CAPGEMINI_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

OUR COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

3.4 Environmental Sustainability

Other impact areas 3.4.2.6 The volume of measured water (used and recycled) in{2017 was 1,281,143{m 3 , a small reduction of around 0.1% compared to{2016. Several Capgemini entities, particularly India where water scarcity is a concern, have invested in innovative technology to reduce water use. Rainwater harvesting equipment has been installed across six major sites in India (as well as one in the{UK), with the rainwater collected, mostly used in HVAC{systems. A sewage treatment plant with a state-of-the art membrane bio-reactor has been installed in Pune, enabling us to treat the water to the highest standard and efficiently reuse it for landscaping and flushing. In several locations across India the use of reverse osmosis water purification technology has enabled us to recycle water for use in landscaping and gardening. Improvements to tap fittings, sensors and flush controls, as well as water awareness tips on posters and as part of training courses have also had an impact. Total F-Gas emissions from our air conditioning systems for{2017 totalled 2,021{tCO 2 e, which represents a 2% increase since{2016. Collecting accurate F-gas data remains a challenge across the Group due to the fact that many of our sites are leased, with F-gas maintenance procedures not well regulated in some countries. Our F-gas data is split into: F-gas emissions which are considered to be GHG{emissions (primarily HFCs, which are covered by the Kyoto Protocol) – these are included in our Scope{1 GHG{emissions: in{2017 these emissions were 808{tCO 2 e; F-gas emissions which have a global warming potential but are X outside the usual scope of GHG reporting (such as HCFCs, which are covered by the Montreal Protocol). In{2017 these emissions were 1,213{tCO 2 e. Further country-level details are provided in the tables and the footnotes below. The management of other potential pollutants (such as gas oil and hazardous cleaning chemicals) forms part of our ISO{14001 certified environmental management systems. Given the office-based nature of our business, these are relatively low risk areas. However, we still take proactive preventative measures such as maintaining Hazardous Substance registers, installing bunding, providing training to Facilities teams and conducting regular site “Walkaround” checks.

Summary of environmental data 3.4.2.7 by{country

The environmental data presented in this report has been taken from our Carbon Accounting and Sustainability Reporting system which covers 28{countries representing 99% of Group headcount. We have estimated the data for the remaining 1% of operations, by applying a relevant uplift to each office and travel emission source to account for operations where we do not have data collection processes in place. This estimated data is provided within the environmental data tables labelled as “Other Operations” and further explanations are given in the table footnotes. Where data is not available for a particular country, it has sometimes been necessary to use assumptions and estimations. For all countries, data for the month of December{2017 has been estimated due to the time of the preparation of this report. In most countries, data for energy, F-gas, waste and water for October{and November{2017 data has also been estimated. Other examples of the types of estimations and extrapolations which have been used for certain data include: estimating unavailable 2017{data based upon available X 2016{data (according to documented methodologies related to differing circumstances and covering all aspects of energy, travel, water and waste management; estimating usage data based on available cost data X (employing metrics such as the cost per kWh for electricity and gas; and cost per liter of diesel or per kilometer of travel); or estimating usage data for a facility based on data available for X other facilities (such as estimating electricity usage, waste disposal{&{water consumption based on area of the facility. Further disclosure about the scope of data available and extrapolations employed is presented in footnotes under the data tables.

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