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For a “contracting” company, subcontracting involves entrusting a company, known as the “service provider”, with carrying out one or more projects involving studies, design, development, manufacturing, implementation or maintenance. These include any interventions carried out by subcontractors under a contract on EDF group’s facilities, equipment (sites, networks, etc.) within the scope of subcontracting as set out in paragraph 3.3.3.2. These include the number of workplace accidents declared in accordance with applicable local labour regulations, the circumstances of which demonstrate that they are work-related. Dizzy spells and accidents during team-building activities, and accidents in daily life occurring in the workplace are not taken into account. Further details on the accident indicators Road accidents may be taken into account when local laws consider them as work-related accidents. Fatal accidents involving service providers linked to business risks include fatal accidents involving service providers that occurred during the course of work performed on behalf of the Company regardless of the level of subcontracting; malaises are excluded. Employee transit accidents while on work-related business are taken into account but not those occurring in transit between home and work. Fatal accidents involving employees linked to business risks relates to the number of fatal employee workplace accidents, excluding malaises and accidents occurring in transit between home and work. Only the Company’s employees, including

The number of hours worked by service providers can be calculated in various ways depending on the type of contract or the nature of the service performed. When there is no way to formally ascertain the number of hours worked, the hours can be counted using time sheets from services provider employers, through time tracking tools or estimated based on a predetermined fixed hourly rate. Activities conducted by service providers on their own sites, outside EDF group’s facilities, are not taken into account. The hours worked during services involving the transport of equipment or merchandise are not taken into account. Further details on integration of health and safety data In 2017, the health and safety data of the IMTECH subsidiary (incorporated into the Group in 2017), 50% held by EDF Energy and 50% by Dalkia, was 100% incorporated into the Dalkia data. Further details on counting occupational illnesses In 2019, the number of occupational illnesses is published at Group level according to the definition shared by all the Group’s subsidiaries, i.e. the number of employees present on the 31 December having declared an occupational illness during the fiscal year that has not been rejected by CPAM. For 2019, the data reported by Enedis does not take account of applicable employees who had left the Company on 31 December. Further details on the indicators on employees with disabilities In countries in which regulations do not impose any mandatory declaration of the number of employees with disabilities, the reported data are provided on the basis of voluntary statements of employees. Certain subsidiaries do not communicate this type of data. In 2019, the subsidiaries EDF Training and MECO did not declare any employees with disabilities. makes disclosures in the Climate Change and Water Security parts of the Supply Chain questionnaire. FTSE4Good Index In March 2012, the EDF group was admitted to the FTSE4Good Index. This admission is reviewed every six months, and EDF’s acceptability has been confirmed at every review since it first joined the index. The EDF group was once again included in the index in July 2019. In 2019, the overall rating rose to 4.7/5 (compared to 4.4 in 2018) and the EDF group was ranked 4th in the Utilities sector amongst all of the companies evaluated, obtaining a relative performance of In November 2012, Euronext and Vigeo jointly launched a range of indices identifying listed companies demonstrating the best performance in Social Responsibility. The indices are updated twice annually, in May and November. At the end of November 2019, EDF was present in all the indices it can apply for: Euronext VigeoEiris World 120, Europe 120, Eurozone 120 and France 20. In 2018, during its last review, EDF obtained a score of 66 out of 100, an increase of 6 points compared to the previous score (60/100 in 2016 and 58/100 at the end of 2014), and achieved Advanced Level for the second time. It is ranked 5th out of 62 companies in the Electric & Gas Utilities sector. The next evaluation will take place in 2020. Sustainalytics In 2019, EDF obtained an excellent score of 86/100, up 3 point compared to 2018 (83/100), up 4 points compared to 2017 (82/100) and up 8 points compared to 2015 (78/100). It ranked 2nd out of the 193 companies in the Utilities sector. It is among the best 2% in the sector. For the third year running, the EDF group is the leader among its peers, i.e. companies of a comparable size in its sector of activity. EDF is a member of the STOXX ESG Leaders Index. 97/100 (compared to 95/100 in 2018). Euronext VigeoEiris Indexes

work-study employees and apprentices, are taken into account. Further details on the number of hours worked

The value to take into consideration for the number of hours worked by employees is the number of hours worked and the “time an employee is exposed to risk under the orders of an employer”. An additional hour counts as an hour worked regardless of the manner or level of remuneration.

Non-financial rating 3.5 Evaluations by specialised rating agencies and managers of ethical funds indicate the Group’s CSR performance, in its benchmark sector. Assessments and rewards underscore external recognition of the Group’s sustainable development performance. In 2019, EDF’s results improved again: it maintained its position on the DJSI World index, continued to feature on the CDP Climate Change “A list”, In 2019, EDF obtained a score of 80/100, while the Electric Utilities sector average sits at 45/100. For the fourth year in a row, EDF has been a member of the DJSI World index, which it first joined in 2016. EDF is one of 458 “Sustainability Leaders” amongst the 4,710 companies evaluated by RobecoSAM in 2019, and is ranked 10th out of 100 Electric Utilities companies (8th out of 91 in 2018, 5th out of 98 in 2017, and 6th out of 92 in 2016). In its 2020 annual report (Sustainability Yearbook), RobecoSAM classified the EDF group as a “Yearbook Member”, which means it is in the top 15% of the best performing companies in its sector of activity. CDP Climate Change In 2019, for the 3rd year, EDF featured on the “A list”, which was the case for the first time in 2016 and again in 2018. Fewer than 4% of the 273 Electric Utilities worldwide required by investors to respond to CDP achieved this maximum score: the industry-wide average score was C (and D for the new Nuclear power generation utilities group). In 2017, EDF was awarded an A- rating and Leadership Level. In 2015, EDF obtained an A- rating (B in 2014 and in 2013, on a ratings scale ranging from A to F). EDF’s response is published on CDP’s site. CDP Water Security EDF obtained a B rating, Management level, in 2019, thus improving from its result in 2018 (C in 2018, B in 2017, the same as in 2016 and 2015, on a ratings scale ranging from D- to A). EDF’s response is published on CDP’s site. CDP Supply Chain Every year, EDF makes CDP Supply Chain disclosures, in its capacity as a supplier to its French and foreign corporate accounts who request this information. It also and climbed quickly up the Sustainalytics rankings. Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes (DJSI)

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