Saint-Gobain // Universal Registration Document 2021

Strategy The Group’s environment

Structuring and prioritizing issues: 1.3.2 materiality analysis In terms of reporting, materiality relates to the extent to which measures have a significant impact on an organization and its ability to create financial and non-financial value, for itself and its stakeholders. Mapping of its stakeholders, Saint-Gobain identified priority issues and carried out a materiality matrix, i.e. a graphic representation of the importance of these issues, based on the expectations of stakeholders and the vision of the Group’s management teams. The materiality matrix published by Saint-Gobain was reviewed in 2020 with the help of Mazars. The following methodological principles have been adopted:

identify priority issues, based on the documentation ■ available on the Group, its activities and its environment; share these issues with its main stakeholders; ■ prioritize these issues by comparing stakeholder ■ expectations against the vision of management. A methodology note is available on the Group website. The assessment is based on information gathered during interviews with experts, customer surveys, employee surveys, minutes of meetings with various stakeholders, and internal interviews. For example, interviews with external stakeholders conducted in the context of the Group’s purpose or the “me@Saint-Gobain” survey conducted among Group employees were included in the analysis, as were the Group’s transformations as part of the “Transform & Grow” program in 2019-2020.

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Sustainable solutions – health and safety quality impact Sustainable solutions - carbon impact

Business ethics Reduction of carbon footprint

Advocacy

Circular economy

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Employees development

Teams diversity

Use and management of raw materials

Purchases Managers

Anticipation of climate change risks MOST STRATEGIC CSR CHALLENGES IMPORTANT CSR CHALLENGES CSR CHALLENGES OF MODERATE IMPORTANCE Biodiversity Strong brands inspiring customers’ confidence

Health and Safety

Growth to meet local needs

Digital transformation for operational efficiency

Social dialogue

Societal inclusion

Synergy-generating structure

Sustainable solutions – well-being and comfort

Collaborative innovation

STAKEHOLDER EXPECTATIONS

Agility & business model resilience

Codevelopment partnerships in industry markets

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LEVEL 2

LEVEL 1

CSR CHALLENGES OF MODERATE IMPORTANCE

IMPORTANT CSR CHALLENGES

MOST STRATEGIC CSR CHALLENGES

VISION OF GROUP MANAGEMENT

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