NATIXIS - 2018 Registration document and annual financial report

6 NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

Business line contributions to green and sustainable growth

ODD 5: Gender equality Innovation in 2019

Mirova thematic fund: presence of women in management bodies In the first quarter of 2019, Mirova will launch a global equity fund on the theme of the presence of women in companies’ executive bodies. Women’s presence in senior management positions is a key factor of diversity in companies and proof of their commitment to gender equality. A lack of women in senior management positions is no longer simply seen as a matter of equality and equity—many far-reaching studies have shown that it also has an impact on performance. The fund’s investment strategy will select companies where women have a strong presence on management bodies. Mirova has set criteria and built an investment universe of 250 companies around the world and will build a portfolio of around 50 companies from this universe following an active fundamental management approach.

In addition, two funds managed by AEW (Logistics and AEW UK Core Fund) were awarded the Green Star 2018 in the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), which covers topics relating to the environment (measures to reduce the environmental footprint), social aspects (relationships with stakeholders and the social impact of activities) and governance (policies and procedures). A renovated building was also awarded the WELL Building Standard certification for employee well-being. Natixis Assurances systematically includes an ESG-certified unit-linked product (SRI or TEEC certification) in all new life insurance policies. These certified unit-linked products represent €284 million end of 2018. Several affiliates manage funds with solidarity investment certification (see 6.3.1.4 Solidarity investment) or climate certification (see section 6.3.2 Green growth: financing the energy transition and combating climate change) . Voting and engagement policies Ostrum AM, Mirova and Seeyond place shareholder engagement at the center of their responsible investor approach. Ongoing constructive dialog is established with companies to encourage them to take better account of environmental, social and governance issues in their strategic planning. The voting and engagement policies are based on two complementary principles: individual ongoing engagement by using voting rights and a maintaining dialog with issuers; collaborative engagement alongside other investors aimed at a raising awareness of the importance of ESG among issuers, government authorities and regulators. Ostrum AM supported 12 commitments in 2018, mostly regarding alignment with the Paris Agreement (1) , social risks in the textile supply chain (2) , and palm oil (3) .

Fund certification Fund managers who incorporate ESG criteria can seek certification for their funds based on the region in which they are sold (e.g. the SRI, TEEC and Finansol labels in France) and/or the investment sector (e.g. real estate sector). DNCA manages €445 million in assets in SRI certified funds (European equity, international equity, European infrastructure equity). The certification of three further funds is in progress. The six funds are part of the Beyond range. Mirova manages €2.8 billion in SRI-certified funds.

Total : €10 bn MIROVA

ESG Integration 100%

Certified 40%

ODD 11: Sustainable cities and communities AEW , the Group’s real estate asset management company, set up a working group within the French association of investment property companies (Association française des sociétés de placement immobilier—ASPIM) to create a Real Estate SRI certification in France incorporating criteria covering all environmental, social and governance issues. The industry-wide working group completed its work in 2018 and the certification process should be launched following the publication of a ministerial decree to this effect in 2019. AEW will seek certification for some of its funds.

Statement by members of the Institutional Investors Group for Climate Change (IIGCC) to encourage Royal Dutch Shell to better align its policies (1) with the Paris Agreement (18/05/2018).

Initiative on social risk in the textile supply chain organized by Mirova (15/06/2018). (2) Initiative targeting the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) by Ceres (30/07/2018). (3)

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