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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

The Group’s CSR strategy

Methodology An extensive materiality survey was conducted in the first half of 2017 among all the Group’s stakeholders. This was based on a questionnaire which was used to update the 2013 matrix and thus prepare the ground for the Group’s next roadmap (post- 2018). The methodology is based on the principles of the AA1000 AccountAbility Principles Standard, which in the absence of an internationally qualified standard offers basic principles for stakeholder consultation. Key issues for consultation were selected in view of the CSR practices of various institutional players (including the UN Sustainable Development Goals, OECD and Global Compact), applicable standards (including core ISO 26000 issues), and companies within its inner or outer ecosystem. This search for issues that are material for humanity and the environment, across all sectors, identified 33 issues that were the subject of consultation.

This list of issues took the form of an online questionnaire for all stakeholders, available in nine languages. Nearly 3,700 responses were received from internal and external stakeholders in 70 countries, with a representative distribution across all stakeholders. More details can be found at www.legrand.com , since the Group wanted to be completely transparent about the results of the survey. Results The survey was used to generate the materiality matrix shown below. It reveals the priority issues for which stakeholders have high expectations and which have a major influence on Legrand’s business. The issues are ranked from 1 to 3 depending on their level of priority, 1 being the highest. This confirms the 10 key issues for the Group and its stakeholders which have been included in the Group’s 2014-2018 CSR roadmap. For more information, please refer to the benchmarking against ISO 26000 described in section 4.6.8 of this document.

V Anti-corruption and business ethics

V Data and privacy protection

x Health, safety and quality of life at work x Human rights Q Consumer health and safety Q Innovation

Weak Strong

V Respect for property rights

O Pollution prevention

x Social protection

Q Consumer service and dispute resolution

Q Sustainable consumption

O Protection of biodiversity O Circular economy

V Responsible buying

Q Access to technology x Management relations x Equal opportunities and diversity

x Career development

V Job creation V Education and consumer's awareness

V Governance

O Climate change and energy transition

V Access to essential services

Q Fair practices in terms of marketing, information and contracts

Q Anti-counterfeiting

V Dialogue with stakeholders

V Public engagement

Stakeholders expectations V Access to education and culture

x Dispute resolution

x Social dialogue

V Wealth creation

V Promotion of CSR in the value chain

Weak

Strong

Influences on Legrand business

x Employees

O Environment

Q User

V Society

Link between the identification of priority issues and the priorities of the CSR roadmap Once the priority issues had been identified by the materiality test, the Group set out its commitments in a CSR roadmap. The

annual progress of this roadmap is presented in the Registration Document (see sections 4.1.1.4 and 4.1.2.2 below).

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