Eurazeo / 2019 Universal Registration Document

Eurazeo Corporate Social Responsibility CSR Strategy

Create sustainablevalue 3.1.1.4 Ambition:ensurethat all companieshave a CSRprogressplan Results: over 80% of companies have achieved at least two objectives To foster the implementation of a pragmatic CSR approach which creates value, Eurazeo has defined a CSR roadmap based on three major objectives: 100% ofcompaniesto have deployedEurazeo's“CSR essentials” • 100% ofcompaniesto have quantifiedCSR progress targets; • 100% of companiesto be involved in at least one CSR acceleration • program. Results improved significantly in 2019: wit 89% deployment of the “CSR essentials”and 68% of companieshaving formalizedquantitative CSR progress objectives. Finally, all companies took part in CSR acceleration programsin the past three years, including81% in 2019.

The strong commitment to the CSR roadmap proposed by Eurazeo demonstratesits importancein ramping up the inclusionof CSR in the business model and the operations of companies in which it is a shareholder. Over 460 workingmeetingsdedicatedto CSR topics have been led by Eurazeo since2014, including86 in 2019. Since 2014, Eurazeo has developed several CSR acceleration programs to promote the sharing of expertise and best practices and ultimately speed up the roll-out of improvement plans on areas such as responsible procurement or climate change. In 2019, programs were digitalized in the form of webinars to encourage their dissemination amongst a growing number of people, in both French and English.

2019 ( Proforma )

2014

2019

2020objective 100%of companiestohavedeployedEurazeo’s“CSRessentials”  (1) 100%of portfoliocompaniestohavequantifiedCSRprogresstargets

45% 21%

83% 57%

89% 68%

100%of companiestobeinvolved in at leastoneCSRaccelerationprogram

79%

85%

81%

Methodologicaldetails:seeSection3.4,Methodology. Detailedresults:seeSection3.3. Theresultis expressedas an averagepercentageof actionsput in placeby companies. (1)

Idinvest also encourages its portfolio companies to formalize CSR portfolio companies declared that they had taken CSR criteria into policies. At the end of 2019, 42% of portfolio companies had account in the supplier selection and assessment process, and 34% formalized a CSR policy and 35% had appointed a CSR officer. 47% of had formalized aresponsible procurementpolicy.

Be a vector of change in society 3.1.1.5 Ambition:ensurethat all companies improvetheirsocietal footprint Results: 93% of companies improved the protection and well-beingof employees Eurazeo believes that companies can be a key vector of change in society. With the objective that 100% of companies improve the protectionand well-beingof their employees,share value createdwith their employeesand reduce their environmentalfootprint,Eurazeohas increased itspositive impacton society.

Despite the portfolio rotation, the results have been excellent in terms of social protection and reducing absenteeism - an advanced indicator of quality of life at work: 90% of companies improved the protectionand well-being of employees, compared to 56% in 2015. The share of companies sharing value created with their employees increased slightly. Finally, 82% of investments reduced their environmental impact. This high rate demonstrates an increased uptake of more environmentally-friendlypractices.

2019 ( Proforma )

2014

2019

2020objective 100%of companiesto improvetheprotectionandwell-beingof employees

N/A

93%

90%

100%of companiesto sharevaluecreated or companyprofitswithemployees

N/A N/A

59% 77%

62% 82%

100%of companiesto reducetheirenvironmental impact

Methodologicaldetails:seeSection3.4,Methodology. Detailedresults:seeSection 3.3.

Idinvest encourages portfolio companies to implement systems to share value, particularly through employee shareholding or profit-sharing;46% of companieshave implemented similar measures.

Moreover,68% of Idinvest portfolio companies indicate that they have implemented initiatives to reduce their environmental footprint (mainly for wastemanagementand water/energy consumption).

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