Airbus // Universal Registration Document 2023

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

1.2.4 Materials and circularity

I. Introduction The Company recognises the challenges associated with depleting natural resources. 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 is 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 more than 90% 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. 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. Additionally, 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 affect 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. All considerations for optimising material use shall also, 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 306 – Waste

Hazardous Waste Management

9-12-13-17

Board of Directors / ECSC Executive Committee / Environment Committee

Highest governance body(ies) involved

Related corporate policies

Environmental Policy, Code of Conduct, Human Rights Policy

Management system Relevant certifications

EMS – Environmental Management System ISO 14001 – 87% of workforce covered

2023 vs. 2022

2023 vs. Baseline

KPIs

2030 Target

2023

2015 Baseline

2022

-20%

107,513

74,443

77,208

+3.7% -28.2%

Waste produced excluding exceptional waste (tons)

with no landfill or incineration without energy recovery

Other key metrics (More metrics and assumptions, see “– 1.2.17 ESG Data Board”)

2023 vs. 2022

2023

2022

% Material recovery rate

61% 60%

-1p.p.

% Energy recovery rate

18% 19%

+1p.p.

Additional resources

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

II. Governance The Airbus Environmental Policy and overall governance, as described in “– 1.2.2 Climate Change” apply to this topic. At the operational level, a multi-functional team leads this activity. Additionally, this was complemented at the end of 2021 for the Company’s commercial aircraft activities by a specific cross programme forum that reviews, prioritises, and budgets waste or inventory-related initiatives.

III. Risk management Environmental risk and opportunities are managed through the Company’s ERM system. See “– 1.2.2 Climate Change”.

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