• “ As one of the largest European companies, EADS is aware of its duties and is willing to develop its contribution to the cultural, educational and social background in the countries where EADS operates. In particular, EADS aims at reinforcing project partnerships with universities and research centres, through, for example, the EADS Research Foundation.
• EADS shall do its best to maintain an open dialogue with its stakeholders and to provide clear answers to requests for clarifications within the limits of its obligations.”

EADS’ contributions come in different forms; they include sponsorships, donations, or partnerships. Wherever it is located, EADS contributes to a range of activities, conferences or institutions, which address social, educational, cultural or sport issues. In most cases, such activities are initiated by EADS local entities which are also in daily contact with the relevant stakeholders.

However, EADS has implemented a donation guidelines (under the responsibility of EADS Corporate Secretary) as well as sponsoring guidelines (under the responsibility of EADS Corporate Communications) which set out criteria for granting sponsoring/donation to projects while leaving certain independence to the BUs.

The guidelines also provide certain thresholds above which such activity has to be reported to the Corporate Secretary or Corporate Communications as applicable and approved at the level of the CEOs.

In 2005, EADS contributed more than €2 million to social, cultural, sport or educational projects.

EADS contributes to humanitarian activities by donating and giving material or providing air transportation capacities when necessary. EADS has a long-term partnership with “Aviation sans Frontières” in France, Germany and Spain, a humanitarian organisation which provides air transport for, in particular, seriously ill children.

Through its support for “Wings of Help”, EADS brought some 95 tons of relief supplies to the afflicted region of Pakistan following a devastating earthquake. EADS offered its help in boosting the airlift capability so that the injured could be evacuated.

In 2005, the EADS Group actively participated in the global relief support following the Hurricane Katrina along the Gulf Coast. This humanitarian support was the result of a cooperative effort involving EADS, its companies the U.S. and European governments, and employees around the world.

In total, EADS, its subsidiaries and the Group employees donated nearly $2 million for the victims battered by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita along the Gulf Coast in August and September 2005, and responded actively to the urgent needs by providing air transportation capacities.

Immediately after the passage of the hurricane Katrina, Eurocopter helicopters EC 120 and EC 135, rescued stranded victims and transported medical personnel, and delivered supplies along the Golf Coast. The Eurocopter HH−65 Dolphin helicopter rescued some 4,400 victims during approximately 1,480 hours of operational mission.

Within days of the disaster, Airbus sent its A300−600ST Beluga from Europe to the United States to transport 23 tons of blanket, cots, tents and other material donated by the French and the British governments and to carry to Mississippi a 12-ton EADS-built mobile rescue station supplied by the German Army and government. Approximately 150 patients a day were treated in the EADS TransHospital location.