NATIXIS - Universal registration document and financial report 2019

NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Business line contributions to green and sustainable growth

Several affiliates manage funds with solidarity investment certification (see 6.3.1.4 Solidarity investment) or climate certification (see section 6.3.2 Green growth: financing the energy transition and combating climate change). Voting and engagement policies Ostrum AM , Mirova , Seeyond , DNCA , Thematics AM and Ossiam place shareholder engagement at the center of their responsible investor approach. Ongoing constructive dialog is established with the companies in which the fund managers invest to encourage them to take better account of environmental, social and governance issues in their strategic planning. The voting and engagement policies are based on two complementary principles: individual ongoing engagement by using voting rights and V maintaining dialog with issuers; collaborative engagement alongside other investors aimed at V raising awareness of the importance of ESG among issuers,

government authorities and regulators. In 2019, Ostrum AM supported four new commitments covering gender equality in the workplace (1) , tobacco (2) , deforestation and wildfires in the Amazon (3) , and methane emissions in the oil and gas sectors (4) . After performing pre-investment ESG audits, Naxicap Partners systematically includes an ESG clause in its shareholders’ agreements. This clause includes a commitment to implement a detailed action plan and provide regular information and responses to ESG questionnaires (120 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. In 2020 it began looking at how to factor ESG criteria into the variable compensation of its investment teams and the executive officers of the companies in its portfolio. In terms of voting policy, the Asset Manager regularly participates in general meetings of companies in which the investment vehicles under management have holdings. Failing this, Naxicap Partners grants powers to other shareholders of the company for the purpose of representing it.

2019 KEY EVENTS Investor statement on gender equality in the workplace

A group of 66 investors representing over $4 trillion in assets is calling on companies to step up their commitments to gender equality in the workplace. This group of investors is coordinated by Mirova. Natixis Investment Managers, Ostrum AM and Natixis Assurances have also signed this collaborative statement. The statement is supported by UN Women and the United Nations Global Compact. It is part of the Women’s Empowerment Principles, which Natixis has signed. Mirova and Ostrum AM fight deforestation in the Amazon

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In September 2019, as media attention was focused on fires in the Amazon, 244 investors, including Mirova and Ostrum AM, signed a declaration to curtail deforestation and wildfires in the Amazon. These investors represent $17.2 trillion in assets under management. More generally, Mirova strives to direct its investments towards companies committed to curb deforestation.

Investor statement on gender equality in the workplace, led by Mirova (September 2019). (1) Tobacco-Free Finance Pledge, led by Tobacco Free Portfolios. (2)

Investor statement on deforestation and forest fires in the Amazon, organized by the NGO Ceres (September 2019). (3) Investor Statement on Methane Emissions in Oil & Gas, led by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). (4)

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