Orano - Annual Activity Report 2024 232 4 SUSTAINABILITY STATEMENT Social and societal information Targets for regional economic development In its Responsible Purchasing policy, Orano undertakes to carry out 80% of its purchases in Europe for its entities located in France and 50% in the other countries where it operates. This objective is voluntary. Local economic development results Committed to the development of the local industrial fabric Orano is extremely vigilant about the sustainability of the network of suppliers in the nuclear sector in France and about the development of skills. In line with its commitment approach, Orano ensures that most of its purchases are made at the national or local level. 89.7% of purchases by entities located in France are thus made in France, with a very high proportion of local purchases in the territories close to its major industrial sites. This rate increases to 97.8% for purchases made in Europe, in line with the group’s objective. The increase in the proportion of purchases made by foreign entities in their home country continued in 2023 due to the reduction in purchasing volumes in Niger. Objective 2026 Indicators (GRI 204-1) ESRS Reference 2019 2022 2023 2024 Progress Carry out 80% of its purchases in Europe for its entities located in France Share of non-group purchases by French entities from suppliers located in France Entity specific 90% 88% 89.1% 89.7% Share of non-group purchases by French entities from suppliers located in Europe Entity specific n/a n/a n/a 97.8% Share of non-group purchases by foreign entities made in the host country Entity specific 73% 74% 88.3% 92.7% n/a: not applicable. The indicator related to purchasing in Europe introduced by the Responsible Purchasing policy is reported for the first time in 2024. Methodological precision: Purchases taken into account are based on order volumes in euros, outside the group. Purchases of nuclear material for resale and trading, insurance and real estate have been excluded. The location of the supplier considered is that of its facility’s geographic location. The scope of consolidation of these indicators excludes three recently consolidated activities in Germany and the United States for which reporting was not possible. It covers 98% of the group’s expenses. The absence of this data does not impact the indicators presented. 4.3.3.5 Dialogue with affected communities and complaints management process All of the bodies in which the group participates enables members of civil society or their representatives to raise concerns. A nonexhaustive list of these bodies is presented in Sections 4.1.4 and 4.3.3.3. The group’s whistleblowing mechanism, which allows any natural person to submit a complaint, and how to access it are described in Section 4.4.1.3 . Orano Mining has also deployed a grievance mechanism at all its sites to resolve complaints made by third parties in the context of its activities. This is accessible at the level of each entity in the language of the country, at least by a telephone number and an email address. These are communicated on the entity’s website. Orano Mining reports annually on the complaints received in its CSR report.
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