Compagnies des Alpes // 2019 Universal Registration Document

4 STATEMENT OF NON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Environmental challenges

4.3.3.3 Controlling pollution and emissions (soil, air and landscape) Soil and air pollution Most soil contamination is caused by leaks following the accidental rupture of a hydraulic cable on a grooming machine. This type of leak is very localised. Ski areas carry out preventive maintenance and preventive changes on these cables, working in collaboration with suppliers to ensure reliability. They have an emergency procedure in place to treat polluted snow and clean up soil in the summer. Some of our Ski areas have trialled GTL synthesis technology to reduce atmospheric pollution (NOx and particles). Its use will be rolled out group-wide subject to supply. In addition, the sites manage their use of chemical products to limit their environmental impact and lower or eliminate the use of the most dangerous products. As stated above, environmental compliance analyses at the sites check and reinforce the procedures in place (rules for the storage of chemical and in fl ammable products, group-wide introduction of retention containers, special bins, risk analysis, etc.) and thereby reduce pollution risk. Visual and light pollution Group sites are placing increasing importance on lighting and their impact on the landscape. In practice, this has led to many initiatives, including: l pursuit of the policy to gradually reduce the number of ski lifts, and therefore pylons, cables, stations and overhead power lines. For example, at Tignes, STGM dismantled three devices to make room for a new gondola lift. It doing so it was able to remove 41 pylons, 5 stations and 7,300 metres of cable. At Val-d’Isère, STVI has now removed more than 70 pylons since 2012 and aims to eliminate a further 100 between now and 2022; l the work is monitored as part of the environmental observatory at each Ski Area with the aim of better integrating the new developments into the landscape. This activity took place over 34 days at Compagnie des Alpes Ski areas in the 2018/2019 fi scal year. Taking photographs as the work progresses allows us to take a step back and assess the e ff ectiveness of the measures put in place. This involves growing vegetation on the roofs or in the work areas, burying equipment (garage for the new Legends TSD buried), grids and storage areas, the use of untreated materials (stone or wood) when renovating lodging in the ski area, etc.; l turning o ff the lighting strips at night and all lighting at Futuroscope and Bellewaerde after closing. Noise nuisance Noise nuisance is dealt with in point 4.4.2.4 “Involvement with local communities”.

beautiful and unique national treasure, not only through access to magni fi cent viewpoints but by providing facts and information about this splendid, but ever so fragile, site. This public-private initiative, devised in close collaboration with the Parc National de la Vanoise, aims to include an environmental dimension in the tourism product to educate as many people as possible. The partnership relates to the environmental and regulatory aspect of the project, but there is also an educational aspect with the provision of information about the environment. l The new Aiguille Rouge footbridge at Les Arcs is helping our visitors understand the mountains. Looking out onto a magni fi cent landscape, visitors can read the information boards installed in conjunction with the Hauts de Villaroger nature reserve. l The Ski areas raise their customers’ awareness of biodiversity protection in the following ways: l at Les Ménuires, visitors can discover the rich local fauna and have a walk along the new fun Friendly Natural Park trail to meet some of the many animals who live in the La Vanoise national park; l Grand Massif o ff ers a fun trail for children to discover wildlife and a geological trail. It also runs a summer-winter initiative during which guides are available to introduce and talk about the fauna; l in the summer at La Plagne, SAP provides visitor information about the fl ora and fauna; l at Tignes, STGM set up an exhibition in conjunction with the Vanoise National Park and took part in the “echo day”, the main objective of which was to raise awareness about the environment and the initiatives in place (landscape integration, introduction to the environmental observatory, green behaviour, etc.); l at Les Deux Alpes, the Ballade des Cristalliers was run again in the summer of 2019, taking walkers along two fun hiking paths to introduce them to the rocks and the environment; l at Serre Chevalier, the biodiversity issue is mentioned during the visit to the traders at the Ski Area; l we also continue to share the nature data we collect at our environmental observatories. For example, SCV, which operates the Serre Chevalier Ski Area, posts reports on the site’s observatory on Facebook. On a lesser scale, some Leisure parks also raise visitor awareness with biodiversity teaching material: l at Parc Astérix, hotel guests will be able to discover local fl ora and fauna on the new “discovery trail” thanks to signs created by the CENP over a 4-km circuit. The site includes, for example, the Morrière forest, which is home to protected plant species such as the marsh Saint John’s wort; l France Miniature has created installations about bees and biodiversity protection; l the topic of biodiversity preservation is mentioned at various Futuroscope attractions. For example, the exhibition-event Villes 2050 (Cities 2050), showed the work of an architect who, for the last few years, has been designing extraordinary urbanisation projects which reconcile the city with the environment.

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Compagnie des Alpes I 2019 Universal registration document