Airbus - 2022 Universal Registration Document

1. Information on the Company’s Activities /

1.2 Non-Financial Information

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1.2 Non-Financial Information

1.2.1 The Company’s Approach to Sustainability

I. Purpose The Company’s purpose is to “pioneer sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world”. The Company designs, manufactures and delivers aerospace products, services and solutions to customers on a worldwide scale helping to create value and drive growth. The Company is deeply aware of its responsibility to society and future generations, and contributes to a number of UN Sustainable Development Goals (“ SDGs ”) through its core business and how it operates. The Company strives to respect the planet. It aspires to lead the journey towards clean aerospace. The Company pioneers advanced and disruptive technologies while delivering and continuously improving its fuel-efficient products. From exploring new aircraft and propulsion technologies and alternatives to fossil fuels (SAF) to testing new prototype aircraft powered by hydrogen, the Company is committed to reducing the environmental impact of its products. It is also committed to taking environmental responsibility and, for example, to actively reducing emissions through its value chain, cutting on-site waste and increasing the recycling of aircraft at the end of their service life. The Company’s products and services, such as its Earth observation technologies, allow it to play an active role in tackling climate change, providing insights that help make the planet more resilient.

The Company is committed to valuing people. Its business is built on a foundation of safety, quality, integrity and compliance, with the highest standards ensured from design to operation. The Company supports the balance of powers and is uniquely positioned to strengthen global resilience through its products and services. The Company’s technology allows its customers to protect lives during a conflict and prevent crises before they escalate. The Company’s products help to protect citizens, defend sovereignty and advance global security, mindful that there can be no sustainability without security. The Company enables prosperity. Its products help to unite cultures, connect economies, and enable global cooperation and partnership. The Company brings together people and organisations across the globe, physically with its commercial aircraft and helicopters, and virtually with its satellites and connectivity solutions. It mobilises the collective positive impact of its workforce, products and services to tackle societal challenges in partnership with local communities. In addition, the Company works collaboratively to maximise its positive impact, playing an active advocacy role, educating the aerospace industry and partnering with other businesses and public sector organisations to develop technology and solutions that will allow the industry to transition towards a sustainable economy. It is committed to being an economically resilient business that has the financial strength to invest in a more sustainable future. The Company believes that a sustainable tomorrow needs the strongest foundations today.

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Vigilance Plan

Highest governance body(ies) involved Board of Directors / ECSC Executive Committee supported by topic-focused committees Commitments to external frameworks UN Global Compact, The Ten Principles, Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability on Airbus.com , Airbus Tax Strategy , Innovation contributing to a more sustainable world on Airbus.com , Earth monitoring and understanding ( e.g. Climate change monitoring ), Example partnership for innovation: ANITI project , Toulouse University (ANITI) , ATAG Benefits Beyond Borders fact sheet , ASD Fact Sheet 2022 , UN Global Compact

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In line with its purpose, the progress in its sustainability journey, and the evolution of reporting frameworks, the Company has further evolved its non-financial reporting in 2022, providing

additional transparency and striving to better demonstrate its level of commitment and performance, as presented in the following pages.

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