Universal Registration Document 2020

3.3.1.5.2 Improving air quality by supporting public initiatives in this area

EDF⁽¹⁾ has historical know-how on the understanding and modelling of atmospheric emissions and air-conditioning systems of buildings. With CEREA⁽²⁾, EDF R&D participates in the scientific effort by developing open source models⁽³⁾. This expertise is provided to the scientific community and local authorities, to address public health issues. In Paris, Lille and the department of Haute-Savoie, the distribution network operator Enedis⁽⁴⁾ ’ vehicles are equipped with a network of air quality sensors called Pollutrack. This is the first company fleet to contribute to improving air quality by detecting and measuring pollution caused by the finest particles which are the most dangerous for health. In practice, 300 Enedis Paris vehicles are equipped with laser sensors measuring PM 2.5 fine particles wherever they travel and transfer approximately two million daily readings to Airparif, which displays them on a map and marks the hotspots.

Airparif has also partnered with Citelum for a trial being conducted in Asnières-sur-Seine: installation of cameras and sensors on urban infrastructure to measure mobility flows and atmospheric variations in sources of pollution in realtime. By comparing data from connected devices in 2020, corrective action has been proposed to improve mobility flows and minimise the impact. This scheme, tested via AIRLAB⁽⁵⁾, is being considered in other towns and cities.

EDF contributes, in particular via its Medical Research Department, to preventive and research initiatives on the health impact of air pollution engaging in the Association for Prevention of Air Pollution (APPA) and the Inter-professional Technical Centre for Studies on Air Pollution (CITEPA), and being an active member of the SFSE (French Society for Health and the Environment). This year, the APPA focused its work on the link between outdoor air pollution and Covid and the effects of the lockdown on indoor air quality. At a local level, EDF supports air quality monitoring associations (AASQA).

3.3.1.5.3 Improving the indoor air quality of buildings

EDF provides a range of innovative solutions to improve the indoor air quality of buildings, a public health issue impacting the well-being of occupants. The town of Villiers-sur-Marne has joined forces with EDF to implement urban renewal and construction projects to improve and control indoor and outdoor air quality “from the street to the living quarters”. Using a scientific approach developed by CEREA, concrete solutions can be developed and scaled to improve the treatment of airquality and reduce personal exposure to air pollution and contamination. In 2020, this goal led to the creation of the first digital air quality demonstrator in a show flat.

Dalkia is assisting not only healthcare facilities with operating blocks to comply within door air quality regulations, but also operators of public buildings. It has broadened its range by offering air network balancing, duct cleaning, room reclassification and health risk advice services.

To develop solutions takes innovation and team work. Dalkia developed NemoPool with the start-up ETHERA to make both swimmers and pool staff more comfortable.This tool, which regulates the level of trichloramines by controlling ventilation systems, is a world first.

Covivio and EDF have joined forces with the Impulse Partners incubator to launch the Air Quality Challenge. This is a European call for projects aimed at start-ups,SMEs, laboratories, associations and large companies proposing innovative services in this field. After assessing applications based on criteria related to the improvement of indoor air quality and the energy efficiency of the proposed solutions, Covivio and EDF selected the following companies: Octopus Lab and Enerbrain. They will be able to test their solutions in buildings owned by Covivio andEDF. For residential customers, the Sowee smart station already measures indoor airquality and provides information on the level of outdoor air pollution.

3.3.2 Ethics, compliance and human rights

The EDF group promotes a culture of integrity and applies a zero tolerance policy towards fraud and corruption. Ethical conduct in accordance with the law is the absolute rule for all Group employees, at all levels of the organisation, and without exception. The EDF group is committed to respecting and ensuring respect for human rights in all its activities and wherever it operates.

3.3.2.1 Organisation of ethics and compliance at the EDF group

3.3.2.1.1 Governance

The EDF Executive Committee (Excom) is responsible for determining the orientations and priorities of the ethics and compliance programme, allocating the necessary resources and ensuring the monitoring and control of its implementation. The Board of Directors of EDF, through its Corporate and Social Responsibility Committee, oversees the Company’s incorporation of ethical and compliance considerations into its works. Every year, the Executive Committee and theGovernance & Corporate Responsibility Committee also receive an activity report drawn up by the Group Ethics and Compliance Department.

3.3.2.1.2 The Group Ethics and Compliance Department and its ethics and compliance network

Reporting to the General Secretary, the Group Ethics and Compliance Department manages and coordinates, in liaison with the departments concerned, the implementation of the Group’s ethics and compliance programme. This programme is created to meet the requirements of national and international regulatory authorities and local practices. The programme places all EDF Executive Directors and, more generally, all employees at the heart of the compliance system.

A network of around 50 Ethics and Compliance Officers within its entities and subsidiaries (excluding regulated subsidiaries), both in France and internationally share and deploy the Group’s Ethics and Compliance Policy.

The Ethics and Compliance Officers take part in Management Committee meetings and report directly to the directors of the entities on ethics & compliance matters and on the associated action plans. EDF is a member of several anti-corruption groups and non-profits. In 2016, it joined Transparency International France, in which it participates in the Forum of Engaged Companies (“Forum des Entreprises Engagées” or FEE), which gathers companies looking to adopt the highest standards of transparency and integrity.

3.3.2.1.3Group Ethics Charter and its values

The Group Ethics Charter sets out the values shared by all EDF staff, places ethical requirements at the heart of corporate responsibility and, in accordance with theChairman’s commitment, promotes ethical behaviour in all professional activities. Updated in 2019, the Group Ethics Charter now focuses on the Group’s three values “Respect, Solidarity and Responsibility”, each featuring 4 requirements. It is available in French and English on the EDF group website and in eleven other languages in which the Group works.