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Corporate Social Responsibility

The CSR strategy of Euronext mainly focuses on Financial Literacy and Sustainability. However, the Company also devotes attention to explaining the role of an exchange, and how it contributes to the growth of the economy and the well-being of people. Volunteering Euronext’s employees volunteer for several organizations in all its European locations, Euronext helping to identify and select the themes and institutions with a wide offer of company sponsored initiatives, that most suit its employees wishes and abilities. Euronext’s employees give time to volunteering initiatives. In 2017 several initiatives were pursued locally, such as:  in Amsterdam: through the AEX Experience at the exchange building, Euronext Amsterdam hosted numerous financial literacy and education tours about the role of the exchange and the functioning of capital markets. In total, 529 groups representing over 10,000 persons took part in these tours in 2017. Next to this, educational seminars for private investors were organised. Furthermore, a workshop CDP (Driving Sustainable Economics) Benelux was organized in March. Finally, a team of 12 employees spend 2.5 hours during working hours and 2 hours their free time to decorate the elderly home Flesseman;  in London: several workshops (together with Charis, the local partner charity) which focused on promoting internal teamwork and managing challenging relationships.  in Porto: a campaign, called “Paper for food”, with environmental and solidarity aspects, was organised: staff at the Porto office collected old newspapers, magazines, leaflets, etc., delivered it to the “Food Bank”, which received money for this waste paper and used the money to purchase food for the economically most disadvantaged families;  in Paris: the long-term volunteering with “Entreprendre pour Apprendre-EPA” (Junior Achievement mini-company programs) continued. Furthermore, seven presentations were organized, aiming at giving pedagogic explanations on the role of an exchange to young High School students, and entering into more elaborate details on the functions of an exchange for students in universities and business schools. Giving Visibility One of the most unique aspects of Euronext’s Corporate Responsibility strategy is the way the Company puts its resources, great visibility and business ecosystem relations to raise awareness and promote leadership and best practices in this field. Companies, NGOs, non-profits, associations, foundations are invited into Euronext’s opening and closing stock markets bell ringing events, conferences and seminars. Euronext has a program of opening or closing the markets with a bell event (“Gong” in Amsterdam). Some of these events gave visibility to international causes or charities – in particular to the following:  in Amsterdam: International Women’s Day and Global MoneyWeek;

 in Brussels: International Women’s Day and Week of the Global MoneyWeek; the organization of a bell ceremony for “International Women’s Day”, a bell ceremony for the “Week of the Money”;  in Paris: International Women’s Day;  in London: a brunch for International Women’s day was organized;  in Porto and Lisbon: organization of the International Women’s Day (including a conference) and collaboration with and support to the Business Council for Sustainable Development (an initiative of many leading firms to promote environment, social and governance development). Sponsoring and Donations The Company encourages its staff to volunteer in the financial literacy field, but has also granted a few sponsorship or donations:  in Amsterdam: donations were made to Stofwisselkracht to sponsor a cycle tour for children with a metabolic diseases (and a team of Euronext has participated in the tour and raised money for the organisation), to Surfkids to support a special magazine for sick children who are in Hospital, to Dierenambulance Amsterdam, who makes sure that special Ambulance are prepared to take off and rescue and support sick and wounded animals, to Opkikker, an organisation who organise special events for sick children, so they can forget their illness for just one day and to Koffiehuis Haarlemerstraat, this organisation give homeless people a place to come together for coffee/tea and advice and to give them an opportunity to make themselves useful in the neighbourhood and for the community (keeping the streets clean, selling clothes and furniture in their second-hand shop etc). Finally, special gifts we bought to decorate the elderly home de Flesseman for Christmas.  in Brussels, donation to VLAJO a non-profit organisation which promotes entrepreneurship with students;  in London: donations to Charis Coaching, an organisation that provides support to companies;  in Paris, sponsorship to Banyan association for the sponsoring to Journée Internationale des Jeunes and to the association Crée Ton Avenir, which helps teenagers with their professional orientation and the development of their competences and knowledge of the professional world; furthermore a donation was made with regard to the organization of the International Women’s Day;  in Porto and Lisbon: donations to the Universidade Catolica Porto (for a scholarship, based on merit and economic need criteria, for students of the Master of Social Economics).

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ENVIRONMENT

Environmental Impact Euronext is committed to taking environmental impacts into account when conducting its business.

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