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Environmental Indicators
Pollution and Waste Management
The number of certifications remained unchanged compared with the
previous year.
Canal+ Group renewed the BREEAM (BRE Environmental Assessment
Method)
certification of the facility comprising all its free channels.
Registration of Vivendi’s headquarters as part of the EU’s Eco-
Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS regulations) with the French
Ministry of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy was
maintained, in accordance with an annual follow-up audit. Outside the
European Union, environmental certifications were renewed. The UMG
headquarters in Santa Monica was awarded the “Energy Star” label
again, as well as the “Green Business” certification.
Employee training and information on environmental
protection
GRI
UNGC
OECD
G4-DMA LA Training
and education aspect
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VI.7.
The business units hold briefings and awareness sessions on
environmental protection. These sessions may be educational in
nature, or they may be held in connection with certifications or may
assist the representatives of the subsidiaries in charge of reporting
environmental data. Several sessions were given by UMG, especially
in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
6.2. Pollution and Waste Management
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6.2.1. Reducing Waste Reduction, Recycling and Elimination of Waste
At the same time as improving efficiency in the supply and consumption
of raw materials, the group’s subsidiaries, in particular UMG and GVT,
are working to increase the percentage of waste recovered and to clarify
with employees which waste-to-energy process is suited to each type of
waste. In some units, waste is recycled in partnership with job placement
associations.
Throughout Brazil, GVT has contracted with service providers specializing
in the collection and treatment of hazardous waste, such as fluorescent
light bulbs. Concerning WEEE, GVT has a contract with a new service
provider guaranteeing the recycling of at least 97% of the WEEE
collected.
Professional electronic and electrical equipment
waste (WEEE)
(kg)
GRI
UNGC
OECD
G4-EN23
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VI.1.a
2014
2013
C+G
4,194
43,357
UMG
30,726
18,128
Corporate
787
500
Sub-total
35,707
61,985
GVT
2,204
35,610
Total
37,911
97,595
The sharp decrease at of Canal+ Group is due mainly to a classification
error in 2013 in some African countries between professional WEEE and
household WEEE.
The significant drop in professional WEEE is due mainly to the intensive
campaign to recover computer equipment (PCs, printers and similar)
conducted by GVT in 2013.
At group level the percentage of professional WEEE collected for
recycling represents 65% of the total amount of waste produced.
Household electrical and electronic equipment
waste (WEEE)
(kg)
GRI
UNGC
OECD
G4-EN23
-
VI.1.a
2014
2013
C+G
89,397
304,963
UMG
0
48
Corporate
0
8
Sub-total
89,397
305,019
GVT
2,071,866
586,510
Total
2,161,263
891,529
Household WEEE includes set-top boxes and Internet terminals leased
to the end customers of Canal+ and GVT. In African countries most of
the set-top boxes are sold. Therefore it is no longer the responsibility of
Canal+ to collect them.
The subsidiaries of Canal+ Group in Africa and Asia have reported a sharp
decrease in amounts of WEEE, the result of a major destruction campaign
carried out in 2013 after a new model set-top box was placed on the
market. All Canal+ set-top boxes in France are reconditioned and placed
back on the market.
In 2014, GVT conducted a major operation to collect used modems and
replace buried cables, which explains the fourfold increase in WEEE.
At group level, the percentage of household WEEE collected for recycling
represents 49% of the total collected.
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Non-Financial Indicators Handbook 2014