NATIXIS - Universal registration document and financial report 2019

6 NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

Strategic outlines and organization of the ESR policy

Based on this analysis of major ESR risks, Natixis structures its ESR policy to manage risks and seek new opportunities, with three priorities:

Our Social andEnvironmental Responsibility policy is focused on three key priorities

GREEN AND SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS DEVELOPPEMENT contribute to the global energy transition and develop a sustainable economic model with our clients

DIRECT IMPACT & ONBOARDING

RISK MANAGEMENT integration of ESG ETKVGTKC KP QWT ƒPCPEKPIU and investments

employees’ commitment, manage our direct impacts on the environment, responsible purchasing policy, solidarity initiatives

ESR governance 6.1.3 Through its three main areas of focus (internal mobilization, risk management, and sustainable business development), the ESR Department is responsible for steering and coordinating the integration of ESR in Natixis’ operations and activities, thus helping to meet growing demand from clients, investors, and corporates to incorporate ESR criteria in their own growth model. This department is also responsible for all regulatory and strategic ESR reports: universal registration document, carbon assessment, mobility plan, etc. In addition, it is in charge of relations with international and external stakeholders (clients, employees, ESG rating agencies, NGOs, etc.) with questions on Natixis’ ESR policy. Since 2017, Natixis’ ESR policy has been steered by a dedicated ESR Department reporting to Natixis’ Corporate Secretary, who is a member of the Natixis Senior Management Committee. The ESR team has eight permanent members of staff backed by a network of correspondents and works in coordination with BPCE’s Sustainable Development Department. To further its analysis and oversee the implementation of its ESR strategy, the ESR team regularly holds a ESR Steering Committee, attended by around twenty senior managers from the main business lines and corporate functions. This Committee discusses ESR best practice for the development of products and services and for internal operations.

A network of 200 ESR correspondents spans all business lines and corporate functions to apply ESR action on the ground and serve as local ESR representatives. The correspondents from Natixis’ business lines (Corporate & Investment Banking, Asset & Wealth Management, Insurance, Specialized Financial Services) take part in business forums aimed at developing ESR in the business lines, while correspondents from the support departments (Real Estate and Logistics, Human Resources, Compliance, etc.) are involved in projects to incorporate sustainable development in the Company’s operations. In this context, the Corporate & Investment Banking business line has established a Green & Sustainable Hub. This operational hub comprises experts who help issuers and investors all around the world by offering them solutions and expertise in green and sustainable financing. Its expertise extends to all asset classes: the structuring and origination of loans, and investment solutions, in partnership with the business lines, which have appointed Green Captains, and in coordination with the ESR Department. ESR correspondents have also been active in Asset Management for several years (for example at Mirova, Ostrum Asset Management, and AEW Europe) as well as in the Insurance business lines (BPCE Assurances, BPCE Vie). ESR correspondents were appointed in the overseas offices in 2018 to apply the ESR policy in all geographies.

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