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Corporate Responsibility
D.6 Information about the report
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Methodological detailed information D.6.1.5
[G4-20] and [G4-21]
Information related to G4-22
No restated information from last year, on FY 2015 reporting.
Detailed information related to
G4-EC1 and G4-EC7 KPIs.
2016.
G.7.3 Dividend Policy), but for the part relating “Community
Investment” Atos reports the total Social Contribution reached in
The information required in G4-EC1 is mostly included in
financial statement (A.2. Revenue Profile, Notes in E.4.7.4, and
detailed in table of part D.4.4 (Being an ethical and fair player
within Atos’ sphere of influence – KPI overview).
the Corporate Citizenship program. That accountability is aligned
Atos Social Contribution is the accountability of initiatives under
The last two categories correspond to what LBG considers
“Community Investment”. The total cost of Atos categories is
Charity, Commercial initiatives for good causes, Contribution to
Universities and similar institutions, and Responsible IT Projects.
their Businesses’ voluntary engagement with charitable
organizations or activities within four categories: Donations to
with the London Benchmark Group (LBG) framework for
measuring Corporate Community Investment. Atos accounts
in-kind was €14,497, and in Management cost was €405,765
[G4-EC7_C].
bono) and Management costs. In 2016 the total cost of social
initiatives in cash was €4,909,493, in time was €250,665,
The forms of contribution are Cash, Time (employee
volunteering during paid working hours), In-kind (including pro
Detailed information GHG Protocol Scopes 1, 2 and 3
[G4-EN15], [G4-EN16], [G4-EN17]
action plans to progressively reduce their carbon intensity
emissions (tCO2/€m) (sections D.5.3.3 and D.5.3.4).
monitor their carbon emissions and must put in place the proper
Atos calculates its carbon footprint using the most widely
adopted standard: the “GHG Protocol”. All Business Units
2 parts (part A and part B):
again sub-divided into fifteen distinct categories. For operational
and monitoring purposes Atos’ Scope 3 has been regrouped into
As defined within the GHG Protocol, Atos’ emissions are
sub-categorized between Scopes 1, 2 and 3 and the Scope 3 is
since 2008. The coverage was 95.53% in 2016 compared to
91.32% in 2015 and 82.75% in 2014.
and travel (planes, cars, trains and taxis). For these emissions a
sound reporting process externally verified has been in place
activities under operational control or direct influence. The
categories include emissions from energy for offices, datacenters
3” regroups categories covering Atos’ main challenges and
Atos’ Scope 3 – part A. This sub-scope called “Operational Scope
are coming from the categories 1 “Goods and services”, 2
“Capital goods” and 3 “Use of sold products”.
goods.” For these emissions, estimations were made using the
GHG Protocol Scope 3 evaluator. The most significant emissions
emissions” regroups other categories not under Atos’ direct
control or influence. The most significant emissions are coming
Atos’ Scope 3 – part B. This sub-scope called “Other Scope 3
from categories 1 and 2 “Goods and services” and “Capital
Detailed information related to G4-EN3 KPI
In this way the two processes can be integrated and the data for
both reports can be gathered.
footprint. In order to align the GRI collecting process to the
the Business Units. With few exceptions, countries provided the
information necessary to get a reliable estimation of the carbon
The data collection related to the environmental KPIs involves all
Carbon Disclosure Abatement Project, Atos used a methodology
of collecting based on the GHG protocol and the GRI guidelines.
For the CO2 calculations, country regulations and calculation
methods have been applied.
electricity).
The conversion factors have been adjusted according to the
country and the type of energy consumed (fuel oil, diesel, gas,
figures, Atos used Electricity/Heat Conversion Factors from those
last updated for 2014. [G4-EN3_G]
Conversion factors are based on Defra: Guidelines to
Reporting, available at:
. For the
Defra/DECC’s Greenhouse Gas Conversion Factors for Company
The methodology used is provided directly through the local
power supplier or landlord:
recorded by the meters is used by suppliers or via landlords to
regarding electricity, meters are installed at site level to •
measure the energy consumed in kWh. The measurement
issue invoices;
supplier. The invoice is provided directly by the gas supplier or
via the landlord. [G4-EN3_F]
the energy consumed in M3 and converted in kWh according
to local conversion ratios, in many cases directly by the
regarding gas, meters are installed at site level to measure •
provided, the respective consumption in kWh is calculated by
using a respective cost per unit rate.
Invoices state the total amount consumed in kWh and/or its
monetary value (local currency). If only the monetary value is
underlying estimations applied to the compilation of the
Indicators and other information in the specific KPIs.
Atos has included some assumptions and techniques for
the organization’s application for each site. [G4-EN3_F]
and average consumptions from other sites are used to calculate
the actual consumption. The corresponding data is entered into
used to calculate the actual consumption. In case of
unavailability of consumption data, estimations based on footage
For example, in case of unavailability of actual consumption
data, estimations based on previous period consumptions are