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3 NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Preserving the planet’s resources

Responsible land management 3.2.2 The Group wants to act responsibly with regard to the land it holds or uses under concession. In this context, the Group is committed to giving the utmost importance to the land sobriety and energy density of its projects (2) , preventing the risks of pollution, reducing waterproofing, limiting soil artificialisation (3) , and developing the value of the land in compliance with regulations (concessions). Energy density of projects 3.2.2.1 Depending on the mode of generation, the nominal installed power of the industrial tools is more or less concentrated on a given surface. Land use intensity by type of power generation was evaluated with the following results (4) :

locally, numerous partnerships aim to help sites in their approach conducted – in favour of biodiversity; 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). Numerous actions are also carried out within the nuclear fleet in partnership with local players. Outside France: ❯ in the UK, EDF is one of the five companies to have met the Wildlife Trusts’ – Biodiversity Benchmark. On multiple sites EDF has collaborated for more than 20 years with the Suffolk Wildlife Trust in Sizewell, the Lancashire Wildlife Trust in Heysham, the Willdfowl & Wetlands Trust at Hinkley Point C and with the Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership in Dungeness, in the United States, EDF Renewables is actively involved in the American – Wind & Wildlife Institute, an NGO involved in understanding and minimising the impacts of wind energy on wildlife. EDF Renewables is a partner, Executive Committee member, technical advisor and participant in a research project on technologies aimed at reducing the impact on bats, eagles, large raptors, birds and endangered species. EDF Renewables is a member of the American Wind Energy Association’s Wildlife and Federal Permitting Committee along with several subcommittees also working on wildlife and environmental issues. Employee training and awareness raising 3.2.1.5.2 The EDF group is setting up an awareness and training programme for its employees to improve its business practices in light of biodiversity issues Each company manages its own internal training and awareness-raising activities, which are often carried out with the help of nature association partners. Eight business guides have been published, written in a manner which very closely addresses the biodiversity issues and challenges specific to each operational activity. Based on a concept similar to that of the “Climate Collage” (see section 3.1.3.5.2 “Innovation and collective intelligence”), the “Biodiversity Fresco” raises awareness of the causes of biodiversity erosion. To date, 20 employees having been trained to run them. Raising awareness among 3.2.1.5.3 the general public Beyond the nature festival (1) , the Group supports philanthropic actions related to biodiversity: the “red list” of endangered species in France prepared by UICN French ● Committee and the French Natural History Museum; the preservation of a rainforest in Brazil, EDF Norte Fluminense is continuing its ● work which has been underway for ten years with the Mico Leao Dourado non-profit organisation to preserve an Atlantic rainforest: reforestation of the watershed, Leontopithecus rosali habitat (golden lion tamarin). In 2019, the Company extended its partnership to take action on agroforestry. Since the start of the project, nearly 10 hectares of forest and agroforestry systems have been reforested with the direct support of EDF; in China, the Franco-Chinese Month of the Environment consisting of a series of ● cultural, scientific and artistic events in 2020 dedicated to biodiversity; in 2020, the EDF Foundation supported 22 actions and projects in favour of ● biodiversity for 50,250 people who received awareness or training and more than 1.7 million beneficiaries.

Intensity of land use (m 2 /MWh) Nuclear

0.1 0.2

Natural gas Coal-fired

0.2 to 5

Wind

1

Geothermal

2.5

PV Solar

10 10 15

Large scale Hydropower

CSP Solar Biomass

500

Biofuels

230 to 500

In order to limit the impact on new land, new industrial developments are preferentially positioned on existing man-made sites. Appraisal and site restoration operations are carried out by EDF’s internal engineering entities specialising in the field with the assistance of external service providers. A mapping and zoning of land areas for industrial use is systematically carried out for centralised generation systems. Diagnostics are performed out in partnership with environmental associations in order to enhance the value of existing ecosystems. This approach was carried out, for example, in 2020 on the Saint-Alban nuclear power plant. When it comes to new renewable energies, the plants prioritise brownfield sites and the Group’s properties, starting with sites in operation. For example, the installation of photovoltaic panels on new buildings of power plants, roofs or the installation of shades with 14,402 photovoltaic modules with a capacity of 6.2MW (5) in Blayais, Cruas or Saint-Alban. With regard to the development of ground-based photovoltaic projects involving agricultural land within the territories, EDF Renewables, the French Chambers of Agriculture and the FNSEA signed a charter of best practices on 19 January 2021, focusing on responsible and coordinated land use. Following two years of analysis and consultation, this charter reconciles land preservation, the sustainability of agricultural activity and the rational development of photovoltaic solar energy, an essential component of energy transition (6) .

(1) See section 3.5.2.5.10 “Responsible communication”. (2) Power/Surface area. (3) EDF notes that the bill “to combat climate change and strengthen resilience to its effects”, as transmitted to the French National Assembly on 10 February 2021, sets a programmatic objective of halving the rate of artificialisation over the next ten years compared to the previous decade. (4) Biodiversity Monitoring Centre, May 2018. (5) i.e. 514t of CO 2 avoided. (6) chambres-agriculture.fr/actualites/toutes-les-actualites/detail-de-lactualite/actualites/chambres-dagriculture-france-la-fnsea-et-edf-renouvelables-signent-une-charte-sur-le-photovoltaique/.

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