NATIXIS -2020 Universal Registration Document

6 2020 NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Managing our direct environmental impact

Digital sustainability 6.6.2

Extend the useful life of equipment within Natixis

The Telephony IT team extends the period of use of employees’ professionalsmartphonesby one year, thus increasingto three years of use (-58 TCO 2 e in 2020). In 2020, 4,800 computer screens were reused during a move, thus avoiding new acquisitions and the emission of 1,702 TCO 2 e. Promoting the reuse of Natixis equipment at the end of the cycle Natixis encouragesthe reuse of its equipmentat the end of the cycle, either by selling it to reuse channels or by making occasional donations to associations. Thus, in 2020, thanks to donations from Natixis, Les Ateliers du Bocage were able to reuse 88% of the 1,418 smartphonesdonated, the others being upgraded. In addition, laptops and tablets were donated to the Necker Hospital as well as to associations for integration and assistance to families located in Seine et Marne and Val de Marne. The IT Department aims to be able to offer digital services that fulfil Natixis’ social and environmental commitments while meeting its business lines’ requirements. For example, this involves designing infrastructureeco-responsiblyor ensuringwe retain only the required data, without compromisingsecurity or losing sight of our regulatory obligations. The IT sectors and the Corporate & Investment Banking business lines benefitedfrom the renewal of part of the computinggrids to set up a more scalableand densifiedinfrastructurebasedon more recent and more efficient manufacturer offers. This responsible digital scenario has reduced equipment greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 233 TCO 2 e and energy consumption by nearly 1,500 MWh per year. The second example is the Internet network infrastructure overhaul. This new infrastructure, offering a significantly higher capacity, has reduced the number of equipmentand associatedenergy reductions: it will be more virtuous over its entire seven-year life cycle, allowing a reduction of nearly 23% of greenhouse gas emissions. Responsible eco-design: 6.6.2.2 Green by Design

Given the high level of digitization throughout Natixis’ business lines, digital sustainability is a key challenge for Natixis. Information systems and technologies have a significant impact on the life cycle of the equipment they require: on the environment: loss of biodiversity, consumption of energy V and natural resources, greenhouse gas emissions, pollution; on society: accessibilityof services and e-inclusion, transformation V of the business lines, working conditions in the supply chain. Since 2018, Natixis has embarkedon a ResponsibleDigital approach, which was strengthened in June 2019 with the signing of the Responsible Digital Charter with the INR (Institut du Numérique Responsable). The Natixis IT Department structures its Responsible Digital policy around five fundamental principles in line with the charter: to optimize digital tools to limit their impact and consumption; V to develop inclusive, sustainable services that are accessible toall; V to foster ethical, responsible digital practice; V to make digital measurable, transparent and clear; V to facilitate the emergence of new behaviors and values. V This commitment is implemented within Natixis through actions structured around the three pillars: Green for IT aiming to reduce the impact of digital technology; V Green by Design integrating eco-design into each IT solution; V Tech for good putting digital technology at the service of V sustainable development goals. Reducing the impact of digital 6.6.2.1 technology: Green for IT This first pillar of the digital sustainability policy aims to reduce the impact of digital with more responsible purchasing, optimized life cycles for IT equipment and reduced energy consumption. Managing and containing growth in Natixis ’ stock of IT equipment has been one of the key challenges facing the Infrastructures Department in recent years. The focus is on reducing the number of equipment and using equipment to its full potential. The use of technology such as virtual servers, resource overallocationand data compressionmeans that infrastructuregrowth can now be absorbed without significantly increasing the number of devicesrequired. Reduce the number of equipment Since 2017, the optimizationof the printer fleet has led to a reduction of nearly 37% in the number of devices used (individual and shared printers) at Natixis, and continued in 2020 with the elimination of an additional 150 printers an estimated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions of 51 TCO 2 e.

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