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BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Determines the strategic objectives of the Group and monitors the carrying out of its performance commitments.
AUDIT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS COMMITTEE
Assists the Board of Directors in ensuring the accuracy and fair presentation of SUEZ s parent company and Consolidated Financial Statements and the quality of the internal control procedures and information provided to shareholders and financial markets.
APPOINTMENTS AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE
Regularly reviews the principles and independence criteria relating to members of the Board of Directors and the application of the recommendations in the AFEP-MEDEF Code.
Examines all applications for appointment to the Board of Directors. Formulates all pertinent recommendations regarding the composition
of Committees. Prepares recommendations for the successors of the Chief Executive
Officer and the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
7 meetings in 2018
91.5 % attendance rate
50% independent directors**
COMPENSATION COMMITTEE
Sets the Chief Executive Officer s targets each year, which serve as a reference in assessing his performance.
Prepares the Board s work on issues related to employee shareholding and long-term incentives plans.
STRATEGY COMMITTEE Gives its opinion and submits a recommendation to the Board of Directors
concerning the strategic objectives set by the Board of Directors or proposed by the CEO, and on all significant projects involving internal and external growth, disposal, strategic agreements, alliances and partnerships.
ETHICS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE*
Ensures compliance with the individual and collective values on which the Group bases its actions and the rules of conduct that all staff members must follow.
3 meetings in 2018
100% attendance rate
67% independent directors**
2 meetings in 2018
86% attendance rate
50% independent directors**
3 meetings in 2018
100% attendance rate
67% independent directors**
6 meetings in 2018
93% attendance rate
75% independent directors**
17 meetings in 2018
94% attendance rate
75% independent directors**
* Renamed the CSR, Innovation, Ethics, Water and Sustainable Planet Committee following the Board meeting on 25/04/2019 ** Calculated in accordance with the criteria of the AFEP-MEDEF Code
FUNCTIONING OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND ITS SPECIALIZED COMMITTEES
GOVERNANCE GOVERNANCE BODIES SHAREHOLDING STRUCTURE ETHICS AND VIGILANCE DIALOGUE AND RESPONSIBLE LOBBYING