NATIXIS - Universal registration document and financial report 2019

NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT Managing our direct environmental impact

Waste reduction and sorting 6.5.4

Waste reduction Natixis is taking action to reduce the waste it generates. Having of pollution. It started by taking stock of the type and quantity lowered the quantity of paper it consumes, Natixis has begun efforts of disposable cups used. In France, until 2018, Natixis consumed to reduce the use of disposable cups, which are a major source and disposed of more than 3.5 million plastic cups every year.

2019 KEY EVENT Elimination of plastic cups

A campaign to stop the use of disposable plastic cups was organized in all Natixis’ offices in France and around the world during European Week for Waste Reduction. Employees were asked to use their own mug or to order one from Natixis’ office supplies catalog. Some subsidiaries led the way in this area: Dubai, London, New York and the Natixis Interépargne sites in Caen and Charenton had already stopped using disposal cups.

collection and special disposal of used ink cartridges, batteries and V fluorescent and neon tubes; sorting and recycling of plastic pens. V

Waste sorting Natixis’ waste-sorting activities are conducted as follows:

sorting and recycling of paper, plastic (bottles, cups) and metal V (cans): collection points are installed in offices to replace individual trash cans and are systematically installed in new buildings;

Scope: Natixis France

Volume of sorted waste

2018

2017

2019

Paper, envelopes and cardboard (in metric tons)

352 0,12

578 0.56 1.00

717 1.45 3.05

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Batteries (in metric tons)

Ink cartridges (in metric tons)

1,2

The volume of paper waste decreased substantially in 2019, in step with the decline in paper consumption. Natixis also sells its IT equipment to companies specialized in reusing and recycling Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE). It represented 10 metrics tons in 2019. The recycling of office furniture and carpets is also gaining ground, in particular since Natixis joined the Circolab non-profit in 2019, which promotes the circular economy in the construction and real estate sector. Since 2018, a new waste sorting and collection circuit for used aluminum coffee capsules has been introduced in the main buildings that use such capsules, in conjunction with the bank’s coffee supplier and the companies collecting the capsules. Abroad, Natixis’ offices in New York have aligned themselves with the approach by installing collection systems for this type of capsule.

Abroad, Natixis’ offices in Frankfurt have implemented a system for the recovery and resale of WEEE. The profits of this activity are reinvested in environmental projects worldwide. Raising awareness of waste sorting and waste reduction initiatives During European Week for Waste Reduction, Natixis employees were shown around the sorting centers run by Paprec, the company in charge of collecting waste for Natixis, giving them greater insight into the sorting and recycling process for collected waste. Zero waste awareness campaigns were organized with a conference hosted by the Zero Waste France non-profit, and practical workshops on producing zero waste on a daily basis held by an employee committed to this movement.

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NATIXIS UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2019