_242 2023 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT_MICHELIN 4 NON-FINANCIAL STATEMENT Sustainable Development Report 4.1.2.3 a) The Corporate Stakeholder Committee The Corporate Stakeholder Committee is made up of independent members from outside the Group who are representative of the Group’s key stakeholders. They are selected by a Steering Committee, which is also tasked with organizing meetings and events. Its members include one of the two Managers of the Group, the Executive Vice Presidents of Engagement and Brands and Urban and Long-Distance Transportation and the Presidents of the European Regions, all of whom are members of the Group Executive Committee. Members of the Corporate Stakeholder Committee are chosen for their ability to represent the Group’s various stakeholders, as well as for their expertise, geographic origin and interest in sustainable development issues. They are appointed for three‑year terms, renewable once. The Committee offers advice and support in assessing the alignment of Michelin’s sustainable development strategy with outside needs and expectations. It meets with the Group Executive Committee once a year. In 2023, the Committee comprised 12 members from Europe, Asia, North America, Africa and other regions who were all representative of the Group’s key stakeholders, i.e., a supplier, two customers, a trade union, two NGOs, an investor, an international organization, a philosopher, a leading urban mobility transformation researcher, a representative of the new economy and a young person. Held in person at the Blanzy plant (France) on October 4 and 5, 2023, the Committee’s eighth annual meeting with members of the Group Executive Committee focused on three main issues. First, the meeting offered an opportunity to act on the Corporate Stakeholder Committee’s 2022 comments concerning the new definition of the term "sustainable materials.” The new term “renewable or recycled materials” was approved and a “committed to sustainable tires” approach was defined. Then, two working sessions were organized on how renewable energies are allocated to customers and on how the Michelin Group exercises its duty of care with non-Tier 1 suppliers. The recommendations report was shared with the teams for input into the action plans. 4.1.2.3 b) Dialogue with civil society organizations Michelin nurtures ongoing dialogue with civil society organizations involved in both environmental and social responsibility issues. A corporate Relations with Civil Society Organizations unit, in place since 2014, is supported by a network of 29 correspondents around the world. Trained both internally and externally, the correspondents can draw upon both a handbook (A Practical Guide to NGO Relations) and a methodology. They are subject to an internal quality control audit every two years on average. The correspondents are tasked with identifying at-risk issues in their country, identifying and initiating dialogue with NGOs on targeted issues, and addressing their expectations and questions. They regularly engage with such social and human rights NGOs as Amnesty International, Global Witness, the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH), Human Rights Watch and Reporters Without Borders. In 2020 and 2021, for example, Michelin addressed a controversy concerning a Belarusian supplier (with which it has since suspended all business relations) by working closely with the Belarus Helsinki Committee, the Danish Institute for Human Rights, the FIDH, Free our Belarus, the International Center for Civil Initiative – Our House (ICCI), and the Business and Human Rights Resource Center (BHR, Kiev), as well as with the Professional Union of Belarusians in Britain (PUBB), the IndustriALL Global Union and the International Labour Organization. In 2022 and 2023, the Group engaged in sustained dialogue with several NGOs concerning the war in Ukraine and Michelin’s withdrawal from Russia. In 2015, Michelin set up a special stakeholder committee(1) dedicated to sustainable natural rubber issues. Meetings were held in 2016, 2018, 2020 and, most recently, in November 2022. The Group reviewed its progress over the past two years and presented its action objectives and performance metrics for the next five years. Discussions focused on two issues in particular: initiatives to support local communities involved in rubber farming and improvements in traceability in rubber farming. In addition, in November 2023, the Group engaged with other NGOs, including the WWF, Transport & Environment and the European Climate Foundation, on technical issues in the plan to decarbonize its manufacturing operations. (1) The committee brings together around 20 social and environmental NGOs, as well as representatives of producers, manufacturers and academia.
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