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Corporate Responsibility
D.5
Managing the corporate environmental footprint and tackling climate change
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and tackling climate change
Managing the corporate environmental footprint
D.5
Main challenges and achievements
D.5.1
[G4-DMA-Energy] and [G4-DMA-Emissions]
introduction part of the Environment Chapter of the Corporate
section 1.3.2 “Atos materiality matrix”, and stated in the
Responsibility report 2016.
objectives are described in the Environmental table included in
Atos main environmental ambitions and challenges with related
actions to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the business
CDP or the DJSI, as a global leader within the IT sector for its
Performance Leadership Index, Atos was recognized as a global
risks of climate change. Notably, on the 2016 CDP Climate
In 2016, Atos was recognized by many key players such as the
leader within the IT sector and was among the top 9% of
companies to be awarded an “A” grade worldwide.
objectives in all areas described in section D.1.3.2:
In 2016, Atos demonstrated great achievements, meeting its
Data Management data centers);
[G4-EN7]
and 1.62 in its strategic datacenters (scope: Infrastructure
after major acquisitions, requiring further optimizations or
•
Effectiveness) for all its datacenters was estimated at 1.74
implying new consolidations, Atos’ average PUE (Power Usage
data centers);
[G4-EN3]
(owned and operated by Atos, co-location excluded) was
90% of the electricity consumed by Atos’ strategic datacenters
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renewable sources) (scope: Infrastructure Data Management
supplied by decarbonized sources (63% nuclear and 27%
operational scopes 1, 2 and 3A);
[G4-EN19]
15% by 2020 (tCO
2
per € million revenue, 2016 base line, for
as Atos achieved 50% of carbon reduction both in absolute
•
carbon intensity reduction targets: a carbon reduction by 5 to
and in intensity during the period 2008-2015, it set up new
energy residual CO
2
emissions;
[G4-EN19]
since 2010, Atos has compensated 100% of its datacenters
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124 sites (datacenters and offices) were certified ISO 14001,
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program.
[AO14]
taking into account the Group’s acquisition and consolidation
[G4-DMA-Energy], [G4-DMA- Emissions] and [G4-15]
Environmental management
D.5.2
Governance
D.5.2.1
In addition to the governance on Corporate Responsibility
aspects, environmental challenges are monitored by the Group
Program explained in section 1.1.3 which includes environmental
level.
Environmental Manager and the environmental team. Within the
monitoring the environmental challenges at regional and local
Business Units, the heads of CR&S are also in charge of
Environmental Policy
D.5.2.2
been formalized and published. The Policy is aligned with the
In 2016, a new version of the Group’s Environmental Policy has
Responsibility & Sustainability program.
Group’s strategic ambitions and with the Group’s Corporate
favor of the environment.
stakeholders to better understand the engagement of Atos in
covered. The Policy is also a reference document for our external
regardless of their location. The entire Atos organization is
the short and long term, regarding the Group’s main
The purpose of the Policy is to provide high-level principles, over
entities and operations, all office sites and datacenters
environmental challenges. The Policy is applicable to all Atos’
and objectives per environmental challenge.
The Policy is complemented by a book of operational guidelines