Saint Gobain : Tour Saint-Gobain, recently completed by Generali Real Estate in La Défense, Paris, tops international sustainability certifications

January 14, 2021

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Tour Saint-Gobain, recently completed by Generali Real Estate in La Défense, Paris, tops international sustainability certifications

Paris - Generali Real Estate and Saint-Gobain are proud to announce that the Tour Saint- Gobain hosting the new global headquarters of Saint-Gobain in La Défense, near Paris, has achieved all the four main international environmental certifications at the highest levels.

The most important development project by Generali in Paris, Tour Saint-Gobain*, made sustainability its distinctive mark since the design phase. As a testimony of this environmentally-centric approach, the Tour, completed in early 2020 and to which more than 80 building material solutions provided by Saint-Gobain were used, has recently achieved all the four main international environmental certifications with the highest marks in the scale.

Tour Saint-Gobain is the first, and so far the only, High Rise Building in France having achieved:

• HQE by Certivea - Niveau "Exceptionnel" on all the four themes Environment, Comfort, Health and Energy
• High Energy Performance Label: Effinergie +
• LEED (Building Design and Construction: Core and Shell Development) by U.S. Green Building Council - Platinum certification
• BREEAM International (New Construction) - Outstanding

These achievements, certified by independent and internationally recognized institutions, are a concrete sign of the Generali commitment to actively contribute to set new sustainability benchmarks for the real estate sector and to reduce the environmental footprint of its properties portfolio across Europe, in close collaboration with like-minded, market leader tenants such as Saint-Gobain.

• Key datas and pictures and videos available onhttps://www.saint-gobain.com/en/saint- gobain-tower

GENERALI REAL ESTATE

Generali Real Estate is one of the world's leading real estate asset managers, with around €31.6bn of assets under management as of 30 June 2020. It leverages on the expertise of more than 430 professionals, with operating units located in the main European cities.

The company's integrated business model covers the full scope of asset management activities and the entire real estate value chain. A series of cross-border investment vehicles, managed by the specialized asset manager GRE SGR, aims to create long- term value for investors with a core/core+ profile by investing in assets characterized by good locations, high liquidity and strong underlying leasing dynamics. The portfolio under management comprises a unique mix of historical and modern properties, ranging from landmark buildings to new architectural masterpieces, which has enabled the company to develop best-in-class skills in the fields of technological innovation, sustainability and urban development. Generali Real Estate is part of the Generali Group, one of the largest global insurance and asset management providers. Established in 1831, it is present in 50 countries, with a total premium income of more than €69.7 billion in 2019, and with nearly 72,000 employees serving 61 million customers.

ABOUT SAINT-GOBAIN

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions for the construction, mobility, healthcare and other industrial application markets. Developed through a continuous innovation process, they can be found everywhere in our living places and daily life, providing wellbeing, performance and safety, while addressing the challenges of

sustainable construction, resource efficiency and the fight against climate change. This strategy of responsible growth is guided by the Saint-Gobain purpose, "MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME", which responds to the shared ambition of all the women and men in the Group to act every day to make the world a more beautiful and sustainable place to live in.

€42.6 billion in sales in 2019

More than 170, 000 employees, located in 70 countries Committed to achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050