Saint-Gobain // Universal Registration Document 2021

9 Additional information and cross-reference tables Cross-reference tables www.saint-gobain.com SAINT-GOBAIN UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2021 392 Cross-reference table for social and environmental 3.3 information: Declaration of Non-Financial Performance Declaration of Non-Financial Performance (DPEF), in compliance with the Order of July 19, 2017 (Order No. 2017-1180) which transposes the Directive 2014/95/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of October 22, 2014. The Declaration includes the presentation of the Group’s business model and the analysis of its CSR risks and opportunities (risks, associated policies, action plans and key indicators). The business model Saint-Gobain’s business model can be found in section 2.3 from chapter 1. It is the product of a consultation with the Group’s internal stakeholders and takes into account Saint-Gobain’s new organization, effective as of January 1, 2019. It presents the Group’s sustainable growth generation process through its key resources and its main pillars of value creation. CSR risk and opportunity analysis Saint-Gobain has conducted its study of the risks and opportunities related to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) within the framework of the priority challenges presented in the materiality analysis (see chapter 2, section 1.3.2). hand and for Saint-Gobain on the other hand, was provided. Thus, a universe of the 15 most important CSR risks and opportunities for Saint-Gobain was built by factoring in the Group’s strategy, objectives and operations as well as its main environmental, social and societal challenges. In an effort to harmonize the vocabulary and vision on these challenges, a table presenting a risk or opportunity’s definition, potential impacts for stakeholders on the one These risks and opportunities were then rated according to stakeholders’ expectations in order to combine internal and external visions of the organization, according to the methodology shared with internal audit and control. While the risk assessment methodology follows the process developed by the internal control, the value scales were adapted to non-financial impacts and a long-term time scale. The interviews were conducted from May to September 2018 with two criteria to assess: impact and criticality. Members of the Executive Committee participated in these evaluations. Nine CSR risks and opportunities were identified as the most important: diversity within the organization and inclusion; ■ energy efficiency and carbon intensity of operations; ■ business ethics; ■ management of skills and talents; ■ responsible supply chain management; ■ integration of recycled materials; ■ energy and carbon performance of products and ■ services; health and safety at work; ■ product safety. ■ The identification of these risks is a key step in the construction of the Group’s CSR roadmap (see chapter 2, section 3.4.3).

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