Groupe Renault - 2019 Universal Registration Document

RENAULT: A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF RENAULT ON APRIL 24, 2020

GROUPE RENAULT

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

RENAULT AND ITS SHAREHOLDERS

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

ETHICS AND GOVERNANCE

Highlights of 2019 2.5.1.3 In April 2019, the Group Ethics and Risk Audit department was created. It includes internal audit, risk management, ethics and compliance. The Director met with the Chief Executive Officer on a regular basis to inform him about the deployment of the Group’s ethics and compliance policy. The Group Ethics and Compliance department has been structured around three divisions: Ethics ; P Professional Alerts ; P Compliance. P It now relies on strengthened teams to better meet the Group’s ethics and compliance challenges. The Chief Ethics and Compliance Officer met with each member of the Group Executive Committee and some members of the Renault Management Committee. They appointed a function officer within their respective perimeters. This officer assists them in deploying the system, both at Group level and in the countries, in liaison with the country officers. The Group Ethics and Compliance twice presented the progress of his missions to the Renault Management Committee. He submitted an activity report on five occasions to the CARC, to the CERSE at its first meeting, and to the Renault Group Committee. The Group Ethics and Compliance department conducted internal audits following the arrest of Mr Carlos Ghosn in Japan on November 19, 2018 (see details in paragraph 3.5 of the 2018 Universal Registration Document). At the end of this work, it drew up an action plan to strengthen the controls of the General Management. Reinforcement of the ethics and compliance network The network of ethics officers is now composed of 54 people. In order to improve the effectiveness and impact of the actions of the Group Ethics and Compliance department, the network has now been extended to new countries and subsidiaries. 34 officers cover all countries where the Group operates. These officers are supported by five regional officers An international seminar was held in May 2019 with the network and the functions involved in the deployment of the ethics and compliance policy. The seminar focused on two main areas: the prevention of corruption and influence peddling in subsidiaries and countries; and a presentation of the new department’s organisation and management. The Chairman of the Board of Directors, the Chief Executive Officer and the Human Resources Director emphasize the importance of Ethics and Compliance officers’ mission for the Group. The Group Ethics and Compliance department organized regular meetings. In addition, it lead five e-conferences with officers and referents in 2019. The specific training day for the fourteen function officers appointed in 2019 was held in September.

Deployment of the prevention of corruption and influence-peddling plan EFPD16b The law known as "Sapin II" of December 9, 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernization of economic life, led Renault to continue to strengthen its overall prevention of corruption and influence-peddling system in 2018 and 2019, in particular in the following areas: A renewed and increased commitment by governing bodies to the 1. prevention of corruption. A message on this subject was sent to all employees. The Group’s Executive Directors have made a formal commitment to implement the corruption prevention policy. A corruption risk mapping was validated in 2018 by the Executive 2. Committee. Mapping identifies, assesses and prioritizes compliance risks, and particularly those risks inherent to its international activities or links with third parties. These various risks are then taken into consideration when adjusting the Group’s ethics system. The Group’s Guide for preventing corruption and influence- 3. peddling was deployed in all countries via operating committees, meetings with managers and team meetings. The Guide is also available on the Renault website: www.group.renault.com. The Third Party Integrity Management Process was reinforced. By 4. the end of 2019, it had been rolled out in 14 countries: Algeria, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, France, India, Iran, Korea, Mexico, Morocco, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and Turkey. It is also finalized in the main French subsidiaries : RCI, RRG and Renault Sport Racing. The level of coverage for third parties at risk is over 90% at end-2019. Employees and managers have access to a training on the 5. prevention of corruption and influence peddling, as well as the detailed presentation of the Group’s prevention plan. In 2019, more than 13,000 employees attended this training. This represents a cumulative total of 36,400 employees, i.e. ,91% of the population registered according to the position held in the company A communication campaign launched at the end of the year 6. reminded everyone of the worldwide whistle-blowing tool implemented in 2018. Available in 14 languages, the tool is operational in the vast majority of countries. It replaces the tool implemented in 2012. It allows Group employees as well as external and occasional employees and suppliers to activate alerts directly with the Group Ethics function. As a reminder, this tool brings together in a single system the three warning mechanisms provided for by the "Sapin II" law (general system, prevention of corruption and influence peddling) and the 2017 law on the duty of vigilance. It is accessible at any time, on an external site, from a computer, tablet or smartphone, both professional and personal. In late 2019, an internal audit was conducted of compliance with 7. the requirements of Article 17 of the so-called “Sapin II” law. The Group Ethics and Compliance department’s 2020 action plan takes the conclusions of this audit into account.

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