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Corporate social responsibility
4Environmental indicators
4.3.3.3 Water consumption and supply
Taking into account the Group’s business activities, it only uses
water for domestic purposes.
In 2015, water consumption (1), as measured by the Group, stood at
49.034 m3 compared with 35.904 m3 the previous year. This trend
is due to the extended scope, changes in premises and expansion of
the workforce. This consumption represents approximately 7.7 m
3
of
water per employee per year in 2015, compared with 7 m3 in 2014.
Several measures have been taken to reduce the volume of water
consumed, such as adjusting taps and lavatories to use less water
or upgrading facilities. These measures are accompanied at some
sites by raising awareness to encourage employees to limit their
consumption.
In addition, as water is supplied directly by local water distribution
networks, the Group therefore complies with applicable national
regulations regarding supply.
4.3.3.4 Land use
The Group has a limited impact in relation to land use due to the
vertical installation of its sites, which are mainly located in urban
areas.
❙ 4.3.4 POLLUTION PREVENTION
4.3.4.1 Waste management and disposal
The Group has identifi ed four categories of waste linked to its
business activities:
•computer hardware;
•paper;
• products that cannot be sold on distribution platforms
(marketing, promotional items, etc.);
• other consumables (batteries, ink cartridges, green waste, etc.).
♦
Computer hardware: Ubisoft actively recycles/sorts computer
hardware waste (2).
Except in a few countries where services of this kind are not
available, the sites manage the disposal of their computer
equipment by calling on external service providers, specialist
organizations or outside companies.
Computer equipment is recycled by companies specialized in
the dismantling of such equipment and for which a recovery,
disassembly and recycling contract has been signed. These
activities, involving the processing of electrical and electronic
waste and the cleanup of monitors, are carried out in compliance
with the applicable laws and standards.
Some of these specialized companies, particularly in San
Francisco, donate computers to registered charities.
To a lesser extent, IT equipment that has reached the end of its
useful life is donated to schools or associations, or is sold directly
to employees to be reused. In Montreal, the proceeds of these
sales are then given to the “Breakfast Club” (3).
The Montpellier studio has opted for a “green” and social
approach. It sends its equipment to a vocational rehabilitation
association, which recovers and reconditions computer hardware
as part of a scheme to protect the environment
(4)
. The computers
are then distributed to people in social and fi nancial diffi culty,
as well as to non-profi t organizations.
♦ Paper: most sites recycle or sort used paper for recycling (40
sites (5) counted in 2015).
Having been made aware of the ecological impact of paper
consumption, the sites take advantage of municipal or government
programs to recycle their paper through waste sorting at their
premises or collection areas or by outsourcing to specialist
companies as in Canada, the United States and France.
♦
Products that cannot be sold: sites are directly responsible
for scrapping at distribution platforms. This is organized by
suppliers or sites’ warehouse managers. The various destruction
tasks (grinding or compacting) are carried out under the
supervision of offi cial bodies and are outsourced to external
companies to be recycled, burnt or buried.
The Australian subsidiary in Sydney has devised a noteworthy
scheme: it outsources the destruction of its product inventory to
a company that recycles the products as granules. In addition,
the funds raised by the subsidiary from the sale of its posters
are also donated to the Starlight Foundation, a charity for sick
children (6).
♦
Other consumables: most sites have collection points for
recycling and sorting waste. These collection points are generally
situated in offi ces, communal areas or at the entrance to each fl oor.
Several subsidiaries have placed various recycling bins in
prominent locations, labeled by type of waste.
(1) Information based on 33 sites accounting for 64.6% of the Group’s workforce at the end of March2016, compared with 54.6% at the end of March 2015
(2) 41 sites, accounting for 82.9% of the Group’s workforce at the end of March 2016, recycle or sort computer hardware waste
(3) The “Breakfast Club” provides a healthy and balanced breakfast each morning, as well as education on healthy eating. In 2015, the donation of
CAD50,000 (equivalent to €34,000 at the end of March 2016) meant that 303children were able to have breakfast every day for a year. Over seven
years, Ubisoft Montreal has donated a total of CAD724,000, providing daily breakfasts for 626children a year on average.– see section 4.4.3
(4) Between August and October 2015, the Montpellier studio returned 90 workstations and 40monitors
(5) Representing 87.9% of the Group’s workforce at the end of March2016, compared with 36sites in 2014 representing 80.7% of the Group’s
workforce at the end of March2015
(6) In 2015, AUD30,000 were raised (equivalent to €20,000 at the end of March2016)
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