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IMPROVING DIVERSITY – A KEY LONG TERM STRATEGYWe recognise the importance of diversity, both in terms of societal good and the positive effects on business performance. One element of focus for diversity is to improve the balance of women in leadership positions. We are working hard to make Antalis an attractive company for current and prospective employees creating family friendly policies, employee centred working conditions and flexible working practices. Together, these factors will make Antalis an employer of choice for people from every sector of society. Over the past year we have successfully grown our own talent, with many internal promotions including several appointments of women into regional leadership positions.

DEVELOPING MANPOWER SKILLS IS CORE TO OUR HUMAN RESOURCES POLICYIn January 2013 the group set up eXcellence, an online talent management platform used throughout the group to develop employees skills through dedicated training in all spoken languages. Online training has been introduced with the launch of the platform, which has hundreds of e‑learning modules available to be used by all functions, and customised to local specific needs. Topics include product knowledge, management development, all learning materials used at the Antalis Sales Academy, computer training, etc. In addition to online training, eXcellence is also used to manage all classroom training. In September 2014, almost 4, 000 employees had access to eXcellence in 27 countries.

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WHAT IS THE ROLE AND IMPACT OF HR ON TODAY’S BUSINESS?

The principal role of HR in any company must be fundamentally connected to the needs of the business itself. In Antalis, the HR function partners the business to both support and drive change. Our role is an integral part of the business and has helped to deliver significant programmes that directly affect business success. We see our function as having an entirely active part to play in the future development and success of the company.

HOW IMPORTANT IS THE HEALTH AND SAFETY ASPECT FOR THE BUSINESS?

It is critical – “First and all the time”. There is no doubt that before business success comes the Health and Safety of our employees. We cannot and should not accept any injury to our employees as somehow part of the job. We work extremely hard, and often far beyond our legal responsibilities, to make sure that people are not at risk whilst working in Antalis. Our results over the past few years show we are making good progress, but we will always have more work to do.

WHAT IS YOUR VISION FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS?

We are continuing to work to ensure all Antalis employees are in tune with our Values and Behaviours, which is a key factor in developing our Employee Centred culture. We are also developing a new communication and collaboration portal for the group, which will help all our employees to work together and have a culture that is not only employee centred, but also truly connected.

THE ANTALIS VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS MODELThis model is a guide and a source of reference that can be used to support processes such as; individual and team development, coaching, performance management, recruitment, and the identification of talent, which together supports our culture.

Our core values are those values we believe are most important to us in the way we work and conduct ourselves. Through continuous change, these values remain constant and help us to create a positive, successful organisation.

ANDREW JORDANHR DIRECTOR ANTALIS GROUP

“ALL OUR EMPLOYEES ARE EXPECTED TO SHARE AND LIVE OUR VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS, WHICH WILL INCREASINGLY FORM AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR PEOPLE PROCESSES” ANDREW JORDAN, ANTALIS GROUP HR DIRECTOR

Together, these initiatives are the basis of our Group CSR strategy. Implementing them locally is key to putting them right at the heart of our business, helping us ensure our business is responsible every day, at every site, everywhere.

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DELIVERIES Antalis operates five days per week, with an activity window of 5am to 3pm. During that time we have a radial delivery fleet of 280 vehicles of 7.5t or more. Radial vehicles typically travel 100‑120km per day, making 13/14 deliveries.

TRANSPORT DELIVERIES

CAR FLEET Antalis operates a car fleet of almost 300 vehicles across the UK and Ireland. These cars are an essential tool for essential business travel, and enable the business to service its large customer base.

The car fleet has a considerable impact upon the environment, and Antalis has put in place controls to both minimize the environmental impact, and ensure the fleet is safe and conforms to legal requirements at all times:

• CO2 cap of 160g/km

• The average CO2 of the fleet is 135g/km – well below the ceiling

• Target MPG of 45mpg (6.6l/100km) – currently 44.1mpg (6.4l/100km)

• Petrol and hybrid cars now part of the choice available to drivers

• Ensuring compliance and safety – online driver license checking and driver profiling

• Comprehensive risk management programme in place including driver profiling and, where needed, professional training

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Antalis uses a system called ISOTrak to plan its logistics schedules, minimising transport emissions and thus impact on the environment.

FLEET CO2 PROFILE

FLEET PROFILE NO CARS CO2 - G/KM

Less than 100g/km 10

Between 101 and 120g/km 104

Between 121 and 140g/km 73

Between 141 and 160g/km 104

Antalis plans to reduce the CO2 cap to 140g/km in 2015, which will

lead to further improvements in fuel efficiency and reduce the company’s impact on the environment.