Saint Gobain - Registration document 2016

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for its clients and its Activities, to enhancing its products and services so as to improve energy efficiency. The action taken by Saint-Gobain is geared to reducing CO 2 emissions from its processes and its real estate portfolio and, Since January 2016, an internal carbon price now applies to all Group Activities to assist in guiding action to reduce CO 2 emissions involving investments. Analysis of R&D projects now uses a significantly higher carbon price than the rate selected for investments. This measure aims to accelerate the transition to low-carbon technologies for Group operations. Under the Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA, now known as the Global Climate Action Agenda), Saint-Gobain is a member of the alliance of companies for water and climate change. This initiative supports the actions of cities and watersheds involved in the sustainable management of water resources and adaptation to the consequences of climate change. Saint-Gobain is also a member of the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GABC). This alliance, launched by France and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) during the COP21 aims to bring states, local authorities, construction businesses and relevant associations together by means of a roadmap to smooth the transition to An update on the GABC was provided at the COP22 during the “building day” in which Saint-Gobain was involved. energy efficient buildings with low greenhouse gas emissions. These commitments, in line with Group objectives, confirm Saint-Gobain’s desire to contribute to combating climate change. conjunction with stakeholders in the regions and in compliance with local regulations is a major challenge for the Group. performance. As a responsible stakeholder in sustainable building, the sustainable management of resources in Saint-Gobain has two priorities for managing raw materials and waste: minimizing production waste and optimizing the recycled content in its products without affecting their Developing the circular economy b)

Saint-Gobain is a contributor to the debate on the circular economy and has repeated its support for strong goals for the building sector. In France, the Group has been heavily involved in the AFEP circular economy work group, which prepared a report and recommendations presented at the COP22. The construction sector generates several million metric tons of waste per year. Saint-Gobain is introducing projects to recover building or demolition waste, such as waste reduction at source with eco-innovation, on-site sorting of waste, and recycling of the waste collected. The Group has contributed to a number of local initiatives to promote sustainable building. the Environment, Energy and the Sea. This innovative approach is part of a collaborative effort involving public bodies, the French national union of plaster industries (Syndicat National des Industries du Plâtre) and key players in the plaster industry. In France, in April 2016 Placoplatre signed a green growth commitment for plaster waste recycling with the Ministry for Internally, pilot projects are emerging locally, and cross-functional task forces have been started to identify resources and potential recycling lines. In January 2014, the Group Research & Development Department implemented a As part of this program, a seminar on construction waste recycling brought together some 40 participants from the Marketing, Purchasing, EHS and R&D Departments of all the Activities in the Construction Products, Innovative Materials and Building Distribution Sectors. These meetings were an opportunity to emphasize existing internal best practice, to better understand recycling through the intervention of outside companies that are experts in this field, and finally, to the specific goal of analyzing prospects for innovation to provide for optimal use of resources. cross-functional program on end-of-life waste recycling, with present R&D studies, both current and future, being pursued through the cross-functional program.

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SAINT-GOBAIN - REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2016

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