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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) 5 Health, safety and environmental information

5.2.1.3 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF THE GROUP’S ACTIVITIES

received; transportation is the responsibility of the customers. These operations do not involve any industrial processing, thus, air discharges and energy consumption are limited. In addition, new services have also been introduced (blending or dilution of products), to accompany the development of biofuels. Distribution of petroleum products The Group is developing a petroleum products distribution business. Amongst the products distributed, butane and propane (LPG) are gases that produce no particulates when burned. They also significantly limit emissions of both CO 2 (carbon dioxide), a greenhouse gas, and NO x (nitrogen oxides), which causes respiratory diseases. Distribution of fuel (gasoline, diesel, kerosene, fuel oil, etc.), notably through gas stations network and aircraft refueling installations, as well as distribution of bitumen, can be exposed to risks of accidental spillages or leaks of products. Support and services activities The Group trades and ships petroleum products and carries out refining activities. Shipping is exposed to the risk of maritime pollution. The Rubis Énergie refinery, in the French Antilles, is exposed to risks of

accidental product spills or leaks associated with the operation of a major industrial site classed as a high-threshold Seveso site (see sections 5.2.2 et seq .). Measures limiting the environmental impact of the Group and for a circular economy Rubis acts to limit as far as possible the environmental impact of its operations and to improve its performance in a circular economy. The system in place includes: • risk prevention measures that protect the safety of property and people, (in particular employees), and the environment alike (see section 5.2.1.1); • measures against water and soil pollution (see section 5.2.2); • gas emission reductionmeasures and the promotion of less polluting energy (see section 5.2.3); • efforts in the management and recovery of waste, in the fight against food waste (see section 5.2.5) and in wastewater treatment (see section 5.2.6.1); • energy consumption reduction efforts (see section 5.2.6.2).

The risks to the environment and to the safety of people stemming from Group activities are monitored closely and managed responsibly. They are described in chapter 4, section 4.1.1. 3 divisions with environmental impacts that are not readily comparable The Group’s activities are split into 3 divisions generating environmental impacts that are of different nature and scale: bulk liquid storage (petroleum, chemical and agrifood products), through Rubis Terminal, petroleum products distribution, and support and services including refining, trading and shipping of petroleum products (shipping), through Rubis Énergie/Support and Services. Bulk liquid storage: petroleum, chemical and agrifood products Through Rubis Terminal, the Group stores hazardous liquids, including petroleum and chemical products, as well as agrifood products including molasses and edible oils. Its facilities in Europe are therefore subject to strict regulations, specifically under the Seveso directives (see chapter 4, section 4.1.1). The Group’s primary role is to return the products entrusted to it by its customers in the state in which they were

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