Sustainable development is the keystone of the AREVA group's industrial strategy. It is based on AREVA Way, the Group’s continuous improvement initiative, and includes three main goals:

• To sustain profitable growth while promoting economic performance, customer satisfaction and innovation ;
• To be socially responsible by drawing on principles of governance, commitment to people, community involvement, dialogue and consensus building ;
• To respect the environment, especially through risk management and prevention.

To achieve these goals, the AREVA group relies on a network-based management system and non-financial indicators. Performance data is regularly collected and analyzed and incorporated into the Group's budgeting process.

To demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development and continuous improvement, AREVA compared its practices with those of electric equipment manufacturing companies by commissioning a non-financial rating study from Innovest, supplemented by a review performed by Vigeo.