Orano - Annual Activity Report 2025 180 4 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Environmental information RESULTS REGARDING LAND-USE CHANGE [E4-5] Indicators ESRS 2025 2024 2023 Reference 2019 Number of sites it owns, leases or manages in or near these protected areas or key biodiversity areas E4-5>35 1 1 n/a n/a Area of sites it owns, leases or manages within or near these protected areas or key biodiversity areas (Ha) E4-5>35 n/o n/o n/a n/a Total area degraded during the year (Ha) E4-5>38 206 250 n/a n/a Total area renatured during the year (Ha) Entity specific 13,888 0 n/a n/a n/a: not applicable, n/o: not obtainable. These indicators required by the CSRD Directive are published from the 2024 financial year. Methodological clarification: The indicators are calculated on the basis of estimates made by the site on the basis of plans or maps. Projects carried out on already artificial surfaces are not counted. For a new construction project, the area to be considered may be that actually affected in the reporting year if the data is easily accessible, or a theoretical area which corresponds to the total area of the project divided by the number of years planned for completion. The replanted areas correspond either to actions carried out directly on its sites, or to external replanting actions financed by Orano. were analyzed and used to identify the main action levers to be applied at the level of the industrial sites, in proportion to the specific issues of each site. However, given the current state of knowledge on biodiversity footprint measurements, the group’s strategy does not set quantified objectives and targets for its overall footprint, due to the variety of the group’s activities (mining, industrial and service activities). However, the group has set itself several voluntary targets in its Nature strategy, consistent with the challenges identified for its activities and relating mainly to the issues of prevention and impact reduction: ● have recent ecological inventories (less than 10 years old) for all mining sites in operation (worldwide) by the end of 2025. This objective contributes to target 21 of the Kunming-Montreal Agreement (“Ensure that knowledge is available and accessible to guide action in favor of biodiversity”); and ● have reasoned biodiversity management plans for all operating sites (worldwide) with planted areas by the end of 2026. This objective contributes to target 12 of the Kunming-Montreal agreement (“Promoting green spaces and urban planning for human well-being and biodiversity”). At the end of 2025, all operating mining sites had recent inventories. It should also be noted that an inventory complementary to that of 2021 is underway at the Katco site (Kazakhstan) and will be finalized in 2026. At end-2025, sites with green spaces defined reasoned management plans, except for Bessines and Katco for which these plans are scheduled to be formalized in 2026. For Mongolia, this plan will be formalized when the site becomes operational. 4.2.3.5 Results related to alteration of biodiversity and ecosystems As the main source of pressure on biodiversity is the change in land-use, the monitoring indicator used is the surface area developed over the past year, expressed in hectares. In 2025, the total area degraded by the group’s activities was around 206 ha, mainly due to the SRI exploitation of the Katco mine. In 2025, the site financed the restoration of 13,888 ha in the Aral Sea. 4.2.3.6 Financial impacts related to biodiversity and ecosystems Orano is working to quantify the financial effects related to risks and opportunities in terms of biodiversity and ecosystems. The group plans to publish this information in future years, in accordance with the provisional requirements of the standard.
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