Compagnie des Alpes - 2017 Registration Document

4 SOCIAL, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION Group environmental information

suppliers to ensure reliability. They have an emergency procedure in place to treat polluted snow and clean up soil in the summer. For example, the Serre Chevalier site has put in place a geolocation system for leaks, enabling polluted land to be removed after the snow has melted. In addition, Ski areas ensure that the environmental impact of chemical products is controlled and that they are used safely, with a view to reducing or eradicating the use of the most dangerous ones. The majority of the engines use ADblue to enable them to reduce the pollutant emissions of most of the diesel vehicles. As previously stated, environmental compliance analyses carried out at the Leisure destinations reinforce the practices in place (rules for storing chemical and flammable products, general use of drip trays, specific bins, risk analysis, etc.). z continuation of the policy to gradually reduce the number of ski lifts, pylons and overhead power lines to ensure they blend more effectively into the landscape, especially in summer, right from their design phase. For example, STVI has removed more than 50 pylons over the last few years. SCV removed 16 pylons last year alone; z integration into the landscape of new buildings (growing vegetation on the roofs like at the Lounge in Val-d’Isère, burying equipment, painting G2 of the DMC (double monocable) at Grand Massif, use of stone or wood when renovating lodging in the ski area; z turning off the lighting strips at night and all lighting at Futuroscope after closing. Noise nuisance Action to tackle noise nuisance is dealt with under point 4.4.1 “Effect on local communities”. CDA Group has made no particular provision and given no specific guarantee for environmental risk. CDA Group sites are placing increasing importance on lighting and their impact on the landscape. In practice, this has led to many initiatives, including:

z biodiversity protection is mentioned in various Futuroscope attractions: z the protection of our seas and species from waste pollution is raised by a simulated computer game ( 8e continent, le jeu ) and the film Secret Ocean by Jean-Michel Cousteau (son of Jacques Cousteau) is shown at the Explorarium , z Le jardin des énergies is an experience trail aimed at raising awareness of low-carbon-emission energy sources, z an exhibition-event Villes 2050 (Cities 2050), showing the work of an architect who, for the last few years, has been designing extraordinary urbanisation projects which reconcile the city with the environment. Finally, Bellewaerde is directly involved in the protection of threatened species (the European bison, Amur leopard and Asian giraffe): z Bellewaerde is a partner of the EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquaria); z in 2014, the park began a breeding programme for Amur leopards, an endangered species of which only around 70 survive worldwide in the wild. The birth of three leopard cubs at Bellewaerde in May 2016 provided a unique contribution to the international breeding programme; z since 2012, Bellewaerde has also been contributing intensely to the European breeding programme for the European bison, Europe’s largest mammal. For the first time, three of Bellewaerde’s European bison have been reintroduced into the wild (in the Southern Carpathian Mountains) in collaboration with Rewilding Europe and WWF Romania, with the ultimate aim of creating a viable population of at least 300 animals. Pollution Most soil contamination is caused by leaks following the accidental rupture of a hydraulic cable on a grooming machine. This type of leak is very localised. Ski areas carry out preventive maintenance and preventive changes on these cables, working in collaboration with 4.3.4 WATER MANAGEMENT Compagnie des Alpes’ activities are heavily dependent on water resources. However, municipal water accounts for only 12% of all water usage. Most water used is surface water (73%) and the remainder is well water (14%).

In accordance with laws on water, certain wells and pumping facilities require authorisation, and the annual amounts drawn are capped. The sites also keep a close eye on local restrictions.

ORIGIN OF WATER CONSUMED

BREAKDOWN OF WATER USAGE 0.33 % 18.3 % Other LD usage 1.7 % Other SA usage

1.6 % Water parks

14.4 % Well water

12.2 % Municipal water

1 % Animals

73.4 % Surface water

77.1 % Artificial snow-making

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