ADP // 2021 Universal Registration Document
SOC I AL , ENV I RONMENTAL AND SOC I ETAL RESPONS I B I L I TY I NFORMAT I ON
IMPROVING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE
Employee awareness-raising Throughout the year, the employees of Aéroports de Paris are made aware of issues relating to the preservation and protection of the environment, as well as to energy management. Information is shared via internal environmental communication tools, for which the “eco-employees” (community of employees who have signed an Ecocharter) act as intermediaries: the internal newsletter, Connexions, Connexions Info (internal communication emails), articles on the Aéroports de Paris intranet site and the Yammer internal social network. In September 2021, despite the health situation and the resulting restrictions, Aéroports de Paris organised events as part of European Sustainable Development Week and European Mobility Week. The following actions made it possible to raise the awareness of a maximum number of people: thematic environment cafés, the carpooling challenge, the responsible digital challenge, the Fresques du Climat , and the presentation of employee travel surveys in the form of webinars. The purpose of the environment cafés is to inform employees about the actions carried out by the Company on various topics (energy and CO 2 emissions, biodiversity, hydrogen and the airport ecosystem, the OLGA project, waste management, low carbon aviation), to engage in a dialogue to listen to everyone’s expectations and aspirations, to inspire employees by showcasing committed employees and to encourage them to take action at their own level to reduce Aéroports de Paris’ environmental footprint. The environment café format is now sustainable and attracts an ever-growing audience. In the last quarter of 2021, the cafés focused on air quality on the occasion of National Air Quality Day, the circular economy in construction projects and the circular economy in airport facilities, as part of the European Week for Waste Reduction. When relevant, this information is also relayed externally on the entrevoisins.org website to inform local residents or on the ecoairport.fr website to inform companies located at Paris airports that are members of the Clubs des Partenaires Environnement . Lastly, the Fresques du Climat , scientific and fun collective intelligence workshops, based on the reports of the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), were launched during SEDD 2021 and are intended to be rolled out on a large scale within Aéroports de Paris in 2022 in order not only to raise awareness but also to train employees on climate issues and encourage them to think collectively about solutions. Financial resources allocated to the prevention of environmental risks and pollution Environmental expenditure In 2021, no compensation was paid out as a result of court decisions of an environmental nature. No significant restorative action was necessary as a result of damage caused to the environment.
Environmental liability insurance Aéroports de Paris has taken out civil liability insurance for environmental risks, which covers Aéroports de Paris’ declared activities. As of 31 December 2021, the payments and provisions recorded on this policy since 2014 by the insurer amounted to €204,467. Innovation to enable the environmental transition The hOListic Green Airport (OLGA) project As part of the European Union green deal, several innovation projects will be funded (Horizon 2020) to facilitate the transition to low-carbon mobility and a climate resilient society. The OLGA project (https://www.olga-project.eu/) actively contributes to this objective. By focusing on improving the environmental performance of airports in terms of aircraft operations, passengers and cargo, OLGA enables the development of innovative sustainability actions, and aims to disseminate these innovations throughout the EU. Led by Groupe ADP with Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport, the OLGA consortium brings together 57 partners and third parties, including four airports, manufacturers, airlines, research players and public entities. Launched in October 2021, with a total budget of €34 million, including a grant of €25 million over a period of 60 months from the European Commission, OLGA will seek to experiment then replicate projects in order to reduce the environmental impact of the air transport sector in a holistic manner: decarbonisation of aviation activities on the ground, introduction of sustainable aviation fuels, decarbonisation of accesses to platforms, improvement of the biodiversity index of airports, the energy performance of buildings, improvement of air quality modelling, waste reduction, etc. Transforming airports into “hydrogen hubs” The advent of hydrogen aircraft is an industrial challenge for airports: they must initiate their transformation into “hydrogen hubs”, able to supply and distribute decarbonised hydrogen in very large quantities and at a competitive cost. Airports must now build, brick by brick, the local and regional market into which the zero-emission aircraft can be inserted. Aware that the capacity for innovation is essential to meet the challenges of tomorrow and respond to the urgency of societal and environmental issues, Groupe ADP launched, in February 2021, with the Île-de-France region, Air France-KLM and Airbus, a call for expressions of interest for the H2 Hub Airport. This CEI enabled air transport partners to understand the potential of an airport hydrogen sector: among the 124 responses received, 11 projects were qualified to contribute to the emergence of a hydrogen ecosystem adapted to airport specificities, reflecting the regional ecosystems being developed on the platforms.
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