Our commitments

Our "Social" approach is based on 3 levers :

> Ensuring respect for universal rights

2021 baseline updated including acquisitions (R&R UK, EnviroServ and IWS France)

COMMITMENT	INDICATOR	2021 PRO FORMA	OBJECTIVE	RESULTS 2023
Respect basic rights throughout our value chain	Number of basic rights infringement	0	From 2023 0	0
	Number of corruption cases	0	From 2023 0	0
	% of FTEs⁽¹⁾ covered by a social dialogue mechanism	93.1%	From 2023 >92%	94.2%
	% of at-risk suppliers monitored	Available in 2024	By 2027 100%	Methodology under construction in 2024
Make health and safety our top daily priority	Frequency rate	6.73	By 2027 <5.30	5.97
Make health and safety our top daily priority	Severity rate	0.51	By 2027 <0.39	0.46

^{(1) Full time employee.}

> Growing skills and fostering employee engagement

COMMITMENT	INDICATOR	2021 PRO FORMA	OBJECTIVE	RESULTS 2023
Develop our skills	% of people trained in the workforce per year	79.4%	From 2023 80%	77.4%
Promote equal opportunities	% of FTEs in the workforce with disabilities	2.8%	By 2027 >4%	2.7%
Eliminate gender disparities	% of women in management positions	34.3%	By 2027 >40%	34.5%
Eliminate gender disparities	Global gender gap	88.9 France	By 2027 >85	83.6 Group 89 France
Encourage collective commitment	Employees shareholding (%)	First publication in 2023	By 2029 10%	3%
	Number of hours of voluntary work from SUEZ employees with local associations/causes	414	By 2027 5,000 hours	6,738
	Employee Engagement rate (Pulse)	+9 vs. Benchmark	From 2023 +10 vs. Benchmark	66% or +7 points above the benchmark

> Contributing to the sustainable development of communities wherever we operate

COMMITMENT	INDICATOR	2021 PRO FORMA	OBJECTIVE	RESULTS 2023
Promote access to basic services in most critical situations	% of water distribution contracts covered by a solidarity mechanism	First publication in 2023	From 2023 100%⁽³⁾	60% (France only)
	% of water distribution contracts “profiled” towards water poverty	First publication in 2023	By 2027 100%	54% (France only)
Contribute to local prosperity and inclusion for all	% of FTEs⁽²⁾ paid at a decent wage (after 2 years of operation, in countries where legal minimum is either too low or non-existant)	First publication in 2023	By 2027 100%	97.9%⁽⁴⁾
	% of spent with local SMEs ⁽⁵⁾	First publication in 2023	By 2027 20%	40%⁽⁶⁾
	Number of beneficiaries of SUEZ inclusive structures & job inclusion programs	2,308	By 2027 5,000 per year	3,540
	Spent in inclusive structures (i.e., employing vulnerable people; work reintegration facilities, ESATs in France)	29 M€	From 2023 45 millions of euros	39 M€

^{(2) Full time employee}

^{(3) When the specifications of the contract allow it.}

^{(4) Pending an international definition of a «decent» wage, the proposed value reveals the number of employees earning at least the minimum wage defined by their country. Some countries do not have a minimum wage.}

^{(5) Small and Medium Entreprise.}

^{(6) % on a national scale - tools that do not currently allow monitoring on a regional scale.}