Worldline : receives the highest certification gold level from EcoVadis for its responsible supply chain

Bezons, 5 January 2017 - Worldline, [Euronext: WLN] European leader in the payments and transactional services industry, has been rewarded with the Gold recognition level from EcoVadis, an independent rating agency on Corporate Social Responsibility, for its responsible supply chain performance. The company is positioned among the top 3% of suppliers assessed in the category of data processing, hosting and related activities.

Since two years ago, Worldline has implemented a Corporate Social Responsibility strategy fully embedded with its business strategy. Endorsing business ethics within the value chain is a priority for the company and this is way obtaining the maximum recognition from EcoVadis is part of the ambitious program 'TRUST 2020: trust at the hearth of everything we do'.

With more than 20 points of difference compared with the average of all companies assessed on environmental, social and ethical topics, Worldline demonstrates its engagement to perform sustainable business operations and therefore to ensure a responsible supply chain.

Gilles Grapinet, Worldline CEO, stated:'We are proud to share one of our successful results of our ambition TRUST 2020. Reaching the gold level certification from EcoVadis is a key milestone in our roadmap of being the number one in our industry and moving from silver level to gold lever in our second assessment represents our continuous engagement in improving our CSR performance'.

To reinforce its sustainable responsible performance, Worldline has also decided to adhere to the United Nations Global Compact where the company engaged on a continuous progress on human rights, work regulations, environment and anti-corruption issues.

Please have a look to our CSR report in order to know more about our responsible supply chain strategy.

About Worldline

Worldline [Euronext: WLN] is the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry. Worldline delivers new-generation services, enabling its customers to offer smooth and innovative solutions to the end consumer. Key actor for B2B2C industries, with over 40 years of experience, Worldline supports and contributes to the success of all businesses and administrative services in a perpetually evolving market. Worldline offers a unique and flexible business model built around a global and growing portfolio, thus enabling end-to-end support. Worldline activities are organized around three axes: Merchant Services & Terminals, Mobility & e-Transactional Services, Financial Processing & Software Licensing including equensWorldline. Worldline employs more than 8,600 people worldwide, with estimated revenue of circa 1.5 billion euros on a yearly basis. Worldline is an Atos company. worldline.com

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