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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DECLARATION OF EXTRA-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

DUTY OF CARE

R 4.6.5.2 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Regular risk mapping and assessment The methodology used is that described in the previous section on human rights. The risk level is “high” in terms of both scale and remedial measures adopted in relation to the Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) theme. The method produces a score related to the environment in which the Group carries out its activities. Our analysis is supplemented by identifying the scopes in which accidents are most common based on actual accident frequency rates with and without lost time. This gives us a list ranked according to country risk criteria (country rating) and criteria related to site activity (accident data). Based on the country risk criteria, the analysis shows that the following Group scopes are the riskiest: Brazil, China and India. As regards accident data, the countries with the highest lost- time accident frequency rates are France, Colombia and Italy. The countries with the highest accident frequency rates with and without lost time are the United States, Australia and Turkey. Specific action plans are underway in each of those countries. Risk prevention and mitigation measures As part of Legrand’s approach to human rights, the questionnaire to be sent to all Group subsidiaries in 2019 also addresses the OHS theme. Action taken on the basis of results will be prioritized according to the aforementioned country ranking. The Group has also defined overriding OHS initiatives. They relate to four themes: safety guidelines formalized on the basis of the risk assessment; communication (management, awareness-raising campaigns and results); treatment of accidents (systematic analysis of root causes and definition of an action plan, use of “totems” to mark incident locations and real-time reporting) and treatment of near-misses (reporting and treatment system extended to hazardous situations). These overriding initiatives are supplemented by the OHS criteria of the Group’s CSR roadmap. These include occupational risk management (assessed using eight criteria) and monitoring and improvement (assessed using six criteria). For more details about these criteria, please refer to section 4.4.2 of this document. In France, a specific system is in place taking into account accident data. The aim is to deploy tools intended to enhance the safety culture among all our staff members. For example, the units experiencing the most accidents are being supported by an external consultancy.

reports on forced labor, child labor and the human rights situation worldwide (classified by country). Legrand also took into account whether or not ILO conventions had been ratified and whether or not local legislative provisions existed. Based on these resources, Legrand ranked theoretical risks in order to find the most relevant ones in each country. Inherent risk mapping The countries identified as theoretically presenting the greatest risks are: Algeria, China, Colombia, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, Morocco, Mexico, Philippines, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela. Until 2018, Legrand based its due diligence within these countries on the Danish Institute for Human Rights methodology. The subsidiary self-assessment process was accompanied by a meeting with the person responsible for social human-resource issues. After that assessment, certain inherent risks were identified. An action plan to address them was then defined with the local HR manager. Starting in 2019, Legrand is deploying a new investigation matrix, inspired by the Danish Institute questionnaire and, using that tool, will regularly assess how closely its subsidiaries’ practices comply with its human rights charter. Risk prevention and mitigation measures In 2017, Legrand drew up a Charter on Human Rights based on the principles and standards previously detailed and approved by the Chief Executive Officer. It sets out, in operational terms, the Group’s commitments to comply with the aforementioned texts. It seeks to inform all internal and external stakeholders about the principles and commitments that the Group has adopted for itself and its partners in connection with its activities. In 2018, the Charter was rolled out to those in charge of subsidiaries and local purchasing and human-resource managers. Almost 140 people underwent awareness-raising relating to human rights themes. The aim of these self-assessments carried out by subsidiaries is to estimate compliance with fundamental rights at work in the countries identified. The questionnaires sent out confirmed that neither forced labor nor child labor situations, as defined by ILO conventions, were present within the Group entities analyzed. Grievance mechanism The grievance mechanism highlighted in internal and external communications on the subject of human rights is the whistleblowing mechanism for ethical infringements and fraud. For more information on the system and planned changes to it in 2019, please refer to section 4.3.1 of this document.

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