Compagnie des Alpes - 2017 Registration Document

4 SOCIAL, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Group environmental information

ICPE (facilities classified for environmental protection) At 30 September 2017, the Group had 17 facilities classified for environmental protection, including four pending authorisations, three others being registered at prefectures and a number being assessed. At the Ski areas, these are mainly stores for the explosives required to trigger preventive avalanches, operated in collaboration with the

departmental services for land restoration in mountain areas, and cooling towers for artificial snow-making. Here, the sites have taken down two facilities (one at Val-d’Isère, the other at Deux Alpes). For Leisure destinations, the facilities classified for environmental protection are, for example, for looking after aquatic animals for Parc Astérix, the operation of a cogeneration plant and kennels at Futuroscope.

4.3.2 ENERGY AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS

BREAKDOWN OF GROUP ENERGY SOURCES (MWH)

Globally, electricity consumption increased by 2%, linked to the problematic snow conditions and the increase in skier-days. The Leisure destinations account for around 31% of the Group’s total electricity consumption, mainly in summer. Here too, the consumption is dependent on activity levels, and relates to the number of days open, visitor numbers and site enhancement work (new attractions). Electricity consumption at the Leisure destinations remained stable this year. Energy efficiency Through their membership of an Energy Performance Network, established to share best practices in energy saving, the Ski areas continue to monitor and optimise their energy consumption. In order to reduce electricity consumption, numerous measures tailored to the specific features of each activity have been launched in the sites. These include: z the regrouping of the Paris and Chambéry offices at more energy- efficient sites in each of the two cities. At Chambéry, the windows of the new building have been treated with a special coating to reduce heat entry in summer and thus save on air conditioning costs; z rationalisation of our ski lifts to allow us to cover the same ski area with fewer machines; z the installation of LEDs throughout and presence-sensing devices, turning down heating and shutting off equipment at night, the purchase of energy-efficient equipment, the installation of sensors on some of the workshop doors which cut off the heating when opened; z installing heat recovery devices in the machinery and transformer to heat the industrial premises; z regulating the speed of ski lifts depending on the traffic. In some cases, the queue can be scanned and the speed automatically regulated accordingly; z installing frequency drives for snow-making (pumps, compressors); z conducting energy diagnostics in the buildings and renovation of the lodges at the ski areas; z equipment (ski lifts, snow-making machines, pumps, etc.) replaced with higher performance equipment; z and temporarily shutting off the electric transformers in the ski areas in the summer, where possible.

13 % Gas (Mwh)

22 % Fossil fuels (Mwh LHV)

65 %

(Mwh)

The Group’s energy consumption is 255 GWh. Electricity represents the Group’s main energy vector, representing almost two-thirds of consumption, and is used mainly to operate the ski lifts and rides. Electricity Total Group electricity consumption (1) is evaluated at 166 GWh in 2016/2017, of which 67% was consumed by the Ski areas (2) .

BREAKDOWN OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMED (MWH)

2 % Tertiary sites

31 % Leisure destinations

67 % Ski areas

Of the six Ski areas that make artificial snow and record the corresponding electricity consumption separately, ski lifts account for around 80% of total electricity consumption. z The power consumed by the ski lifts depends on several factors: the number of days the resort is open, the opening/closure of certain sectors and visitor numbers. z Snow-making related consumption is closely linked to the weather conditions and levels of natural snowfall at the beginning of the season.

(1) Excluding consumption at Grévin Montreal and the Paris headquarters, because there are no individual electricity meters in place. (2) For the Ski areas, bills are being delayed due to a dispute with the electricity supplier. The figures given are estimates, based on the piloting tool which can be used to automatically take readings from the vast majority of the facilities. For the (approximately) 10% missing, the previous year’s figures have been added.

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Compagnie des Alpes I 2017 Registration Document