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Extra-financial performance Reducing the Group’s environmental footprint

Similarly, Derichebourg entered into a partnership in 2016 with Michelin Group to manage its tire stock. Accordingly, the Group has chosen to place the emphasis on extending the life of tires by retreading and regrooving them, where this is possible, helping to reduce the amount of raw materials consumed compared with manufacturing a new tire. The introduction of tire pressure monitoring has also helped to reduce fuel consumption. Accordingly, through these different initiatives, by 2022 the Group wants to: keep vehicle consumption below 42 liters/100 km; reduce the volume of diesel used; reduce CO 2 emissions from the Transportation business by close to 10% compared with December 31, 2018.

The various subsidiaries of the Environment division began training sessions two years ago and, to date, more than 150 drivers have participated in such sessions. However, the Group has changed its strategy and is now moving towards more appropriate training aimed at correctly handling the new vehicles delivered (use of the robotic gearbox, optimum torque, etc.), in partnership with car manufacturers and bodybuilders (management of accessories; auxiliary crane, etc.). Indeed, due to a lack of knowledge, it was observed that drivers may overconsume when they were driving new vehicles. This has contributed to a slight downward trend in the indicators, even though the fleet is newer and less polluting; route planning assistance. A shared initiative is being undertaken by operating managers for the Recycling business, route planners and commercial teams in order to improve how collection routes are organized and motor vehicles shared to reduce the number of unnecessary kilometers driven.

Monitoring of the energy performance of the Recycling business is carried out using the following indicators:

Environmental Services

2021

2020

2022 targets

In liters per 100 km

Fuel consumption per 100 km traveled (1)

42

43.2

43.1

2022 targets

2021

2020

In grams of CO 2 per kilometer traveled

CO 2 emissions per kilometer traveled (1)

1,200

1,327

1,324

Scope Europe excluding Italy. (1)

For downstream transportation, the Group also prioritizes the use of maritime or river transportation, where possible, which is cheaper and helps to protect the environment. New site openings are, whenever possible, next to waterways. As a reminder, the Group has access to river or maritime infrastructure for most of its subsidiaries: Marseille (Purfer), Rouen and Valenciennes (Revival), Houston (Derichebourg Recycling USA), Nantes (AFM Recyclage), Brussels and Liège (Derichebourg Belgium), Karlsruhe (Derichebourg Umwelt GmbH), Strasbourg (Eska), etc. This is the case for the Group’s two most recent shredding lines: Gennevilliers (on the HAROPA – Paris Ports site) and since late September 2018, the new Bassens shredding line (located on the Bordeaux Port Authority site).

The Group also continues the use of rail transport. This mode of transportation is an alternative to road transport (one wagon for every two trucks). It is less developed than water transport, due more to structural reasons than any real desire on the Group’s part. On September 13, 2021, the French government unveiled the national strategy for the development of rail freight. This strategy meets the objective of doubling the modal share of rail freight by 2030 (from 9% in 2019 to 18% in 2030), enshrined in the law on combating climate change. In the longer term, the State has set itself the target of achieving a 25% rail freight modal share by 2050. A €1 billion investment plan will be deployed as part of the recovery plan, together with an additional annual budget of €170 million until 2024. As a user, Derichebourg Environnement closely monitors these changes.

The share of tonnages transported worldwide by waterway and/or rail is as follows:

23.8 %

8.3 %

secondary raw materials transported by waterway

secondary raw materials transported by rail

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