EDF / 2018 Reference document

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

The various actions carried out by the Group's departments and companies in 2018 are specified in subsequent chapters relating to the implementation of the Corporate Social Responsibility Goals and Sustainable Development Policy, particularly with regard to reducing the carbon footprint, improving environmental performance (including waste control and recovery) and the preservation of natural resources and biodiversity around industrial developments. Expertise from sustainable development 3.1.3.3.3 partnerships Partnerships are an important lever for implementing Corporate Social Responsibility Goals, particularly in four areas: biodiversity, energy transition, vulnerable populations and fuel poverty, and consultation. Partnerships bring essential expertise to the various business lines and companies of the Group on evolving issues and engage in or streamline dialogues with stakeholders at national and local level on these topics. In France, in terms of biodiversity, the Group relies on domestic partnerships built ■ over time with major players in the sector: the National Natural History Museum (MNHN), the League for the Protection of Birds (LPO), the Nature Reserves of France (RNF), the French Committee of the International Union for Nature Conservation (UICN), the Federation of National Botanical Conservation Bodies (FCBN), the Federation of Natural Site Conservation Bodies (FCEN), the Coastal Conservation Agency and the French Society for the study and protection of mammals (SFEPM). These partnerships focus mainly on the conduct of inventories, evaluations and the management of EDF's land assets in the field and on the upstream exchange of new projects. In total, EDF has forged over 100 partnerships through its business lines with ■ non-profit organisations or research organisations such as the National Institute for Scientific and Technological Research for the Environment and Agriculture (Irstea) and the French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea (Ifremer). The partnership with the National Federation of Fishing in France (FNPF) ■ continues through the financing and management of actions in favour of aquatic environments (one framework agreement and nearly 50 local agreements with departmental federations). Seminars with main partners maintain collective momentum in support of EDF’s ■ biodiversity approach, for example, in 2018 when preparing EDF's biodiversity roadmap (see chapter 3.2.6 “Committed to biodiversity”). In the UK, for more than 20 years, EDF Energy has worked in partnership with ■ the Suffolk Wildlife Trust at Sizewell and the Natural England Wildlife Trust. Regarding climate and ecological and solidarity transition in the broad sense, the ■ partnership forged with the Sustainable Development and International Relations Institute (Iddri) allows EDF to engage in discussions on issues, develop expertise and identify emerging issues. Assisting vulnerable sections of the population in energy transition constitutes ■ one of EDF's partnership areas, especially with the social and solidarity economy and social entrepreneurship sector. EDF initiated a partnership recently with ASHOKA France, one of the pioneers and major players in social entrepreneurship (described in chapter 3.34 Social innovation). In terms of dialogue and consultation carried out in the regions of France, partnerships continue with the French coastal protection agency (Conservatoire du Littoral) on the dimension “support to local communities” and with the National School of Landscape Architecture (ENSP) so that the operational divisions of EDF increasingly include the landscape dimension in their activities. Thus, as part of the partnership with the ENSP, a regional education workshop “APR Brennilis” was organised on the re-qualification of the power plant on its territory. EDF weaves various partnerships with national players such as condominium trustees for renovations, city authorities, or eco-mayors or involving the low-carbon white paper. The regional dimension is also extended to the national level, for example by business lines such as hydraulics for safety/security awareness campaigns around structures and water releases, or with the non-profit Remarkable Sites and Cities for supporting the development of our industrial heritage. Lastly,

many local partnerships are being created as part of the regional dialogue with regional players.

R&D resources for sustainable 3.1.3.3.4 development

In terms of sustainable development, at the environmental level, EDF’s R&D activities aim at preserving natural resources and human health via solutions for reducing discharge into water, air or soil and management of interactions between its generation facilities and biodiversity and the reduction of taxes in the logic of the circular economy. At the societal level, activities are also carried out on dialogue tools and consultation methods. In France, €100.2 million, i.e. 20% of EDF’s R&D budget is dedicated to protecting the environment. At Group level, total R & D expenses amounted to €711 million, split between EDF and seven subsidiaries, including three abroad (see section 1.6.1 “R&D Organisation and Key Figures”). For various illustrations of EDF's R&D commitment on major issues of sustainable development, see sections 3.2.1 (CSRG no. 1), 3.2.3 (CSRG no. 3), 3.2.4 (CSRG no. 4), 3.2.5 (CSRG no. 5) and 3.2.6 (CSRG no. 6), as well as the adaptation to climate change and natural resources sections in section 3.3 “Other subject areas of the sustainable development policy”. Sustainable Development Training and 3.1.3.3.5 Awareness Raising Societal, environmental and climatic issues related to electricity production are complex and various stakeholders of the Group do not know enough about them. EDF has prioritised its sustainable development training and awareness-raising activities in two subject areas: understanding the transformation of the Group's various businesses in relation to ■ sustainable development and the six Corporate Social Responsibility Goals (CSRs) integrated into EDF's Strategic Communications Plan for the years 2018–2020: fight against climate change, human development, energy efficiency, energy poverty, dialogue and consultation, and biodiversity; making EDF's contribution to energy transition visible, while taking into account ■ solidarity aspects. For employees Training In 2018, for the first time, the document that sets out “Company Training Guidelines” for three years includes a specific chapter dedicated to EDF's contribution to the energy transition, drawn up with the Sustainable Development Department. Issues and business line priorities were defined to reinforce the skills and expertise of employees in environmental aspects, particularly with respect to regulatory requirements and standards. Training is prescribed and integrated into the “business” and the induction process for newcomers. At the Sales and Marketing Department and in the subsidiaries (Dalkia, Citelum, etc.), federated into a Group-level Academy of Energy Services since 2016, these courses mainly concern energy efficiency. Cross-functional training related to the Corporate Social Responsibility Goals is deployed for all, on the one hand to take into account biodiversity in projects more effectively (96 employees trained in 2018) and, on the other hand, to improve dialogue with stakeholders (269 employees trained in 2018, i.e. 3,451 training hours, up 85% compared to 2017). Some of these training courses are decentralised in the regions, as part of regional involvement initiatives. As part of the “Let's Talk Energy” measure deployed in the first half of 2018, nearly 200 employees, including 160 “dialogueurs”, were trained in listening and dialogue methods, skills that can be transferred to dialogue with external stakeholders.

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