2020 Annual Financial Report

Value creation

Value creation

ACTIONS & OUTPUTS

2020 KEY INDICATORS

SDG* 

Human

  • MARCEL, employee training throughout their career, new professional opportunities 
  • Well being at work, physical and mental health support

Human

  • MARCEL, employee training throughout their career, new professional opportunities 
  • Well being at work, physical and mental health support

2020 KEY INDICATORS

  • 50% women on the Supervisory Board
  • 40.4% women in key leadership positions
  • 33.5% women Agencies' CEOs
  • 74% of employees received training
  • €M 6,242 personnel costs

Human

  • MARCEL, employee training throughout their career, new professional opportunities 
  • Well being at work, physical and mental health support

SDG* 

 

 

 

Intellectual

  • Client satisfaction at the heart of "Power of One"
  • Specialist expertise
  • Responsible Marketing
  • Investment in applications R&D
  • Partnerships with start-ups
  • Supplier CSR assessment

Intellectual

  • Client satisfaction at the heart of "Power of One"
  • Specialist expertise
  • Responsible Marketing
  • Investment in applications R&D
  • Partnerships with start-ups
  • Supplier CSR assessment

2020 KEY INDICATORS

  • 19,000 talent in Data and Tech
  • A.L.I.C.E.(1): to measure carbon emissions
  • of campaigns and projects
  • Active member of several coalitions Unstereotype Alliance (UN Women),
  • GARM (Global Alliance for Responsible Media)
  • 85% of global providers assessed in terms of CSR by a third party; more than 100 local suppliers self-assessed in CSR on P.A.S.S.(2)

Intellectual

  • Client satisfaction at the heart of "Power of One"
  • Specialist expertise
  • Responsible Marketing
  • Investment in applications R&D
  • Partnerships with start-ups
  • Supplier CSR assessment

SDG* 

 

Financial

  • Highest operating margin in the sector (16.0%)
  • Revenue resilience despite the crisis

Financial

  • Highest operating margin in the sector (16.0%)
  • Revenue resilience despite the crisis

2020 KEY INDICATORS

  • €9.7bn net revenue
  • TOP 200 clients: 61% of net revenue
  • € 1,558M Operating margin
  • € 1,034M Headline net income(3)
  • Free Cash Flow: €1.2 bn (before change in WCR)
  • €2.00 dividend per share(4)

Society

  • Present in + 100 Countries
  • 420 Pro bono campaigns and volunteering initiatives

Society

  • Present in + 100 Countries
  • 420 Pro bono campaigns and volunteering initiatives

2020 KEY INDICATORS

  • €293M Tax paid in 2020
  • €45M equivalent value undertaken in community engagements

Society

  • Present in + 100 Countries
  • 420 Pro bono campaigns and volunteering initiatives

SDG* 

 

 

 

Environmental

  • SBTi objectives: scenario 1.5 °Cby 2030(6) (47% reduction for scopes 1 & 2, 14% for scope 3)
  • Net Zero by 2030 (scopes 1 + 2 +3)
  • Reduction of impact from campaigns and digital solutions

Environmental

  • SBTi objectives: scenario 1.5 °Cby 2030(6) (47% reduction for scopes 1 & 2, 14% for scope 3)
  • Net Zero by 2030 (scopes 1 + 2 +3)
  • Reduction of impact from campaigns and digital solutions

2020 KEY INDICATORS

  • RE(5): objective of 100% by 2030
  • Carbon intensity in 2020: 2.2 TeqCO2 per capita (-60% since 2009)
  • Carbon neutrality - Net Zero for Scopes 1 & 2 in 2020 (after purchases of RECs & VCCs)(7)

*SDG: United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Publicis Groupe has identified 10 of the 17 goals whereby the Group and its subsidiaries can make a positive impact (see chapter 4.6).

(1)  A.L.I.C.E.: Advertising Limiting Impacts & Carbon Emissions, a proprietary platform. (2)  P.A.S.S.: Publicis Groupe Providers Platform for a self-Assessment for a Sustainable Supply chain internal platform. 
(3)  Group net income. 
(4)  Submitted to Shareholders' vote during the General Shareholder's Meeting of May 26, 2021.
(5)  Renewable Energy. 
(6)  Objectives approved by SBTi (Science Based Targets initiative) in March 2021, with 2019 as the reference year. 
(7)  RECs: Renewable Energy Certificates; VCCs: voluntary Carbon Credits.