Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 122 4 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Societal and environmental challenges at the heart of the strategy A priority contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are the markers defined by the United Nations for achieving a better future. They reflect the collective awareness of the need for a sustainable society. At the end of 2019, Orano managers prioritized the group’s contribution on six themes already present at the heart of Orano’s actions which guide the group’s commitment. Climate and carbon neutrality Preservation of natural resources and waste reduction Reliable energy at an affordable cost Industrialization and environmentallyfriendly innovation Skills development in the territories Safety, security, health and contribution to medical research A three-pronged strategy: performance, diversification and the future of treatmentrecycling The group has structured its strategy around three areas: ● area 1: Improve performance; ● area 2: Successfully implement development opportunities; ● area 3: Build the Back End of the Future program. Societal and environmental commitments as an operational framework Through its commitments, the group intends to structure its contribution and its actions, with a societal and environmental ambition that meets the issues and expectations. ORANO COMMITMENTS Customer growth By innovating to preserve resources and protect health Competitiveness By operating GHƓEKGPVN[ Community By being engaged and responsible locally in our environment Climate By contributing to carbon neutrality Competencies By mobilizing proud and committed employees, who embody our purpose Source: Orano In 2020, around its five commitments, the group set itself 15 objectives for 2025 that materialize its commitment. These objectives are rolled out annually in all operational entities. Its progress at the end of 2024 is presented in Chapter 1 of this report. In 2024, the operational teams worked on renewing this roadmap by 2030. This new roadmap was validated by the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors in December 2024. It is presented in Chapter 1 of this report. This new roadmap includes objectives on energy and the climate, the deployment of a Nature strategy and the monitoring of actions in terms of responsible purchasing.
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