NATIXIS // 2021 Universal Registration Document

7 ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 2021 Business line contributions to green and sustainable growth

Sustainable growth: financing the transformation in society 7.2.1 Consideration of the SDGs by Natixis’ various business lines 7.2.1.1

Natixis uses the sustainabledevelopmentGoals as a reference framework for all the initiatives stemming from its commitment to society. The 17 sustainable development Goals for 2030 are the benchmark for measuring progress achieved by governments and private sector companies, including financial institutions.

Mexican Ministry of Finance in the design of the sustainable emission benchmark linked to the SDGs. This framework combines an eligibility programwith green and social projects. The eligibility of social projects will be determined using geolocation, with priority given to vulnerable populations living in remote and disadvantaged areas (illiteracy, low attendance at school, lack of health services, lack of access, electricity, etc.). Thus, for the first time, the SDGs were used as an entry point for a framework and an opinion on the alignment with the SDGs was given by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). In 2021, Natixis structured the inaugural sustainable bond issued by the West African Development Bank (BOAD). This is the first sustainable development bond from an African issuer. The financial resources mobilized will strengthen BOAD’s capacity for action in priority sectors such as agriculture and food security, renewable energies, basic infrastructure, health, education and social housing. This issue received the EnvironmentalFinance Sustainabilitybond of the year award-supranational, sub-sovereign and agency (SSA). International Development Finance Club In September 2021, the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) commissioned Natixis CIB to develop a framework enabling public developmentbanks (BPDs) to align their activitieswith the UN SDGs. Natixis proposed to the IDFC a conceptual framework, tools and an implementation process enabling them to continue aligning the SDGs. The bank has already shared its preliminary findings with IDFC members and will publish a final study in early 2022. The IDFC aims to positionBPDs as key players in the alignment of financewith the Paris Agreement and the SDGs. The objectives include creating a set of principles for IDFC members to follow and providing guidance on integrating the SDGs into their internal operations and management, and more broadly into their financing activities. The Republic of Benin: inaugural bond issue responding to the SDGs In July 2021, Natixis worked with the Republic of Benin as Joint Sustainability StructuringAdvisor and Joint Bookrunner for the issue of a bond meeting the SDGs, a first in Africa. The issue, for an amount of €500 million over 12.5 years, will make it possible to finance the provision of meals in schools, the electrification of the country or the construction of a network for the collection and recycling of waste. West African Development Bank: first sustainable bond from an African issuer

In Asset Management DNCA has implemented a measurement of exposures to the main SDGs across its entire Beyond fund range. These measures are based on the data published by the companies and consolidated with analyzes conducted by the managers of DNCA. Alliance Entreprendre, a player in Private Equity, an expert in SMEs and mid-sized companies, contributes to the SDGs both directly through its ESR strategy and indirectly through its investments in contributing companies with the consideration of ESG criteria throughout the investment cycle and the systematic assessment of its investment targets on the relevant ESG criteriawith regard to their specificities. Employees of Flexstone Partners have selected four priority SDGs to guide their actions as a “corporate citizen”. The SDGs selected are climate action, quality education, gender equality and decent work and economic growth. Mirova was named one of the “Best for the World” B Corps TM of 2021. The Best for the World TM are B Corp companies that have obtained, in one or more of the five impact domains assessedand at a global level, a score that enables them to be ranked in the top 5% of companies. Thematics AM continued its impact measurement approach built with data provided by ISS ESG to assess the positive or negative influence of funds on the 17 SDGs. The contribution of these funds can range from -10 to +10 for each SDG, ultimately making it possible to assign a score on environmental and social issues. All the funds subject to the analysis obtaineda positive rating at the end of the evaluation cycle, and above their benchmark. Thanks to the partnership established at the end of 2019 with the independent impact rating agency impak Finance, Vega IM integrates impact analysis into the managementof a fund in order to meet the challenges related to the SDGs. In 2021, seven funds obtained the public label “Socially Responsible Investment” (SRI) following a precise and demandingcertificationprocess led by Ernst & Young. In financing Government of Mexico: second SDG sovereign bond In 2021, Natixis acted as Joint Bookrunner for the second sovereign bond linked to the Government of Mexico’s SDGs. Natixis acted as Sole Sustainability Structurer and Joint Bookrunner to assist the

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