Sustained commitment to inclusion and diversity SUEZ has also rolled out an ambitious policy to bring people with disabilities into the workforce. In December 2020, the Group signed the International Labour Organization s Global Business and Disa- bility Network Charter, a worldwide tool designed to promote better employment opportunities for people with disabilities (over a billion people across the world).

By joining the Global Business and Disabi- lity Network, SUEZ committed to applying its 10 principles throughout the Group and raising employee awareness.

Protecting health and safety for all SUEZ works every day to protect the health and the lives of its employees, subcontractors, customers and people it comes into contact with. This commit- ment took on special meaning in 2020, when business continuity plans establi- shed to deal with the Covid-19 crisis had both to ensure the continuity of essential water and waste services and to gua- rantee employees safety in the face of the pandemic risk.

Finally, the Group reinforced the com- mitments in its Health & Safety Policy as part of its SUEZ 2030 strategic plan. The policy aims to achieve a target of zero serious or fatal accidents, create a fair, integrated Health & Safety culture and strengthen its focus on each individual s well-being.

1,500 inclusive jobs:

the Group s 2021 target

300 Inclusion & Diversity

ambassadors, a network created by the Group

in 2020

43% of training hours provided

within the Group are devoted to Health & Safety

13% reduction in the accident

frequency rate

This policy consolidates and strengthens the efforts the Group has already made to include the most vulnerable people in its offer of essential services by developing a partnership-based approach with local charities and social enterprises, securing partnerships to make it easier for refugees to enter the workforce and reinforcing the creation of inclusive jobs.

Employing people with disabilities is not just a good moral cause; it is also good for business. By honouring the commitments in this charter, the private sector

will be showing real leadership in making it possible for people with disabilities to have productive work

and live with dignity.

Guy Ryder, Director General of the International Labour Organization

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