ADP CSR Report 2019

EDITORIALS

Our corporate plan continues to strive for the best possible balance between business performance and sustainable development.

2019 has provided a wealth of CSR news. We have stepped up dialogue with our local residents: the consultation prior to the Paris-Charles de Gaulle and terminal 4 development project conveys this new drive of intentional dialogue, guided by attentiveness, transparency and long-term commitment. The relaunch of the "Rencontres d'Orly" dialogue initiative and the communication around the third runway renovation project at Paris-Orly form part of this same drive. In line with international awareness of the climate and environmental emergency, 2019 also marks the furthering of our commitment to combating climate change, including setting a goal of zero net emissions by 2050 for Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly, in line with the objective of the Paris agreements (a 1.5°C trajectory). Aware that these subjects can only be addressed in a global and collective manner, we are also committed to working with our various partners and are taking part in discussions on decarbonising the aviation sector as a whole. As part of the consultation on the Paris-Charles de Gaulle and terminal 4 development project at Paris-Charles de Gaulle, we also committed to pushing further in our overall environmental approach: we made 29 commitments at the end of the consultation to take stakeholder debates and expectations into account. The crisis affecting the aviation sector in 2020 is one of exceptional magnitude: it prompts us to step back and rethink our strategy by further incorporating the non-financial challenges of our business. This mission will be supported by renewed governance during 2019 and strengthened strategic management, along with the creation of the CSR Committee of the Board of Directors of Aéroports de Paris, setting up a CSR Steering Committee and work to define the future CSR strategy at a Group level.

2019 marks the continued pursuit of our goals in all areas of activity to achieve business, societal, social and environmental performance shared with all of the stakeholders concerned. We have conducted numerous actions: engaging dialogue and consultation with our local residents, territorial development, work on the climate emergency and environmental issues at a Group level and also in the aviation sector as a whole, solidarity with local populations, staff well-being and improved quality of service. 2019 was also a year of international integration and affirming the key position of sustainable development in our strategic priorities. Our roll-out abroad continued with an ever-increasing drive to share value with local communities and regions. To achieve this, we've been working to roll out and enrich our CSR strategy for all Group entities and to strengthen the links between CSR, strategy and corporate governance. At the beginning of 2020, we adopted our purpose after consulting with the Group's staff. The expression of this purpose conveys the ambition of " Welcome passengers, operate and imagine airports, in a responsible way and all around the world ". This report was produced before the Covid-19 crisis, which has significantly affected the airline industry and our Group. Causing a collapse in air traffic, this global health crisis now requires us to adapt our industrial project. This historic crisis shows that there can be no financial performance without social, societal and environmental performance. As such, CSR issues will be at the heart of our strategy more than ever.

Amélie Lummaux Director of Sustainable Development and Public Affairs

Augustin de Romanet Chairman & Chief Executive Officer

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