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CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY Environmental responsibility: innovating in support of the environment

5.5.6. INNOVATING TO REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OUR CLIENTS’ ACTIVITIES Sopra Steria leverages digital innovation to help its clients lower their impact on the environment. This approach is described more fully in Chapter 3, Section 3.7.1 of the 2017 Registration Document. The carbon neutrality of all of the Group’s business travel, offices and datacentres supports the shift to a low-carbon economy. Through this low-carbon policy, which has already been in place for several years across the Group, we are able to offer our clients services with a reduced environmental footprint, thus contributing to sustainability in their supply chain.

greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from its activities and to track progress against its new targets approved by SBTi. Since 2015, Sopra Steria has been closely monitoring its direct and indirect GHG emissions. The GHG emissions review undertaken by the Group covers: p direct GHG emissions arising from combustion of fossil fuels (oil, fuel oil and gas), biodiesel or coolants escaping from air conditioning systems in offices and on-site datacentres (Scope 1); p indirect GHG emissions associated with consumption of mains power and district heating in offices and on-site datacentres (Scope 2); p indirect GHG emissions associated with consumption of mains power in off-site datacentres and business travel (Scope 3).

5.6. Impact of greenhouse gas emissions

In the context of France’s Energy Transition for Green Growth Act and the Grenelle II Act, Sopra Steria is working to identify significant

SCOPE 1: DIRECT GHG EMISSIONS Fossil fuel energy consumption by offices Fugitive emissions by offices and on-site datacentres SCOPE 2: INDIRECT GHG EMISSIONS Electricity, steam, heating or cooling consumption by offices and on-site datacentres SCOPE 3: OTHER INDIRECT GHG EMISSIONS Electricity, steam, heating or cooling consumption by off-site datacentres Business travel

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