Eurazeo / 2018 Registration document
EURAZEO’S CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Non-Financial Performance Statement
Substances in the air, water and soil 2.2.3.4
Description of the potential areas of risk or opportunities
OBJECTIVES
RISK FACTORS
RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS Assessment of the level of exposure (liability, sector, • etc.) Analysis of current procedures and policies • Analysis of threshold compliance audits •
Unfamiliarity with regulations: fines, total or partial • activity ban due to non-compliance with thresholds Poor training or unfamiliarity with procedures, • process inefficiency or maintenance faults Activity that could damage health and safety and • expose the Company to a reputation risk in the event of pollution impacting the environment and local communities
Limit discharge and ensure their optimal treatment
Avoid all pollution likely to harm employees, inhabitants and biodiversity in the short, medium and long term
RISK MANAGEMENT Pre-acquisition due diligence on HSE (Hygiene, Health/Safety and Environment) issues systematically for industrial targets • Annual monitoring during CSR reporting •
OBJECTIVES
OPPORTUNITY FACTOR
Close monitoring of regulatory amendments, particularly in regions which already • impose stringent requirements such as Europe and anticipation of new regulations primarily in emerging countries, may give Eurazeo a competitive edge if properly managed
Anticipate regulations and their amendments
Policy applied at Eurazeo level No significant risk involving substance discharges has been identified as directly related with Eurazeo’s activity as an investor. Due diligence procedures for portfolio companies Eurazeo incorporates aspects relating to substances in the air, water and soil into acquisition due diligences as described in Section 2.1.1.1 on the criteria analyzed. In the event of actual pollution, Eurazeo identifies the costs of site decontamination upstream of the
investment and/or of installing equipment to reduce or stop discharges. Post-acquisition action plans are monitored over several years, as described in the chart of CSR strategy deployment in Section 2.1.1.2. The monitoring includes the investment expenses relating to compliance work or projects to mitigate and treat the discharges. CSR reporting is used to monitor compliance with the thresholds for air, water and soil emissions and the results of compliance audits for the relevant companies. Finally, Eurazeo encourages the issue of certifications to reinforce and assess the environmental strategies of companies for which this is a major challenge.
Results and performance indicators Eurazeo: Eurazeo’s premises in Paris have dual environmental certification (HQE Excellent and BREEAM Exceptional), as well as BBC low energy consumption status. These certifications guarantee top levels of environmental and energy performance. Eurazeo and its portfolio companies: 2018 Eurazeo and its portfolio companies Air emissions (in tons) Sulfur oxide emissions (SOx) 2,550 Nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx) 1,405 Environmental certifications Number of environmental certifications 26 The coverage rate for Eurazeo and its portfolio companies, it was 77-100% in 2018. Source of emission factors: Organization and Methods of the National Atmospheric Emissions Inventory of France (OMINEA), Interprofessional Technical Center for the Study of Atmospheric Pollution (CITEPA), 2014.
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