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a simplified capacity questionnaire for new suppliers, for tenders with amounts ■ lower than the thresholds of European Directive 2014/25/EU; and for innovative start-ups and SMEs, a tailored purchasing process and ■ standard agreements. Three key figures of innovation procurement: 40 test cases, €45,000 budget on average, 100 potential contracts each year; a dedicated space on the edf.fr institutional site (single point of access for SMEs). ■ In 2017, innovative SMEs represented nearly 4% of EDF’s approved suppliers. The Real Estate Division has made a commitment concerning contracts for PARTNER projects and moving contracts to dedicate at least 6% (of the total volume of hours) to the professional integration sector. Some 2017 projects 3.5.3.2 The major EPR project continues to play a major role in terms of training, integration and recruitment of employees in the Cotentin labour market. Today, local employees continue to represent more 50% of employees on the site. At the end of 2017 and since the site was opened, the local branch of the national employment agency located at the site entrance had recorded 4,500 job offers proposed to companies working on the site. 92% of these vacancies (4,164) job offers were filled and this very positive result is the reflection of the strong cooperation between companies and the Employment Training Team. Training actions were also organised for jobseekers. 80,000 training hours were thus given thanks to the financing of the Normandy Regional Council and the national employment agency. For example, in 2017, we reached the 1,000 th person trained and recruited on the EPR site. This was celebrated with an event that brought together all the local employment and training players (Government, Region, MEF, PE, trade union organisations, training bodies, industries, etc.). A contractual clause, incentivising but without any financial sanctions rounds off the general terms of purchase with an integration commitment expressed as a minimum percentage of the total working time on the site during the performance of the contract. The 20 largest companies are concerned by the EPR with a minimum of between 3 and 5%. Since the introduction of this clause, the EPR has generated more than 1,150,000 hours of integration, representing an average rate of 3% of the total number of hours worked on the site. The regional involvement programme carried out jointly by EDF’s Nuclear Generation Division and Regional Action Division falls under the scope of a dual objective to increase and enhance the value of each generation unit’s economic and societal contribution to the region. The ultimate target is to increase the generation units’ contribution, with local and regional players, to the co-construction of the sustainable development of the regions where they are established. In 2017, each nuclear power plant (CNPE) appointed a regional involvement manager tasked with coordinating the internal contributions of EDF divisions to the programme and to locally reinforce dialogue with regional stakeholders in order to draw up a regional project that will embody the unit’s contribution and integration into local and regional economic development in line with its industrial programme. With the creation of E-Clide, collaborative innovation pilot at Saint-Aubin-de-Blaye (Gironde Department), near the Le Blayais power plant, for the first time, a cluster has brought together the main players of nuclear maintenance: large groups, regional laboratories (Bordeaux institute of technology) and SMEs. The cluster, which facilitates innovation through hands-on experience, is a boon to employment in the region since it will be taking advantage of the “Grand Carénage” (“big refit”) programme, which will make it possible to operate nuclear plants beyond 40 years. In China, Citelum carried out an action to fight against poverty in agreement with the city of Kunming at the village of Jiewu located in the Yunnan region (200km from Kunming). In 2017, it donated 100,000 yuan for the purchase of lighting equipment. In Italy, during the conclusion of new contracts, Citelum gives priority to local subcontractors to carry out works. Lastly, in Spain, an agreement was concluded to employ people under professional integration contracts as is the case for the contract with the city of Toulouse in France where a target of 5% of the workforce is planned.

Since 2012, EDF has been a signatory of the charter of innovative SMEs aimed at strengthening cooperation among public undertakings and SMEs, in favour of innovation, and it has renewed the RFR Label (responsible supplier relations) since 2015. We have set up a partnership with the fire service and resident companies of MECO (PM3, GENCO3) to address issues concerning the environment, safety and emergency services (1) . Building on the best national and 3.5.2.3 international standards to support projects The IHA protocol was used in mainland France to assess the Romanche-Gavet project. It constitutes the assessment model for international projects at the different milestones. All the international projects implemented by the International Division and concerning hydropower draw on the IFC guidelines. EDF is a founding member of the Global Compact (see section 3.1.7 “Human rights”) and encourages its subsidiaries to comply with the 10 principles when developing their projects, both in terms of national and international development. The DPIH draws both on the IFC standards and the IHA protocol which are complementary tools. The adoption of the IFC standards by the International Division enables the various EDF players to have a common language. To develop its projects, SOCODEI carries out risk and impact analyses including on the environment and populations. The materiality matrix identifies the subject of the economic development of regions as one of its material issues (issue no. 35 Regions and local communities: partnership and economic development). This refers to the Company’s ability to participate in the economic life of regions, and create value for these regions by contributing to the creation of local jobs and wealth. A player in the regions 3.5.3.1 The Thermal Generation and Engineering Department (DPIT) is committed to a significant decommissioning programme for sites at the end of their operating life with work forecast up to around 2030. This programme is part of consultations with local authorities and is carried out in accordance with Decommissioning Log Books prepared by the DPIT. In parallel, and in liaison with other Group entities (mainly EDF EN, SOCODEI, Dalkia Biogaz and Tiru), the DPIT post-operations centre looks to develop projects on sites at the end of their operating life. Dalkia contributes to the economic and social development of the regions in which it operates, not only through the public services that have been delegated to it, but also through the investments that it makes to service, maintain and develop infrastructures in particular for biomass and heating network activities. Dalkia is also, through its management methods, Human resources and purchasing policies, a key employment and employability player in the regions where it operates. The major part of the proceeds of Dalkia’s activities, i.e. 92% in 2016, is “redistributed” to stakeholders such as company employees, suppliers and subcontractors, tax authorities, banks and bond investors. This diagram was published in Dalkia’s 2017 CSR report. Citelum’s development strategy is based on a strong local presence through the recruitment of employees in the areas where EDF is established. The Procurement Department continues its actions with suppliers – including SMEs, microbusinesses and start-ups – with the operational implementation of an adapted process for innovative purchasing and to make it easier for SMEs to access our markets. To facilitate the access of SMEs to its markets, EDF has: simplified general terms of purchase and has specific terms for “small orders”; ■ REGIONS AND LOCAL 3.5.3 COMMUNITIES: PARTNERSHIP AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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