Universal Registration Document 2025

Water consumption

Water consumption is estimated at 428,966 m³ – i.e. 3.8 m³ per capita. Agencies rent premises in serviced buildings, which include local water supplies. This is standard sanitary quality water. The treatment of water after use is also similar to the procedures used for residents. The main improvements for the agencies are efficiency-based; for example, for sanitary facilities, the installation of sensors reducing the volumes of water dispersed, and rapid intervention as soon as the slightest water leak is detected. Water is supplied from municipal distribution systems or private operators under long-term contracts with the managers of the buildings. The objective remains to continue to reduce water consumption.

Biodiversity

In 2023, the Groupe carried out an initial Biodiversity footprint analysis with the help of an external firm.

This work focused on an initial analysis of the Groupe’s biodiversity footprint (Scopes 1 + 2 + 3) based on the GBS (Global Biodiversity Score) model which uses the so-called MSA (Mean Species Abundance), offered in MSA.km², MSAppb, or MSAppb* (ppb = parts per billion*, meaning aggregate). This method covers static and dynamic impacts linked to the past year’s activity. The model covers four of the five categories of the IPBES – Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (the IPCC of Biodiversity), for terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems: either a) change of use of soils, b) over-exploitation of natural resources, or c) climate change and d) pollution.

The impacts were analyzed by associating the NACE codes of all subsidiaries with the sectors of Exiobase, the international database which converts financial data (subsidiaries’ turnover) into physical data. The Globio model then assesses the impacts of the activities of the 163 industries considered on biodiversity. Two-thirds of Publicis Groupe’s activities are in the category “Other Business Activities,” i.e. advertising, media, consulting, design, events and other technical services, and one-third is part of the so-called “Computer and related activities,” i.e. digital activities, IT programming, IT consulting, and data processing & hosting.

These calculations were made using public data from 2022. The total sum of impacts on biodiversity amounted to 232 MSAppb*, more than two-thirds being attributed to terrestrial impacts (versus aquatic).

Publicis Groupe came out with an impact of 18 MSAppb* (ppb = parts per billion, and * meaning aggregated).

In view of these factual elements on the Groupe’s estimated footprint, and following the double materiality analysis revised in 2025, this ESRS is not material for Publicis Groupe. This analysis will be updated in 2026.

Locally, the Groupe’s entities are concerned about biodiversity, but to a limited extent in terms of what is accessible and easy to implement.

In France, the Groupe continued to develop the apiary installed on the roof of the Groupe’s headquarters on the Champs-Élysées. Employees are trained each year to support the care of the beehives. In addition to supporting the French beekeeping sector, a partnership has been established with the Apiflordev association, which fights against poverty in Africa. 100% of the sale of honey from the Parisian beehives is used to finance the installation of beehives in Cameroon, with the Baka people, to preserve the ancestral know-how of woven beehives.

In Costa Rica, Re:Sources is continuing its plan involving employees in a carbon offsetting program designed to promote local biodiversity by preserving tropical flora and fauna in protected forests.

Nature protection is the subject of pro bono campaigns or volunteer activities in favor of environmental associations and the defense of natural resources and biodiversity (plant and animal) in many countries.