Worldline - Registration Document 2016

Corporate and social responsibility report Annex III - Reducing our environmental footprint through eco-efficient operations

and at end of life Focus on the processing of payment terminals during use In Belgium, Worldline adopts an exemplary approach to the circular economy for electrical and electronic equipment. Worldline is a member of Recupel, which recycles used electronic appliances and light bulbs, and Bebat, which repurposes old batteries by collecting, sorting and recycling them. payment terminals, or return them directly, as required by law. Worldline Belgium also offers its customers a collection and recycling service for used or end-of-life payment terminals. Trade customers can either use special recycling containers for The collection and preparation for recycling WEEE has been officially authorized since 2015. temporary storage. After analysis, Worldline endeavors to repurpose these terminals: once cleaned and reprogrammed they can be reused, enabling Worldline to be part of an effective circular economy. Other terminals are disassembled and the The terminals are then sent to warehouses where they are held in components are salvaged for use as spare parts for new terminals, after undergoing rigorous quality control. boards, metal parts, housings) are sorted in special containers. Worldline also optimizes its waste transport: it waits until sufficient quantities of components have amassed to avoid unnecessary emissions. The Company uses the Galloo group, a Non-recoverable components (cables, batteries, printed circuit European specialist in the recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. Printed circuit boards are managed and processed by Umicore, which specializes in the recovery of precious metals. “Hazardous Waste Collector” approval from the official For this to be a success, Worldline has officially applied for environmental management body for the Brussels region (IBGE). This requires it to follow strict rules on storage, safety and other environmental precautions. On average, Worldline Belgium processes 50 tons of WEEE each year. The management of waste payment terminals is similar in France. Waste is processed by Lumiver Optimet and Defabnord, in accordance with the European WEEE Directive (2012/19/EU). At the Blois site, recycling is handled by the Company Petit Plus. The Company is committed to employing people with disabilities, who make up around 90% of its workforce. Water consumption Although water is an essential natural resource, Worldline’s operations do not impact the environment directly in terms of water consumption or even in terms of water procurement, on the basis of current local constraints. Water consumption has not been identified as a priority area in Worldline’s materiality matrix. For datacenters, water is mainly required for cooling servers. The water used for this purpose flows around a special Other environmental challenges A.5.3.3.6

heat waves, water can also be used to supply some data centers’ cooling units. Water spray can help to reduce peaks in power consumption by air conditioning systems. closed-loop circuit, so consumption is not significant. During calculated using the data we have for certain countries, which tertiary sector and mainly derives from standard office consumption (employees, cooling systems, catering, etc.). Waste water is disposed of in compliance with the applicable regulations. Estimates of global water consumption are Biodiversity Although biodiversity, air pollution and land use are critical environmental issues to consider, Worldline’s operations do not directly impact those issues on the basis of current local operations. This issue has not been identified as a priority in the Atos materiality matrix. However, Worldline’s operations, like those of other companies, could have indirect impacts in the following areas, for example: land use, energy consumption, GHG production, waste are then extrapolated for all Worldline employees worldwide. For other activities, water consumption is associated with the generation, etc. In this respect, Worldline strives to minimize its environmental impact and to ensure that its suppliers take appropriate steps to mitigate their own impact. the remains. For example, to reduce food waste in foodservice, Worldline tends to promote the consumption of vegetables or to charge for the consumption of additional bread. Also, salad bars have been set up to ensure a sale by weight. ethical (devaluation of food) and economic (waste treatment costs). Thus, good practices are carried out on the premises of collective catering in terms of the management of purchases and stocks, the conservation of food or the accommodation of Worldline’s activities do not generate significant impacts on food waste. Nevertheless, the Company ensures compliance with the law on combating food waste and in particular article 4 which incorporates this notion in the social and environmental responsibility of companies. In fact, Worldline is aware that food waste is an environmental problem (natural resource use), Foodwaste

Other atmospheric emissions [GRI 305-6] and [GRI 305-7]

oxides (NOx), have not been identified as a priority in Worldline’s operations or in the materiality matrix. substances (ODS), including sulfur oxides (SOx) and nitrogen Unlike the CO 2 emissions described above, ozone-depleting

Other pollution

the Atos group and Worldline’s operations do not have a significant or critical impact on other forms of pollution, such as noise pollution. As a consequence, no relevant and appropriate actions or measures need to be taken in this area. Materiality matrix identification and analysis has highlighted that

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