NATIXIS -2020 Universal Registration Document

6 2020 NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORT

Business line contributions to green and sustainable growth

Thematics AM , an Asset Management company dedicated to innovative thematic equity strategies, incorporatesan ESG approach at all stages of its investment process across all of its historical strategies, i.e. 64% of assets under management (€1.9 billion): definitionof investment universe: specific exclusionsare applied to V each thematic fund in addition to exclusions relating to sector policies. For example, companies producing plastic water bottles are excluded from the Water investment strategy and companies with military contracts are excluded from security and artificial intelligence & robotics funds; selection: ESG criteria are one of the four risk categories analyzed V to select the best risk/reward opportunities; investment: thresholds that take ESG scores into account are used V to fine tune positions.

Following the merger of Ostrum with LBPAM, Thematics manages two formerly Ostrum new strategies, explaining an increase in AuM managed by Thematics to €2.98 billion at the end of 2020. An ESG specialist joined Thematics at the beginning of 2021 to strengthen the ESG approachon these strategies and the positioningon climate and collaborative engagement.

Thematics AM

Total € 3.0 bn

Sustainable investment 64 % Responsible investment 100 %

2020 KEY EVENT Thematics AM obtains the SRI label for all its thematic strategies Thematics AM takes a new step forward in its

(representing €1.9 billion in assets under management). The SRI label, awarded following a strict certification

commitment as a responsible company. In 2020 the portfolio management company was awarded the SRI label for all of its existing range of global thematic

process conducted by

independent bodies, is a unique

benchmark for savers wishing to participate in a more strategies, namely the five funds Thematics AI & sustainable economy and give meaning to their Robotics, Thematics Safety, Thematics Subscription investments. Economy, Thematics Water and Thematics Meta

Dorval Asset Management , a recognizedplayer in the field of flexible strategies and European equities, integrates ESG criteria into all the investment processes of its open-ended funds (responsible investment management), for which the SRI certification took place in 2020. Internal and external ESG research is integrated at several levels in the construction and management of investment funds. Integrated into the macro analysis and the sector approach, it participates in the definition of the eligible investment universe, contributes to the constructionof portfolios and guides the selection of securities around a proprietary non-financial ratingmethodology.

Loomis Sayles , an American diversified asset manager, takes ESG criteria into account in its fundamental research by modeling long-term business opportunities and challenges, by identifying industrial and sector risks, and by using various methods to assess the ESG challenges of issuers (including engagementwith corporate management teams). Each investment team determines how to weight all investment criteria, including ESG criteria, according to its investment philosophy and process. ESG risks and opportunities arise from factors such as the strength and strategy of an issuer’s management, the use of human and natural resources, as well as regulatory and political considerations. Responsible management is applied to 100% of their assets under management.

Dorval Asset Management

Total € 1.3 bn

Loomis, Sayles & Company

Total € 284.2 bn

Responsible investment 83 %

Responsible investment 100 %

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