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ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIETAL INFORMATION − HUMAN RESOURCES Act positively within communities and strengthen dialogue

In direct contact with corporate stakeholders, generation sites continued their local activities. There was record attendance (20,000 visitors) for the 2017 edition of the “Electricity Industry Days”, created in 2011. It contributed to raising the awareness of the general public to the challenges of the decarbonisation of the energy mix. Similar operations were conducted by Dalkia and its subsidiaries during the French sustainable development week. The measurement of the overall effectiveness of these actions led to the following results: at the end of 2017 (1) , 44% of people in France considered that EDF is developing new energy sources (wind power, solar power, biomass, etc.); 24% of them think that EDF generates energy with relatively low CO 2 emissions. For 32% of survey participants, in France, the Company acts in favour of the energy transition and proposes new energy solutions. EDF has maintained its partnership with the Fête de la nature (nature festival) and partnered the 11th edition of this national operation supported by the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and the Sea (2) , which raises the awareness of over 570,000 people to biodiversity issues over a five day period. This year, 35 EDF sites took part in this festival, with the notable inclusion of Corsica, Reunion, Guadeloupe and Martinique, which are important sites of French biodiversity. All the sites presented a total of 91 events (exhibitions, conferences, nature trails, etc.) on the theme “the super powers of nature”, and welcomed some 4,700 visitors. Around one hundred French nuclear, thermal and hydropower sites also maintained the opening of industrial installations to local residents and school children: 400,000 visits in 2017, systematically integrating an educational conference on their operations and their economic and environmental impacts. In the French Overseas Departments and territories, the regional units prioritised their actions on energy poverty and organised symposiums on this theme with regional solidarity players. In the United Kingdom, in April, EDF Energy launched its Better Plan for a sustainable and responsible energy business. This programme is an integral part of CAP 2030 and has been developed with the Company’s stakeholders. It is based on three pillars: the decarbonisation of electricity (Better Energy); energy efficiency and the taking into account of energy poverty (Better Experience); human development (Better Lives). In Italy, Edison has focused its awareness raising actions on public debates devoted to sustainable development and corporate social responsibility issues such as the CSR and Social Innovation Annual Event (5,000 people in two days), the Women G7 (theme of inclusion), or workshops organised throughout the year by the Global Compact network, which is very active in the country. Awareness raising of young populations on the issues of electricity and sustainable development has been a long term strategic focus. Within the scope of a partnership signed in 2002 with the Ministry of Education, EDF organises free conferences on energy, electricity and sustainable development, for classes from primary school to the final year of secondary school. Linking to school programmes, these are led by suppliers specialising in education. In 2017, more than 102,000 school children took part in these conferences. The company also provides education resources for young people and teachers on its website edf.fr/energie-a-z (over 800,000 single visitors). In the French Overseas Departments and local communities, EDF reinforced the partnership created in 2016 with the regional education authorities and teaching associations for the “Watty at school” programme. company employees go to the middle schools to raise the awareness of children of the need for water and energy savings. Raising customer awareness on energy savings With more than 27 million customers in France, EDF is a key player in raising awareness of the management of energy demand. The company has developed “e.quilibre”, a digital tool accessible on the website edf.fr to help customers easily analyse their electricity and gas consumption and better manage it. Using their computers or tablets, they can visualise in euros and kilowatt-hours the consumption of their appliances by type of use (heating, hot water, household appliances, etc.) and benefit from personalised advice and eco-friendly tips for adopting energy saving behaviours. This solution is now available for nearly 12 million customers. During 2016, a new functionality will enable customers equipped with Linky meters to set an annual consumption target. In parallel, 28 million e-mails to help customers better understand their consumption were sent during the year.

In Alsace, the Électricité de Strasbourg Group has also provided an online electricity consumption analysis and monitoring tool (J-agis-sur-ma-facture.fr), where the Company provides energy saving advice.

SPONSORSHIP 3.5.9 For almost 30 years, EDF group, though its sponsorship, has shown its commitment to promoting actions driven by civil society (3) . With 43% of employees personally involved alongside associations throughout the country (according to an internal survey), the Corporate Foundation expresses strong attachment to the Group’s values of solidarity, respect and responsibility. Thus, each year, the Foundation supports almost 150 social innovation drivers. Since 1 January 2016, the EDF group Foundation has taken a common approach with several Group entities such as EDF SA, EDF Énergies Nouvelles and Dalkia represented on its Board of Directors with a Group approach to corporate sponsorship. Endowed with a budget of €40 million over four years, the EDF group Foundation has focused its actions on solidarity and progress. It draws on the commitment and excellence of its employees’ expertise to support the projects to which it gives its backing. It runs a cultural space that proposes a free cycle of exhibitions and meetings. For example, in 2017, the exhibition “Game, the video game over time” drew 117,492 visitors. The EDF group Foundation is a historical partner of the Téléthon charity event that finances research projects on rare neuromuscular genetic diseases. Hundreds of employees participate though the time donation system or through the organisation of local activities (events, cycling tours, etc.). The Foundation supports the deployment of the 2 nd Chance School Network to promote the integration of young people and organises a Hackathon with the aim of the helping this partner benefit from innovative digital solutions. The Foundation also contributes to the third sector economy through the Agir pour l’emploi (“Act for Employment”) Fund as part of an original donation mechanism with donations made by 13,000 Group employees. It also supports a number of medical research institutes: the endowment fund of the Paoli-Calmettes Institute, for example, for the development of nanotechnologies for the study and management of serious forms of breast cancer, or the Institut du Cerveau et de la Moelle Épinière (brain and spine institute) for the production of algorithmic models to slow down the development of Parkinson’s disease. It also carries out activities to raise the awareness of young people to science subjects, through programmes such as Sciences Ouvertes and Fermat Sciences. The Foundation also has a special focus on making progress with digital technology to fight against the digital divide in a spirit of e-inclusion. It consists in setting up an integrated management software to reinforce the chain of donation of unsold products thanks to the partnership with ADN Connect, or to build digital devices that enable young people to develop an informed and civic view of current image and media practices with the association Le Bal. Since 2010, through the Association Trophies, each year the Foundation rewards 50 exemplary actions in favour of youth by small associations. For three years now, it has set up a call for proposals for employees involved in associations. This initiative, which is becoming increasingly popular has made it possible to set up a network of more than 500 employees identified in associations of public interest. For employees who wish to try out working with an association, the Foundation facilitates the organisation of “pro bono” activities designed to help associations develop their projects thanks to the input of professional skills (30 participants in 2017). Gradually, the Foundation is striving to combine support for public interest causes and the commitment of its employees through the various partnerships that it sets up. This is the case in the field of education and integration with Energie Jeunes or Télémaque, and in the field of disability with Jaccède or the AFM Telethon. Internationally, the Foundation supports projects run by associations for which electricity is a vector of access to water, health, education or development, by providing them with a combination of funding and technical expertise. For example, in 2017, it supported about forty projects that resulted in 61 technical assignments by 38 employees in 16 different countries. It also supports the voluntary commitment of employees who are engaged in international solidarity associations

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L. Millward Brown Study – October 2017. (1) Currently Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition. (2) Http://fondation.edf.com. (3)

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