Compagnies des Alpes // 2019 Universal Registration Document

4 STATEMENT OF NON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Environmental challenges

4.3.3.1 Taking account of biodiversity, soil and landscape in operations and design This section relates to the nine Ski areas and seven Leisure parks only. It does not include the museums or tertiary sites which do not have a signi fi cant impact on biodiversity.

Ski area observatories Because they are located in a natural environment, the existence of threatened or protected species is of particular importance to each of the Group’s Ski areas. Following the success of the Flaine Observatory (2007), the Group has developed environmental observatories in each of its Ski areas.

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of the parade and reproduction of gallinaceous birds, species counts, prohibition areas to preserve habitats, research into the behaviour of some species at Ski areas with GPS monitoring, etc.; l 10-year monitoring of a protected species ( buxbaumia viridis ); l post-work revegetation by turf cutting to optimise recovery, or trail sowings suitable for high-altitude environments using Phytosem seeds which o ff er us more diverse mixes of local species, including a minimum of 20% Végétal Local certi fi ed seeds. Over the fi scal year the Ski areas revegetated 80 hectares. As regards soil use, only a very small part of the concession is used for ski slopes: an average of 4% of the total area (in seven of the Group’s nine Ski areas which provide this information (1) . The rest of the area is left in its natural state or used outside the winter season by farmers (mainly for pasture). The Leisure parks The Leisure park sites also have adapted natural spaces that they can use to increase visitors’ enjoyment. On average, the concrete areas at the Leisure parks account for less than one quarter (23%) of the total surface area (based on seven sites out of eight (2) , 40% is given over to landscaped areas and waterways, and the rest is left in its natural state with environments such as forests and swamps.

They allow the Group to monitor the impact of its operations and development on all aspects of the environment, on flora, fauna, landscape and speci fi c biotopes (wetlands and habitats) Depending on the speci fi cs of the site, some supplement the base fi gures with geology or forest inventories. Using information from external ecological experts, they now compose useful tools to help them understand the area and, through this, biodiversity preservation. For a development project, for example, the Observatory provides environmental data about the area, enabling environmental considerations to be factored in during the draft project phase by, for instance, adapting the scope or periods of work to avoid its impact on certain species or reducing the impact on an area. The Observatory also helps to monitor the compensation and remedial measures put in place for development projects. Between 2007 and 2017, the Group’s observatories counted 191 protected species and mapped the observation data using 23,173 GPS coordinates, based on the fauna and fl ora data obtained during 672 audits. 200 additional fl ora and fauna audits were carried out in 2018, and 106 in 2019, at all Group observatories, which equates to 978 audits since their creation. The Observatory also provides a forum for discussion and collaboration with many stakeholders on a wide range of projects: l the national forestry commission ( Office national des forêts ), mountain and national park Galliform observatory: system for viewing wild birds on cable sections of susceptible ski lifts, zoning

(1) Does not include STVI, Méribel Alpina. (2) Does not include Walibi Holland.

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