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ESG is at the heart of

our strategy

United Utilities Group PLC

September 2021

United Utilities • ESG summary

Phil Aspin

Chief Financial Officer

United Utilities • ESG summary

A purpose-led organisation

To provide great water and more for the North West

Communities

Customers

Employees

Supporting communities to be stronger

Caring for customers through trusted relationships

Creating a great place to work for all our employees

Environment	Protecting and enhancing the
environment

	Investors	Delivering a sustainable return
	to investors

	Suppliers	Innovating in partnership with
	suppliers

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Strong track record of delivering on ESG

Stakeholder approach links to ESG measures and investor value

Communities

Customers

Employees

Environment

Investors

Suppliers

Environmental	Social		Governance
	Social mobility and youth		Partnership leverage averaging
Catchment partnerships		£7 for every £1 invested
programme (NEETs)
		(2019/20)
Water efficiency trials	Affordability and vulnerability		Fair Tax mark
schemes and Priority Services
Team volunteering	Diversity and inclusion		Gender pay reporting and
	Glassdoor recognition
Nature-based solutions	Access and recreation		Natural capital ODI with penalty
(9 million visits)		/ reward
Sustainable finance framework	Strong CR indices performance		Compliance with Corporate
	Governance Code
United Supply Chain	Covid-19 response -		United Supply Chain; ethics,
accelerated payment terms		bribery and corruption, and
			modern slavery

https://www.unitedutilities.com/globalassets/documents/pdf/united-utilities-esg-booklet-2020.pdf

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Agenda

Jo Harrison	Chris Matthews	Phil Aspin
Environment, Planning &	Head of Sustainability	Chief Financial Officer
Innovation Director
Environmental performance	Social and reporting	Responsible financing and
		governance

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