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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL INFORMATION – HUMAN RESOURCES Further human resources considerations

A significant contribution to local 3.4.4.2 development via occupational integration The Group’s commitment to occupational integration The Group maintains an ambitious work-study scheme (see section 3.2.2.3.2 “Work-study programmes: a solid history and a commitment for the future”) whose contribution to social mobility is continuously renewed (see section 3.4.1.3 “Skills development: preparing for the future”). Work-study programmes are considered a key tool in developing the occupational integration of young or long-term unemployed people, and to enable them to acquire or finish a qualification. Certain work-study offers are specifically proposed to young people in major social difficulty, in conjunction with occupational integration organisations. These offers prepare them to obtain a qualification corresponding to at least the first level of occupational qualification. Partnerships are formed with local and regional employment and training organisations (Mission Locale, École de la deuxième chance, AFPA, Compagnons du Devoir, etc.) in order to encourage young people, particularly from deprived areas, to train for promising professions. An agreement was signed between EDF, Enedis and Energie Jeunes in 2017 to encourage young people in low-income areas to stay in education. Via its apprenticeship tax award policy or via contributions, the EDF group provides financial support for organisations that work for occupational integration (Écoles de la deuxième chance, Compagnons du Devoir, Association Jeunesse et Entreprise, C Génial, etc.). EDF includes, in some of its contracts for which it launches calls for bids, the application of integration clauses, which provide in concrete terms for reserving a certain number of working hours to hiring people who are having difficulty in finding work. The Group works in partnership with local employment organisations (Pôle Emploi, Maisons de l’Emploi et de la Formation, Chambers of Commerce and Industry, etc.), particularly for major projects. The principal beneficiaries are young people under 26 with a low level of training, long-term jobseekers, young people who have never worked, beneficiaries of minimum social benefits or persons to whom the 2005 law on disability applies. Purchasing from companies that employ only disabled people and provide them with special facilities and support and integration enterprises Purchasing from companies that employ only disabled people and provide them with special facilities and support In 2018, the Group Purchasing Division continued its efforts to make purchases from companies that employ only disabled people and provide them with special facilities and support in accordance with the provisions of the EDF 2016-2018 agreement for “equal opportunities and occupational integration of disabled persons”. The national policy to encourage purchases from companies that employ only disabled people was reaffirmed in 2017, and an experiment is being carried out with such a company and a department in order to quantify what units will benefit. Purchasing from integration organisations EDF continues purchasing from organisations supporting integration via economic activity, particularly integration enterprises. Therefore, in 2018, purchases amounted to €4,937,000 from companies who employ disabled people only (“Secteur du Travail Protégé et Adapté” or STPA) and €767,000 from integration organisations (“Secteur de l’Insertion par l’Activité Economique” or SIAE). Contribution to occupational integration Introduction of social clauses in contracts

In the countries and regions where it operates, the EDF group focuses on boosting its relations and business volumes with local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). As such, it identifies and includes regional development challenges in its expression of needs, in accordance with applicable regulations. The Group may be required to use subcontractors with employees under contracts drawn up in a country other than the one in which it operates. In this case, particular attention is paid to human rights, working conditions, housing conditions and employee health and safety. The signatories consider the health and safety of employees at subcontracting companies to be just as important as that of the Group’s own employees. This is covered in Article 5. The EDF group monitors supplier and subcontractor compliance with their obligations. It therefore implements a compliance plan, including a map of the risks identified in relation to its suppliers and subcontractors, a risk assessment, and the risk mitigation measures taken (see Article 1 of this agreement). In case of an ongoing breach, which remains unresolved after the issue is raised, of any provisions in this agreement, of legislation, of employee health and safety rules, of principles governing relations with clients, or of current environmental regulations, relations with the supplier or subcontractor may be suspended in accordance with the contractual obligations. Should the trade unions in the Group report a supplier for practices that differ from the commitments set out above, the EDF group will conduct an analysis and draw up the relevant report. Areas of sub-contracting at EDF At EDF, sub-contracting is mainly used for industrial and commercial activities, and for information systems. 2018 was consistent with the trends seen in 2017 in terms of the types of business activities that were outsourced, with the exception of real estate management activities, for which the Company has adapted its business model. It now uses Property Managers for tertiary sites and Pilot Facility Management for tertiary buildings on industrial sites, through its new subsidiary, Dalkia PMiG. In the industrial field The improvement measures launched in 2015, reflected in the Progress Charter signed in June 2016 between EDF and the Professional Organisations representing the Group’s subcontractors, continued in 2018. Specifically, support for subcontractors, in place since 2017, will continue at the Flamanville 3 work site, with a view to reducing the workload. In the field of Information Systems In 2018, the Company continued to implement its industrial strategy in the IT field which determines the sub-contracted share. This is particularly demonstrated by the proactive decision in favour of “Open Source” – unrestricted and free – software as well as the implementation of a fast-track contractualisation procedure with start-ups, which are vectors for innovation. Vigilance regarding training conditions and service provider turnover has been maintained, particularly as the total number of suppliers in the IT field continued to increase. In the commercial field In an increasingly competitive context, the sales division continued to use outsourcing to deal with variations in workload and cover extended hours, with value-creating tasks being directed towards internal consultants. All of EDF’s customer relations centres, both internal and external, are located in mainland France.

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