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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)

Acting ethically towards Society

Électriciens sans frontières has exported its model across Europe with the aim of empowering people to fight global energy poverty and to galvanize the European energy sector. Legrand’s Italian subsidiary signed a partnership agreement with Elettrici senza frontiere , the new NGO, when it was set up in November 2015. In 2017, as part of this partnership, Elettrici senza frontier assisted with the installation of a photovoltaic facility supplying electricity to schools, a canteen, a dormitory and a medical center in the village of Meru, Kenya, located at an altitude of 1500 meters. Group subsidiaries provide logistical and organizational support to volunteers working for Électriciens sans frontières whenever possible. This may take the form of delivering equipment or loaning premises for training. For example, in 2013 Legrand’s subsidiary in the Philippines provided equipment and logistical support to Électriciens sans frontières to support its efforts following typhoon Haiyan, which devastated the archipelago. In 2015, after cyclone Pam, Legrand’s teams in Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia arranged for a team of three volunteers from Électriciens sans frontières to visit Tanna Island, in Vanuatu. They assisted them with choosing equipment, arranging transportation and completing administrative procedures, as well as putting them in touch with local electricians. In 2017, in the aftermath of hurricanes Irma and Maria, Legrand’s teams helped volunteers from Électriciens sans frontières liaise with local distributors. More information about the partnership with Électriciens sans frontières can be found on our website ( www.legrand.com ). Legrand Electricity for all™ program In the knowledge that access to energy is crucial to achieving economic growth and reducing poverty in developing countries, Legrand is committed to improving access to electricity for everyone throughout the world. This is why the Group and its subsidiaries have taken action to enable access to electricity and combat energy poverty within the framework of the Group’s sponsorship policy, as well as through the program Electricity for all ™, launched in 2013. This program is an integral part of the business strategy and is backed by the Group’s General Management. Global in scope, it is led by Legrand’s Director of CSR. It brings together internal and external stakeholders, from the Group’s employees to development aid organizations. The initiative structures all Group and subsidiary actions in this area around two pillars: W to enable access to electricity , through aid partnerships such as the one with Électriciens sans frontières , and exploratory research missions carried out on a collaborative basis; W to combat energy poverty through innovation, leading to the development of product ranges that meet basic needs and solutions designed to improve energy efficiency (and therefore reduce energy bills).

Since 2007, Legrand has contributed to the action by Électriciens sans frontières in almost 180 projects for access to electricity or emergency aid in Africa, Asia and Latin America, which represents action in about 35 countries (in particular Argentina, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Congo, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Laos, Madagascar, Mali, Mauritania, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Peru, Senegal, Chad, Vietnam). In 2017, Legrand continued its support for Électriciens sans frontières through 26 projects spread over 15 countries in Africa, Asia and South America. These included the refurbishment of the electrical installation at the Hôpital de Saint-Luc de Pagala Gare in Togo, to improve the power supply to the various buildings; the electrification of schools and medical centers in the Sofia region in Madagascar; and the electrification of eco- friendly accommodation in a village in north-east Moldova, for the transformation of agricultural products and the development of local economic activity. Each project led by Électriciens sans frontières is accompanied by training for the people who will be responsible locally for maintaining the new facilities and ensuring their long term operation. In 2017, Legrand and Électriciens sans frontières celebrated a 10 year partnership. To mark the occasion, Legrand held a public online fundraising event. For each contribution, the Group made a matching donation to Électriciens sans frontières . In December 2017, Legrand signed a partnership agreement at the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, in the presence of the Minister, of Hervé Gouyet the Chairman of Électriciens sans frontières , and of nine other companies, for the management of humanitarian emergencies in association with the French Crisis and Support Center. The involvement of the 10 industrial partners, whose financial, logistical, material and human resources will be mobilized by Électriciens sans frontières , will make it possible to conduct emergency relief operations in the best conditions and to strengthen emergency response capabilities. The Group’s partnership with Électriciens sans frontières relies particularly on the sales teams of the Group’s French brands, who take action to raise money for the “Electricity for Health and Education in Africa” program. Since 2011, no fewer than 70 initiatives have been organized by the teams in support of these programs, including the sale of products where a percentage of the proceeds go to the NGO, promoting Électriciens sans frontières at trade fairs, sporting events (tournaments, marathons) and gala dinners, as well as concerts and a Haitian craft fair. All the proceeds go to Électriciens sans frontières . This has helped to pay for electrification projects in schools and clinics, mainly in Burkina Faso, Togo, Senegal and Madagascar. In 2017, five operations were organized involving some 600 people from Legrand’s sales teams and from the Group’s distributors and installers.

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