BPCE - 2018 Registration document

2 NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Sustainable and responsible value creation

SPONSORSHIP ACTIVITIES BY NATIXIS Cancer research Natixis has been a supporter of Fondation Gustave Roussy’s cancer research since 2011. After its support of three teams researching the personalization of cancer treatment, Natixis renewed its commitment in 2016 by awarding a research grant to teams working in three cutting-edge fields of cancer research: immunotherapy, precision medicine and DNA repair. Gustave Roussy, the leading cancer treatment center in Europe, has always strongly associated care with fundamental and clinical research, earning it world-renowned expertise in therapeutic innovation in cancer research. In 2018, Natixis organized several events to raise awareness and funds in support of Gustave Roussy. It supported international breast cancer awareness month, Pink October, by taking part in the Odyssea race, and took part in initiatives to raise awareness of men’s health issues in November, with internal events for employees.

The Caisse d’Epargne network endowment fund also supports Finances & Pédagogie (www.finances-pedagogie.fr). Thanks to the support received from the Caisses d’Epargne over the past 60 years, Finances & Pédagogie is able to organize educational programs on money matters across the country. Fondation Belem was set up by the Caisses d’Epargne in March 1980 following the purchase of the Belem three-master, to enable the ship to continue sailing (www.fondationbelem.com). Recognized as being in the general public interest, its purpose is to promote France’s maritime history and to keep the last-remaining major 19 th -century French sailing ship among the nation’s cultural assets. The ship has been listed as a historic monument since 1984. In 2018, Belem spent seven months sailing in the Atlantic, the English Channel, the North Sea, and the Mediterranean, hosting 1,000 experienced sailors and novices over 116 days at sea, and 44,000 visitors during 36 days open to the public. In 2018 the ship took part in three major events: Ostend at Anchor, the Tall Ships Regatta from Liverpool to Dublin, and Bordeaux Fête le Fleuve, in June. The Caisses d’Epargne also support athletics (basketball, handball and skiing: espritbasket.fr, esprithandball.fr and espritglisse.fr) through patronage and sponsorship activities.

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Respecting business ethics in all Group business lines

PROMOTING A COMPLIANCE CULTURE: THE GROUP’S CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS Groupe BPCE published a code of conduct and ethics in 2018, in accordance with its strategic plan. This code was approved by the Executive Management Committee and the Supervisory Board’s Cooperative and CSR Committee. The code of conduct is:

divided into three parts: a message from Executive Management ● and principles of conduct, a business line approachfor the definition of case studies (customer perspective, employer responsibility, societal responsibility), and validation and implementation across all Group institutions. In view of its specific activities, Natixis also published a code of conduct in early 2018 – a master document setting out the main guidelines to be followed by employees in their relations with Natixis’ stakeholders: its clients, teams and shareholders, as well as society at large. https://www.natixis.com/natixis/jcms/rpaz5_65439/fr/code-de-conduite

rooted in international values and standards; ● practical, with clear illustrative examples; ●

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