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4 SUSTAINABILITY REPORT ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

Prior to this environmental policy, a number of biodiversity initiatives had already been underway for some time: the switch towards “zero phytosanitary” plants, which has been underway for over 10 years now, and voluntary public commitments such as act4nature since 2018, for example. The joint Airports for Trust commitments, the act4nature commitments and Groupe ADP's current environmental policy are made up of biodiversity commitments defined on the basis of feedback and achievements prior to the results of the biodiversity footprint study. See DP: [E4-ESRS 2 IRO-1-19-(b)] → Whether it has been concluded that it is necessary to implement biodiversity mitigation measures Nevertheless, these commitments had already made it possible to address a significant proportion of the Group's material biodiversity matters 1 . Since 2022 and the deployment of the 2025 Pioneers strategic roadmap, Groupe ADP's maturity in the field of biodiversity has progressed significantly. Thanks to the Dependencies and Impacts in 2022 study, Groupe ADP has been able to measure its biodiversity footprint using the Global Biodiversity Footprint methodology. This is the first time that Groupe ADP has been able to make structured commitments to material biodiversity matters based on a recognised footprint methodology. The Group's objective is to produce, in the short term (2026), a biodiversity policy, a resilience plan and action plans based on science, including the major international advances (in particular from the Conferences of the Parties on Biological Diversity) and the new EU and French institutional and regulatory frameworks. The Group's future biodiversity policy, which will leverage the renewal of its biodiversity commitments to act4nature, will be based on: u updating impact and dependency studies at Group level (financial scope of consolidation); u drawing up and validating the business model transition plan and the corresponding resilience analysis within planetary limits; u integrating biodiversity matters into Groupe ADP's business model; u defining the roadmap for Groupe ADP as a whole and for each component entity; u assessing biodiversity trajectory scenarios aligned with the major international objectives known as “No net loss” (NNL) by 2035, and then positive gain; u defining processes for updating the various elements listed above. These essential achievements for Groupe ADP and the living world should help to define a sustainable path to enable the Group to fulfil its mission of welcoming passengers and operating airports. The new biodiversity commitments for the 2025-2030 period will make it possible to address the Group's most material challenges. These new commitments will therefore contain more ambitious requirements in terms of taking biodiversity into account in built-up areas and new construction and development projects. In line with the ambition of the 2030 National Biodiversity Strategy, Groupe ADP's future biodiversity commitments will be structured around four areas: u Area 1: PROTECT key natural environments at airports in line with ecological continuity; u Area 2: GIVE biodiversity back the space it needs in urban environments and develop low-impact construction models that support life;

u Area 3: MOBILISE the players in the airport community and beyond to reduce the pressures on our value chain; u Area 4: RAISE biodiversity to a strategic level, and develop the appropriate governance tools to manage it. This work is in line with the National Strategy for Biodiversity, in response to the major national strategies defined: u protection and restoration of ecosystems; u sustainable use of biodiversity services and resources; u mobilising society through awareness-raising and training; u effective and inclusive governance. The targets associated with these commitments will be accompanied in 2025 by a quantitative measure of the alignment of the Group's ambition with global and European frameworks and trajectories, such as the Kunming-Montreal Framework and the European Biodiversity Strategy. To achieve this, the Group will broaden and update its study of dependencies and impacts, assess the risks and opportunities of biodiversity on its activities, and work on the resilience of its business model, with the aim of consolidating strategic orientations based on a "No net loss and net gain on biodiversity" trajectory. [E4-2-23-(a)] → Description of whether and how biodiversity and ecosystems-related policies relate to the matters specified in ESRS E4 AR 4 Response to the DP: [E4-2-23-(b)] → Description of whether and how biodiversity and ecosystems-related policies relate to its material biodiversity and ecosystems-related impacts. [E4-2-23-(b)] → Description of whether and how biodiversity and ecosystems-related policies relate to its material biodiversity and ecosystems-related impacts Although the structure of the 2020-2024 Biodiversity Commitments was not based on a biodiversity footprint study, some of the matters already identified by Groupe ADP have been addressed by the current environmental policy. For Scope 1, the Group had already committed to improving its sustainable management practices for green spaces, in particular through the zero-phytosanitary approach and the management of invasive alien species (IAS). At the same time, the challenges of limiting changes in land use have been addressed through a responsible development and management strategy co-constructed with the regions, as well as work with property teams to develop biodiversity standards or obtain labels to promote these practices. Within the scope of its value chain, the Group is committed to contributing to the air transport industry's collective efforts to combat wildlife trafficking, an initiative to integrate biodiversity into purchasing, and the mobilisation of shops and restaurants in its terminals.

1 Groupe ADP's Biodiversity Commitments are published by the act4nature programme and are available on their website. Link: https:// www.act4nature.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/GROUPE-ADP-VF.pdf.

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