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Annex III -
Reducing our environmental footprint through eco-efficient operations
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Worldline
2016 Registration Document
printing and print-job suspension. This, together with the use of
lightweight paper (70
g), helps to cut waste and energy
consumption.
The introduction of more energy-efficient, communal printers
rather than individual printers, combined with new procedures,
has reduced the energy impact of offices. Default printer
settings have also been modified, with duplex black and white
located in the most energy efficient building, enabling heating,
ventilation and air conditioning to be turned off during
non-working hours in other parts of the offices.
impact of the offices, achieved a substantial reduction in office
space and an increase in remote working in 2016. The new
leased office space was selected (among other factors) for its
energy efficiency. In addition, the 24/7 call center activity is now
Worldline to recycle most of its waste (see the waste
management section). At Worldline Belgium, the Dynamo
project, which was launched in 2013 to reduce the carbon
The waste management policy for the buildings enables
ecofriendly/non-chemical processes are underway with a view
to minimizing electricity use by avoiding lighting that is not
strictly necessary.
Worldline Belgium is also refurbishing part of its old building and
replacing some of the old equipment with LEDs. In parallel,
some of the switches in the kitchens and other less used areas
have been replaced with motion sensors, and tests on
Blois, the Company has improved its office waste and has put all
the floors and a recycling program has been put in place in
Seclin and Blois and enlarged a partnership with a specialist
company employing disabled staff was developed this year in
communal areas, and managing ventilation systems (which only
operate during office hours). In addition, more specifically in
order to cover diversified activity including recent replacement
of lighting equipment by LED’s.
measures, such as installing timers on radiators (which stop for
five minutes every half an hour) and lighting timers in
Worldline France has introduced numerous environmental
printer rooms and the upgrading with high efficiency pumps for
heating distribution on the building ventilation system. Finally,
waste separation has been put in place in the common rooms
and the Company has reduced the storage of hazardous
like the replacement of standard light by LED’s in areas used
24/7, the implementation of more efficient water boilers in all
floor kitchenettes and of motion sensors in toilet areas and
materials to less than 5
kg.
In the case of Worldline Germany, several actions have been
implemented to improve the ecological footprint of the offices
certificate on the number of trees saved.
with HEPA filter and C fold tissue paper will be removed
simultaneously and in Worldline Argentina, fluorescent tubes
were replaced by LED’s and the Company has engaged the
services of document recycling with a supplier that issues a
Other actions have been implemented in other geographies like
for instance in Worldline India have now automatic hand driers
Data centers energy efficiency
A.5.3.3.2
initiatives
[GRI 302-5]
sizing of the infrastructure for the hot peak days allowing
making substantial gains of energy.
circuits; implementation of adiabatic cooling that avoids the
Over the years, numerous actions have been implemented in
Worldline data centers in terms of energy optimization. Best
practices include for instance cooling systems based on water
optimization program. As announced last year, the average
power usage effectiveness (PUE) for Worldline data centers in
2016 is already 1.70 [GRI 302-5]. Further investigation is still
under way to improve this average and reduce it to 1.65 within
Since 2013, Worldline has managed five data centers in three
different countries with a dedicated energy efficiency
the next three years.
indicator:
The last Worldline datacenter was built in 2009 and aimed for a
PUE of 1.6. The following actions have been taken to reduce this
Increase the temperature inside the data rooms and
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technical rooms;
interaction between them;
Install ventilation pipes above the chillers to avoid any
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Change CRAC (Computer Room Air Conditioner) settings
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from fixed to auto adjust;
install a Kyoto wheel in the air handing unit;
Increase temperatures on the cooling water network and
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Force air to cool computer only via a specific pipe.
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system allows Worldline to reduce energy consumption during
the hot days in summer. In addition, Worldline takes the
opportunity of the existing building configuration to add free
cooling on the Vendôme DC.
In the Vendôme data center, the installation of an adiabatic
upgrade our customers’ IT infrastructure. Customers are
increasingly turning to cloud and virtualization solutions and
using more eco-efficient hardware, together with other
optimization methods.
A further 10% decrease in the PUE was also achieved in 2015.
The consolidation has had major implications for energy
conservation. Migrations are an excellent opportunity to
In addition, Worldline’s main datacenters use a data center
infrastructure management (DCIM) solution for very precise,
real-time monitoring of energy consumption. The solution has
powerful features to optimize and reduce energy consumption.
energy-efficient hardware and other optimization measures)
have saved energy.
adoption of cloud solutions, virtualization, increased use of
The latest internal report on datacenter power consumption
showed that, overall, the various actions taken (migration,