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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL INFORMATION – HUMAN RESOURCES EDF's commitments in the area of sustainable development

Stakeholder panels 3.1.1.2.2 For over 20 years, the EDF group has relied on different external stakeholder councils, at corporate, country and subsidiary level. Several panels of experts provide Group managers with their view on the major topics of interest to EDF. The Sustainable Development Council is made up of external specialists who represent various issues associated with the impact of EDF’s facilities and businesses. It challenges EDF managers and experts as early as possible over the Company’s proposed actions regarding sustainable development. In 2018, the panel met to discuss responsible communication and the decommissioning of nuclear power plants. EDF's Scientific Council, chaired by Sébastien Candel, Chairman of the Academy of Sciences, met three times in 2018. The subjects concerned the uses of hydrogen by EDF, the uses of quantum physics by EDF, and EDF's research and development guidelines. EDF's medical council, chaired by Professor André Aurengo, member of the French Academy of Medicine, is a body for reflection and advice on a number of current health topics connected to EDF’s activities. The main subjects treated in 2018 concerned electromagnetic fields, the prevention of electrical risks and the management of pathogenic waste. In 2017, in partnership with Usbek & Rica, EDF created a Council of Future Generations, a space for open and pluralistic dialogue to discuss the future of energy. Its aim is to renew the manner in which EDF dialogues with society and to stimulate reflection on major issues of the future by opening up the floor and pointing out differences to feed public debate. It brings together forty employees representing the diversity of the EDF group's businesses and companies in France (excluding RTE and Enedis) and around thirty external participants, recognised for their commitment to sustainable development, energy transition, the social and solidarity economy and the transformation of organisations and mentalities. This Council held two sessions in 2018: “Can we talk calmly about nuclear energy?” and “What (r)evolutions for what mobilities?”. In 2018, the Nuclear and Thermal Fleet Department (DPNT), in conjunction with the Renewable Energy Division, initiated a specific approach aimed at listening to new societal expectations about energy autonomy, self-consumption and decentralised production, and how these issues challenge the current electricity system built around notions of solidarity, interconnection and power supply security. A “Thinktank” composed of a dozen personalities from very diverse backgrounds (non-profits, academics, journalists and economists) produced an initial analysis. The reflection was followed and accompanied by a group of company managers, associated throughout the work process. In 2018, EDF set up a Scientific Committee on Communication, composed of ten research professors specialising in the field of communication. The first meeting discussed responsible communication. In the UK, EDF Energy has a “Sustainable Business Panel” to advise the CEO and Executive Committee on issues relating to sustainable development. It is composed of internal and external experts chosen for their strategic skills and expertise in sustainable development. The Sustainable Business Panel meets twice a year, chaired by the EDF Energy director of strategy and public affairs, with the labour market and skills in a decarbonated economy being the topic of discussion in 2018. Created in 2015, the Enedis Stakeholder Council brings together leading personalities from the corporate world, academics and heads of non-profits, under the aegis of the Sustainable Development Department. The Council’s goal is to bring a constructive view to the issues linked to societal changes that are liable to have an impact on the future of the company and its businesses. It enriches the company’s reflections on its strategy, sheds light on certain current or future issues through its external and multi-disciplinary vision, and makes recommendations. Two subjects were covered in 2018: extended social responsibility of the company and fuel poverty.

Edison set up a Sustainable Development Council in 2018. The first meeting was dedicated to the new sustainable development policy and goals. The Panel notably encouraged Edison to continue its inclusive innovation action. The second meeting focused on sustainable living in the digital age. The Panel is also involved in the analysis of Edison's non-financial challenges. Participation in think tanks and 3.1.1.3 business associations at the international level EDF feeds on the most advanced discussions and research on sustainable development through think tanks and various research institutes. The objective is to exchange about the best practices and also to enrich the quality of discussions for public decision-makers during events such as negotiations on climate change (COP). In 2018, EDF worked on carbon neutrality with think tanks like I4CE (1) and IDDRI (2) . Within the EpE (3) , EDF also contributed to a global study on the carbon neutrality of France in 2050. EDF relies on the work of the SDSN (4) , an extensive network of researchers and academics initiated by the UN Secretary-General. In this context, in 2018, EDF notably supported the Global Environment Pact aimed at harmonising environmental standards worldwide. EDF participates in several organisations bringing together companies which are active in the environmental field, like the UN Global Compact and EpE, for instance. In 2018, a report on carbon prices and a report on the decarbonisation of the economy were supported with the WBCSD (5) . This involvement allows EDF to foster strategies that reconcile sustainable development and business, like the Climate Group's Electric Vehicle 100, EV100 initiative, where EDF is committed to converting its fleet to electric vehicles by 2030 and becoming a key player in clean electric mobility in the coming years (see section 3.2.4.5 “Electric Mobility”). DEVELOPMENT Corporate Social Responsibility Goals 3.1.2.1 and the Sustainable Development policy The Corporate Social Responsibility Goals announced by the Group during the Shareholders' Meeting of 12 May 2016 translate the Group's commitment to its strategic transformation taking into account the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals, which, while not directly targeted at companies are not attainable without their active contribution. These ambitious CSR goals lay down a roadmap for the Group's businesses and subsidiaries for success with the CAP 2030 strategy. Six major themes have been adopted. Three of them are related to the environment and natural resources: climate, biodiversity and energy efficiency. Two others serve to confirm EDF's commitment to society, through support for the most vulnerable communities and the systematic implementation of consultation mechanisms for new projects worldwide. The sixth goal is a social one: it concerns human development to ensure our employees’ safety and equal treatment. COMMITTED TO SUSTAINABLE 3.1.2

Institute For Climate Economics. (1) Sustainable Development and International Relations Institute. (2) Association Française des Entreprises pour l'Environnement: French Association of Business for the Environment. (3) Sustainable Development Solutions Network. (4) World Business Council on Sustainable Development. (5)

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