Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 219 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT 4 Social and societal information MATERIAL IMPACTS, RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES RELATED TO WORKERS IN THE VALUE CHAIN Type Impacts, Risks and Opportunities Localization in the value chain WORKING CONDITIONS FOR SUPPLIERS AND SUBCONTRACTORS [S2] POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT POTENTIAL IMPACT OF WORKING CONDITIONS ON THE HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK OF SUBCONTRACTORS WORKING ON ORANO SITES AND WORKERS IN THE UPSTREAM VALUE CHAIN OWN OPERATIONS, UPSTREAM IRO The activities of Orano and those of its suppliers may impact the health and safety of workers in its Upstream value chain, through exposure to physical risks (conventional, chemical, radiological), including fatal (fall from a height, handling accident, collisions, etc.). Description The group’s industrial operations pose risks to the safety of employees of external companies working on its sites. Orano is actively committed to developing a safety culture at work for its employees and to involving external companies while respecting the prerogatives of each employer. POTENTIAL NEGATIVE IMPACT POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF WORKERS IN THE UPSTREAM VALUE CHAIN UPSTREAM IRO Some suppliers and subcontractors are located or source in countries where there is a potential impact on the human rights of workers (forced labor, child labor, freedom of association, sexual harassment, health and safety, discrimination, indecent housing, etc.). Description In the event of non-respect of the human rights, health and safety of the employees of our subcontractors, Orano would be exposed to a legal risk that could result in a conviction, the payment of damages and a reputational issue. Orano has implemented a policy to defend and preserve human rights and has integrated the duty of vigilance into the supply chain management system. The issues identified are consistent with those of the risk mapping carried out under the law on the duty of vigilance and presented in Section 3.4. They are based on a risk intrinsic to the country or the activity carried out (construction, chemicals, mining and metals, etc.). Particularly in terms of health and safety at work, the group has identified risks related to its activities: ● risks associated with the health of employees of the group or of an external company; ● the risk of radiological contamination or significant radiation of an employee of the group or of an external company; ● serious or fatal accident of an employee of the group or of an external company; ● the risk of a nuclear, industrial or chemical accident occurring at a facility or in transport with health consequences for employees, external companies working on the group’s facilities and local residents. In terms of human rights, the group has identified the following risks: ● the risk of employees or subcontractors being housed on a mining site in indecent conditions; ● the risk of employees or subcontractors becoming victims of sexist behavior or harassment; ● the risk of employees suffering retaliation for labor union activities or being deprived of their right to collective bargaining; ● the risk of employees being victims of acts of violence on a site due to armed conflicts; ● the risk of forced labor and child labor. 4.3.2.2 Policies and actions relating to workers in the value chain Orano describes its requirements in a contractual document, “Sustainable development commitment”, applied to its suppliers, as well as in its general purchasing conditions, which can support specific conditions specific to a project or a framework contract. The group’s general purchasing terms and conditions (GTC) include specific provisions such that Orano,, its customer, any third party commissioned by Orano or any duly empowered authority shall have access to the premises of the supplier or subcontractors for the purpose of inspections or audits of all the requirements specified in the order. In the same way, Orano reserves the right to verify, at any time, the compliance of its suppliers’ and subcontractors’ practices with the Code of ethics and business conduct, it being understood that non-compliance with the provisions of the GTC may result in the termination of the order. The group has formalized its requirements in its Human Rights policy and its Responsible Purchasing policy, validated in 2024 by the governance. This policy is detailed in Section 4.4.1.6. The group’s Supply Chain teams have been made aware of the new Responsible Purchasing policy.
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