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Environmental Indicators
Societal, Social and
Environmental
Information
4.2. Environmental Indicators
The abbreviations or acronyms used under the title of the indicators are
provided in detail on p.46.
In 2014, Vivendi continued to improve the process of gathering
environmental data bycollecting more reliable data and also by expanding
the scope covered by reporting. For some data, this has resulted in a
significant change in the figures compared with the previous year.
4.2.1.
General Environmental Policy
The group’s business units with little exposure to environmental risks
prepare their own action plans to measure and control their impacts. The
methods used include energy assessments, certifications, and training
and information sessions for employees.
Energy assessment and evaluation of environmental impacts carried
out
(number of assessments)
GRI
UNGC
OECD
G4-DMA Environment,
G4-EN31
7, 8
VI.1.a
2014
2013
C+G
0
0
UMG
6
2
Corporate
1
1
Sub-total
7
3
GVT
1
0
Total
8
3
In 2014, six energy assessments were carried out by UMG. They involved
UMG’s five main facilities in the United Kingdom and one in Poland. The
assessments on UMG’s four main facilities in the United Kingdom were
conducted by the leading commercial real estate services firm, CBRE (CB
Richard Ellis). These assessments led to a detailed energy diagnostic with
a view to investment during 2015 to reduce the energy imprint of those
buildings.
GVT used an outside provider to conduct an energy assessment to
evaluate possible cost reductions for 41 buildings across the country. The
results will be known in early 2015.
Environmental certification
(number of sites)
GRI
UNGC
OECD
G4-DMA Environment
7, 8
-
2014
2013
C+G
1
1
UMG
2
2
Corporate
1
1
Sub-total
4
4
GVT
0
0
Total
4
4
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
8
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.
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