Sustainable Development

With our leadership position comes responsibility The group translates that responsibility into the AREVA Way, a management system that forms the backbone of the group's continuous improvement initiative, which is structured around AREVA’s 10 Sustainable Development commitments. The AREVA Way initiative urges every one of the group’s entities -- in the United States and around the world -- to commit to a performance improvement program based on the three pillars of Sustainable Development: profitability, social responsibility, respect for the environment. The following 10 Sustainable Development commitments constitute a rallying point for all of our employees:

1. Commitment to Employees

AREVA promotes our employees' professional development, and we are committed to providing good working conditions.

2. Community Involvement

AREVA participates in the economic and social development of the communities in which the group operates.

3. Continuous Improvement

AREVA has implemented a continuous improvement initiative based on practices shared throughout the group.

4. Customer Satisfaction

AREVA listens to our customers, anticipates their needs, supports their growth, and measures and increases their satisfaction.

5. Dialogue and Consensus Building

AREVA establishes and maintains stakeholder relations based on trust.

6. Economic Performance

We ensure the group's sustainability through long-term profitable growth.

7. Environmental Protection

We at AREVA limit our environmental impacts by reducing our consumption of natural resources, controlling our releases and optimizing our waste management.

8. Governance

We manage our operations responsibly in accordance with AREVA values, and we assess and truthfully report on our performance to shareholders and all stakeholders.

9. Innovation

AREVA develops and harnesses best-in-breed technologies to anticipate customer needs and increase our cost competitiveness while complying with nuclear safety, occupational safety and environmental protection requirements.

10. Risk Prevention and Management

AREVA establishes and maintains the highest level of nuclear and occupational safety in all operations to preserve public and worker health, and to protect the environment.