Vetoquinol Universal Registration Document 2019

2 Vetoquinol  Universal Registration Document 2019  Financial report   45 STATEMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Carbon footprint 2.5 Carbon footprint The Group discloses environmental data concerning the production plants and R&D centers: • Magny-Vernois, Tarare and Angers (France), • Gorzów , Klodawa and Zwirowa (Poland), • Bertinoro (Italy), • Princeville (Canada), • Mairipora (Brazil). 2.5.1 Pollution prevention Given that it is a pharmaceutical company mainly engaged in formulation, Vetoquinol produces no active chemical ingredients and the only direct atmospheric emissions generated by its production plants are com- bustion products emanating from the gas boilers. All potential particle emissions generated by the develop- ment laboratories are filtered. There is no soil pollution. All production plants have waterproof floors designed to contain any accidental spillage. Outside storage units are situated inside reten- tion basins. Regarding water pollution, the Canadian and Polish sites have sewer systems connected to the local municipal wastewater treatment plant. The Italian and Brazilian sites do not produce any wastewater (excluding sanitary wastewater). All the wastewater they generate during production processes is destroyed as waste by a specia- list company. At Magny-Vernois, the effluents generated by produc- tion facilities are sent to an on-site biological treatment plant used to eliminate biodegradable pollutants. It is supported by a perozonation facility (combining the treatment of oxygenated and ozone water) in order to eliminate non-biodegradable molecules. The wastewa- ter treatment process at this site is an innovation in the French pharmaceutical industry. It also received an innovation grant from the Rhone Mediterranean Corsica water agency. This investment, made in 2015, is testament to Veto- quinol’s foresight given that no current regulation requires the treatment of medical waste in aqueous effluents. Vetoquinol is committed to dealing rapidly with any dis- turbance caused to local residents. Whenever a potential disturbance, such as building work or roadworks, is identified in advance, local residents who may be bothe- red by such operations are given advance warning and steps are taken to minimize the disturbance. In 2019, Vetoquinol paid no compensation pursuant to any court decision relating to an environmental issue, The Group has not recorded any provisions or guarantees related to environmental contingencies.