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2016 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT
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Corporate social responsability
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Environment
Lastly, when required by the regulations, the tanneriesmay be compelled
to carry out noise measurements at the property line. The latest mea-
surements did not bring to light any excess noise.
Porcelain and enamel
Beyrand
The site is located in the centre of a village; work is being carried out in
order to reduce noise at the property line to a very significant degree.
Measurements taken before and after the installation helped highlight
the reduction.
Silversmithing and Jewellery
A complaint from the neighbourhood relating to the replacement of the
more powerful (and noisier) extractor forge led to carrying out work to
locate it further away fromdwellings. Sound-absorbing cladding has also
reduced noise. This work has given full satisfaction, and new noise mea-
surements have been carried out to demonstrate the compliance of the
new equipment.
2.5.10
Food waste
The Group monitors the use of all natural resources, including food des-
tined for its employees, even though this issue is not material in view
of the Group’s activity. At the major sites in Paris, the catering service
provider has set up a system to ensure waste sorting and the recycling
of food waste.
2.5.11
Environmental liabilities
No provision for risk was accrued for environmental risks in the finan-
cial statements for 2016. No company in the Group was required to
pay compensation in 2016 as a result of a court ruling concerning the
environment.