EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING ENGAGEMENT

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1 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ETHICS ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE COMMUNITIES HEALTHY PLANET AND TRANSPARENCY FOR THE UNDERSERVED EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING ENGAGEMENT G4 indicators: G4-SO1 GRI Standards: 413-1: Local Communities Sanofi employees volunteer their time, energy, talents and skills through programs that benefit communities in need. Through global or local initiatives, employees make a difference and contribute to their communities. Sanofi encourages employees commitment and call on their generosity in case of humanitarian crises and to support access to healthcare for disadvantage populations. Moreover, through different global and local initiatives, employees can apply their personal expertise and take on a one-off or even a long-term commitment by volunteering or collaborating with a solidarity project. Sanofi Global Volunteering 2017 I. GLOBAL INITIATIVES 1. Season of Solidarity Since 2012, Sanofi Season of Solidarity is an annual international event dedicated to solidarity, giving employees an opportunity to meet partner associations and organize solidarity activities for their benefit. In 2017, the focus was on organizing activities for children who are sick, underprivileged or who are living with a disability. Employees had the option of collaborating with an external organization, or with Enfants de Sanofi, an internal not-for-profit organization that provides support to employees children with medical, educational or social needs. For more information, see the Enfants de Sanofi Annual Report in our Documents Center. During the Season of Solidarity, many initiatives and events are organized across Sanofi affiliates with the active contribution of volunteer employees. Below we list examples of country initiatives organized in Published in May 2018 Page 1 of 11

2 FRANCE A special call for projects was launched in Fr ance sponsored by the Sanofi Espoir Fondation to reward the most original initiatives encompassing the organisation. 35 French sites and 45 activities organised during december on behalf of 11 NGOs (i.e. shelter workplaces, Red Cross, SamuSocial, Secours Populaire, Apprentis d Auteuil, Restos du Coeur etc.) Employees engaged though events to collect toys, organize solidary sales, homemade pastries sales, DIY workshops etc. Total funds collected in France reached more than 12,000. Sanofi Heartquarters offices charity market ROMANIA More than 350 employees from Romania participated in various initiatives to empower local communities and employee volunteering. Collection of in-kind donations in partnership with Red Cross, firewood for schools in poor villages, winter clothes for children, Christmas meals, gifts and hygiene products. Moreover, 400 school bags prepared and personalized by Sanofi employees containing school supplies, sweets and Christmas decorations distributed to children in underserved communities. 400 SCHOOL BAGS PREPARED AND PERSONALIZED BY SANOFI EMPLOYEES CONTAINING SCHOOL SUPPLIES, SWEETS AND CHRISTMAS DECORATIONS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO CHILDREN IN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES. SANOFI VOLUNTEERS TOOK ALSO PART IN THE FOOD BANK PROGRAM AND HELPED COLLECTING MORE THAN 600 KG OF FOOD, AS WELL AS CLOTHES AND TOYS. Published in May 2018 Page 2 of 11

