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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Strategic outlines and organization of the ESR policy

Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Adopted in 2015 by the 193 Member States of the United Nations at the SustainableDevelopmentSummit in New York, the SDGs form the 2030 Agenda for sustainabledevelopment,a set of 17 global targets aimed at combatinginequality,exclusionand injustice, fightingclimatechange,protectingbiodiversityand endingextremepoverty. Mindful of its role in achievingthese goals, Natixis has identifiedeight SDGs to which it alreadymakes a material contributionthat is set to expandin the years to come,throughfinancingand investmentsor in its own daily operations.

IN OUR ACTIVITIES LENDING, INVESTING…

IN OUR CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP

Natixis is N°1 in solidarity asset management (1) , distributing funds that actively contribute to creating jobs, for people in dif culty.

Natixis has committed to end nancing and investment for the tobacco industry as it is a public health issue.

Since 2011, Natixis is an active sponsor of the French Fondation Gustave Roussy for research against cancer.

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Natixis implements several programs to promote gender equality in the workplace.

Natixis actively participate to the nancing of renewable energies in France and Worldwide, and that is a major part of its ESR strategic plan.

Since November 2015 Natixis’ buildings run on “green” electricity, i.e. from fully renewable sources of energy, pursuant to the terms of its energy.

Natixis helps develop local employment through its international operations: more than 5,000 Natixis employees work in its of ces abroad. Virtually all of these employees are recruited locally.

Several Natixis Buildings have environmental certi cations attesting to their environmental performance. Included in Natixis’ real estate are 10 buildings with HQE, BBC or BREEAM certi cations.

Natixis nances sustainable infrastructures (clean transportation, green buildings...) and through its subsidiary AEW Europe, provides eco-responsible real estate management.

Apart from the nancing of renewable energies, Natixis has taken various initiatives to ght climate change: Natixis Asset Management, Mirova and Natixis Assurances measure and reduce their portfolio carbon exposure, offer products with climate certi cations...

Natixis committed itself to reduce the carbon impact of its buildings in Ile-de-France by 20 % by 2020, compared to 2010).

Natixis committed to ending nancing in the coal industry and the nancing of oil coming from tar sands or from the Arctic region.

Mirova launched the “Land Degradation Neutrality Fund” in order to nance projects that signi cantly contribute to land degradation neutrality.

(1) according to the2016 Finansol survey

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