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SOCIETAL, SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL INFORMATION
SECTION 5 - VERIFICATION OF NON-FINANCIAL DATA
NOTE ON NON-FINANCIAL REPORTING METHODOLOGY
SCOPE OF SOCIAL REPORTING
The social reporting scope of Activision Blizzard is in line with the social
reporting scope of Activision Blizzard France, which represents 7% of
the total number of employees of Activision Blizzard, except where it
concerns certain data relative to the workforce (i.e., inflows and outflows
and the length of the working week) for which the reporting scope data
corresponds to that of Activision Blizzard. In 2013, the effort made in
2012 to extend the social reporting scope of Activision Blizzard will be
continued.
The social reporting scope of Maroc Telecom corresponds to that of Maroc
Telecom and its sub-Saharan subsidiaries.
SCOPE OF ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING
Within the global scope of environmental reporting, there is a “media”
environmental scope for the businesses with activities in the media
sector (Canal+ Group, UMG and Activision Blizzard) and a “telecoms”
environmental scope for businesses operating in the telecommunications
sector (SFR, Maroc Telecom and GVT).
For the Maroc Telecom group, the environmental reporting scope concerns
the company Maroc Telecom and at this stage does not include its sub-
Saharan subsidiaries (Mauritel SA, Onatel SA, Gabon Télécom SA and
Sotelma SA).
The sites that report data in the reporting framework are selected by
type of site: e.g., offices, warehouses, technical centers and datacenters.
The selection also takes into account criteria related to the size of the
workforce (over 50 people per office), surface area and weighting in the
total consumption for the electricity indicator.
Reporting Period
Details and Limits of the Methods Used for the Indicators
Generally, the societal, social and environmental indicators may reflect
methodological limits due to the lack of harmonization in the international
and national definitions and legislation and/or the qualitative and
therefore subjective nature of certain data.
ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS
Regarding the “telecoms” environmental scope, the businesses report the
data that corresponds to all the indicators in the Reporting Protocol.
For the “media” environmental scope, the data collection methodology
also takes account of the contributory nature of the site in terms of
electricity consumption. Real data is collected for the sites that contribute
the most in order to reach a representation of over 90% of the Group’s
total estimated electricity consumption.
For data on electricity consumption, the published quantities correspond
to the billed quantities. When data is not available (e.g., for sites where
the Group is not the owner), consumption is estimated on the basis of
conversion ratios (kWh/m2 or kWh/ft2). The ratios used differ according
to the geographic location of the entities and are based on recognized
guidelines.
For fuel consumption (gasoline, diesel, propane or other), the scope of the
indicator covers vehicles either owned outright by the Group or used by
the site on long-term rental.
Any missing data on indicators such as electricity, gas, heating oil and
steam is estimated using methods based on factors established by ADEME
(the French environmental and energy management agency).
Reporting, Consolidation and Control Tools
Data collection tools, developed by Vivendi’s Information Systems
department, enable reporting of all consolidated data, monitored at
different levels:
✱ societal data is collected using SIRITAL, and a consistency check is
performed by the officer in charge of the consolidation at corporate
headquarters;
✱ social data is collected using SIRIS, and automatic consistency
controls are performed by the software during data input. Other
controls and an initial validation are performed by each subsidiary.
Consistency checks and a second validation are performed at the level
of each business. These indicators are then aggregated and verified
at corporate headquarters, where a third validation is performed at
consolidation. Lastly, a general validation process ensures the overall
consistency of the workforce data between the previous year (N-1) and
the current year (N); and
✱ environmental data is collected using SIRIE, and an internal
consistency control is performed by the officer in charge of data input.
A further validation is performed upon consolidation at corporate
headquarters.
REPORT OF ONE OF THE STATUTORY AUDITORS
In recent years, a selection of the Group’s CSR data has been verified, to a
degree of limited assurance, by one of Vivendi’s Statutory Auditors (please
refer to Section 5.2. of this chapter). In 2012, pursuant to Articles L.225-
102-1 and R.225-105-2 of the French Commercial Code, the certification
and report cover all societal, social and environmental data provided in
chapter 2 of the Annual Report.
Reporting of societal, social and environmental data is annual and covers
the period from January 1 to December 31, 2012.