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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL INFORMATION – HUMAN RESOURCES Appendices and correspondence tables

MATERIALITY MATRIX 3.8.4 A materiality analysis consists of defining what may have a significant impact on a company, its activities and its ability to create value for itself and its stakeholders. The analysis identifies the important and pertinent issues likely to have an impact on the Company’s performance, and ranks them according to their potential impact on the Company and its environment. The methodology governing the materiality analysis are the AA1000 standard regarding the involvement of stakeholders in identifying, understanding and responding to problems and concerns relating to sustainable development, and the GRI 101 standard which covers the quality and content of reporting, in order to respond to stakeholders’ expectations (1) . The 2017 analysis, used again in 2018, was carried out with the support of a specialist firm and underpinned by these international standards on the basis of documentary studies, interviews and workshops conducted with about one hundred people forming a representative cross-section of the Group’s

stakeholders. The list of issues analysed was defined so as to cover all the subjects reflecting the current and future risks and opportunities for the Group’s business. However, the materiality matrix is not intended to include all the issues that came to light during the process of preparation, but only the most material ones, resulting from the highest and most commonly held expectations between the Group and its stakeholders. The project was carried out in three phases: identification of issues, prioritisation of issues and validation of results. External stakeholders included internationally recognised qualified individuals as well as representatives of the Group’s main stakeholders (authorities, shareholders, banks, customers, partners, subcontractors, suppliers, NGOs, etc.); internally, members of the Executive Committee participated in the development process, as did managers from the Group’s main departments and subsidiaries. The matrix was examined in a meeting of the EDF stakeholders' panel and the Sustainable Development Board (2) , then validated by the Executive Director, Innovation, Corporate Responsibility and Strategy.

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Quality and continuity of service Energy efficiency

Development of renewable energies

Innovation and new customer offers Decentralisation of production and self-consumption Performance and competitiveness of the nuclear power sector Security of existing and new nuclear power stations

Access to electricity in developing countries

Ability of governance to integrate missions of public interest Responsible processsing of data Adaptation of infrastructure and activity to the consequences of climate change

Safety of facilities and connected infrastructure Production and management of radioactive waste and spent fuel Energy poverty of private individual customers

Ability of governance to provide value creation and ensure the company’s long term durability Changes to functions and skill sets Attracting and managing talent The place of nuclear in the energy mix Consultation with stakeholders Listening, transparency and open dialogue on nuclear power

Business ethics Dismantling of power stations Duty of vigilance and responsible procurement

Management and securing of the use of suppliers and subcontractors The most material issues for stakeholders

Management of biodiversity and protection of environmental capital Quality of social dialogue

Reduction and optimisation of energy from fossil sources in the production mix Replacement of fossil fuels by electricity and development of the uses of electricity

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Management of milieux: ground and water pollution Air quality Accompanying social and cultural transformations of the Company

Management and securing of strategic supplies

Regions and local communities partnership and economic development Equal opportunities

Health and safety at work

The most material issues for EDF

ISO 26000 and the work of the International Reporting Council (IIRC) follow the same lines. (1) This concerns the panel of external EDF stakeholders which contributes to challenging Group issues submitted to it (see section 3.1.1.2.2 Stakeholder panels). (2)

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