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D
Corporate Responsibility
D.5
Managing the corporate environmental footprint and tackling climate change
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Environmental certification
D.5.2.3
[AO14]
certification process to achieve certification.
the Group’s certification criteria (strategic datacenters operated
of Atos’ Environmental Program. All Atos’ main sites - meeting
more than 500 employees) must progressively enter into the
by Atos plus targeted co-located sites and main office sites with
The ISO 14001 certification of Atos’ major sites is a key element
and offices) and the total number of certified sites evolve over time.
Due to both the Group’s acquisition program and the Group’s
consolidation program, the numbers of eligible sites (datacenters
meet local market expectations.
In several Business Units, sites, which do not formally fulfill the
leaders on environmental issues, to anticipate regulations or
Group’s certification criteria, are still certified to be recognized as
Further information related to Global Multi site certification
report 2016.
process in Environment Chapter of the Corporate Responsibility
Main opportunities and specific risks
D.5.2.4
[AO7]
challenges represents opportunities leading to new ways of
Improving Atos’ performance regarding environmental
and potential savings.
working, improved internal processes, better operating efficiency
companies…) to drastically reduce their scope 3 emissions by
intensive clients (like banks, travel or digital service
writing zero (0) for the IT solutions they outsource with us.
datacenters, and carbon neutral hosting…) that help its clients
delivers new digital solutions (smart solutions, green
particular, Atos’ carbon-neutral hosting services enable its IT
tackle both their business and environmental challenges. In
The Group is also acutely aware of the business and
energy and emitting greenhouse gases. Atos innovates and
environmental challenges that its clients face from consuming
In 2016, the total revenue of the sustainability offerings
represented € 1.67 billion. Further information on such offerings
in section D.3.
[G4-EC2]
can impair the achievement of the Group’s objectives); the Book
Enterprise risk management Process (monitoring main risks that
of Internal Control (BIC) and the Legal Risk Mapping.
environmental challenges concern climate change, natural
For Atos, the specific risks in connection with the main
specific risks through complementary tools and processes: the
disasters and regulatory compliance. Atos monitors these
other disruption causes like fires or civil disturbances.
phenomena and aim to mitigate wider natural events as well as
strategies have been implemented with as a result, the ability to
It must also be noted, that extensive business continuity
continuity strategies can minimize the effects of local
provide services from different locations. These business
Environmental risks are covered in section F.1.3.
Communication and training process
D.5.2.5
environmental challenges:
made available several resources for the employees about
In terms of internal communication and awareness, Atos has
the environmental Policy is publicly available and
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downloadable on atos. net;
by dedicated training on environmental challenges and KPIs;
the deployment of the global reporting process is supported
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program engaging employees on environmental challenges;
the ISO 14001 certification program implies an awareness
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sustainability topics such as environmental challenges, market
several blueKiwi collaborative communities cover
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challenges and best practices;
trends, stakeholder expectations, innovations, business
accessible to all employees address sustainability topics.
e-learning modules (in English, French, German, and Spanish)
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