ORANO // Annual Activity Report 2024

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SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Environmental information

TOOLS AND APPROACH FOR LEAP ANALYSIS

Sub-topics

Sub-sub-topics

Tools and approach

LEAP stage concerned

Land-use change, freshwater-use change and sea-use change

Global Biodiversity Score (GBS) (except seas) Global Biodiversity Score (GBS) (for water) Global Biodiversity Score (GBS) Global Biodiversity Score (GBS) Global Biodiversity Score (GBS)

Evaluate and Analyze

Overexploitation of natural resources

Evaluate and Analyze

Contribution to the fi ve pressure factors

Climate change

Evaluate and Analyze Evaluate and Analyze Evaluate and Analyze

Pollution

Invasive alien species

Analysis restricted to certain activities according to their presence in the value chain

Population sizes

Evaluate and Analyze

Impacts on the state of species

Species extinction risk

RED list tool RED list tool

Localize and Evaluate Localize and Evaluate

Impact on endangered species

Database of protected areas Deduction made via the pressures identi fi ed with the Global Biodiversity Score (GBS) Assimilation of impacts on ecosystem services with impacts on ecosystems

Impacts on the extent and condition of ecosystems Impacts on ecosystem services

Land degradation, deserti fi cation, waterproo fi ng, other…

Localize and Evaluate

Evaluate and Analyze

Dependencies on ecosystem services

GBS Dependencies (to come)

Evaluate and Analyze

The work carried out has thus led to the identi fi cation of two material Impacts, Risks and Opportunities directly related to the “land-use change” issue. Other IROs identi fi ed, associated with dependencies on regulating services (climate and water) or

contributions to climate, water and pollution pressure factors, are dealt with directly in these sections and are not included here. The other challenges speci fi c to biodiversity (invasive alien species, state of species, state of ecosystems) are non-material.

MATERIAL IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO LAND-USE CHANGE

Localization in the value chain

Type

Impacts, Risks and Opportunities

LAND-USE CHANGE [E4] PROVEN NEGATIVE IMPACT

OWN OPERATIONS, UPSTREAM

LAND-USE CHANGE CONTRIBUTING TO THE EROSION OF BIODIVERSITY

The change in land-use and land degradation linked to the activities of Orano and its value chain contribute to the erosion of biodiversity. The group’s activities contribute to the erosion of biodiversity, in particular due to mining operations carried out in sensitive areas (soil stripping to exploit mining deposits).

IRO

Description

OWN OPERATIONS, UPSTREAM, DOWNSTREAM

FUTURE RISK

RISK OF BIODIVERSITY RESTRICTIONS

Increasing constraints from regulations aimed at preserving biodiversity may lead to restrictions on operations or permits. Orano operates in biodiversity-sensitive areas or close to sensitive areas. Within ten years, stricter regulations aimed at preserving biodiversity and ecosystems could change the group’s operating conditions and therefore its costs and revenue.

IRO

Description

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