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from each main geography. The team is led by Worldline’s CSR
Officer, who coordinates the proceedings and organizes the
work for the months ahead.
Also, Worldline counts with an Environmental Board that holds
regular meetings on a quarterly basis. This Environmental Board
is composed by the Environmental Director of Worldline and
Atos, the Real Estate Director, the Director of the ISO 14001
multi-site certification and an environmental reference point
The purpose of the Environmental Board meetings is to:
Follow up on environmental initiatives including
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target-setting and roadmap;
Review ISO 14001 certification and the associated progress
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plan;
Ensure fully alignment within Atos environmental strategy;
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with the Group.
Share the environmental strategy and the joint opportunities
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[GRI 103-2 Energy]
Environmental policy and processes
A.5.2.2
stakeholders so that they can better understand the
engagement of Worldline in favor of the environment.
ambitions of the Atos group and with its CSR program. The
purpose of this policy to provide high level principles, over the
short and long term regarding the main environmental
challenges and also being a reference document for
In 2016,
Atos and Worldline launched a new global
environmental policy. The policy is aligned with the strategic
non-renewable resources.
procurement, recycling and data center energy optimization
policies. It also sets targets for carbon emissions, energy
consumption, electronic waste management, protection of
natural resources and reduction of dependency on
The environmental policy covers IT aspects through
concerned in order to achieve the global environmental
objectives.
In the light of this policy, Worldline has designed a specific action
plan containing concrete actions for each department
Energy] [GRI 103-3 Emissions]
and [GRI 419-1]
Environmental Management System
A.5.2.3
and energy audit
[AO14] [GRI 103-3
environmental issues specific to Worldline’s sites and introduce
regular additional actions to reduce its environmental footprint.
own Environmental Management System (EMS) in line with the
Atos group’s environmental policy. The EMS seeks to address
With its history and know-how, Worldline has also developed its
be compliant with environmental standards and engages all
Worldline employees to apply our environmental policy.
In recent years, this approach has already proved effective and
is in line with local and global environmental regulations. The
Worldline environmental roadmap encourages our suppliers to
Albazans and Diagonal from Worldline Iberia, the site of
Frankfurt from Worldline Germany and the datacenter
Vendôme in France were certified ISO 14001: 2004. In addition,
the sites of Blois, Seclin Dassault and Seclin La Pointe are
certified ISO 14001: 2015. In total, 9 sites of Worldline are certified
[AO14], which represents 68% of the total headcount.
datacenter and the office of Worldline Brussels, the sites of
In 2012, Worldline decided to seek ISO 14001 certification for its
main sites (over 500 employees) and datacenters. In 2016, the
or which could have a significant impact on Worldline’s financial
position or profitability. The Company confirms that it complies
fully with local environmental regulations [GRI 419-1].
During the 2016 financial year, Worldline had not been fined or
been the subject of any administrative, legal or arbitration
proceedings (including those of which Worldline is aware and
which could pose a threat to the Company) having taken place
Company’s general performance.
the Company’s competitiveness, ensure compliance with
applicable environmental regulations, reduce risks and costs,
develop citizen engagement and consequently boost the
The EMS rollout at Worldline’s main sites is a key component of
its CSR program. The Worldline environmental ambition aims to
benefit the Company’s customers, employees and internal
organization. The environmental action plan helps to improve
The EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED – 2012/27/EU) came
into force on November
14, 2012 and is being progressively
implemented across the European Union member states. The
directive belongs to a number of measures intended to increase
energy efficiency across Europe. In countries where the
directive has been transposed, the first energy audits were due
to take place before the end of 2015.
national registrations. Worldline France has already performed
the audit in 2015 and Worldline Germany and Worldline Belgium
performed it in 2016.
sites and for business travel every four years in compliance with
Worldline is following this directive and consequently launched
in 2015 a program of energy audits across its major European
Managing risks and opportunities
A.5.2.4
[GRI 201-2]
potential cost savings.
seen as opportunities leading to alternative ways of working,
improved internal processes, better operating efficiency and
energy efficiency and carbon reduction challenges are clearly
Improving Worldline’s performance regarding its environmental
challenges generates numerous benefits. In particular, the