SOMFY // 2022 Annual Report

03 NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT

ACTING WITH AND FOR THE PLANET BEYOND CARBON

ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

ANALYSING RESILIENCE TO CLIMATE RISKS — The Group has implemented an analysis of its resilience to climate risks forits most important production sites. This three-step approach consists in: – identifying climatic variations with a potentially strong impact on the Group’s operations. This analysis was performed by taking into account the historical data and the IPCC’s RCP 2.6and 8.5 scenarios for 2030, 2035 and 2050 respectively; – outlining a vulnerability profile for each production site. This profile is based on the sensitivity of the processes to the climatic variations of the geographical area in which the site is located as well as the existing adaptation capacities. The vulnerability profile takes into account the highest risk according to the IPCC scenariosmentioned above; – defining an adaptation plan for each ofthe highest risks. These action plans are included in thesites’ business continuity plans. In 2022, this analysis showed a relatively low level of residual risk. It will be continued and gradually extended to smaller industrial sites, distribution subsidiaries and, finally, to the entire value chain.

EXTENDING THE SCOPE OF THE GROUP’S ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIONS

TAKING ACTION FOR BIODIVERSITY — SOMFY’s impact on biodiversity is relatively limited. However, the Group is attentive to this and is developing initiatives to protect it. The major challenge is in the vicinity of its manufacturing sites.

In Niepolomicie, Poland, the factory is located on the edge of two protected sites belonging to the Natura 2000 network: Puszcza Niepolomicka PLB 120002 and Torfowisko Wielkie PLH120080. The local teams follow strict specifications for the protection of its immediate environment, which was as a precondition for the building of this factory. To complete these actions, SOMFY joined forces with EDHEC to conduct a biodiversity inventory on its main industrial sites and their local regulatory challenges. This work will be extended in 2023 with a view to establishing a Group-wide biodiversity policy, with priority measures to be implemented.

Focus on SOMFY ACTIVITÉS SA Located in the heart of the French Alps, close to Mont Blanc, the company wants to act to protect the mountain ecosystem and is involved in local initiatives, including: –the Club d’Entreprises pour la Montagne et son Développement Durable (CEM2D); the installation of four apiaries, i.e. 12 hives in total, on the – various Arve Valley sites in partnership with the Apidae organisation. The first harvest in 2021 yielded 45 kg of honey and the 2022 harvest amounted to 182 kg despite the drought. The apiaries have made it possible to reintroduce the Black Bee of Savoy, a local endemic species in danger of extinction; – the introduction of a reasoned mowing regime on all sites; – the first ecological diagnosis of the flora, carried out by France Nature Environnement in 2022, produced very good results with between 38 and 56 plant species counted depending on the site. The resulting recommendations for action are being reviewed.

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SOMFY – ANNUAL REPORT 2022

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