3 TURKEY Sanofi Bazaar in Istanbul Office with the attendance of heartquarters employees. Teams organized stands and sold handcrafts, homemade food, toys, books etc. Funds collected on behalf of Enfants de Sanofi internal association. Special guest was Down Cafe, young group of musicians with disabilty, made a show, to celebrate the World Disability Day. Volunteers from Medical team in Sanofi Instanbul s offices 2. Stay in School Stay in Society A CSR umbrella volunteering program drives and promote access to education and employment for youth. Through this program, we will contribute to advancing health, well-being and sustainable development in local communities. This program gathers local initiaves and addresses children and youth aged between 5-25, strengthens Sanofi s community relations around its sites and encourages employees volunteering engagement. Helping children and youth to stay or succeed in school or participate in a tutoring program increases their chances of finding employment, remaining healthy and thus, staying in society. Facilitating access and pursuing education also benefits the whole community by reducing social inequalities. EXAMPLES OF COUNTRY INITIATIVES UK Mentoring Program STAY IN SCHOOL - STAY IN SOCIETY Education is the foundation to improve the health, wellbeing and sustainable development of local communities Partner local NGO SATRO 3 locations : Guildford, Oxford & Maidenhead Training Sessions for Volunteers 13 mentors for local school near Sanofi site SANOFI STUDYBUDDY PROGRAM Supporting children through school by improving learning SANOFI YOUTH EMPOWERMENT PROGRAM Empowering young people in or out of education facilitate transition to working life EGYPT Entrepreneurship workshops for Future Leaders Partner Injaz Egypt Beneficiaries 1000 preparatory public schools students in 20 classes 50 volunteers employees HUNGARY Improving the Learning environment in primary school. 86 volunteers participated in 2 volunteering days to rebuild the playground and paint wall and benches in two public primary schools in an underserved area outside Budapest. Around 27 initiaves in 16 countries are running in the affiliates adressing the criteria of the program : answer to local needs in terms of access to education and employability for children and youth of vulnerable populations, involve Sanofi s employees on volunteer missions and strengthen the relationships with the local community around the sites. Published in May 2018 Page 3 of 11

4 3. Enfants de Sanofi / Helping employees children Enfants de Sanofi is a non-for-profit organization under the French law funded by both Sanofi and employees. Its purpose is to help employees children who are experiencing difficulties such as medical problems, social troubles or educational difficulties. This program provides individual support to families worldwide. It also carries out collective actions within Sanofi subsidiaries, which are tailored to meet local needs through health programs and education & awareness campaigns. Enfants de Sanofi supports employees children up to age 25 by responding to individual requests in four areas: Health: Medical costs reimbursed poorly (or not at all) by local medical insurance companies Expenses related to disability: Rehabilitation centers, specialized institutions, medical devices, prosthesis, etc. Family support: In case of social or economic difficulties, help with child care and other support Education: in case of family difficulty, education fees, school canteen, etc. A strong network of volunteers is involved in the program, in addition to their professional responsibilities. Since its creation in 1993, For more information on Enfants de Sanofi Published in May 2018 Page 4 of 11

5 4. Volunteers for PLAN BEE Project Plan Bee project consists in setting up small-scale sentinel hives on Sanofi s sites according to a calibrated modus operandi along with a tight timetable, a cost-contained model, and a standardize approach Plan Bee project is an incubator platform which is being deployed across 22 Sanofi sites aiming to design and facilitate the Operating model set up. Sanofi employees can volunteer and be trained to support the initiative. In 2017, 308 volunteers beekeepers joined the initiative. Harvest honey is usually sold on behalf of internal charity Enfants de Sanofi. Sanofi volunteers beekeepers in Frankfurt II. LOCAL INITIATIVES UK / IRELAND In May 2017, Sanofi UK agreed an Employees Volunteering Policy setting out the approach to employee volunteering and occasions on which paid time off may be granted. Employees may request one day paid leave from work (or equivalent for individuals who work part-time) in any calendar year in order to carry out a volunteering activity of their choice. This may be taken as two half days, if appropriate to the activity. In addition, employees will be entitled to one more paid leave, on a day nominated by the Company, to enable them to participate in a Company or team-based volunteering activity, providing it supports the Company CSR strategy and selected charities. SOUTH KOREA One Fondation Day, company-wide employee engagement program where Sanofians designate 1 Friday in April to go out into a community to volunteer his/her time to participate in community support activities identified by the communities. Activities vary from support daily activities with vulnerable ones (elderly, disabled), clean facilities, clean environment, donation of handmake coloring books to children receiving cancer treatment, chaperone outing to baseball game for the blind. 409 volunteer employees engaged in 13 initiatives in 7 cities. Published in May 2018 Page 5 of 11

