NATIXIS // 2021 Universal Registration Document

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

Voting and engagement policies NIM affiliates, whether equity or bond investors, behave as active investors through constructive engagement with the companies in which they invest, in order to encourage them to take better account of ESG issues. With regard to the multitude of affiliates, the methods vary but follow three main models of engagement illustrated below: direct engagement with portfolio companies: V When monitoring investments, Alliance Entreprendre is committed to supporting and advancing investments on ESG topics through regular discussions with senior executives, particularly within governance bodies (Supervisory Board, Board of Directors, etc.), DNCA is committed to dialoguewith the top ten companies in the portfolio that are the least rated in terms of their climate change policy, Ostrum AM co-developeda new engagement policy for all Equity and Fixed Income management based on eight common areas and fifteen themes, thus highlightingthe importance it attaches to dialogue with companies beyond the vote, Naxicap Partners systematically includes an ESG clause in Shareholders’ Agreements.This clause includes a commitment to implement a detailed action plan and provide regular information and responses to ESG questionnaires(140 indicators).In addition, Naxicap Partners works with the management of the companies in its portfolio to establish a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to climate change. Since 2020, the Naxicap Partners ESR Committee has assessed the degree of progress of the ESG action plans and the support needs of the portfolio companies; Thematics AM guided by its responsible investment principles and its vision of corporategovernance to better manage risks and create long -term sustainable value, it has defined a more structured engagement framework. Thematics AM explained the reasons for its commitment, what it expects from the companies it holds in its portfolios and how it can make this commitment a reality; proxy voting: V DNCA undertakes to support any resolution in favor of the climate; collective commitment: V Loomis Sayles is a member of Climate Action 100+, Ostrum AM is a member of the Finance for Tomorrow Just Transition Coalition, Seeyond strengthened its commitment by joining the Forum for Responsible Investment (FIR) in March 2021. This membership in a leading association reflects Seeyond’s desire to strengthen its commitment to the market, to be able to dialogue with various stakeholders, but also to support dedicated initiatives in the field of responsible investment.

2021 KEY EVENT Signing of the Declaration of banks for the COP15 Convention on Biological Diversity Natixis Assurance and Mirova signed the “Financial Institution Statement ahead of the Convention on Biological Diversity COP15” (1) , coordinated by the Ceres and the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation. This statement urges governments to agree on an ambitious roadmap to preserve biodiversity at COP15. In line with this statement, Natixis Assurances supports Mirova with the “Land Degradation Neutrality” fund, which invests in sustainable land management projects (agroforestry, regenerative and sustainable agriculture, sustainable forestry on degraded land). To date, €5 million have been invested for a forward commitment of €15 million. Exclusion policies Natixis has adopted exclusion policies for sectors and issuers that do not respect certain human rights and fundamental principles of corporate responsibility. DNCA, Ostrum AM, Mirova, Seeyond, Thematics AM, Ossiam and Natixis Assurances apply these commitments to their investments, in full compliance with their fiduciary duties towards their customers. The following are excluded: controversial weapons; V tobacco (2) ; V companies deemed the worst offenders (which do not observe V the principles of the United Nations Global Compact or the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises (3) ); blacklisted countries (those on the FATF list or under US or V European embargo). In addition, some of our European affiliates have also implemented exclusion policies in the coal sector, such as DNCA (on its range of SRI funds), Dorval, Mirova and Ostrum, which is continuing its coal phase-out policy (taking the Urgevald list into account) or the oil sector for DNCA (on its range of SRI funds), Mirova, Thematics, Alliance Entreprendre, Flexstone Partners and Vauban. Natixis Assurances excludes companies active in the thermal coal sector (below quantitative and qualitative threshold) and in the oil sands sector (below quantitative threshold) (4) .

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https://www.financeforbiodiversity.org/wp-content/uploads/COP15-Financial-Institution-Statement.pdf. (1) For DNCA only on funds in its Responsible Investment range and for Seeyond excluding index portfolios constrained by their benchmark index and specific client portfolios (2) to which the client policy would apply. With the exception of Thematics AM, and for Seeyond excluding index portfolios constrained by their benchmark index and specific client portfolios to which the client policy (3) will apply. For more details, please refer to the Natixis Assurances Responsible Investment report for 2021. (4)

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