Amundi - Corporate Social Responsibility Report 2016

Economic, social and environmental information Acting as a community-minded, eco-aware citizen

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ACTING AS A COMMUNITYMINDED, ECOAWARE CITIZEN

For Amundi, acting as a community-minded citizen means conducting sponsorship programmes over the long-term, adopting responsible purchasing practices and reducing its environmental impact.

Sponsorship

4.1

As a principal partner of ACF, Amundi has participated in the inter- company sporting event, Challenge Hunger race since 2010. Solidarity-based initiatives are also conducted internationally. Accordingly, in March 2016, two London teams participated for a second time in the vertical rush challenge in order to collect funds for a non-profit working with the homeless. Amundi’s is also committed in Japan. 11 employees travelled to the region affected by the tsunami to search for personal effects that would facilitate victim identification. Amundi Japan also came to the aid of the inhabitants of Kumamoto following the earthquake last April.

In 2016, Amundi maintained its commitments to its historical partners in culture, education and solidarity, with contributions totalling more than €1 million. For over ten years, Amundi has supported the Académie de France in three main areas: hosting artists in residence, organising cultural programmes within the Académie , the preservation and improvement of the site thereby contributing to France’s cultural influence and the enrichment of the national heritage by supporting aspiring artists. Amundi also has a two-fold commitment to Fondation Radio France . A long-standing partner of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France , since 2007, Amundi also supports the Maîtrise de Bondy , which provides outstanding educational training to children who have little exposure to music.

Responsible purchasing

4.2

The main guidelines for Amundi’s responsible purchasing policy cover three areas and are in line with the commitments of the Crédit Agricole S.A. Group: p professional responsibility in our purchasing, in order guarantee ethical conduct in terms of fair purchasing practices, risk prevention, and fair business relations with our suppliers; p limiting social, environmental and ethical risks in our purchases of goods and services, while taking into account the CSR work of our suppliers in their product or service offerings;

p the use of sheltered sector and disability-friendly companies by annually increasing the budget for services entrusted to the sector by the business line departments. The guidelines of the purchasing policy are based on agreements such as the United Nations Global Compact, the Diversity Charter and the Mediation Charter on Responsible Supplier Relations. All of the commitments set forth in these documents concern the respect for human rights and labour regulations, anti-discrimination of all types, the promotion of diversity, environmental protection and business ethics.

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