Saint-Gobain // Universal Registration Document 2021
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2021 results and outlook for 2022 Non-financial results
Non-financial indicators 2.2
Saint-Gobain has placed CSR at the heart of its strategy and wishes to transparently communicate its non-financial performance and its progress with regard to its short-, medium- and long-term objectives. This communication is part of its dual commitment: to reduce its footprint on people and the environment and to maximize its positive contribution on climate, social and societal issues.
Environment 2.2.1 Saint-Gobain acts to reduce its carbon footprint and is committed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 thanks to its 2030 CO 2 roadmap. reduction in scope 1 and 2 CO 2 emissions in 2021, down to 10.3 million tons – despite the sharp 11.7% year-on-year ■ increase in volumes vs. 2020 – representing a reduction of 23% since 2017, in line with the 2030 objective of a 33% reduction, validated by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi); growth decoupled from its CO 2 emissions: 0.23kg of CO 2 per euro of turnover, representing a reduction of around 15% ■ on 2020 and of almost 30% on 2017; 1.67kg of CO2 per euro of EBITDA, representing a reduction of approximately 30% on 2020 and of more than 50% on 2017; Two-fold increase over one year in green electricity as a proportion of the Group’s total electricity consumption, at ■ nearly 40%, in line with targets; slight improvement in energy consumption between 2019 and 2021. Considering the impact of energy on carbon ■ emissions, Saint-Gobain favors the transition to carbon-free energy by changing its mix energy. Thus, consumption of coal and coke decreased by 32%, that of petroleum products by 23% between 2019 and 2021.
ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT
2021
2020
2019
GRI
SDG 9; 13
Total environmental expenditure, of which:
€188.1 M €156.4 M €155.4 M €30.7 M €26.6 M €27.9 M
a) Salaries and other payroll expenses for environmental officers b) Environmental certification and renewal costs (ISO 14001, EMAS or ISO 50001)
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€2.5 M €2.5 M €2.7 M €8.8 M €6.9 M €7.1 M €12.0 M €11.7 M €12.2 M €0.5 M €0.0 M €0.1 M €1.4 M €0.5 M €0.7 M €9.5 M €9.2 M €9.9 M €110.7 M €86.4 M €80.9 M €11.9 M €12.6 M €13.9 M €118.4 M €91.2 M €86.0 M €189.8 M €156.1 M €153.8 M
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c) Environmental taxes
d) Insurance and warranties
e) Environmental fines
f) Cost of environmental incidents g) Cost of technical measures h) Environmental R&D budget
3-3
9 9
i) Soil decontamination, site remediation and other clean-up costs Capital expenditure on environmental management measures
13 13 12
Provisions for environmental risks
Number of serious major Group environmental events or accidents Number of “Environment” certified sites (ISO 140001 and / or EMAS) Proportion of certified sites in scope of consolidation Number of sites certified for Energy management (ISO 50001) Proportion of certified sites in scope of consolidation
0
0
0
593 77% 152 21% 630 568 60%
610 77% 158 20% 636 579 60%
610 76% 160 20% 656 597 60%
12; 13; 15
7; 12; 13
Number of quality-certified sites
Of which ISO 9001 Proportion of certified sites (across the total scope)
9; 12; 13
Variation in production in sellable units
+7.9%
+5.0%
-3.0%
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