Noyau Social Cité La Cure: Painting on canvas is one of the numerous activities organised by the NGO. CIM CSR S FRAMEWORK

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1 MUR 12.2m SPENT ON PROJECTS SUBMITTED BY 15 NGOs Noyau Social Cité La Cure: Painting on canvas is one of the numerous activities organised by the NGO. CIM CSR S FRAMEWORK Cim s CSR strategy is underpinned by the desire to make a positive impact on the lives of less privileged members of society. We aim to achieve this not only by contributing money to worthwhile causes but also by encouraging our staff to participate in the CSR efforts of the Group. The Group s subsidiaries channel their individual CSR contributions to the Cim Social Development Trust (the Trust ) which is a special purpose vehicle designed to coordinate the Group s CSR initiatives. The Trust works with Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in Cim s chosen focus areas and with whom it has developed close working relationships over time. The Trust also occasionally invites other interested NGOs to submit projects for consideration. In September 2016, the Trust was replaced by a new entity, the Cim CSR Fund Ltd, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee created to administer the Group s CSR spend. The new entity should allow for more efficient management of Cim CSR s activities and improve their governance thanks to the creation of a new board of directors for the Cim CSR Fund. The board will lead and supervise Cim s CSR initiatives, while the day-to-day management of CSR activities of the Group will be managed by a fulltime employee. An accounting and company secretarial support will be provided by the shared services arm of the Group. FOCUS AREAS With a view to be more impactful and at the same time help as many beneficiaries as possible, Cim has decided to concentrate its CSR in the following three areas: 1. Engagement 2. Environment 3. Education For the financial year under review, the Trust spent MUR12.2m (excluding administrative expenses), on projects submitted by 15 NGOs across its focus areas CIM ANNUAL REPORT 39

2 ENGAGEMENT Our Engagement initiatives are geared towards helping the most vulnerable in our society, namely children and women. The NGOs we partnered with ranged from an organisation working to empower women from vulnerable backgrounds to launch their own small scale businesses; to an association supporting children in need of special therapy. We also reacted promptly to assist vulnerable families who were severely affected by the floods in Fond du Sac and Grand Bay villages in February A total of MUR7.1m was spent on our Engagement initiatives. Link to Life: Cim Group s employees assisted the NGO during several of its screening campaigns. NGO INITIATIVE OUTCOMES 1,119 women screened. LINK TO LIFE Sponsorship of breast and cervical cancer awareness and screening campaign in vulnerable areas across the island for 1119 beneficiaries. Support for the opening of a therapy centre in Pamplemousses. 36% referred for further investigation in relation to cervical problems. 11% referred to for further investigation for breast-related problems. 18 employees helped Link to Life conduct its screening campaign. SPINAL INJURY REHABILITATION CENTRE (SIREC) Rehabilitative physiotherapy and occupational therapy services for children with cerebral palsy. 5 children received 300 hours of therapy at home over a period of 24 weeks. MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY ASSOCIATION Sponsorship of the annual charity walk of the association. Raising awareness among the public with over 100 people participating. TI RAYONS SOLEIL Training programme for vulnerable women at Cité Malherbes to empower them to develop their own small businesses. Training programme for vulnerable women at Cité Cœur Immaculé de Marie (Cité Cim) at Rivière du Rempart, to empower them to develop their own small businesses. 15 women already trained, 4 of whom have started their own catering business through Ti Rayons Soleil. 15 women being trained representing 22% of the total number of households in Cité Cim CIM ANNUAL REPORT

3 NGO INITIATIVE OUTCOMES SIR GAETAN DUVAL FOUNDATION Christmas gifts for vulnerable children in Cité Anoshka, Cité Bambous and Cité Beau Sejour. 200 children. OPEN MIND Support for the construction of the NGO s psychological care centre in Verdun. The centre caters for up to 84 children. FLOOD CRISIS Financial support for families of Fond Du Sac and Grand Bay villages impacted by the February 2016 floods. 141 households. NGO TRADE FAIRS Two trade fairs were organised on Cim premises in December 2015 and May 2016 to help NGOs sell their products. «32 NGOs participated and over 100 Group employees visited the fair. Thanks to the continuous support of Cim Group, Link to Life has been able to raise awareness of breast cancer and provide screening to those most vulnerable to the disease. We have now reached more than 3,000 WOMEN ISLAND-WIDE. Elizabeth Dalais, President of Link to Life «Link to Life: One of our employees assisting a beneficiary during an awareness and screening session CIM ANNUAL REPORT 41

