TCFD REPORT 2021 TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE 18 PUTTING CLIMATE AT THE HEART OF OUR BUSINESS STRATEGY of public transport and sustainable transportation, prioritize electric and hybrid vehicles in company car fleets, and encourage train rather than air travel depending on journey times; • Resource management: ensure optimal resource management with careful monitoring ofenergy,waterandpaperconsumption; • Responsible purchasing: promote the most environmentally friendly products and services,providingguaranteesandaddedsocialandsocietalvalue; • Waste management:  rreduce generated waste by applying the 5R principle: Refuse, Reduce,Reuse,RepurposeandRecycle; • Replanting: develop replanting and urban agriculture projects in the operation of buildings and promote eco-friendly replanting with pesticide-free maintenance that also uses water sparingly. Natixis’ upcoming strategic plan will center on improving its environmental footprint. In this spirit, the Company will seek to reduce its carbon footprint by developing the following three priority areas: • Sustainable workplace:  reduction in building energy consumption, renewable energy supply; • Sustainable IT: reduction in computer system carbon footprint; • Mobility: promotion of alternatives to air travel. Investment policy and liquidity reserves Natixis will develop a liquidity buffer by 2024, composed of three strategic pillars: • Material increase in sustainable green investment by 2024, with a focus on green, sustainable and social bonds; • Investment strategy integration of a climate-impact measure (liquidity reserve “temperature” measure) in an effort to monitor its Paris Agreement alignment by 2024. Work is underway to define  an alignment method that is consistent with the Green WeightingFactortooldeployedbyCorporate&InvestmentBanking(seebelow); • ESG risk management includes the application of Natixis’ exclusion policies—coal, oil and gas, defense and tobacco—coupled with the exclusion of negative ESG scores. By 2024, Natixis is working towards zero exposure to controversial activities and negative ESGprofiles. Liquidity buffer sustainable investments