Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 216 4 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Social and societal information An active inclusive policy in favor of gender parity Orano is actively committed to guaranteeing equal treatment between women and men throughout their professional careers, in order to enable a growing number of women to access positions of greater managerial responsibility. This implementation is structured around five major axes: more women in recruitment pools and work-study programs, recruitment, career development, the compensation policy and governance bodies. At the highest level, the Board of Directors promotes increasing action promoting diversity. At the end of 2024, the group’s Management Committees comprised 31% women (including 21.4% for the Executive Committee). The group systematically highlights the female profiles of the technical tracks in its communications to set an example and encourage vocations. In France, Orano is involved in the promotion of the technical fields among female high school and college students, through a network of nearly 127 engineer ambassadors, of which nearly 40% are women. 2024 IN ACTION: The competencies sponsorship program, O’Share Because the commitment of each employee is precious to all, Orano wanted to encourage and promote the active participation of employees in the life of associations. This commitment is embodied in the program called O’Share launched in June 2022. In addition to our main missions to promote the inclusion of people who are isolated from employment in France, other missions have been added in favor of education, for young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods, or to promote gender diversity in technical and scientific studies. To date, Orano has forged partnerships with a network of associations located in the Nord Cotentin, Sud-Est, Île-deFrance and Limousin regions. Several events organized on the sites (video testimonials from volunteers, meetings with associations, etc.) gave employees a better understanding of this new program. In 2024, 201 assignments were carried out in this context by group employees. A structuring gender equality agreement Orano’s goal is to establish long-term conditions for genuine professional gender equality in all its business lines and at all levels of responsibility. In France, an agreement was signed for a period of four years from 2023 to 2027, signed unanimously by the labor unions and by the group’s Chief Executive Officer. This agreement aims to strengthen gender equality and professional equity policies through concrete measures. It is based on eight fundamentals: ● achieving Orano’s gender diversity targets in the recruitments; ● achieving equal pay; ● promoting access to management positions and expertise; ● guaranteeing equal opportunities and neutralizing the effects of parenthood on careers; ● accelerating equal opportunities and reconciling personal and professional life; ● guaranteeing equal access to training; ● fighting against harassment and sexist behavior; and ● accelerating union diversity. On the basis of the proactive objectives set by the agreement, and to better take into account local specifics, action plans have been defined at the facility level, in conjunction with employee representatives. The implementation of the agreement is monitored annually both nationally and at the level of the group’s entities in which it is deployed. In the countries where Orano operates, the group adapts its diversity and equality policy to local contexts, while respecting the international standards defined by the Code of Ethics. This approach includes the integration of gender diversity as an essential criterion in the recruitment, career development and training process. International Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Orano Mining Orano Mining is committed to guaranteeing each employee and subcontractor a safe and healthy working environment, conducive to self-expression and personal development. Employer responsibility at Orano means taking into account and preserving the physical and mental health of employees in the same way as their safety. In 2024, Orano Mining defined a global multi-year action plan for all its sites, based on the results of the Respect@Orano internal study. This survey, carried out in 2023 among all employees and subcontractors, aimed to assess the culture of respect within the Company and to detect any weak signals related to intimidation, discrimination or harassment, including sexual harassment. Among the measures planned, training to raise awareness of sexism will be offered to all employees worldwide. As part of its diversity policy and the promotion of women, a training course was held in Mongolia bringing together female employees from Central Asia. This module aimed to develop the skills and career paths of the “talented” women of Orano Mining working in this region. In 2024, the group adopts a Human Rights policy In 2024, the group adopted a Human Rights policy which was validated by the Executive Committee. The result of close collaboration between the various departments, it will be gradually rolled out across all group entities and included in the documents provided to suppliers and subcontractors. It expresses Orano’s desire to conduct its activities in strict compliance with internationally recognized human rights and to demand respect for these rights in its business relationships. In principle, the Human Rights policy defines the group’s commitments to respecting the fundamental rights and individual freedoms of its employees, applying the highest standards of safety, security and health, managing resources responsibly and preventing any negative impact its activities may have on the rights of local communities living near its sites.
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