Assystem - Registration Document 2016

2016 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT (CSR)

ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: ASSYSTEM’S COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING RESOURCES

4.4 ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: ASSYSTEM’S COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING RESOURCES

The environmental indicators presented in this 2016 CSR report are defined in the methodology note on page 65 of this Registration Document. These indicators are as follows:

GRI equivalent (Global Reporting Initiative)

2016

2015

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (in tonnes of CO 2 GHG emissions per employee per year (in tCO 2 e)

7,569

7,217

G4-EN15 (b) G4-EN15 (b)

equivalent – tCO 2

e)

1.05

1.16

Km per employee of business travel by car Km per employee of business travel by air

4,835 1,730

4,805 1,637

G4-EN15 G4-EN15 G4-EN3 G4-EN3

4,971,021

- -

Electricity use (in kWh)

758,656

Gas use (in kWh)

No environmental provisions or liabilities have been recorded in the Group’s consolidated statement of financial position.

deployed in Germany and the United Kingdom in 2016 and the aim is now to extend it to all host countries; ● increase the proportion of hybrid and electric vehicles in the car fleet. This policy is being applied for the car-pooling system (see below), where internal combustion vehicles are gradually being replaced by electric vehicles; Travel optimisation plans have been drawn up for all material French sites, frequently in partnership with local authorities. A key aim of these plans is to encourage ride-sharing between employees of the Group and also with employees of other companies, and car-pooling systems. In Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, following deployment of a car-pooling scheme in July 2014, a ride-share app for commuters was set up in 2016 (Karos). In Toulouse, a car-pooling system was launched in September 2016, with three electric cars and two internal combustion cars made available to employees, and plans are now being drawn up to provide electric bikes on a self-service basis. Car-pooling systems are also due to be introduced in Cherbourg, Lyon and Issy-les-Moulineaux in 2017. To help meet these green mobility objectives, the Group has implemented appropriate car and/or travel policies in most of its host countries. In France and Germany, a carbon emissions cap per vehicle is applied. In addition, an awareness raising campaign was launched in France in September 2016 (see Section 4.3.4.1.2 of this Registration Document). During the campaign, employees were given a range of eco-driving tips (for example, attend to vehicle maintenance, drive smoothly to reduce carbon emissions, fuel consumption and wear and tear on the vehicle). Innovative alternative solutions to using an individual car were also presented, such as car-pooling, ride-sharing, electric bikes and public transport. The campaign will be followed in 2017 with eco-driving and road-safety courses, including e-learning modules and open-road and closed-circuit training. ● optimise business travel.

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4.4.1

GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

Total greenhouse gas emissions by entities within the reporting boundary rose to 7,569 tCO 2 e in 2016 from 7,217 tCO 2 e in 2015. The increase was due to growth in employee numbers, automatically leading to a rise in business travel, and to the business’s expanded international reach, leading to a higher incidence of air travel. On a per-employee basis, emissions were down by more than 9%, to 1.05 tCO 2 e in 2016 from 1.16 tCO 2 e the previous year. Assystem’s Bilan Carbone carbon footprint report for 2016 confirmed the low direct environmental impact of its businesses. Despite this low impact, for several years now, targeted sustainable development initiatives have been deployed to reduce carbon emissions linked to business travel, which account for 93% of the Group’s carbon footprint (with the rest coming from gas and electricity use). The challenges of sustainable development are encouraging the manufacturing sector to embrace a virtuous dynamic in which environmental performance drives financial performance. As an engineering company, Assystem is contributing to this dynamic by making innovation a driver to bring about a sustainable world. Added to this, the Group plays a critical role in providing engineering solutions for low-carbon electricity generation (particularly nuclear energy).

4.4.2

MANAGING THE GROUP’S ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

4.4.2.1 Promoting green travel Assystem has set several green mobility objectives:

● promote virtual meeting solutions to limit the number of business trips. In 2015, the Group launched a multi-year investment plan in new collaborative IT tools. Initially focused on France, the plan was

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