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Saint-Gobain today Strong values

2.3.3 Contribution to the public debate on sustainable development As awayof ensuring that it is closely involved in theongoingnational and international debate on the environment and sustainable development, and that it can share its experience in these areas as a manufacturer, Saint-Gobain has been a member of Entreprises pour l’Environnement (Businesses for the Environment, EpE) since the organization was founded. EpE is a grouping of around 40 major French and international companies representing all sectors of the economy, who are keen to address the environmentmore effectively in their strategic decisions and in the way they do business. Pierre- André de Chalendar was the Chairman of EpE from 2012 to 2015. Since 2016, Saint-Gobain has played an active role in the WBCSD, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. WBCSD is a worldwide grouping of 200 companies that deliberate on and develop solutions for a more sustainable world. Saint-Gobain has

been amember of theWBCSDboard since 2017, with responsibility for “climate, energy, the circular economy, towns and cities, and mobility”. Saint-GobainalsobelongstotheETC(EnergyTransitionCommission), a group of 30 figures from the energy and climate community. Pierre-André de Chalendar is one of the Commissioners. The aim of the ETC is to accelerate the move to a low-carbon energy system that enables strong economic growthwhile limiting global warming to levels well below 2°C. In May 2017, the ETC published a report entitled “Better energy, greater prosperity”, to which Saint-Gobain contributed. Saint-Gobain is an active member of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Energy Efficiency Industrial Advisory Board and the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI). Saint-Gobain is also a partner of the World Material Forum held in Nancy (France) each year that aims to reduce the resource intensity of the economy.

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