SOMFY - Annual financial report 2019

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Although Somfy solutions help lower the overall carbon impact of buildings, the Group is also committed to reducing the impact of its activities on global warming. Somfy is using the results of a Carbon Assessment® carried ou t using 2011 data. The eco-design policy is based on this assessment. A new Carbon Assessment® will be carried out in 2020 in order to update choices. This eco-design programme, Act for Green®, is gradually being applied to all product ranges and markets. The project integration targets in the programme have been met. Compliance with the roadmap permits its extension, as planned, over the next two years. In addition, the continuing eco-design efforts are reflected in a higher rate of products covered in the Somfy portfolio. In 2019, 13 new ranges of products were certified Act for Green ® : nine motorisation ranges; – four ranges of control systems. – As a result, the proportion of products sold under the Somfy brand (1) which bear the Act for Green ® label continues to increase and rose from 24% in 2018 to 60.77% in 2019. The 2018 figure (24%) was recalculated in relation to the information published last year (28%) in order to better match the exact definition of the indicator and be consistent with the 2019 figure.

Results of the Green Products action plan

Eco-design and Act for Green®

2% 3% 4%

5%

47%

17%

Somfy carbon footprint

22%

Standby consumption of Somfy products at customers Materials and components of products Consumption in use of Somfy products at customers Transport Employee travel Factory End of life of products

% of products sold under the Somfy brand and bearing the Act for Green® label

70%

60%

50%

40%

30%

20%

10%

0%

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Greenhouse gas emissions resulting from the use of raw materials that form part of the composition of the products are also taken into account: analyses of the lifecycles of products conducted on the control – systems highlight that the microprocessor generates the largest portion of GHG emissions, accounting for over 25%. By way of example, the Act for Green ® criteria recommend the use of QFN type microprocessors which, in comparison with the QFP

versions prohibited by Act for Green ® generate a five-fold reduction in greenhouse gas emissions; research into the use of recycled plastics is also ongoing. – However, the plastic materials used in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) must meet very high specifications and standards in relation to fire testing and dielectric properties (notably CEI 335-1, UL 746 C). These materials are not currently available on the recycled plastics market. Somfy is supporting

Home & Building products scope historically taken into account. In relation to the Somfy brand all activities scope, it is 54%. (1)

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SOMFY – ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT 2019