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Management Report
2013
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SUSTAINABLE USE OF RESOURCES 1.4.3.3
1.4.3.3.1 Water consumption and supply
Given the Group’s activity, it only uses water for domestic purposes (cleaning, toilets, kitchens, etc.).
Although Ubisoft’s water consumption is low, the Group intends to monitor this indicator to measure
the impact of the good practices implemented at its sites and information campaigns conducted
internally.
In 2012/2013, the Group measured consumption
11
of 15,581 m
3
, which breaks down as follows:
UNITED
STATES
CHINA
ROMANIA
UKRAINE
SINGAPORE
OTHER
COUNTRIE
S
Consumption in m
3
in
2012/2013
5,386.4
4,123.4
858
381.1
318.4
765.3
Ratio of m
3
/person per year
11.8
8.3
1.1
5.7
1.3
1.3
To reduce their consumption, many sites are using low-consumption taps or taps with automatic shut-
off and low-consumption toilets, such as Italy, Germany, Sweden, Romania, the United Kingdom,
Australia, the United States (Red Storm Inc. – Cary, NC), Mexico, Canada (Montreal), Poland and
China (Shanghai). Some sites have also implemented simple measures to encourage employees to
limit their water consumption; for example, in India, notices have been placed next to each water
outlet.
In addition, as water is supplied directly by local water distribution networks, the Group therefore
complies with applicable national regulations regarding supply.
1.4.3.3.2 Use and management of consumables
At present, of the consumable purchases listed by the Group, only paper consumption is significant.
All sites are made aware of the ecological impact of paper consumption; they take advantage of
municipal or government programs to recycle their paper through waste sorting at their premises or
collection areas, such as those in Germany, Australia, Korea, Italy, Switzerland and the United
Kingdom. Many sites use outside specialists, including Canada, the United States and France.
In 2012/2013, the Group’s paper consumption was as follows:
Waste issued (in kg)
Number of sites concerned
*
Representativeness of
sites concerned as a
percentage of Group staff
Paper
30,720
24
34.5%
This consumption represents approximately 11.3 kg of paper per employee per year
12
.
In 2012/2013, 24
13
sites prioritized consumption of recycled paper.
11
Data for 15 sites, representing 29.3% of Group staff. The scope for this indicator is limited because the majority of
sites did not have precise information at the reporting date since their water consumption is included in the rental
expenses managed by their lessors. It should be noted that the consumption indicated does not include water bottles
for water coolers.
12
Calculated based on 24 sites representing 34.5% of Group staff.
13
Representing 84% of Group staff.