GROUPAMA / 2019 Universal Registration Document

4 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) Declaration of Extra-financial Performance

Fight against food waste (b) The Group’s entities themselves do not handle food services for employees (subcontracted corporate catering or restaurant vouchers). However, companies are putting in place actions to combat food waste, such as poster campaigns and awareness-raising events during the European Sustainable DevelopmentWeek.

Note that the three new buildings at Groupama Campus in Nanterre were restored in 2017–2018 as part of a renovation project in keeping with the HQE ® (June 2015 reference standard) and BREEAM ( e.g . LED lighting with presence detection including for two thirds of the parking lights, optimised water management, etc.) initiatives. In terms of operating property, the Campusbuildings(WP6 in 2019) and new works will be part of this dynamic. Note that Groupama Immobilier, in WP6, was the first Property Asset Manager to receive ISO 14001 certification in 2018, which was renewed in 2019. Knowledgeof its carbon impact allows it to improve its overall performance(includingthat of its businessesand that of its assets). The Group’s service business activities do not directly generate waste or pollution other than office waste. However, we wish to make progress in the recycling of such waste, particularly through selective sorting, already effective in several of the Group’s entities (in 2017–2018,the Campus, Bordeaux, andAstorg sites). The “Happy Cleanings” operations carried out by the companies moving to Nanterremobilisedthe employeesto collect and recycle 163 tonnes of paper over the 2017–2018 period  (1) . The moves in 2019 resulted in the collection and recycling of an additional 25 tonnes  (2) . In addition, furniture and supplies have also been donated to charities for reuse and recovery. A “Happy Cleaning Days” event was held in 2019 at GroupamaCentre Manche while improvements were being made to the space (Ré-Unis collaborativeapproach,nearly 10 tonnescollected and 7 tonnes of paper/cardboardrecycled). Eco-talent workshops were organised at the GroupamaNord-Estsites as well as a Zero Plastic project for Groupama Asigurari employees (Romania). Note that Groupama Immobilier is also a founding member of the Circolab charity alongside other insurers. The members of Circolab  (3) wish to form a communityof public and private players engaged in the circular economy within the property industry. The aim is to change regulations to promote the reuse of materials in construction. Circular economy 4.2.3.1 Prevention and management of waste (a)

Sustainable use of resources (c) Paper consumption

Thanks to digitisation and the deployment of pull printing, paper consumptioncontinues to decrease (-7.1% comparedwith 2018), with officepaper requesting the largest share at -14.1%. Energy consumption With an overall decrease in total energy consumptionof -7.6%, the largest differenceswere found in heat and chilled water, at -39.9% and -7.5% respectively. These changes are explained by the continued relocation of several of the Group’s entities to more energy-friendly properties. The main energy sources, electricity and gas, also decreased significantly by-5.5% and-6.5% respectively. After a slight increase in energy consumptionper FTE in 2018, the Group resumeda decrease in its consumption,with a differenceof -15.5%between2013 and 2019. Business travel During the year, the number of kilometres, across all types of transport, decreasedby 2.99%, particularly in air travel, which had a decrease in km of 13.5%. The switch to trains explains the increase of approximately 13.2% in this mode of transport. Cars remain the largest “consumer” of km, which is explained by the very activity of the Group and the large proportion of salespeoplein the workforce.However, it should be noted that this mode of transportalso decreasedby -4.8% in numberof km due in particular to Company reorganisations (Gan Assurances, Groupama Sigorta).

Source: Groupama Supports & Services, 2018 final results. (1) Source: idem, results reported in early 2020. (2) http://circolab.eu/ (3)

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