Compagnie des Alpes - 2017 Registration Document

4 SOCIAL, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Group environmental information

Tertiary sites In tertiary sites, water consumption is considered negligible in volume terms at Group level (0.33%). Due to a lack of individual meters, these figures do not include the Paris and Chambéry sites, Grévin Montréal and the CDA Productions workshops. Ski areas In Ski areas, water is mainly used for artificial snow-making. Indeed, this accounts for 77% of the Group’s total water usage. Man-made snow is used to protect the Group from the impact of a shortage of natural snow on the ski business, especially at the beginning and end of a season. Ski areas limit their use of municipal water by favouring surface water catchment and overflow recovery systems. 94% of the water used to make artificial snow comes from surface water. To reduce abstraction when water levels in streams and rivers are at their lowest, CDA Ski resorts make an ongoing effort to build hillside water catchment systems, which enable autumn rainwater and water from snow melts to be stored. Group companies monitor water abstraction in order to maintain the biodiversity downstream of the water abstraction. Once all the network work has been completed, man-made snow is simply water that has been crystallised at low temperatures. No chemical transformation or additive is used. Water taken from the natural environment for the purpose is restored when the snow melts. For several years, the Ski areas have employed slope preparation and grooming techniques that limit the amount of snow necessary for skiing while maintaining very high service standards. The work done to achieve ideal slope profiles and ensure a good covering of grass also helps reduce the amount of snow necessary for a slope to be opened.

Leisure destinations In Leisure destinations, water is used for the rides (pools, watering), pools for animals, as well as in the restaurants and toilets for visitors.

LEISURE DESTINATIONS: ORIGIN OF WATER CONSUMED

3 % Surface water

42 % Municipal water

55 % Well water

55% of the water consumed by Leisure destinations comes from wells. This is followed by municipal water, and to a lesser extent, surface water. Leisure destinations try to limit their water consumption in various ways such as detecting leaks (installing sub-meters, for example), installing aerated, self-closing or infrared taps and dual flush toilets, and collecting rainwater for sanitary use or to water the sites. Bellewaerde park also has a treatment plant. Once treated, the waste water is tested internally and through independent external checks to ensure it meets local environmental regulations. Where appropriate, Group sites conduct water analyses, both before use in order to check its potability, and when it is discharged, in order to check pollution levels (four out of nine Ski areas and six out of seven Leisure destinations).

ORIGIN OF WATER FOR ARTIFICIAL SNOW-MAKING

4 % Well water

2 % Municipal water

94 % Surface water

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Compagnie des Alpes I 2017 Registration Document