Atos - Registration Document 2016

D Corporate Responsibility D.5

Managing the corporate environmental footprint and tackling climate change

solutions, but the volume of emissions largely depends on where by continuously improving the energy efficiency ratios of Atos’ is used. the solutions are implemented and of the local energy mix that For category 11 “Use of products sold”, progress is being made

to low-carbon electricity (renewable and decarbonized energy the Group’s carbon emissions. including nuclear). The main objective is to progressively reduce availability, end of contracts, technical and economic feasibility), Atos’ ongoing objective is, wherever possible (local offer datacenters operated by Atos (co-location excluded), and to to consume 100% of decarbonized electricity in the strategic energy sources (renewable or nuclear) and/or towards the less must systematically consider a shift towards decarbonized impacting energies. contracts, Atos Division managers and Procurement managers Concretely, upon the renewal of energy and electricity supply constraints. At local level, the program implementation depends also strongly conditioned by local energy market capacities and The progress accomplished in recent years is very significant but progressively switch to renewable energy. consideration local, national or international environmental regulations and tax regulations such as carbon tax for instance. availability and price per KWh. It also implies taking into on several criteria such as the type of local supply or the Netherlands and the United Kingdom, are mainly being supplied datacenters and offices, such as Brazil, France, Germany, the At the end of 2016, several large countries hosting main Offsetting Program for Atos but also for its client through Responsibility report 2016, especially regarding Carbon “carbon neutral hosting” services. refer to section D.5.1 and Environment Chapter of the Corporate with decarbonized electricity. For 2016 achievements, please Business Units must apply the Policy guidelines. In particular, strict guidelines and processes for real-estate management. All new locations and for the extension and rationalization projects. the policy promotes energy-efficiency criteria for the selection of The global Real-Estate/Logistic and Housing Policy promotes Energy-efficiency criteria such as smart design and low-energy standards (LEED; BREEAM; HPE; THPE; DGNB); highly building techniques; “efficiency-label” certifications and considered. energy-efficient appliances or public transport availability are positively contribute to the environmental footprint of the offices home mobile and co-working. These new ways of working and employees. Thus, the reduced number of square meters of working, such as open spaces, desk-sharing, digital tools, In addition, the Atos Smart Campus concept includes new ways heating or cooling needs. used for performing specific activities also reduces the lighting, numerous actions have been taken by the sites. consumption. Over the years, in terms of energy optimization, certification program and closely monitor their energy All Atos’ main office sites also benefit from the ISO 14001

Intensity CO 2

emissions

[G4-EN18]

with high-intensity datacenter activities). trends and progress achieved at constant scope but have been in are more significant than absolute figures to understand the of the new entities entering the Group (new major acquisitions 2016 significantly impacted by the carbon high-intensity profile Carbon intensity figures (emissions per revenue or employees) Based on the new 2016 enlarged scope including new entities intensity emissions covering Scopes 1, 2 and 3 - part A were and new activities (through new major acquisitions), Atos’ (respectively 17.81 and 2.17 based on the previous 2015 22.14 tons CO 2 per € million and 2.90 tons per employee reduced scope). [G4-EN19] Carbon-saving initiatives The amount of CO2 emissions saved in the offices and data overview section. centers due to energy-saving initiatives can be found in the KPI [G4-EN3] and [G4-EN5] Energy consumption and intensity ratios D.5.3.3 for all their office sites and datacenters. growth of its activities and the energy required. All countries in monitors this challenge and in particular, aims to decouple the Since 2008, as part of its Environmental Program, Atos closely all Business Units measure and report their energy consumption Offices: Energy efficiency and saving initiatives [G4-EN5] and [G4-EN6] the migration, the closure of existing offices or the opening of been underway in the Offices. Each year the program leads to new ones. Since 2014, a global consolidation and optimization program has integration of Bull’s and Xerox ITO’s and newly acquired Unify In 2016, the optimization program continued, with the further 1.2 million m² distributed in more than 516 locations worldwide sites. At the end of 2016, Atos sites represented more than 10% (10% in 2015) of the real-estate expenditure. (449 locations in 2015). In 2016, this program saved more than [G4-EN19] Decarbonized energy migrate from carbon-based electricity (generated by fossil fuels) Atos has launched a program to gradually and when possible

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