2021 Universal Registration Document

4 CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY

Sopra Steria’s Corporate Responsibility Strategy

Corporate Responsibility 1.3.

compensation takes into account targets linked to performance under this programme. Governance of corporate responsibility is structured around this Group department and four interdependent units supported by functional and operational departments.

governance structure supporting the Group’s strategy

GROUP CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY 1.3.1.

The Chief Executive Officer, in conjunction with the Chairman of the Board of Directors, oversees the Group’s corporate responsibility strategy, notably in relation to social, environmental and ethical issues. He chairs the Group’s Executive Committee (Comex), which lays down operational guidelines in these areas. The Chief Executive Officer’s compensation takes into account several criteria linked to corporate responsibility. The Deputy Chief Executive Officer oversees the Group’s corporate responsibility programmes. He represents the Group in dealings with major government and industry bodies touching on corporate responsibility issues and on key committees overseeing corporate responsibility. That being the case, he chairs the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development (CR&SD) Committee and the Corporate Responsibility Advisory Board, both of which are described later in this document. In conjunction with the CR&SD Director, he oversees analysis of risks and opportunities relating to corporate responsibility issues. The CR&SD Director acts as the Group’s Chief Sustainability Officer. As a member of the Group’s Executive Committee since 2020, she manages the Group’s corporate responsibility programme and her

AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT (CR&SD) DEPARTMENT

Reporting directly to Executive Management, the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development (CR&SD) Department implements the framework governing the Group’s corporate responsibility strategy drawn up with Executive Management. It coordinates action plans, manages reporting, and analyses and assesses performance. It is supported by the relevant departments and divisions and a network of representatives within each entity. Its role is, in particular, to help entities take account of corporate responsibility goals and manage risks so as to: Structure policies; p Define shared indicators to improve the consistency and p coordination of the corporate responsibility strategy. Each year, the strategy, issues and key achievements relating to corporate responsibility are presented for discussion to the Nomination, Governance, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Committee of the Board of Directors.

CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE 1.3.2.

Board of Directors + Nomination, Governance, Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Committee

Company management

Executive Management

Comex

Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development Department*

Functional departments: Human Resources, Purchasing, IT, Legal, Property Management and Procurement, Finance and Administration, Financial Communications, Corporate Communications and Marketing

Operational departments (subsidiaries & countries)

Related departments

Internal Control Department

Industrial Department

Environmental Responsibility

Market Responsibility

Community Engagement

Responsible Employment

The 4 Corporate Responsibility units

Subsidiary and country networks

Corporate Responsibility and Sustainable Development Committee

Corporate Responsibility Advisory Board

The Group’s main steering committees

* The CR&SD Director is a member of the Executive Committee.

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