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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

Acting ethically towards Society

4.3.3 – Enabling access to electricity for all

Annual targets:

Because electricity is a crucial factor in a country’s development, Legrand considers it its duty to ensure that as many people as possible have sustainable access to electricity. This responsibility is reflected in its corporate philanthropy policy, aimed at reducing energy inequalities around the world, in line with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. The aim is both to enable universal access to electricity and to combat electricity poverty. The policy is deployed on three levels: W a preferred partnership between the Group and the NGO Électriciens sans frontières on development aid and emergency aid; W the Legrand Foundation for independent living, under the aegis of the Fondation Agir Contre l’Exclusion (FACE), a registered non- profit organization; W the local initiatives by Group subsidiaries, tailored according to local needs. The total budget allocated to charitable activities amounted to more than €1.12 million in 2017, consisting of donations of funds, equipment, premises and skills. These initiatives are accompanied by voluntary work by Group employees. R 4.3.3.1 ENABLING THE GREATEST POSSIBLE NUMBER OF PEOPLE TO HAVE ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY Since 2007, the Group has been a partner of Électriciens sans frontières , an international NGO campaigning for wider access to energy for people in developing countries. Legrand’s support for Électriciens sans frontières takes the form of financial aid, the supply of equipment, the provision of premises, and by the involvement of Group employees who offer their personal or professional skills and become directly involved on the ground, or by providing training or technical support. Group priority 2014-2018 Aim to enable 800,000 additional people to benefit from access to electricity, whether directly or indirectly. Key performance indicator: the number of people with direct or indirect access to electricity under the partnership with Électriciens sans frontières .

2014 2015 2016

2017

2018

Total beneficiaries of electricity supply schemes*

160,000 320,000 480,000 640,000 800,000

* During the period of the roadmap and therefore not taking into account beneficiaries prior to 2014.

2017 achievement: In 2017, joint action with Électriciens sans frontières enabled 320,000 (1) people to benefit directly or indirectly from access to power, which takes the number of beneficiaries to 2.1 million since 2007.

2014 2015 2016

2017

2018

Target achievement rate*

141% 167% 153% 165%

*

Calculated against annual targets.

Results of partnership initiatives Legrand supports Électriciens sans frontières , which is an international aid organization and a recognized public charity. It organizes projects for those whose development or even survival are under threat without secure and sustainable access to electricity. It also offers its expertise to international aid organizations to improve the safety of electrical installations around the world, particularly in healthcare and teaching facilities. Finally, it is deployed on emergency missions during humanitarian disasters. To find out more, visit www.electriciens- sans-frontieres.org. Legrand offers long-term support for development projects, and occasionally donates aid to emergency humanitarian actions. This concerns three major types of electrification project: W educational establishments, for example to enable the use of multimedia technologies for inter-college communication, or the installation of security lighting to enhance the safety on the sites; W hospitals, to ensure safe surgical procedures, refrigerated storage of vaccines, and medical consultations at night; W entire villages, to improve the daily lives of families through sustainable access to electricity using renewable energy.

(1) Figures provided by Électriciens sans frontières indicating the number of people potentially affected by projects supported by Legrand.

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