Universal Registration Document 2024

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 4 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Groupe ADP has therefore studied the internal and external risk factors related to its impacts (five IPBES pressures 1 , see IRO-1 “Presentation of IROs related to biodiversity and ecosystems”), and its exposure to its dependencies on biodiversity (ecosystem services) (see [E4-ESRS 2 IRO-1-17- (c)] → Disclosure of identified and assessed transition and physical risks and opportunities related to biodiversity and ecosystems, and how they were identified). In addition to identifying these impacts, this study has enabled an initial relative assessment to be made of the impact of operating activities, in particular those relating to the development and maintenance of airport infrastructures, as the main source of impact linked to the Group's own operations. In its value chain, half-plane cruise phases and terminal retail sales (upstream, during the production and supply of goods and services) have been identified as the two activities with the greatest impact on biodiversity.

Special case of wildlife and bushmeat trafficking (see [E4 ESRS 2 IRO-1-17-(d)] → Indicate whether and how systemic risks to society were considered in the biodiversity and ecosystem risk assessment) Wildlife trafficking is one of the four most lucrative criminal activities in the world, one of the main threats to biodiversity and a major public health risk. On this last point, with increasing contact between wild animals, livestock and humans, the IPBES predicts more frequent pandemics that will spread at a faster rate and cause damage to the global economy. Airports, as the destination and transit points for many international flights, represent a major risk for the importation of zoonoses and are a transit point for many types of trafficking, including that of wild and protected species. At Paris-Charles de Gaulle, which is one of the busiest airports in the world, with the largest number of point-to-point connections and a world-class hub, the risks are particularly high because of the large number of flights originating from areas known to be 'at risk': Africa and Asia.

Baseline

4.2.3.1

LIMITING PRESSURE APPLIED ON BIODIVERSITY

Sustainability matter

IRO

Groupe ADP, through its development projects, airport operations and commercial activities, may generate pressure on the biodiversity present on hubs and beyond, through its value chain. Airport activities can therefore have an impact on the modification or degradation of habitats and species. Groupe ADP's responsibility and the challenges it faces in contributing to the erosion of biodiversity must be considered throughout the value chain. These risks vary depending on the sites studied. The collapse of biodiversity is causing tensions over supplies, the emergence of zoonoses and difficulties in carrying out hub development projects due to the land artificialisation they underpin and the direct and indirect impacts on ecosystems and living populations. Groupe ADP details its policy in its Act For Nature commitments: Area 1: Protect key natural environments at airports in line with ecological continuity Area 2: Give biodiversity back the space it needs in urban environments and develop low-impact construction models that support life Area 3: Mobilise the players in the airport community and beyond to reduce the pressures on our value chain Axis 4: Raise biodiversity to a strategic level, and develop the appropriate governance tools to manage it. Main actions related to biodiversity: – Measuring biodiversity (fauna-flora surveys, indices, operational indicators, etc.) – Protecting and sustainably managing habitats – Reducing the pressures associated with our infrastructure and buildings – Living safely with birdlife – Anchoring ourselves in the regions, and working with the airport community and the entire value chain – Aligning with institutional frameworks Groupe ADP – all consolidated airports and commercial activities.

Explanation of what is at stake for ADP

Scope Policy

Actions

4.2.3.1. Limiting pressure applied on biodiversity SBM-3 — Identification of important Groupe ADP sites and potential negative impacts [E4-ESRS 2 SBM-3-16-(a)] → List of material sites operated by the company Groupe ADP considers all its airport hubs to be material in relation to biodiversity. See the list of material sites within the scope of the ESRS asset portfolio of Aéroport de Paris (see DP: [2-BP-1-5-(b)-i] → The scope of consolidation is the same as for the financial statements)

Following the study on proximity to sensitive biodiversity areas (SBAs), 30 sensitive areas were identified within 13 km 2 of the following airports: For Paris hubs: u Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle (CDG) airport – 8 sensitive areas; u Paris-Orly airport (ORY) – 2 sensitive areas; u Paris-Le-Bourget airport (LBG) 3 – 6 sensitive areas. The airports of its controlled TAV subsidiaries: u Georgia – Tbilisi Chota-Roustavéli International Airport (TBS) – one sensitive area; u Georgia – Batumi International Airport (BUS) – three sensitive areas;

1 IPBES: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. 2 The distance has been defined to be in line with the animal risk management safety distance defined by the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). 3 It should be noted that General Aviation Aerodromes have not been considered significant due to their size and traffic levels.

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