6 ITALY GIVE BACK The first employee volunteering program, for Sanofi Milan HQ. The drive of the initiative is to support the local community, and raise awareness on how serving people in need is an opportunity to empower each other s lives, to reinforce our team-building efforts as well as our spirit of service. Involving two associations, Nocetum and Fratelli di San Francesco, the volunteering program dedicated 3 days for each NGO. Sanofi volunteers visited Nocetum, an association set in the suburbs of Milan. The association manages an old farmstead in which they host a community of young mothers in need from all nationalities, along with their children. The program involved 60 Sanofi employees and 30 volunteers participated in the farm activities to support 300 direct beneficiaries. UNITED STATES Sanofi Volunteers in Nocetum farm The event "Sanofi in Our Communities, Celebrating Diversity" is held in Bridgewater, NJ and celebrates the rich diversity and talents of our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), while giving back to non-profit organizations in the region of New Jersey. This year, the program was focused on organizations that were supported by Sanofi in 2017, and that align with our 9 ERGs. A total of 35 local organizations who received funding from Sanofi in 2017 for NJ based projects, and that are aligned with our ERGs, were invited to this event. During the year, all the 35 organizations received funding from Sanofi for local NJ projects. A total of 150 employees volunteered for some of these organizations, representing 603 hours of volunteering. Published in May 2018 Page 6 of 11

7 Sanofi Genzyme Give Program GIVE is a program of worldwide scope and local focus that recognizes and values the impact of team volunteerism. Through GIVE, Sanofi Genzyme provides unrestricted funds to nonprofit organizations based upon employee volunteer involvement. GIVE supports teams of 4 or more Genzyme employees who volunteer or fundraise for the benefit of a charitable organization. GIVE grants are calculated based upon the total number of employee volunteers, volunteer time and/or amount fundraised, and gifted directly to the nonprofit. Through GIVE, teams can also experience Team Building Volunteer Opportunities. In the US, Sanofi Genzyme partners with over 90 local nonprofit organizations who are making a positive impact on the communities. In 2017 in the US, 500 employees were involved in volunteering activities during events with local communities partners. CZECH REPUBLIC AND SLOVAKIA: More Than Words Can Say Program Since 2013, an online portal, More Than Words Can Say, supports the volunteer activities of the employees at Sanofi Czech Republic and Slovakia. Employees can engage in a wide range of activities at non-profit organizations paint a fence at a children s home, prepare a fun program for children with disabilities at a daycare center or bake Christmas sweets for a charity bazaar. In 2017, 200 employees signed up for 28 volunteer events and supported 12 non-profit community organizations. CHINA VOLUNTEERING GROUPS Sanofi China Hope Volunteer Group had been established since 2012, including nine volunteer teams across the country. with more than 600 regular members. Over the years, with the great support from professional NGO partners, more than 7,000 Sanofi volunteers have launched over 300 volunteer activities for at least 40,000 children and other groups in need, fulfilling its purpose of giving love and Empowering Life. In 2017, Sanofi China launched the first nationwide Sanofi China Hope Volunteer Day simultaneously in 12 cities around China. In 2017, 31 initiatives in 13 cities gathering 510 volunteers (2 638 hours) took place in different areas with 20 NGO partners, targeting direct beneficiaries. On January 2018, 20 outstanding volunteers were awarded the Sanofi Volunteer Star a recognition of their efforts and engagement for the China Volunteer Groups. Published in May 2018 Page 7 of 11

8 @KidStrong in Shanghai with NGO Roots&Shoots Shanghai Camp Activities for Leukemia rehabilitation patients with NGO Golden-Ribbon in Beijing FRANCE Lyon The 3 rd édition of SOLIDARITY DAYS fully in line with the community development strategic pillar of Sanofi CSR ambition. A full program of volunteer activities. In 2017, 12 days, 6 NGOS more than 200 employees participating as volunteers. For more information about Sanofi s Communities Strategy, see the Local Social Impact Factsheet in our Documents Center. III. SKILL-BASED SPONSORSHIP PROGRAMS 1. Global Programs The Corporate Social Responsibility and the Human Resources department have launched in November 2017 a Skillsbased Sponsorship@Sanofi program to connect selected NGOs and start-ups with skilled volunteers for the short-term placements. The objective of this program is to provide Sanofi employees with the opportunity to take part in innovation and general interest projects by sharing their skills, time, and energy to serve economic or social developments and also to develop their learning agility and innovation thinking in new environments. Participants need to have been with Sanofi for one year to be able to take part to this program. Thanks to Sanofi employees engagement, skills-based Sponsorship@Sanofi strengthens our commitment to the economic and social ecosystem by contributing to the development of NGOs, associations, SMEs and startups, partners of Sanofi and of the Sanofi Espoir Foundation, engaged in the field of health. The outcomes of the pilot program, available in two French sites, will help us further define our approach for deployment in France and Internationally. An internal website was designed to inform the employees in order to discover our proposed missions and the practical modalities. Published in May 2018 Page 8 of 11

