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One ambition: to improve the well-being of all The Group and its environment

THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION

With digital technology, a profound rethinking of buildings and habitat is also under way. The digital integration of buildings is leading to technical changes in construction, particularly the increasing use of Building Information Modeling, which provides an integrated view of a building throughout all the stages of its life cycle. Domotics, which contributes in particular to reducing housing energy consumption and improving security, also permits an ever-greater integration of intelligent equipment in everyday use.

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INCREASED SUBSTITUTION RISK

DIRECT ACCESS TO END CONSUMER

INCREASED COMPETITION

REDUCED BARRIERS TO ENTRY

DIFFICULTIES TO DIFFERENTIATE

Source : Porter, Harvard. Business Review.

The Group’s key challenges 1.5

In 2015, Saint-Gobain conducted a three-stage materiality analysis: identification of the key challenges based on a review of „ the available documentation on the Group, its activities and its environment; sharing these challenges with key stakeholders; „ ranking the challenges by comparing stakeholder „ expectations against the vision of Group management. The resulting materiality matrix was developed on the basis of looking for consensus between external and internal stakeholders. A methodology note is available on the corporate website at www.Saint-Gobain.com.

To provide greater transparency around the challenges, in 2016 they were grouped and summarized according to four long-term priority areas for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR): climate change; „ responsible business practices; „ diversity; „ health and safety. „ The Group then added two further CSR challenges associated

with its development: circular economy; „ creation of local value. „

Lastly, Saint-Gobain used stakeholder dialogue to confirm two strategic challenges linked to its performance and to the fulfilment of its brand promise: operational excellence; „ solutions to improve well-being and daily life. „

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