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Management Report
2012
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1.4.3.1 CARBON FOOTPRINT AND GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
In the financial year 2011/2012, the Group’s electricity consumption went up slightly, stabilizing at
around 21.5 million kWh.
The countries with the highest electricity consumption at the Group were:
CANADA
FRANCE
ROMANIA
CHINA
UNITED
STATES
OTHER
COUNTRIES
TOTAL
Consumption in
kWh (in thousands)
in FY 2011/2012
10,359
3,999
1,715
1,522
1,339
2,555
21,489
Consumption in
kWh (in thousands)
in FY 2010/2011
10,327
3,684
1,733
987
1,172
2,213
20,116
Change by country
+ 0.30%
+ 8.6%
(1)%
+ 54.2%
+ 14.2%
+ 15.5%
+ 6.8%
The significant increases in electricity consumption in China, the United States and France were due
to the creation of server rooms in Shanghai and Paris and to the rise in staff numbers at these
subsidiaries in 2011/2012.
In 2012, the Group continued to encourage measures to reduce overall energy consumption.
The Group also is striving to bring lower-energy light bulbs into general use. Almost 80% of our
subsidiaries currently use this type of light bulb, (Canada, Romania, Denmark, China, the Netherlands,
India and Singapore). And almost half of our studios and subsidiaries are equipped with timers or
switches with movement detectors in meeting rooms and rest rooms.
Many subsidiaries have introduced good practices to limit consumption of air-conditioning and heating
systems that are mostly shut down at weekends (server rooms being an exception). In 2010, Ubisoft
Sofia upgraded the air-conditioning system and promoted the switching off of electronic devices not in
use, which achieved energy savings of almost 30% over the year. In Japan, premises are equipped
with a system that automatically shuts off the heating, air-conditioning and lighting when the main door
is locked.
Ubisoft Montreal, which accounts for more than a third of total Ubisoft staff, has formed a partnership
with the electricity supplier Hydro-Québec, with 98% of their production coming from hydroelectric
dams.Some studios plan to set energy-saving objectives following the initiative of Ubisoft Chengdu,
which has planned a 5% reduction in energy consumption per year and per employee. Subsidiaries
and studios regularly receive local messages informing them of good practices related to energy
saving (electricity or water) by email. Japan, Canada, France, Romania and Bulgaria are all examples.
Finally, campaigns to provide information on and to raise awareness of energy saving have been
organized at the Group level. In 2010/2011, in line with its fitness brand, Your Shape: Fitness Evolved,
the Group organized a poster campaign in all its studios and subsidiaries to encourage employees to
use the stairs rather than the elevator.