GECINA - REFERENCE DOCUMENT 2017

FROM CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY TO SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE Priority 2: stimulate the sustainable city by developing, biodiversity and accessibility for all

PRIORITY 2: STIMULATE THE SUSTAINABLE CITY BY DEVELOPING, 7.4 BIODIVERSITY AND ACCESSIBILITY FOR ALL

addition, 56% of the buildings host a commercial surface area. Gecina promotes the dynamism of the neighborhoods in which they are located. By developing and managing its assets, Gecina actively participates in maintaining urban diversity to promote an inclusive city - combining residential usages, workplaces and retail for all - and resource-efficient, by improving environmental performance and limiting emission-producing and constraining travel for the people. By choosing mainly to restructure existing assets rather than construct new buildings, Gecina helps optimize the space and limits urban sprawl and surface development of natural land in the surrounding areas.

7.4.1

TERRITORIAL INCLUSION AND URBAN

DIVERSITY Background

7.4.1.1

The location of its property portfolio, and its strategic positioning give Gecina few opportunities to participate in projects to revitalize areas on the outskirts of urban centers. At its territory scale, Gecina's strategy for diversification contributes to provide homes and student housing units, representing 352,115 sq.m and 48,562 sq.m respectively. In

Actions and results

7.4.1.2

Theme

Key actions

Progress and results

Promote the diversity of usages at the regional level

Convert office buildings to student ■ housing depending on opportunities Develop shared gardens ■

3 office buildings converted into ■ student housing since 2015 and development of a residential building at La Défense (Skylight, with 168 housing units) 2 shared gardens developed in ■ residential buildings 21 low-income housing units available ■ in 2017 and 40 under construction Action to be launched to identify the ■ signs of difficulty and consider partnership solutions 4 apartments housing families in ■ temporary difficulty via the associations New Solidarity Solutions for Housing (SNL) Paris, Habitat and Humanism, and Coallia Availability of 2,000 sq.m in the ■ neighborhood of the Gare de Lyon for the Paris&Co start ups incubator, preferential rental of spaces waiting for restructuring to growing companies ( e.g. Offices to Share in the Neuilly building between 2015 and 2016) 2 co-working spaces (Secondesk) ■ opened in the property portfolio (in Colombes and Paris 17 th arrondissement) 1,300 parking spaces for 37 buildings ■ available in the Op'n Go sharing platform, meeting rooms, auditoriums and head office restaurant (Paris 2nd arrondissement) open to other tenants

Increase social inclusion and improve gender parity of contractors

Include low-income housing quotas in ■ its residential portfolio Develop a partnership to provide ■ assistance to residential tenants in difficulty Support social re-integration through ■ housing in partnership with specialized associations Support social re-integration through ■ housing in partnership with specialized associations For start ups and very small ■ businesses, promote access to urban surface areas Host "third place" areas in property ■ portfolio Mutualize spaces in assets (parking ■

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lots, inter-company restaurants, Meeting rooms and auditoriums)

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