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2016 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT (CSR)
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ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: ASSYSTEM’S COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING RESOURCES
4.4
ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION: ASSYSTEM’S COMMITMENT
TO PRESERVING RESOURCES
The environmental indicators presented in this 2016 CSR report are defined in the methodology note on page 65 of this Registration Document.
These indicators are as follows:
2016
2015
GRI equivalent
(Global Reporting
Initiative)
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
(in tonnes of CO
2
equivalent – tCO
2
e)
7,569
7,217
G4-EN15 (b)
GHG emissions per employee per year
(in tCO
2
e)
1.05
1.16
G4-EN15 (b)
Km per employee of business travel by car
4,835
4,805
G4-EN15
Km per employee of business travel by air
1,730
1,637
G4-EN15
Electricity use
(in kWh)
4,971,021
-
G4-EN3
Gas use
(in kWh)
758,656
-
G4-EN3
No environmental provisions or liabilities have been recorded in the
Group’s consolidated statement of financial position.
4.4.1
GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY
Total greenhouse gas emissions by entities within the reporting boundary
rose to 7,569 tCO
2
e in 2016 from 7,217 tCO
2
e in 2015. The
increase was due to growth in employee numbers, automatically leading
to a rise in business travel, and to the business’s expanded international
reach, leading to a higher incidence of air travel. On a per-employee
basis, emissions were down by more than 9%, to 1.05 tCO
2
e in 2016
from 1.16 tCO
2
e the previous year.
Assystem’s
Bilan Carbone
carbon footprint report for 2016 confirmed
the low direct environmental impact of its businesses. Despite this
low impact, for several years now, targeted sustainable development
initiatives have been deployed to reduce carbon emissions linked to
business travel, which account for 93% of the Group’s carbon footprint
(with the rest coming from gas and electricity use).
The challenges of sustainable development are encouraging the
manufacturing sector to embrace a virtuous dynamic in which
environmental performance drives financial performance. As an
engineering company, Assystem is contributing to this dynamic by
making innovation a driver to bring about a sustainable world. Added
to this, the Group plays a critical role in providing engineering solutions
for low-carbon electricity generation (particularly nuclear energy).
4.4.2
MANAGING THE GROUP’S
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
4.4.2.1
Promoting green travel
Assystem has set several green mobility objectives:
●
promote virtual meeting solutions to limit the number of business trips.
In 2015, the Group launched a multi-year investment plan in new
collaborative IT tools. Initially focused on France, the plan was
deployed in Germany and the United Kingdom in 2016 and the
aim is now to extend it to all host countries;
●
increase the proportion of hybrid and electric vehicles in the car fleet.
This policy is being applied for the car-pooling system (see below),
where internal combustion vehicles are gradually being replaced by
electric vehicles;
●
optimise business travel.
Travel optimisation plans have been drawn up for all material French
sites, frequently in partnership with local authorities. A key aim of
these plans is to encourage ride-sharing between employees of the
Group and also with employees of other companies, and car-pooling
systems. In Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines, following deployment of a
car-pooling scheme in July 2014, a ride-share app for commuters
was set up in 2016 (Karos). In Toulouse, a car-pooling system was
launched in September 2016, with three electric cars and two internal
combustion cars made available to employees, and plans are now
being drawn up to provide electric bikes on a self-service basis.
Car-pooling systems are also due to be introduced in Cherbourg,
Lyon and Issy-les-Moulineaux in 2017.
To help meet these green mobility objectives, the Group has
implemented appropriate car and/or travel policies in most of its
host countries. In France and Germany, a carbon emissions cap per
vehicle is applied.
In addition, an awareness raising campaign was launched in France
in September 2016 (see Section 4.3.4.1.2 of this Registration
Document). During the campaign, employees were given a range
of eco-driving tips (for example, attend to vehicle maintenance, drive
smoothly to reduce carbon emissions, fuel consumption and wear
and tear on the vehicle). Innovative alternative solutions to using an
individual car were also presented, such as car-pooling, ride-sharing,
electric bikes and public transport. The campaign will be followed in
2017 with eco-driving and road-safety courses, including e-learning
modules and open-road and closed-circuit training.
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