2019 Annual financial report

Chapter 4. Corporate Social Responsibility – Non-financial performance

Summary table of environmental indicators

Multi-year data trends are available on the Group website, in the CSR section of the CSR Smart Data page.

Indicators
Unit
2009**
2017
2018
2019
Objectives Eur. 2030*

Indicators


Group headcount

Unit


 

2009**


45,000

2017


77,767

2018


75,588

2019


83,235

Objectives Eur. 2030*


 

Indicators


Scope 1

Unit


TeqCO2

2009**


27,749

2017


13,118

2018


5,586

2019


7,349(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Scope 2

Unit


TeqCO2

2009**


74,287

2017


65,702

2018


60,744

2019


56,646(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Scope 3

Unit


TeqCO2

2009**


143,734

2017


266,344

2018


217,418

2019


189,223(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Scope 1+2+3

Unit


TeqCO2

2009**


245,770

2017


345,165

2018


283,748

2019


253,218(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Carbon intensity per capita

Unit


TeqCO2

2009**


5.46

2017


4.44

2018


3.78

2019


3.06(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


3.28

Indicators


Electricity consumption

Unit


MWh

2009**


136,397

2017


158,132

2018


147,407

2019


146,340(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Energy intensity per capita

Unit


MWh

2009**


3.03

2017


2.1

2018


1.95

2019


1.8(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


2.19

Indicators


Renewables as a percentage of total consumption

Unit


%

2009**


 

2017


33.5

2018


33.5

2019


37.1(2)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


100

Indicators


Water consumption

Unit


m3

2009**


232,000

2017


750,122

2018


724,401

2019


727,200(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Water per capita

Unit


m3

2009**


5.15

2017


9.7

2018


9.7

2019


8.8(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Total volume of waste recycled

Unit


metric tons

2009**


4,660

2017


4,438

2018


3,810

2019


2,211(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Waste per capita

Unit


metric tons

2009**


0.10

2017


0.05

2018


0.04

2019


0.02(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Paper consumption

Unit


metric tons

2009**


1,770

2017


1,100

2018


703

2019


610(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Of which paper per capita

Unit


metric tons

2009**


0.03

2017


0.01

2018


0.009

2019


0.007(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Total kilometers traveled (business trips and commuting between home and work)

Unit


thousand km

2009**


403,113

2017


1,200,429

2018


1,138,298

2019


990,000(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Travel per capita

Unit


thousand km

2009**


8.9

2017


15.4

2018


15.2

2019


11.9(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Business trips Commute

Unit


thousand km

2009**


230,862

2017


688,527

2018


636,087

2019


507,780(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

Indicators


Daily commute

Unit


thousand km

2009**


172,251

2017


512,132

2018


502,210

2019


482,220(1)

Objectives Eur. 2030*


-

(1) Publicis Groupe + estimate of +10% for Epsilon (based on headcount).
(2) Publicis Group only, excluding Epsilon.
* Letter of intent sent to SBTi in February 2020. 1.5° scenario used for the three scopes. The new objectives will be known during 2020 and will replace those aligned with the European Climate-Energy Framework followed for 10 years. Data available at CSR Smart Data.
** 2009 is the benchmark year with Group consolidated figures.