                                                                              communities on a daily
                                                                                                                                                              basis is part of our DNA.
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        Humanitarian aid
     equipment transported
     via Containers of Hope                                                              Children helped                                                      For us, this simply goes
      5,000                                                                                                                                                   without saying.”
                                                                                             in 2018

                                                                                    > 8 000
                                            Charities supported
                                            since the foundation
           tonnes                               was created                                                                                                   AUDREY DOLHEN
                                                                                                                                                              Shanghai sales agency, China
Business
performance

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“Our customers are increasingly
attentive to the impact of shipping
their goods and ask
us daily for                                           We are addressing
                                                       the digital transformation
a greater degree                                       challenge
of commitment.”                                        • The digitalisation of shipping is a priority
                                                          to offer a quality service to our
ALICE SIMONIAN TATIN                                      customers, who demand efficient and
Line Manager at head office                               streamlined solutions.

                                                       • We are developing the TRAXENS connected
                                                          container, equipped with advanced                activities. We produced 85 CO2 reports
                                                          technologies to monitor its location and         analysing our customers’ carbon footprint.
                                                          the condition of the goods, from end-to-end      These analyses were custom-tailored to
                                                          and practically in real time. An essential       their specific activities.
                                                          service to optimise the logistics chain.
                                                                                                         • An eco-calculator is available on our
                                                       • We are rolling out solutions paving the          website: it can estimate the carbon footprint
                                                          way for a 100% digital journey, from             of a shipment travelling from one port
                                                          reservation to payment, in order to meet         to another.
                                                          our customers’ expectations. Our
                                                          e-commerce solutions have been significantly   We are designing
                                                          developed and this work will continue.
                                                                                                         tomorrow’s freight
                                                       • These actions are part of our overall          solutions
                                                          Customer Centricity commercial ambition
                                                          – one of the Group’s strategic priorities –    • Nearly two-thirds of our Reefer containers
                                                           which aims to improve the customer                (specifically designed to transport
                                                          experience. In 2017, a satisfaction survey         perishable goods in a controlled-temperature
                                                          collected responses from more than                 environment) are equipped with
                                                          23,000 customers in 180 different                  low-energy engines that reduce electricity
                                                          countries. In 2018, 1,700 customer surveys         and fuel use by up to three times;
                                                          were conducted.
                                                                                                         • We are gradually equipping a portion of
                                                       We provide                                            our fleet with bamboo floor containers.
                                                                                                             This design is a high-quality alternative that
                                                       environmentally friendly                              helps preserve forests.

                                                       solutions to customers
                                                                                                         We help to stimulate
                                                       interested in sustainable
                                                                                                         innovation ecosystems
                                                       and innovative offers
                                                                                                         • 20 start-ups are receiving support through
            Customer pathway    Low-consumption        • We provided our customers with over             ZEBOX, an international incubator

            100%
                                Reefer containers        300 answers to questions regarding our            specialised in transportation, logistics,

                               3 times less
                                                         CSR approach in 2018.                             mobility, and industry 4.0 that was
                                                                                                           founded in 2018 by Rodolphe Saadé.
                                                       • We also rolled out My Carbon Footprint,

               digital          electricity consumed
                                                         a calculation and optimisation solution
                                                         that studies the carbon footprint of our
                                                         elite customers’ logistics and transportation
                                                                                                         • We actively participated in the SmartPort
                                                                                                           Challenge in Marseille to help optimise
                                                                                                           the design and features of tomorrow’s ports.
“Ethical requirements
                                                             +100                                                                                     are not optional. They must
                                                           suppliers                                                                                  be prioritised everywhere,
                                                              evaluated in 2018                                                                       at all times.”

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                                                                                                                                                      HEATHER SPRING
                                                    Implementation                                                                                    Legal Department in the United States
                                                    of a Supplier Risk                               A company culture
                                                    Committee                                        based on integrity
                                                                                                     and rules
     The Partner Charter
                                                    To help better manage purchasing risks
                                                    within the Group and monitor implemented
                                                                                                                                                      We fully comply with
                                                                                                     • The Group’s ethical charter is
     strengthens
                                                    actions, a Supplier Risk Committee was              a foundational document for our global        international regulations
                                                    created. The committee creates action plans         approach. It is rounded out by
     our sustainability efforts                     regarding regulatory changes that could
                                                    affect suppliers.
                                                                                                        our Anticorruption Code, Hospitality Brand
                                                                                                        and Gifting Policy, Conflict of Interest
                                                                                                                                                      • As the French leader in maritime
                                                                                                                                                         transport, CMA CGM must be exemplary
                                                                                                        Policy, Interest Disclosure Policy, and          and adopt the highest standards of
     In 2014, the CMA CGM Group created a
                                                                                                        others.                                          integrity.
     Partner Charter that describes all of the
     Group’s CSR commitments and obligations,       In the future, we will
                                                                                                     • Since March 2014, the Group has been          • By relying on a team of legal experts
     as well as what we expect from our
     suppliers and subcontractors. It is always
                                                    evaluate every supplier                             a member of the Maritime Anticorruption          specialised in competition law within
     included in our contracts, and every           and subcontractor                                   Network, a network that strives to
                                                                                                        eliminate corruption in the maritime
                                                                                                                                                         the Legal Department and offering a large
                                                                                                                                                         number of training opportunities,
     supplier must sign it.
                                                                                                        industry.                                        our Group is determined to scrupulously
                                                    A global system to assess suppliers and
                                                                                                                                                         follow international competition regulations.
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     Procurement risk                               intermediaries has been formalised and will
                                                    be gradually rolled out to all Group entities    • Compliance is a key part of the company
                                                                                                        culture. This is ensured by training and      • We have used organisational and
     mapping: a cornerstone                         in 2019.The qualification criteria are:
                                                                                                        awareness-raising for all employees.             technical resources to guarantee that
     of our ethical approach                        • Countries in which the supplier operates;        Through the “Tone at the Top” system,
                                                                                                        managers are tasked with setting an
                                                                                                                                                         Europe’s strict personal data protection
                                                                                                                                                         standard is followed throughout the world.
     In 2018, procurement risk mapping was          • The degree of sensitivity of the supplier’s      example and ensuring that the projects they
     rolled out to the entire Group. The purpose       activity.                                        supervise and handled ethically.
     of this approach is to assess risks
     of corruption, economic sanctions, human       A network of buyers informed about our           Ethics and
     rights, health and safety, the environment,    responsible purchasing policy and trained
     etc. and define action plans to reduce         in this evaluation system is currently being     anticorruption measures
     the level of risk.                             developed around the world.
                                                                                                     at every level
                                                                                                     In order to comply with French
                                                                                                     anticorruption legislation (“Sapin II” law)
                                                                                                     and with the law relating to due diligence,
                                                                                                     the Group has adopted a due diligence plan
     “We are developing a sustainable                                                                and continued to develop its internal rules:

procurement policy in close partnership                                                              • Implementation of an anticorruption
                                                                                                        Ethics Code, which is now a part of
                                                                                                        the by laws of all CMA CGM Group facilities
 with our suppliers and subcontractors                                                                  in France.

so as to create sustainable and reliable                                                             • Update of an in-person and digital
                                                                                                        training programme for managers and
                                                                                                        personnel with a higher degree of exposure
                         relationships.”                                                                to corruption risk.

                                                                                                     • Expansion of a whistle-blower system
                                                   SANDRA TIVOLI                                        (Ethics Hotline) that receives reports from
                             Purchasing manager at head office                                          employees and third parties 24/7.
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