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Euronext’s Five ESG Impact Areas and the Sustainable Development Goals

agreed SDG’s. To this effect we have selected the SDG’s that are most relevant per impact area. We believe that out of the 17 global goals, Euronext contributes to the 7 following SDG’s (2) :

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015 for the year 2030. They define global sustainable development priorities and aspirations for 2030 and seek to mobilize global efforts around a common set of goals and targets. The SDGs call for worldwide action among governments, business and civil society to end poverty and create a life of dignity and opportunity for all, within the boundaries of the planet. They explicitly call on all businesses to apply their creativity and innovation to solve sustainable development challenges. The SDGs have been agreed by all governments, yet their success relies heavily on action and collaboration by all actors. In order to make our ESG approach more transparent and to put it into a global context, we have defined where the 5 Euronext ESG impact areas set out in paragraph 3 connect with the globally

3.2 Euronext’s Five ESG Impact Areas

and the Sustainable Development Goals

Euronext has identified 11 ESG key issues, that were grouped them into 5 material impact areas, consistent with the Euronext dual ESG ambition and those impact areas will also serve as the format of this chapter. We have indicated how we believe in each of these impact areas, we contribute to the identified SDG’s.

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OUR MARKETS

Key Issues: n organise a trusted, fair, transparent and efficient market, thereby enhancing access to capital; n promote and develop sustainable and innovative products with environmental (green and blue) or social added value.

Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and foster innovation.

3.2.1.1 Trusted, Fair and Orderly Markets As an operator of regulated markets, Euronext’s mission is to bring together buyers and sellers in venues that are transparent, efficient and reliable. To this end, Euronext: n adopts rules for each of its markets to ensure fair and orderly trading and efficient order execution; n sets up a framework to organise market monitoring by which it monitors trading in order to identify breaches of the rules, disorderly trading conditions or conduct that may involve market abuse; Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Target 13.3: Improve education, awareness raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning. As a stock exchange, Euronext can play a leading role in creating climate resilient markets by offering related financial products as well as by encouraging or requiring climate disclosure in this area.

n reports breaches of rules or of legal obligations relating to market integrity to the competent authority. Market surveillance and monitoring are implemented through a two-step process consisting of real-time market surveillance and post-trade (i.e., “next day”) analysis of executed trades. Euronext ensures member compliance with its rules by conducting on-site investigations and inspections; n invests in technology aiming at improve its monitoring. Euronext’s team has a mission to bring innovation and agility to the markets. Since Euronext’s IPO in June 2014, Euronext has focused on researching and developing new products together with its Target 9.3: Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises, in particular in developing countries, to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets. As a stock exchange Euronext can contribute to the increase of access of small- scale industrial and other enterprises, to financial services.

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