Plastic Omnium - 2018 Registration Document

3 STATEMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE CSR integrated in the business lines www.plasticomnium.com PLASTIC OMNIUM 2018 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 112 SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION 3.2.3 Sustainable Production The third pillar of the Plastic Omnium CSR strategy is sustainable production: minimizing negative impacts such as water, air and land pollution, while preserving resources. In its Code of Conduct, the Plastic Omnium Group is committed to a proactive environmental protection policy. Therefore, the HSE/CSR Department requires all sites to be ISO 14001-certified. Sites already certified to ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards subject to an energy audit obligation in Europe, ISO 50001 (energy management system) certification is required. NUMBER OF SITES CERTIFIED TO ISO 14001 STANDARDS 2016 2017 2018 ISO 14001 certified sites 93 85 76 In 2018, 76 sites were certified, totaling 90% of sites. In 2018, 13 certified sites were closed or disposed, 4 new sites were certified. The environment is an integral part of management: the Group’s HSE/CSR Department has a strong network of front-line HSE facilitators and manages the procedure on a monthly basis, holding network meetings to monitor changes to certifications, energy, awareness and audit indicators. Some indicators are fed back each month to the Group’s Executive Committee. Three times a year Senior management, the Human Resources Department and the HSE/CSR Department meet to manage the strategy. requirements. In 2018, 31,863 employees received 16,780 hours of awareness, and 14,231 employees received 21,803 hours of training in total. Depending on their role, all employees receive training on, or are made aware of, the Group’s environmental policy. The topics covered include environmental risk management, limiting impacts by managing input and waste, and the consequences of failure to comply with regulatory In addition to eco-design and product recyclability, energy efficiency, climate change action, and biodiversity protection, sites pay special attention to air quality and water consumption. Sites with paintwork stations use solvent-based paints which emit VOCs (Volatile Organic Compounds) which indirectly contribute to global warming, and some of them may be harmful to health (CMR-classified – carcinogenic, mutagenic and reprotoxic). VOC incinerators have been installed at the end of the paintwork-station production lines. When technically possible, solvent-based paints are replaced with water-soluble paint, resulting in fewer emissions. CONSUMPTION OF PAINT AND SOLVENTS AND VOC EMISSIONS Annual consumption of raw materials In metric tons 2016 2017 2018 Paint (1) 6,464 6,772 6,518 Solvents (2) 11,199 12,096 11,178 TOTAL 17,663 18,868 17,696 Dry matter contained in the paint, excluding solvent. (1) Solvents used undiluted and solvents contained in paints. (2) VOC emissions In metric tons 2016 2017 2018 VOCS 2,140 1,779 1,713 Water used by Plastic Omnium does not enter the manufacturing process; the sites were in water-stressed areas or areas subject to water it is used to cool machinery and equipment. All closed-circuit sites restrictions during the year. constantly recycle water, reducing the amount of new water used. None of