NATIXIS // 2021 Universal Registration Document

7 ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 2021 Strategic outlines and organization of the ESR policy

ESR governance 7.1.2 Natixis ESR strategies and achievements are overseen at Board level by a dedicated ESR Committee, and validated at the executive level by an ESR Sponsors Committee that brings together senior executives from Natixis’ business lines and functions around the Senior Management Committee. To feed its thinking and steer the implementation of its strategy, ESR now relies on two steering Committees: one dedicated to internal ESR impacts and employee engagement, the other to sustainable business development and the management of ESR risks in our business lines. The Natixis ESR Department is managedby a dedicateddepartment reporting directly to the General Secretary, a member of the Senior ManagementCommittee. It is made up of 10 permanent employees who work with the support of a network of around 200 ESR correspondents in all business lines and functions, in France and in the various international platforms, in particular the experts of the Green & Sustainable Hub (GSH). within Corporate & Investment Banking. Lastly, to mobilize more broadly, Natixis has been organizing training and awareness-raising sessions on sustainable development issues in recent years, with the roll-out in 2021 of a mandatory training module for all employees. Lastly, the ESR team works in close coordination with the Groupe BPCE Sustainable Development Department, both in defining and monitoring strategic guidelines and in reporting consolidated ESR data at Group level.

ESR commitments 7.1.3

Natixis’ ESR strategy is based on a set of international agreements and consultations within the banking industry, including: the United Nations Global Compact since 2007; V the CDP since 2007; V the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment V (UN-PRI) since 2008; the Equator Principles since 2010; V the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises; V the Green Bond Principles and the Social Bond Principles (ICMA); V the Climate Bonds Initiative; V the Diversity Charter since 2009; V the Responsible Purchasing Charter since 2017; V the Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB) since 2018; V the Act4nature international charter since 2018. V In 2021, Groupe BPCE joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance initiative, launched by the UN, which brings together nearly 95 banks from around the world representingmore than 42% of global banking assets, committed to aligning their lending and investment portfolios with net zero issuance by 2050, with an intermediate objective for 2030 or earlier, using robust and proven methodologies.

2021 KEY EVENT Groupe BPCE and Natixis have publishedtheir first climate reports followingTCFD recommendations (Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures) and detailed their actions to support the transition to a low-carboneconomy and adaptation to the effects of climate change. Concrete commitments have been made in the short, medium and long term on a “Net Zero” trajectory. Natixis, together with Groupe BPCE, is determined to align its carbon footprint with a sustainable scenario for the environment. The commitment made as part of the new strategic plan to align these activities on a “net zero” trajectory requires Natixis to measure the impact of its financing and investments and to set short-, medium- and long-term objectives for this purpose to mitigate the impact of its activities on climate change.

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