Assystem - Registration Document 2016

2016 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT (CSR)

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITMENTS

4.5.4 IMAGINING THE SOCIETY OF THE FUTURE Looking beyond the projects discussed in Section 4.4.3 above, as an engineering firm Assystem contributes to making innovation a driver to bring about a sustainable world and launches various initiatives in France and internationally in response to the major challenges facing society, notably through the Assystem Innovation Factory: ● Assystem supports the Innovatome innovation challenge, which aims to develop a spirit of creativeness and innovation among students and young graduates from engineering and business schools and universities, and also to attract young graduates to nuclear industry jobs. In 2017, two “Think Innovation” workshops will be organised on the topics of the Factory of the Future and Tomorrow’s Major Projects; ● the MITU project is an individual urban transport solution for the future, positioned somewhere between the Twizy, the Segway, the Vélib’ public bike hire system and the Autolib’ public car hire system, that aims to reduce city-centre congestion and share transport resources. Initially a French project, other countries are coming on board, including Romania; ● the Workplace@assystem corporate social network launched in 2016 aims to stimulate internal interaction, identify the Group’s best experts on different topics, create knowledge and expertise networks and generally step up the pace of innovation; ● the 3Dexperience Company was set up jointly by Dassault Systèmes and Assystem in 2016 in the nuclear energy sector, with the objective of using digital technologies to improve the management of engineering projects and the performance of complex infrastructure; ● development of the innovative Energine project was pursued in 2016 with the signature of a license agreement with a start-up. Assystem and its partner, the FEMTO-ST Institute, won first prize at the 2015 National Engineering Awards for the Energine new generation engine, which contributes directly to reducing fuel consumption by converting heat into electricity; ● in 2016, Assystem par ticipated in the Med’Innovant challenge organised by Établissement Public d’Aménagement Euroméditerranée and Cité des Entrepreneurs d’Euroméditerranée in the areas of “city living, housing, environment, mobility, security, contactless technologies and connected business objects”. The aim of the challenge is to identify, promote and support innovative and sustainable “Smart City” projects that will be tested directly in the Marseille Euroméditerranée EcoCity.

● in 2015, the Group became the first member of the new Coboteam cluster, as a demonstration of its commitment to the development of the robotics industry in the Rhône-Alpes region; ● Assystem is a founder member of the Ingera cluster set up in January 2015 to promote the engineering sector among companies, high schools and engineering schools in the Rhône-Alpes region. Ingera is also creating a research and innovation centre to promote collaborative working between companies and schools and/or to provide funding for university chairs. The Group is also committed to contributing to local development by supporting schools and universities. As well as offering internships and apprenticeship contracts, Assystem sends engineers to make classroom presentations and participate in on-campus career fairs, and invites students to work on practical case studies or innovative research topics. In France, for example, Assystem works in partnership with various science institutes (INSAs) to support engineering students climb the first rung on their career ladder. In 2016, Assystem and the Rouen-Normandy INSA signed a partnership agreement renewing the “Engineering and Commissioning” Academic Excellence Chair they had created together three years previously. The course is designed to teach students the engineering skills required during the commissioning phase (including testing) which is a decisive stage in any industrial project. This is an advanced course in an area of study not previously covered by the market. In the last three years, more than fifty students attending the Rouen-Normandy INSA have had the opportunity to follow the course, which combines theory and practice, project work overseen by Assystem experts and internships within the Group. A number of initiatives have also been launched by Assystem as part of the Leo program (see Section 4.3.5.1.1 of this Registration Document). In the United Kingdom, partnerships have been established with high schools and universities, including Bristol, Lancaster and the University of the West of England (UWE) with the aim of hiring young graduates and developing specific educational programs. The Group is also a partner of the Royal Aeronautical Society and The Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE). To facilitate communications, each establishment has a single point of contact at Assystem and the Group’s employees are actively encouraged to participate in the universities’ scientific and technological activities. In Germany, the Group has established partnerships with technical universities located close to its main sites in Munich, Hamburg and Berlin. It has recently started cooperating with Munich Technical University to assist the 50 students working on the Racing Team TUfast project to build a “green” racing car. In Romania, many partnerships have been set up with local universities, facilitated by the presence of Assystem offices on or close to the campuses.

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ENGAGING WITH SOCIETY

4.5.5.1 Corporate sponsorship In France, Assystem has launched several corporate sponsorship initiatives in areas ranging from education and sport to medical research and culture.

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