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Environment

2.2.3 Pollution and waste management 2.2.3.1 Measures for preventing, reducing or recycling waste Alongside its initiative to reduce waste at source, various sustainable waste management solutions are also deployed. AFD has based these measures on the project launched in 2012bto optimise waste management at its head office. The first stage of the Optigede project involved: P carrying out a technical, economic, organisational and regulatory evaluation of waste; and P mapping and measuring the various waste flows generated. Areas for optimising waste management and implementing action plans, focused primarily on recycling and re-use, were identified.

In practice, collection channels are used for the following types of waste: P paper recycling at all the Paris sites; P the recycling of plastic cups; P the recycling and recovery of old and discarded furniture; P collecting and treating batteries/small storage cells and light sources; P recycling cartridges and toner; P re-use through donations to associations and the recycling of computer equipment. Recovery initiatives are being run by international offices: P composting and recycling green waste from food and gardening following the example of the Brazzaville office; P recycling ink cartridges (Istanbul office); P paper recycling (Abuja office).

WASTE PRODUCTION Scope: Head office excluding service providers

2017/2016 change (in %)

Waste

Indicator tonnes/year tonnes/year

2017

2016

Total volume

246

230 123 192

13%

of which household and related waste

59.87

-34%

Waste production/employee

kg of waste/employee

180

-1%

2.2.3.4 Consideration of noise or any other type of pollution specific to a certain activity AFD’s activity does not directly expose it to the need to take preventive measures against noise pollution or any other specific type of pollution. 2.2.4 Climate change 2.2.4.1 AFD Group activity for prevention of climate change in developing countries After more than ten years of financing climate initiatives, 2017bwas a year of evaluation (of the 2012-2016 cross-cutting Climate Intervention Framework), reflection and validation of the proposed guidelines for enhancing AFD’s targets and intervention methods (strategies, tools) for combating climate warming and its effects. In the new Climate-Development strategy adopted in November 2017, one of the most notable changes is the guideline targeting compliance with the Paris Agreement objective of “making finance flows consistent with a pathway towards low greenhouse gas emissions and climate-resilient development”. As a result, AFD has set itself the target that all projects financed should be consistent with long-term, low carbon and resilient development paths and will support, in parallel, preparation by countries of the low carbon development strategies required by the COP 21bdecision.

In accordance with the circular economy and solidarity approach, 2017bsaw the donation of 174bcomputers and furniture to Médecin Sans Frontières for the Pantin reception centre in Paris which opened on 5bDecember for unaccompanied child refugees. In addition, a collection campaign enabled 48.3 tonnes of old and discarded furniture to be recycled. 2.2.3.2 Environmental protection training and education initiatives for employees As part of “European Week for Waste Reduction”, communications campaigns approved by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe) had as their objectives the aim of raising awareness and forging consensus on the prevention of waste production. This involved pop-up workshops for sustainable initiatives such as the repair of personal computers and the creation of a book exchange library from AFD’s cardboard waste. Furthermore, an initiative run in partnership with the company canteen raised awareness and encouraged reflection on the issues of food waste. 2.2.3.3 Measures for preventing, reducing or reclaiming pollution in the air, water or soil that seriously affect the environment AFD’s activity does not directly expose it to the need to take measures to prevent, reduce or reclaim pollution in water or soil.

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