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Preserving Biodiversity is fully integrated in Aperam’s CSR program !

Based on the Global Reporting Initiative and the ResponsibleSteel™ frameworks, our biodiversity plans
involve a preliminary identification of local, vulnerable or invasive species, their natural habitats and of
any possible disturbances that changes in our operations could cause. In 2022, we added new indicators
on biodiversity to our dashboard, letting us track our progress.

Maintaining biodiversity across the Aperam Group

In response to the growing concerns of our stakeholders, Aperam has established biodiversity plans at each of our main plants. For example, our BioEnergia forests has long operated using a strong Fauna Monitoring Program to monitor local biodiversity in Brazil’s Jequitinhonha Valley. Furthermore, by maintaining vast native forest areas, we not only push back against deforestation, we also provide an important reserve for local flora and fauna.

Meanwhile, our Isbergues site has embarked on an innovative ‘Ecolonomy’ project aimed at transforming the industrial platform and meeting future environmental challenges while improving the quality of life for employees. In 2023, the site planted 700 trees and several pesticide-free vegetation zones. It also installed a dozen swallow nests.

At our Genk site, employees installed around 50 nesting boxes across the site and, together with a local non-profit nature conservation organization, have transformed the grassland around the Cold Rolling Offices into a landscaped area with natural elements – including 4,000 native trees and shrubs and several sand dunes.

And let’s not forget Aperam Pont-de-Roide in France, which recently installed three new beehives on its site. Nearly 200,000 bees have found refuge in these hives, contributing to the pollination of surrounding flowers.