LEGRAND / 2018 Registration document

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY AND DECLARATION OF EXTRA-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

OFFERING USERS SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

4.2 – OFFERING USERS SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Legrand places the user and the user’s needs at the center of its attention and its concerns. The user may be the end consumer, the electrician, or the professional installer. The Group harnesses innovation to offer sustainable solutions to everyone and drive progress in the electrical sector.

4.2.1 – Issue no. 1: Providing sustainable solutions

The solutions developed by Legrand are the answer to certain social megatrends . Firstly, environmental challenges linked to the depletion of raw materials and the impact of global warming. Secondly, social challenges , mainly relating to aging populations and increasing urbanization (especially in new economies). The Group’s objective is therefore to develop solutions so that everyone can use electricity sustainably. W Legrand is helping to make the functions of electrical installations available to the largest number of people, whether these functions serve basic needs or address demand for enhanced and intelligent systems. The Group is therefore developing products and solutions to improve people’s living conditions and comfort ; W As an industry leader, Legrand is committed to ensuring the safety of users of electrical equipment by striving for product quality and actively fighting against counterfeiting; W Since improving the energy efficiency of buildings is a priority, the Group believes it is important to inform users about the environmental impact of its products , and designs solutions that will reduce electricity consumption. R 4.2.1.1 IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS AND COMFORT OF USERS There are several ways in which Legrand’s products can be used to improve living conditions and comfort, not least through: W “value” product ranges, allowing the widest possible access to high-quality solutions for the home without compromising on electrical safety; W products and solutions that limit power outages and optimize the energy efficiency of buildings, reducing energy bills for the occupants; W assisted living systems for the home, enabling people to have a better life at home, for longer.

The general offering as regards improving living conditions and comfort is defined by the Group’s marketing teams, depending on the type of products and solutions available. Weighting coefficients may be applied to certain product families that do not fully address these criteria. These coefficients may be updated from year to year as ranges evolve, based on surveys carried out on a sample of subsidiaries, and then extrapolated to the Group as a whole. 2014-2018 Group priority To increase by 50% Group sales of solutions that improve living conditions and comfort. Key performance indicator: Percentage of sales generated in the residential building sector from: W “value” switches, sockets and circuit breakers; W solutions that limit power outages and optimize energy efficiency; W home systems enabling people to have a better life at home for longer. Annual targets:

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Growth in the proportion of sales generated with these solutions compared with 2013

+4% +10% +19% +32% +50%

2018 achievement: The proportion of Group sales represented by these offerings increased by 23.3% between 2013 and 2018. This was below the 50% growth target that the Group set itself at the end of 2018. Sales for this product offering contributed less to total sales than the target set for the year, particularly in some of the mature markets.

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