4 EDUCATION Education is the second most important area that the Group supports. An amount of MUR3.4m was allocated to the projects, reaching over 891 beneficiaries. These projects ranged from programmes to improve young people s financial literacy and help people burdened by over-indebtedness, to projects helping ex-detainees to reintegrate socially and and allowing vulnerable children to discover the joys of the circus. «The NGOs we partnered with ranged from an association working with women from vulnerable backgrounds to help them launch their own small scale businesses to an association supporting children in need of special therapy. «Ti Rayons Soleil: Women of the NGO are coached and mentored to be able to develop their own businesses. NGO INITIATIVE OUTCOMES OASIS DE PAIX Sponsorship of school uniforms for pupils of École Père Henri Souchon. 250 pupils. NOYAU SOCIAL CITÉ LA CURE Lunch programme for vulnerable children for the academic year. 84 children. RUGBY UNION MAURITIUS Initiation of vulnerable children to rugby. 22 children targeted. ROTARY CLUB OF PORT LOUIS Supporting the launch of a B.A.(Hons) Music course at the University of Mauritius. 22 students in the first cohort CIM ANNUAL REPORT

5 NGO INITIATIVE OUTCOMES SERGE CONSTANTIN PROJECT Safeguarding the work of late painter Serge Constantin. 24 works. CIRCUS SAMOA Allowing vulnerable children to discover the Circus. 150 children. UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS Financial literacy programme to raise awareness of indebtedness in vulnerable areas of Mauritius. 150 beneficiaries. JUNIOR ACHIEVE- MENT MASCA- REIGNES Offering a Junior Achievement Managing Your Money Smartly Programme to teach young people how to manage their money effectively. 100 beneficiaries. ASSOCIATION KINOUÉTÉ Rehabilitation and reintegration programme for ex-detainees. 15 women trained. LOIS LAGESSE TRUST FUND Upgrading of infrastructure to enhance the physical security of visually impaired individuals. The centre caters for 50 people CIM ANNUAL REPORT 43

6 ENVIRONMENT Employee Engagement: Cleaning activity. As a responsible corporate citizen, we believe that it is our collective responsibility to preserve our environment. Cim contributed to the Mauritius Wildlife Foundation s awareness and conservation programme, to an awareness and mentoring programme to help conserve our marine environment and to cleaning the streets around its offices in Port Louis. A total amount of MUR1.5m was disbursed for these initiatives. NGO INITIATIVE OUTCOMES MAURITIUS WILDLIFE FOUNDATION (MWF) Rare plant conservation programme whose main objectives are to find new locations for rare endemic plant species, the propagation of critically endangered plants, the transfer of propagated species into Field Gene Banks and the improvement of knowledge of the distribution of rare plants, their ecology and propagation techniques. Sharing the benefits of native wilderness and wildlife with the Mauritian people. 91 staff members attended a Discovery Walk educational session at Black River National Park where information on the endemic forest and rare species was imparted by the MWF team. SIDS YOUTH AIMS HUB (SYAH) Awareness and mentoring programme for the conservation of our marine environment. 15 youngsters were trained. CLEANLINESS DRIVE Awareness and cleaning of Victor De La Faye Street in Port Louis. Participation of 35 employees. Installation of litter bins. Going Forward Despite the recent changes to CSR legislation, which suggests that the Group s CSR budget would effectively be halved, Cim remains more committed than ever to its mission of positively impacting the lives of less privileged members of society. The Group will continue to explore innovative ways of ensuring that its CSR initiatives are sustainable in the future. We also look forward to working constructively with the new National CSR Foundation in our joint endeavour to help vulnerable members of society CIM ANNUAL REPORT