Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 229 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT 4 Social and societal information As part of the closure of the Cominak mining site, the consultation of all local and national stakeholders carried out in 2019 made it possible to map the societal impacts of the closure, classified by criticality. A societal transition plan covering between 10 and 15 years after the start of the remediation has been drawn up and monitoring indicators have been defined. Orano Mining reports on the progress of this plan each year in its CSR report made publicly available on the group website. 2024 IN ACTION: Consultation process underway in Bois-Noirs Limouzat Orano Mining has launched a voluntary consultation process to involve stakeholders in the Bois-Noirs Limouzat site remediation project. Public meetings will be organized during the various consultation phases, to enable local residents, charities and the general public to define and implement the project: presentation of ongoing studies and planned technical solutions. A website containing all information and news is online, newsletters are distributed and hotlines are regularly organized in the seven municipalities concerned. Consultation is coordinated by a Steering Committee, headed by the Sub-prefect of Roanne, which meets two to three times a year. This committee brings together representatives of neighboring municipalities and communities, local charities, regional stakeholders and representatives of Orano Mining as project managers. Orano Mining is also pursuing its proactive and progressive approach to responsible mining activities by drawing on the best international corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices implemented, in particular, through the ICMM (International Council on Mining and Metals). Getting involved in societal projects around mining sites To meet the expectations of its stakeholders and operational challenges, Orano participates in projects in its regions, with a priority for skills development actions. Around mining sites, these projects mainly target access to essential services (education, healthcare, agriculture, etc.). In France, Orano is involved in actions relating to the mobility of its employees, as well as making its employees available for the resilience of the regions. For example, in 2021, Orano signed an agreement with the French Ministry of the Armed Forces to support the military reserve policy, which strengthens that of 2016. This new agreement supports the involvement of the group’s employees up to ten days per year of their working time and with wage maintenance, in addition to the eight legal days. This agreement renewed a long-standing commitment to the National Guard. The majority of the group’s large industrial platform employees also have agreements with local emergency services for which they carry out voluntary work. For example, Orano la Hague has had an availability agreement with the SDIS 50 (departmental fire and rescue service) since 2009. More than 80 site employees work within the SDIS 50 in 13 rescue centers. French entities also took part in the “Tous resilient face aux risques” (Resiliency in the face of risks) event on October 13, created by the government in line with the UN’s International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. The objective of this day is to raise awareness, inform, and accustom people to measures that reduce their risk in the event of natural or technological disasters. The 2024 edition was an opportunity for Melox, la Hague and Tricastin employees to visit the group’s crisis management resources. The “Individual Safety Plan” (PIMS) prevention instructions were sent out before the summer. A partnership policy aligned with the purpose In line with the group’s commitment policy and its purpose, the partnership policy implemented in 2022 is structured around three themes: low carbon and biodiversity, health and more specifically the fight against cancer, and innovation. To support this partnership policy, the group has set up a Partnerships Committee responsible for examining requests made to the Company or proposed by employees and for making decisions. In addition to partnerships, the commitment of the group’s employees is also possible through two actions: the O’Share program launched in 2022 as part of the inclusion policy to help the long-term unemployed and the Orano Solidaires charity set up in 2020 in the context of the Covid-19related health crisis. 2022 IN ACTION: Orano is committed to “Team for the planet” and “CAMI Sport & Cancer” In 2024, the group set up a wage roundingup scheme for the benefit of three charities. Getting involved in societal projects around mining sites In 2024, Orano Mining updated and adopted its corporate social responsibility policy in order to reaffirm its commitment as a responsible mining player. Its main commitments include: ● implement a co-development approach and a dialogue based on trust with local communities; ● contribute to the achievement of sustainable socio-economic conditions around the entity’s sites and to the resilience of communities by implementing projects around the five key pillars: access to water, access to health, economic development, access to energy and access to education. To meet the expectations expressed by its stakeholders and its operational issues, Orano Mining contributes to community investment projects, particularly in the field of education. Structured around four pillars, these actions supporting education are deployed in all countries.
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