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THE ENVIRONMENT: CONSERVING RESOURCES
4.6
THE ENVIRONMENT: CONSERVING RESOURCES
The Group’s carbon footprint report for 2015 confirmed that its energy
consumption has a low impact on the environment: In France, 93% of
the Group’s carbon emissions stem from business travel and 7% from
the use of natural gas and electricity. Each of Assystem’s employees in
France produces 1.16 metric tonnes of CO
2
equivalent.
The Group achieved its first objective of a 15% reduction set in 2011
over three years, and has now set a new objective: a 5% reduction in
its carbon footprint (compared to 2014) over the period 2015 to 2017.
4.6.1
WASTE AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT
Energy performance and environmental management
Assystem is aiming to deploy a dynamic energy performance
management system throughout the Group by multiplying audits and
setting improvement objectives. This has been the case in France
since 2011. Any assessment of work areas incorporates an equation
comprising economic, social and environmental factors.
Assystem has also ensured that all sites where the 14001 standard is
relevant have obtained this certification: workshop in Preston (United
Kingdom), systems laboratories in France and Germany.
Finally, as far as possible, the Group has chosen to buy or rent office
space in low energy consumption buildings. This is the case at Bangalore
in India for example. At Iasi in Romania where it was necessary to
refurbish dilapidated premises, new solutions were implemented such
as a heat pump. In addition, the objective of promoting home-working
(see above) goes hand in hand with a new approach to the possibilities
for optimising use of space and reducing the resulting travel.
Sorting and recycling of waste are the responsibility of collective
infrastructures that the Group’s activities fit into. Local teams put in place
the procedures and the means necessary to use them, backing up these
procedures and means by implementing information and awareness-
raising campaigns about the necessary everyday actions.
2015 NEWS
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External energy audits were carried out by Germany in accordance
with 2012/27/EU and EN16247, and the United Kingdom with
ESOS. Initial lessons have been learned as a result and action plans
will now be put in place and communicated in 2016.
4.6.2
ENSURING RESPONSIBLE MOBILITY
Assystem has set itself four environmental objectives regarding
sustainable mobility:
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as far as possible, prefer remote meetings to physical travel;
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continue to reduce and optimise business travel, especially by
organising car sharing in France;
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promote less polluting vehicles (such as hybrids) and electric vehicles
in the car sharing fleet and company car fleet;
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encourage car-pooling within and between companies on our main
sites.
2015 NEWS
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In 2015 Assystem launched a multi-year investment plan in new
collaborative IT tools to make it easier to satisfy employees’ preference
for virtual rather than physical meetings. The system is centred on
France, is being deployed in 2016 in Germany and the United
Kingdom and aims to be available in all countries where the Group
operates.
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Travel optimisation plans have been defined, often in partnership
with local authorities, for all the Group’s largest sites. Information
and awareness-raising campaigns and special event days have been
organised to promote innovative solutions to employees. As a result
of all these actions, innovative solutions have been put in place,
helping not only to reduce the Company’s carbon footprint but also
to satisfy employees.
4.6.3
PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING
Innovating to help society at large
The challenges of sustainable development are encouraging industrial
players to implement virtuous dynamics covering both financial and
environmental performance. As an engineering company, Assystem
is contributing to this movement and to making innovation a driver to
bring about a sustainable world. The Group’s objective is to develop
the skills that will be necessary tomorrow, to satisfy the demands of its
clients faced with these global challenges, and to encourage employees
to take initiatives contributing to these goals. By investing 3 to 5% of
consolidated revenue in R&D, Assystem places the emphasis on seeking
creative long-term solutions that are economical in their use of resources.
The Assystem Innovation Factory (AIF) is an experimental laboratory
that develops innovative projects, provides overall coordination and is
part of a participative innovation process involving the whole Group.
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