Electricite de France : EDF signs the "Responsible Supplier and Procurement Relations” Charter and confirms its accreditation for 3 years

On December 2, 2021, Xavier Ursat, Group Senior Executive Vice President, New Nuclear Projects and Engineering, signed the "Responsible Supplier and Procurement Relationships" Charter in the presence of Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Recovery, in charge of Industry, as part of the 2021 edition of the World Nuclear Exhibition, in Paris Villepinte.

EDF has been committed to a partnership with its suppliers for more than 10 years and was one of the first signatories of the Responsible Supplier Relations Charter, a charter set up at the initiative of the "Médiation des Entreprises" (Business Mediation) and the "Conseil National des Achats" (National Procurement Council). The objective of this charter is to build a sustainable and balanced relationship within a framework of mutual trust.

Updated in October 2021, the charter promotes high-quality relations between customers and suppliers as well as the values of solidarity, ethics and trust. With this new signature, EDF is reaffirming its desire to move forward in a sustainable and responsible manner with all of its business partners, including VSEs and SMEs.

Renewal of the Responsible Supplier and Procurement Relation (RFAR)
In addition, on 30 November 2021, under the aegis of the Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Recovery, the award committee renewed its confidence in EDF SA, awarding it for the third time in succession the Responsible Supplier and Procurement Relations label (RFAR) for a period of 3 years.

This label recognises companies that maintain sustainable and balanced relationships with their suppliers. After first obtaining the label on 1 July 2015, EDF renewed its label in 2018 and is doing so again on 30 November 2021.

Since 2013, EDF has been implementing a responsible procurement policy based on innovative and personalised payment solutions (e.g. reverse factoring), on the setting up of contracts with companies working to promote employment among disabled people and on the importance of balanced relationships with its suppliers. All of these actions will make it possible to achieve a volume of purchases from the sector by EDF in 2020 of 13.5 million euros and a 23.4% share of purchases made from SMEs in France.
The label recognises the long-standing commitment of EDF's Supply Chain teams and the Group's CSR approach.

Jean-Bernard Lévy, Chairman and CEO of the EDF Group, commented: "The signing of the RFAR Charter and the renewal of the RFAR Label underline the determination of EDF's teams to maintain a high level of standards and performance for the benefit of our partners. It is a real collective pride that echoes the Group's raison d'être".

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About EDF
As a major player in energy transition, the EDF Group is an integrated energy company active in all businesses: generation, transmission, distribution, energy trading, energy sales and energy services. EDF group is a world leader in low-carbon energy, having developed a diverse production mix based mainly on nuclear and renewable energy (including hydropower). It is also investing in new technologies to support energy transition. EDF's raison d'être is to build a net zero energy future with electricity and innovative solutions and services, to help save the planet and drive well-being and economic development. The Group is involved in supplying energy and services to approximately 37.9 million customers (1), of whom 28.7 million in France (2). It generated consolidated sales of €69.0 billion in 2020. EDF is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.
(1) Since 2018, customers are counted per delivery site. A customer can have two delivery points: one for electricity and another one for gas.
(2) IncludingÉS (Électricité de Strasbourg).