Sustainability Statement Biodiversity and ecosystems (E4) 04 The targets and supporting roadmaps were defined in consultation with the internal stakeholders and units represented on the Biodiversity Sector Committee. The Committee, which is a part of the Group’s governance mechanism (see the dedicated section, particularly concerning environmental governance), is also tasked with tracking the related metrics and ensuring that the deployed initiatives are aligned with the Group’s environmental, sustainable natural rubber, sustainable purchasing and other policies. It brings together experts from the units concerned at least six times a year. The targets were approved by the Act4nature international Steering Committee after a cross-review between Michelin and the initiative’s committee of partner organizations, comprising at least one business network, an NGO and a scientific body, tasked with assessing the SMART nature of the commitments(1). 4.5.5.2 Impact metrics related to biodiversity and ecosystems change Material owned, leased or managed sites in or near biodiversity sensitive areas where they are having a negative impact: n Plantações Michelin da Bahia, Brazil: l Number of sites: 1, l Total surface area: 4,578 hectares, of which a 3,950-hectare wildlife conservation area and 626 hectares planted with rubber trees. l Conversion over time of land cover: No land cover has been converted to farming or deforested in the last five years. Around 400 hectares of rubber trees were fallowed during this period and converted into permanent protected areas. Title to the former cropland is currently being transferred to the conservation area. Over the past five years, 20 hectares of fallowed rubber tree cropland have been reforested. n PT Royal Lestari Utama, Indonesia: l Number of sites: 2, l Total surface area: 88,645 hectares, of which more than 15,000 are dedicated to biodiversity preservation or restoration, l Conversion over time of land cover: No land cover has been deforested by RLU in the last five years. The rubber trees were planted on plots that had been deforested or degraded prior to Michelin’s involvement in 2015. Since 2022, 1,025 hectares have been added to the conservation or restoration areas. (1) SMART commitments are Specific, Measurable, Additional, Realistic and Time-bound. 248 2024 UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT_MICHELIN
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