9 2. Local Programs United States The Sanofi Genzyme/Dimock Fellowship Program The Dimock Center, Massachusetts largest provider of substance use, mental health, and developmental disability services within a community health center setting serves 17,000 patients each year, mostly from low-income and individual families. In 2017, 6 Sanofi Genzyme employees provided skills-based support, advice, and training to employees at the Dimock Center in three priority areas: Human Resources, Strategic Planning, and Communications & Marketing. Our goal is to engage corporations more deeply with The Dimock Center, leveraging their expertise while also giving their employees the opportunity to more deeply engage with our work in the community, said Raquel Rosenblatt, Vice President of Institutional Advancement at the Dimock Center. Sanofi Genzyme Fellows share a common purpose: to have a long-term, fundamental impact on The Dimock Center s growth and success. From the outset, the Program was structured to allow for a deeper commitment than just a one-day, volunteer. IV. EMPLOYEE VOLUNTEERING TO ANSWER MAJOR CRISIS OR NATURAL DISASTERS Hurricane Disaster Relief Sanofi US has an historical commitment helping victims of natural disasters in the US. This fall, during an unprecedented hurricane season, the three major storms Harvey, Irma and Maria hit Texas, Louisiana, Florida, and Puerto Rico over a period of a few weeks in Sanofi US helped patients in need and supported its NGO partners in their efforts to provide emergency relief to affected communities. Beyond financial support and product donations, Sanofi US employees also gave their time and used their competencies to support affected communities. They assembled 5,400 hygiene kits during 6 volunteering events gathering 928 employees. Additionally, one employee went to Puerto Rico for 2 weeks for skill-based sponsorship in order to provide medical care to people affected by Hurricane Maria Support for Venezuela For the past two years, Venezuela has been experiencing a severe political and economic crisis, which intensified at the beginning of Enfants de Sanofi, internal association, made a call to support employees children and families. In four Parisian sites, Sanofi volunteers sorted and put into boxes Kg of in-kind donations. Published in May 2018 Page 9 of 11

10 For more information, see the Enfants de Sanofi Annual Report in our Documents Center. Earthquake in Mexico Sanofi gives an important contribution for the reconstruction through the Trust # FuerzaMéxico In a continuous effort initiated after the earthquakes of September 2017, and in the midst of the process of reconstruction of affected homes and infrastructure in the country, Sanofi delivered a donation $ 1 million to the trust # FuerzaMéxico - headed by the Business Coordinating Council (CCE), to contribute to the restoration of clinics, hospitals or infrastructure dedicated to health. In addition, an immediate donation was made after the disaster of medicines for the affected population, required by the Federal Commission for the Protection against Sanitary Risks (COFEPRIS) and vaccines for the prevention of tetanus, pertussis and diphtheria, mainly directed to brigadistas. These donations were made through the National Chamber of the Pharmaceutical Industry (CANIFARMA). Besides, Sanofi included in its long-term plan the Season of Solidarity campaign, titled # FuerzaMéxico. Employees from Spain, France, Colombia, Chile, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico joined together to raise funds. Furthermore,through the initiative Enfants de Sanofi, financial support was provided to affected employees. Published in May 2018 Page 10 of 11

11 For more information on Sanofi answers to major events or natural disasters, Fondation Sanofi Espoir Published in May 2018 Page 11 of 11