Airbus // Universal Registration Document 2023

1. Information on the Company’s Activities

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Like 2022, this year had a considerable number of events with important implications for communities around the world – geopolitical crises and conflicts, climate related disasters, and rising inflation had significant repercussions for the underserved and undeveloped parts of society. Continuing to evolve its collective approach, the Company developed a corporate disaster response procedure, bringing together key actors from across the business to assess and validate the Company’s response strategy for those tragic events. Following the pilot phase in 2022, the Company structured and embedded an annual community impact call for proposals. During 2023, 27 projects across 24 countries were validated, with a focus on responding to local needs and creating sustainable positive change. In 2023, the Airbus Foundation’s mandate was renewed for a further five years (2023 to 2028). Supporting vulnerable communities During 2023, the Company continued to focus on supporting vulnerable communities through disaster response, innovation or fundraising to tackle topics such as poverty, hunger and access to essential services. Partnerships established in previous years were continued or expanded in several regions. For example, the initial partnership with the Manila Water Foundation to install a clean water station in a school located in a remote province in the Philippines was concluded during the year with more than 12,000 community members benefiting from increased access to clean water. The partnership also includes inspection of the facilities to ensure proper functionality and maintenance, local training, and professional community health assessment to evaluate if the community’s sanitation habits improve over time. During the 2023 call for proposals, a number of additional projects related to water access and water stress were received, highlighting the evolving impact of climate change on vulnerable communities. Amongst those validated was a three-year partnership with Engineers without Borders (EWB) in Australia with the aim of ensuring remote communities can reliably access safe and clean water. EWB works alongside communities whose water supply does not fall under public water service provision and are vulnerable to lengthened dry seasons and extreme weather events. The project aims to install robust and self-manageable water systems in an indigenous community, and to support its long term impact, training for community members to establish a governance structure and safely operate the water systems will also be delivered. The Company’s evolving disaster relief procedure was put to the test during the devastating earthquakes that impacted Turkey and Syria. All community impact channels were mobilised with the Company using its procurement network to source and supply humanitarian kits to local relief agencies; the Airbus Foundation coordinated use of the Company’s products to help its partners transport essential aid; and a disaster relief appeal was launched with employee donations matched by the Company. This collective approach helped streamline, consolidate and strengthen the support the Company was able to provide. During the year, the Airbus Foundation continued to provide access to the Company’s unique portfolio of products and services to support the disaster response efforts of its humanitarian partners, with actions in Turkey, Malawi, Chad, Central African Republic, Somalia and Sudan, amongst others. In total, the Foundation coordinated 13 humanitarian flights transporting almost 375 tonnes of aid to impacted communities. Additionally, 117 helicopter flight hours were chartered for assessment and

transportation of materials in response to earthquakes, flooding, and wildfires. The Foundation also responded to 120 satellite imagery requests (covering 34,000 km 2 ) from partners for disaster assessment and response plans, to monitor displacement and flooding, plan medical activities, as well as environmental monitoring. Support was also provided to an international research project working to estimate supply chain delays along the Douala corridor. Via its partner, the French Foundation of the Academy of Medicine, the Foundation supported the delivery of Helicopter Emergency Medical Services training to 385 medical In 2023, across its community impact channels, the Company collectively reached over 37,600 young people directly through mentorship, workshops, and education outreach. Corporate partnerships and STEM outreach programmes focused on using the expertise and knowledge of the Company’s employees to inspire interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The “Future by Airbus” programme continued in China, engaging more than 100 children through STEM workshops delivered by Company volunteers in collaboration with the Beijing Civil Aviation Museum. Airbus Defence and Space engineers innovated an interactive installation for the GISTA museum in Bangkok, supporting the organisation’s hands-on education approach; and STEM outreach programmes across Airbus Defence and Space UK reached more than 3,000 young people. In addition, a significant focus in 2023 was given to widening access to programmes that offer skills based education to young people, supporting skills pathways that may eventually lead to career opportunities for underserved communities. In India, the Company piloted a new partnership with Tata Strive, equipping 75 young people with digitalisation skills essential for their future careers, which led to 19 of the students gaining employment following participation in the programme. The Company also entered into a partnership with Flight Works Alabama in Mobile, US to provide 10 underserved primary and secondary schools with access to the “We Build It Better” (WBIB) programmes. WBIB lays a foundation for students to understand the process of developing a new product and equips them with the skills to design and create an innovative solution to a real-world industry-based challenge. Critically, the solution supports teachers to deliver the programme year on year through continuous professional development. Responding to the widening STEM skills gap in areas of the UK, a pilot of the We Build it Better programme was also launched with a secondary school in Stevenage, providing a year-long immersion into a work-like STEM environment. The Airbus Foundation enriched its Airbus Foundation Discovery Space content with two new video mini series – “Satellites are fascinating” and “Helicopters in emergency situations”. The videos aim to encourage discussions around subjects like climate change and the importance of being good custodians of the planet. The Foundation also designed a personal development booklet for teenagers, introducing topics such as self care, empathy, and civic engagement, to support young people facing an uncertain world and increasing incidences of mental health issues. The Foundation’s youth programmes span 34 locations in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the Americas. In 2023, almost 350 Company volunteers participated, and the programmes directly reached 16,805 students. The fifth edition of the Moon Camp Challenge built on the success of previous years with 2,055 projects submitted by over 5,350 students from 39 countries, supported by nearly 495 teachers. personnel in Indonesia, Nepal and Brazil. Supporting the future generation

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