Dear Mr. Secretary-General,

I am pleased to confirm Bapcor Limited’s ongoing commitment to the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact on human rights, labour, environment and anti-corruption.

With this communication, we express our intent to continue to embed the UN’s guiding principles into our environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategy. We remain committed to making the UN Global Compact and its principles part of the strategy, culture and day-to-day operations of our company, and to engaging in collaborative projects which advance the broader development goals of the United Nations, particularly the Sustainable Development Goals. Bapcor reiterated this commitment to our stakeholders and the general public in our 2021 Annual Report.

Bapcor’s Annual Report for 2021 describes the practical actions and real progress made towards our ESG strategic objectives. This year, we continued our work in advancing our responsible sourcing practices, supporting the communities in which we operate as well as expanding our carbon offset program while also commencing the measurement of our carbon emission baseline which will enable us to commit to a plan to achieve our aspiration of becoming net carbon neutral. Further information on these and other initiatives, as well as measurement of outcomes, is detailed in our 2021 Annual Report.

I am proud of what we have achieved in 2021 and look forward to continuing our progress toward our shared Sustainable Development Goals.

Yours sincerely,
Noel Meehan
Acting Chief Executive Officer

Bapcor has a company policy on respecting Human Rights and preventing potential abuses which is publicly available on our website and shared with relevant stakeholders.

Bapcor’s policy and definition of human rights is informed by the United Nation’s (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the International Labour Organisation’s (ILO) Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work, and other related conventions.

All our company policies, including Human Rights, are covered in employee training.

Labour is addressed at Bapcor through both our Human Rights and Ethical Supply Chain / Procurement policies - both are available on our website and are shared with relevant stakeholders.

In addition, Bapcor’s Modern Slavery Statement was approved by the Board of Directors and published in March 2021 and shared with all staff to raise awareness and ensure it is front of mind for our employees when dealing with our suppliers.

Bapcor's Modern Slavery Statement is shared with all staff to raise awareness and ensure it is front of mind for our employees when dealing with our suppliers.

Bapcor's approach and activities relating to the environment is covered in Bapcor's Environment, Social and Governance Strategy and Policy - both are available on the company website.

In FY21 Bapcor consolidated its Victorian distribution centre network which is expected to have significant environmental benefits. We will measure the carbon emissions for the Victorian warehouse network and track the improvements as our current thirteen Victorian warehouses are consolidated into the one distribution centre in Tullamarine in Victoria. We expect the consolidation into one distribution centre will materially reduce the amount of freight movements throughout the network and significantly reduce our emissions. In addition, the new Victorian distribution centre has been designed to be highly energy efficient which will result in utilisation of less energy
and water as well as use less packaging and more recycling.

In addition to the Victoria distribution centre consolidation, during the course of FY21 Bapcor has continued with the important initiatives that carried over from FY20
including the Greenfleet Carbon Offset Program, continued the roll-out of LED replacements across our store network, and realised further positive environmental outcomes through our streamlined waste and recycling initiatives.

Bapcor continues to reduce its carbon footprint and offset emissions by contributing to Australian reforestation projects that protect the local environment, capture carbon emissions, improve soil and water quality, and restore habitat for native wildlife.

Bapcor’s partnership with Greenfleet continues its focus on offsetting greenhouse gas emissions associated with the company vehicle fleet. In 2021, Bapcor has increased its commitment to offset an additional 100 vehicles with Greenfleet, now covering over 1,100 vehicles. The continued roll-out of the LED replacement
program brings the total energy saving to a total of 3.7 million KWh per annum. The waste reduction initiative also continued with the total amount of waste recycled increasing by c.20% compared with FY20. Since inception, this initiative has diverted c.6,200 tonnes of waste (or c.50% of total waste) from landfill.

Key milestones and metrics that are outlined on page 36 and 37 in the FY21 annual report are being monitored.

Bapcor has an Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Fraud Policy which is publish on our website and shared with relevant stakeholders.

Staff are trained in accordance with Bapcor's Anti-Bribery, Corruption and Fraud Policy.