v ~ SANOFI UNITED NATIONS Mr. Ban Ki-Moon Secretary General ofthe United Nations New York 10017 - United States Paris, May 27, 2013 Dear Mr. Secretary, As the CEO and the CSR Senior VP of SANOFI, we confirm our company's continued support of the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact in the areas of Human Rights, Laber, Environment and Anti-Corruption. Within our 2012 CSR Report, which serves as our Communication on Progress, we reiterate our commitment to the Global Compact as weil as provide detailed information about our progress on integrating the Compact and its principles into our business strategy, culture and day-to-day operations. Listed below are the sections of the Report that speak to our actions within the UN Global Compact Principles: Core Value Principle Link to 2012 CSR Information Hu man Princip le 1: Businesses should Sueeorting and reseecting human rights: Rights support and respect the protection of -2012 CSR Report - Ethics, Human Rights - i nternationa lly proclaimed human page 50 rights. htt12:ll en.sa no fi.comli magesl32419 CSR Report 2012.pdf -Download Center: Human Rights and Responsible Procurement httq:llcsr.sanofi.comldownloadcenter Reference 2012»-Section 4.3.3 - page 39 http:llen.sanofi.comlimagesl32602 Doc- Ref 2012 Chapitre 4 EN.pdf Reseecting right ta health: 2012 CSR Report - Patient, Access to healthcare- page 13 http:llen.sanofi.coml1magesl32419 CSR Report 2012.pdf sanofi-aventis groupe- Siège social: 54, rue La Boétie, 75008 Paris- Tél.:+ 33 (0)1.53.77.40.00- Fax :+ 33 (0)1.53.77.41.33 Société Anonyme au capital de 76 493 456-403 335 938 R.C.S. Paris - Code APE 7010 Z-N" intracommunautaire : FR 47403335938
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Through our approach to CSR, Sanofi reaffirms its pledge to uphold the UN Global Compact principles. They continue to serve as the basis for the development and implementation of our CSR policies and practices. By way of our actions, we continue to uphold our obligation to protect Human Rights, abide by core labor standards, support freedom of association, protect against child and forced labor, combat discrimination and corruption and protect the environ ment. The Report, which is available as a pdf file: (http://en.sanofi.com/lmages/32419 CSR Report 2012.pdf is also located at http://csr.sanofi.com and will be shared broadly with stakeholders utilizing multiple communication methods. Sincerely yours, Chris Viehbacher CEO, Sanofi