Financial information at 30 September 2020
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Financial and Extra-Financial Performance
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Non-financial Ratings
The assessments made by the main specialist rating agencies and managers of ethical funds indicate the Group’s CSR performance in its sector.
EDF group confirmed its strong non-financial performance in 2018, with continued inclusion in the DJSI World index, STOXX ESG Leaders index and all Euronext Vigeo Eiris indexes, and reintroduction into the CDP Climate Change A List.
EDF group submits its performance data in response to requests from nonfinancial rating agencies and non-financial analysis departments working on behalf of investors.
Using their own methodologies, the agencies assess and assign scores to companies based on their policies and results in the area of sustainable development.
They create and manage the indexes that are used by socially responsible investment (SRI) analysts to guide their investment choices.
EDF group confirmed its strong non-financial performance in 2018, with continued inclusion in the DJSI World index, STOXX ESG Leaders index and all Euronext Vigeo Eiris indexes, and reintroduction into the CDP Climate Change A List.
EDF group submits its performance data in response to requests from nonfinancial rating agencies and non-financial analysis departments working on behalf of investors.
Using their own methodologies, the agencies assess and assign scores to companies based on their policies and results in the area of sustainable development.
They create and manage the indexes that are used by socially responsible investment (SRI) analysts to guide their investment choices.
FTSE Group, Global Index Company
Worldwide recognized, the FTSE4Good was set up by the Global Index Company with the aim of promoting investment in companies that meet ambitious Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) standards in governance, social and environmental matters. Regarding nuclear activities, specific safety standards on applicable to facilities operation and management of the radioactive waste have been developed.
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- EDF group has been included in the FTSE4Good Index since 2012. The criteria for inclusion are reviewed every six months.
EDF has met these criteria each time since it was first included in the index, and was most recently confirmed in July 2018.
Achieving an overall score of 4.4 out of 5 and a relative performance of 95 out of 100 in 2018, EDF group ranked third in the Utilities sector out of all companies assessed. FTSE ESG Ratings
2014 June 2015 Dec. 2015 2016 2018 Trend Absolute overall score (5 Highest) 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.4 ↘ Supersector Relative Percentile score (100 Highest) 100 (EDF 1st) 98 (EDF 2nd) 100 (EDF 1st) 99 (EDF 2nd) 95 (EDF 3rd) ↘ ESG Criteria
2014 June 2015 Dec. 2015 2016 2018 Trend Environmental 4.3 4.3 4.5 4.6 4.5 ↘ Social 4.0 4.3 4.7 4.5 4.3 ↘ Governance 4.6 4.3 4.4 4.7 4.6 ↘ - In French, ND = Non disponible, which means Not available. The methodology changed significantly in 2014, taking into account much more themes and more than 300 evaluation criteria.
NA = Not applicable.
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- EDF group has been included in the FTSE4Good Index since 2012. The criteria for inclusion are reviewed every six months.
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- In November 2012, Euronext and Vigeo jointly launched a range of indexes identifying listed companies demonstrating the best CSR performance.
These indexes are updated twice a year, in May and November. At the end of November 2018, EDF was included in all the indexes that it could apply for: the Euronext Vigeo World 120, Europe 120, Eurozone 120 and France 20 indexes.
In 2018, the Group scored 66 out of 100, 6 points higher than the previous score of 60/100 in 2016 (58/100 at the end of 2014), achieving Advanced Level for the second time. The Group ranked fifth among the 62 companies in the Electric & Gas Utilities sector. Vigeo Eiris Ratings
2012 2014 2016 2018 Tendance EDF overall score (0 to 100) 55 58 60 66 ↗ Ranking in the Utilities sector 9th out of 34 10th out of 43 NC out of 48 5th out of 62 ↗ ESG criteria
2012 2014 2016 2018 Trend Environement 64 61 61 66 ↗ Human ressources 71 76 70 73 ↗ Human rights 54 58 64 72 ↗↗ Community involvement 59 70 63 66 ↗ Business behavior 34 39 50 62 ↗↗ Governance 54 54 58 57 ↗
- In November 2012, Euronext and Vigeo jointly launched a range of indexes identifying listed companies demonstrating the best CSR performance.
RobecoSAM Agency
This agency assesses businesses in three separate areas (economic, social and environmental) and then awards a score out of 100 on the basis of its findings.
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The indexes published by RobecoSAM are called the Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes. Following an invitation from the agency, the EDF Group was assessed for the first time in 2009 (regarding 2008 results).
In 2018, EDF obtained the score of 79/100, while the average sector score for Electric Utilities stood at 46/100. EDF is a member of the DJSI World index for the third year running since it was first included in 2016.
EDF is one of the 478 Sustainability Leaders among the 2,479 companies assessed by RobecoSAM in 2018 and ranked eighth out of the 91 Electric Utilities (fifth out of 98 in 2017 and sixth out of 92 in 2016).
In its 2018 Sustainability Yearbook, RobecoSAM was again awarded EDF group with the Bronze Class distinction, meaning that it performs in the top 10% of its sector.RobecoSAM ratings
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Trend EDF results 79 79 87 84 79 ↘ Average Electricity sector score 56 52 52 50 46 ↘ -
RobecoSAM ESG criteria
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Trend Economy dimension 81 75 90 85 79 ↘ Environment dimension 82 76 82 83 78 ↘ Social dimension 75 87 90 85 79 ↘ - Access to RobecoSAM Group website
Carbon Disclosure Project
The Carbon Disclosure Project is an independent not-for-profit organisation which assembles and maintains the world's largest database linked to climate change.
