COMMITMENTS IN FOUR AREAS

BIODIVERSITY AT THE HEART

OF THE COMPANY’S CHALLENGES

In 2010, ENGIE committed to integrating biodiversity into its strategy. In order to take all dimensions

of this challenge into consideration, the Group adopted a global avoidance and reduction approach that

begins with project design and continues until the end of life of a site or an activity.

A FOUNDATION OF NATIONAL AND

INTERNATIONAL COMMITMENTS

Since 2012, this action within the Group

is supported by external commitments

to preserve biodiversity. ENGIE thus

reaffirms the importance of biodiversity

in its strategy, and its willingness to

contribute to the achievement of global

goals In this context ENGIE has been

committed for several years to the

French National Strategy for Biodiversity

Through the

Entreprises Engagées

pour la Nature

Companies Committed

to Nature Initiative and internationally

through its involvement in act4nature

since its beginning In 2019 the Group

also made a commitment with regard

to natural and mixed sites included

in the UNESCO world heritage sites

The Group is supported and challenged

in its action through partnerships with

the French Committee of the International

Nature Conservation Union IUCN

France Nature Environment French

federation of associations for the

protection of nature and the environment

– FNE) and, since 2022, the United Nations

Environment Program-World Conservation

Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), which

brings together experts in biodiversity.

A NEW 2020-2030 ROADMAP

In 2021, ENGIE renewed its commitments

in act4nature international and has

been involved in

Entreprises Engagées

pour la Nature

The Group also set

out a new road map for 20202030

based on the major pressures on

biodiversity identified by the IPBES

Intergovernmental SciencePolicy

Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem

Services the United Nations SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

common act4nature commitments

and issues specific to its activities

The report on these actions is available

on the ENGIE website

PROGRESS OF THE COP 15

The Conference of Parties (COP) on

biodiversity is held every two years.

COP 15, which was held in Montreal

from December 7-19, 2022, adopted a

new global framework for biodiversity

with, for the first time, a strong

presence from economic players

companies and financial analysts

including ENGIE

The 196 States that participated in

the Conference made a commitment

to take urgent measures to avoid

the collapse of life by 2030 by agreeing

to a peace pact with nature

The agreement calls for protecting

30 of the planet restoring

30 of ecosystems halving risks

from pesticide use and doubling

funding for nature protection

These different goals are broken down

into 23action targets several of which

involve companies notably target15

which encourages companies to identify

their impacts and dependencies

measure them and publicly disclose

them

UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Awareness

The Group’s commitments can only be achieved

with the active involvement of its employees.

ENGIE is therefore developing and widely distributing

resources for raising awareness and sharing best practices,

making them accessible to all.

Footprint

and ecological continuity

ENGIE contributes to the preservation of biodiversity at

its various sites by optimizing the use of its land footprint,

contributing to the restoration of ecological corridors and

reducing the presence of invasive exotic species.

Climate change

The preservation of biodiversity and the fight

against climate change share strong ties.

This is why the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

to combat global warming is one of the key requirements

for the preservation of biodiversity. The reverse is also true

– by preserving the ecological balance and functionalities

of ecosystems, climate conditions are regulated naturally.

Value chain

Impacts on biodiversity are felt throughout

the value chain. Thus, the Group integrates in its analyses

of risks and opportunities the potential impacts of its own

activities, as well as those of its supply chain. In this way,

it maintains an ongoing dialog with all its stakeholders.

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