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Corporate social responsibility

Social, societal and environmental information

Water consumption

Unit

31 January 2018 (a)

31 January 2017 (b)

Water consumption for sanitary use

m 3

56,131

68,057

Consumption of water used in industrial processes

m 3

870

519

TOTAL 68,576 Data from Neopost Services, Neopost Ltd Ireland, Human Inference, Systemhaus, Neopost Norge, Neopost Hong Kong, Neopost Australia, and (a) Temando for which these data were not available. Data for these entities were estimated on the basis of the Group’s average consumption per FTE, excluding production sites. The 2016 data presented in the table have been corrected for DCS. (b) m 3 57,001

Reducing energy consumption In 2017, the Group's overall energy consumption decreased by 5.4% compared to 2016 (30,562 MWh in 2017 compared to 32,300 MWh in 2016). The scope of reporting is different from last year. This year, it includes the energy consumption of Temando and Icon Systemhaus, while the consumption of Neopost Malaysia and DMTI was not taken into account since those companies left the Group at the end of 2016. On a like-for-like basis, energy consumption decreased by 7.2% compared to 2016.

multifunction printers or to update their obsolete equipment fleet with more energy-efficient equipment (Energy Star label, etc.). Measures were also taken by the IT teams, who have virtualized several of the physical servers on the Neopost sites and operated clusters in external data centers. Finally, the Group organizes campaigns to raise staff awareness to eco-gestures. Natural gas is the second source of energy used by the Group. Consumption in 2017 was down 3.4% compared to 2016 (11,233 MWh in 2017 compared to 11,630 MWh in 2016), including consumption comparison at equal scope between 2016 and 2017. Heating network consumption increased sharply in 2017 by 102.1%. It went from 1,027 MWh in 2016 to 2,076 MWh in 2017. This is explained by the integration of Iconhaus with 684 MWh, or 32.9% of total heating network consumption, in the reporting scope. To this is added the “Résonance” building, in which Neopost S.A. and Neopost Technologies SA and some of the activities of Neopost Industrie SA, Neopost France, GMC, and Neopost Shipping are housed, resulting in an increase of 269 MWh compared to the previous year (+342%). Finally, consumption at GMC increased by 64 MWh (+14.6% compared to 2016), which is justified by the extension of its R&D site based in the Czech Republic. The source of energy least used by the Group is fuel oil. Its consumption fell by 59.7% compared to last year (305 MWh in 2016 compared to 123 MWh in 2017). This decrease stems mainly from a mistake in the reporting of the GMC's sites which did not use this source of energy last year.

Electricity remains the main source of energy used by the Group. Electricity consumption decreased by 11.4% from 19,338 MWh in 2016 to 17,130 MWh in 2017. Taking the same reporting scope between 2016 and 2017, energy consumption decreased by 11.04% (16,962 MWh in 2017 compared with 19,068 MWh in 2016). This is the result of initiatives taken by each Group company to reduce their energy consumption and the effects of decisions to change, renovate, or close premises. Several companies have also installed LED lighting systems and motion sensors. Local measures have also been taken to limit the number of individual printers in favor of common

Energy consumption

Unit

31 January 2018

31 January 2017 (a)

Electricity consumption

MWh

17,130

19,338

Gas consumption

MWh

11,233

11,630

Heating network consumption

MWh

2,076

1,046

Fuel oil consumption

MWh

123

305

TOTAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION

MWh

30,562

32,319

The 2016 data presented in the table have been corrected for heating network consumption for NSA. (a)

Carbon footprint The carbon footprint of the Group is based on the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol methodology (www.ghgprotocol.org/). CO 2 emission factors used for each energy source are reviewed annually and updated accordingly. This update may influence important developments.

Since 2009, the Group has been submitting data to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP). The CDP assesses companies on their climate change management and performance and attributes ratings ranging from “D-” (lowest score) to “A” (highest score).

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