Vetoquinol - Universal Registration Document - 2021

2 46 Vetoquinol Universal Registration Document 2020 Financial report STATEMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Carbon footprint 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 2020, 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. 2.5.2 Waste management Solid waste is monitored closely by means of detailed indicators and changes are analyzed in order to prevent anomalies. In accordance with the waste sorting policy, materials such as wood, cardboard, paper, metal and electrical and electronic equipment are sent to recy- cling companies. Pharmaceutical waste, which cannot be recycled, is incinerated at a certified energy recycling facility. The best way to treat waste is to reuse it: Vetoquinol prioritizes this solution and has already rolled out a procedure for pallets, transport containers, printing paper, etc. The Group’s production plants currently recycle around 33% of their waste, not including energy recycling via incineration. The volume of industrial waste in 2019 was slightly greater than in 2018, mainly due to the inclusion of the Angers facility in the reporting scope and the increased amount of production scrap requiring destruction at Lure. Vetoquinol aims to reduce the volume of waste at source and increase the recycling rate by stepping up waste sorting at all facilities and seeking new out- sourced recycling solutions. 2.5.2.1 Hazardous (HIW) and non-hazardous (NHIW) industrial waste per country (in tons) 2018 2019 2020 France Canada Poland Italy Brazil Total DD DND DD DND DD DND DD DND DD DD DND DND 341 362 302 58 14 26 86 35 35 105 543 443 298 555 550 487 109 10 15 15 36 31 74 78 72 38 28 33 31 15 17 83 66 245 212 303 NB: 2019 data includes the Goiania site (Brazil).