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- EDF made it back into the A List in 2018, once again meeting the standard’s rigorous criteria.
The Group was first included in 2016. In 2017, EDF obtained the score of A– and the Leadership Level. EDF group also participates in CDP Water and was awarded a score of C in 2018 (B, or Management Level, in 2015, 2016 and 2017, on a scale of A to D-).
In addition, EDF takes part in the CDP Supply Chain assessment every year. The Group’s key accounts in France and abroad request its response as a supplier for both the climate change and water-related risk sections of the questionnaire. CDP Climate Change ratings
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Trend Performance (D– to A) B A– A A– A ↗ Notation CDP Water
2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Tendance Performance (D– to A) B B B C B ↗ Moyenne sur secteur « Electricity » ND B B B- B- →
- EDF made it back into the A List in 2018, once again meeting the standard’s rigorous criteria.
Sustainalytics
In 2018, EDF group scored 83/100, up 1 point from 2017 (82/100), 5 points from 2015 (78/100) and 7 points from 2014.
The Group ranked sixth out of the 193 companies assessed in the Utilities sector, i.e. within the top 4%. For the second year in a row, EDF group was recognised as a leader among its peers (companies of a similar size in its business sector). EDF is a member of the STOXX ESG Leaders index.
Sustainalytics ratings
| 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | Statut 2018 | Tendance | |
| EDF overall score (0 to 100) | 76 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 97e percentile | ↗ |
| Ranking in utilities sector | 14th out of 224 | 16th out of 246 | 9th out of 225 | 6th out of 193 | Leader | ↗ |
Sustainalytics ESG criteria
| 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2017 Status | Trend | |
| Environment | 74 | 79 | 82 | 84 | Leader | ↗ |
| Social | 78 | 76 | 83 | 85 | Leader | ↗ |
| Government | 78 | 79 | 81 | 79 | Outperformer | ↘ |
Oekom
In 2018, EDF obtained the overall score of C+ and, for the second year running, a B– in the Social and Governance category. Its overall rating has remained stable for the past five years at C+ in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017, and C in 2013, on a scale ranging from A+ to D–.Of the 104 companies in the Electric Utilities sector assessed in 2018, EDF came in among the top 20% and was one of the rare companies in its sector to score B– in the Social and Governance category.
Oekom ratings
| 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | Trend | 2017 status | |
| EDF overall score (D– to A+) | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | → | Not prime |
Oekom ESG criteria
| 2014 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | Tendance | Statut 2017 | |
| Environment | C+ | C+ | C+ | C+ | → | Not prime |
| Social and governance | C+ | C+ | B- | B- | → | Prime |
Morgan Stanley Capital International
In 2018, EDF achieved Advanced Level, scoring A (on a scale ranging from CCC to AAA), as in 2017, 2016 and 2015.
MSCI ratings
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Tendance | |
| EDF overall score (CCC to AAA) | A | A | A | A | A | → |
MSCI ESG criteria
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Trend | |
| Environment (0 to 10) | 6.3 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.6 | ↘ |
| Social (0 to 10) | 5.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 5.5 | → |
| Governance (0 to 10) | 5.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 3.8 | ↗ |
Ecovadis
In November 2017, EDF scored 75/100 and Advanced Level, 3 points more than in 2016 (72/100) and 8 points more than in 2015.
The Group ranked among the top 3% of companies in its business sector and the top 1% of companies across all sectors. It achieved the Gold Recognition Level, which is awarded to companies with a score of over 60/100.
Ecovadis ratings
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Trend | 2018 status | |
| EDF overall score (0 to 100) | 72 | 72 | 75 | 70 | ↘ | Advanced |
Ecovadis ESG criteria
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Trend | 2018 status | |
| Environment | 80 | 80 | 90 | 80 | ↘ | Advanced |
| Social | 70 | 70 | 80 | 70 | ↘ | Advanced |
| Ethics | 60 | 60 | 50 | 60 | ↗ | Confirmed |
| Supply chain | 70 | 70 | 60 | 60 | ↘ | Confirmed |
Centre Français d'Information sur les Entreprises (CFIE)
For the past 16 years, CFIE, the French centre for information on companies, has been publishing an annual review of the quality of the labour and environmental information published in the annual reports of major French companies, with quality being assessed according to the completeness and accuracy of the information disclosed.
In 2018, for the second consecutive year, the Group ranked first among the 22 companies assessed, with a score of 74.4/100 (77.3/100 coming in first out of 22 in 2017, 75/100 at second out of 36 in 2016, and 74/100 at second out of 36 in 2015).
CFIE ratings
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 status | Trend | |
| EDF overall score (0 to 100) | 65.4 | 74 | 75 | 77.3 | 74.4 | A | ↘ |
| Ranking among major companies assessed | 7th out of 44 | 2nd out of 36 | 2nd out of 36 | 1st out of 22 | 1st out of 22 | Top 5 | → |
CFIE ESG criteria
| 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2018 status | Trend | |
| Environment (0 to 10) | 20 | 21.4 | 21 | 22.2 | 21.7 | A | ↘ |
| Social (0 to 30) | 21 | 23.8 | 22.2 | 22.6 | 21.7 | A | ↘ |
| Social Responsibility (0 to 30) | 17.4 | 19.8 | 22.8 | 22.8 | 21.6 | A | ↘ |
| Organisation (0 to 10) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9.7 | 9.4 | A | ↘ |
Environmental, Social and Governance Indicators
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