Given that the Group provides services, it does not manage any hazardous or toxic waste. Electronic waste is treated in WEEE recycling systems, within the framework of materials recycling contracts;
a. concerning the circular economy, for a decade now agencies have been voluntarily committed to promoting documents from recycled paper, plastic, fabric and other materials for paper publications or regular and one-time events, by working with suppliers who guarantee these recycled raw materials,
b. the issue of food waste has been monitored for a number of years now. In all agencies, employees must reduce waste day-to-day and support sharing initiatives to tackle food insecurity. For example, in the late afternoon, employees can go to the cafeteria (or kitchen or coffee room) to collect untouched food left over from meetings. In France, Sodexo, which is the Group’s partner, including for the Champs-Élysées and Bastille sites, is extremely proactive both in its own production chain (from upstream to downstream) and in its communications campaigns designed to raise the awareness of its employees and clients to food waste issues in corporate canteens. The Group defends responsible, fair and sustainable food that is mindful of animal welfare, as evidenced by several projects carried out with various clients (see publicis groupe.com, CSR section).
4.5.5 Review of greenhouse gas emissions
For the 10th edition, the greenhouse gas emissions review based on the GHG protocol method was calculated with the assistance of Bureau Veritas based on data collected by all Group entities (98% of headcount).
2019 data take into account new emission factors updated in January 2019 from the Base Carbone® database managed by the French Environment & Energy Management Agency (ADEME, accessible at www.basecarbone.fr); these emission factors are required by the French Ministry for the Ecological and Inclusive Transition for the GHG emissions assessment.
The total of scopes 1 +2 +3 in 2019 was 253,218 TeqCO2, which makes for a carbon intensity of 3.06 TeqCO2per capita, down 43% in 10 years.
CARBON FOOTPRINT
CARBON INTENSITY per capita 3.06 TeqCO2
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
GHG ProtocolTeqCO2
SCOPE 1 7,349
Energy sources: gas, fuel oil and other liquid fuels
+ business travel by car
SCOPE 2 56,646
Electricity purchased
SCOPE 3 189,070
Other business travel (including planes, trains and personal vehicles)
+ non-current assets (buildings, IT and ofce equipment)
+ consumables
+ waste
Note from Bureau Veritas: The method used to calculate the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol is based on average emission factors and as such includes a certain degree of uncertainty. It therefore provides estimates in order of magnitude with the aim of promoting actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and measure the progress made. The degree of uncertainty in the Publicis Groupe GHG emissions assessment for 2019 is estimated at 16%.