Airbus - 2022 Universal Registration Document

1. Information on the Company’s Activities / 1.2 Non-Financial Information

Noise Noise around the Company’s sites can also be an important topic for neighbouring communities. The Company is actively engaged with local authorities and the affected populations to minimise its impact, by adapting operating times and actively

seeking to reduce the noise at the source. In Toulouse, the Company has launched the Median initiative, regrouping actors in charge of flight activities around the airport to find the most effective solution to reduce noise levels.

1.2.4 Materials and Circularity

I. Introduction The Company recognises the challenges associated with depleting natural sources. This section covers its approach towards optimising the use of materials end-to-end – including product life cycle, eco-design, circularity, and end-of-life considerations – with a focus on waste when it comes to its own industrial operations. The Company identified three materials for which this approach is especially meaningful as they are essential to aircraft manufacturing: aluminium, titanium, and carbon fibre-reinforced plastics (“ CFRP ”). While aerospace represents a small fraction of the global volumes for most materials – e.g. the Company’s aluminium consumption is estimated to be about 0.1% of the global market – it can figure among the main users for some highly specialised materials such as titanium or CFRP. The use of these materials, and the impacts associated with their production or end-of-life, are justified by their contribution to the efficiency of the end product, as they enable lighter structures and more efficient design. As around 97% of a typical aircraft’s life cycle impact comes from its operational use phase, using lighter materials (which are sometimes more impactful in their production processes) is particularly effective in regards to achieving significant reductions in energy consumption and emissions overall. Product weight optimisation is largely linked to product performance in terms

of range and fuel consumption, and therefore has a benefit for customers’ expectations and the Company’s order book. Optimising the use of such high-value materials is directly linked to the Company’s competitiveness, while securing their supply, as they become scarcer, is necessary to ensure business continuity. Nevertheless, these materials can pose unique challenges in terms of supply, application and recycling. Addressing this topic requires an engagement and coordination with the end-to-end value chain, from the extraction stages to the eventual disposal or recycling. Of note, the human rights aspects that may be linked to the sourcing of materials, including conflict minerals, as well as the potential environmental impact linked to their extraction and processing are covered in sections “– 1.2.10 Human Rights” and “– 1.2.15 Responsible Supply Chain”. A number of related regulations apply to the Company globally, regionally and locally, such as the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, or the EU Waste Framework Directive. Finally, all considerations for optimising material use shall under no circumstance be detrimental to product safety and shall meet all technical requirements from stringent certification standards.

MATERIALS AND CIRCULARITY

GRI

SASB

SDGs

Others

301 – Materials

Hazardous Waste Management

9-12-13-17

Board of Directors / ECSC Executive Committee / Environment Executive Steering Committee

Highest governance body(ies) involved

Related corporate policies

Environmental Policy, Code of Conduct

Management system Relevant certifications

EMS – Environmental Management System ISO 14001 – 88% of workforce covered

2030 Target

2015 Baseline

2022 vs. Baseline

KPIs

2022

2021

2022 vs. 2021

Waste produced excluding exceptional waste (tons)

-20%

107,986

71,152

73,751

+3.7% -31.7%

with no landfill or incineration without energy recovery

Other key metrics (More metrics and assumptions, see “– 1.2.17 ESG data board”)

2022

2021

2022 vs. 2021

% Material recovery rate

55% 60%

+5p.p.

-4p.p.

% Energy recovery rate

20% 16%

Additional resources

Environmental Policy Statement , Sustainability on Airbus.com , Tarmac Aerosave

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