Vetoquinol - Universal Registration Document - 2021

2 Vetoquinol Universal Registration Document 2020 Financial report 47 STATEMENT OF NON-FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE Carbon footprint 2.5.2.2 Overall recycling rate in 2020 2.5.3 Sustainable use of resources: water and energy Water consumption is a major issue for Vetoquinol’s pro- duction plants for oral and injectable drugs; in addition, pharmaceutical constraints require increasingly efficient and reproducible cleaning. These cleanings are usually done with water and detergents, followed by successive rinses with increasingly pure water. These operations are mostly automated and the programs are designed and improved to optimize water usage. Meters and sub-meters are installed in all locations where control of consumption is important, and readings are analyzed in order to prevent anomalies and establish an area of improvement priority list. Drinking water consumption in 2020 at production plants and R&D sites was up compared to 2019. The main reason was a major leak in a buried pipe at the Magny-Vernois plant in France that resulted in a loss of about 10,000 m3 of water. The Group’s other sites have stabilized their consumption compared to 2019. Energy represents another critical issue for produc- tion sites. In 2016, the Magny-Vernois site obtained ISO 50001 certification for its energy management system. The Group has introduced a consumption measure- ment system and an action plan to reduce energy consumption. The plan spans several years and includes investment in more efficient equipment and metering and regulating systems designed to facilitate consump- tion management and discrepancy monitoring. It also includes employee awareness campaigns covering daily actions at work and home consumption. It should be noted that, following the same model as the process for reporting safety risk situations, all employees at French sites are now asked to report “energy-consuming” situa- tions. This may concern behavioral, organizational and/ or technical aspects. This process is supplemental to the annual ISO plan and helps to increase employee com- mitment to a strategic environmental issue. This process will be rolled out to all production plants. Energy performance is currently monitored within the Group on the basis of gas, liquid energy and electricity consumption. Gas energy consumption was stable in 2020 compared to 2019. In contrast, liquid energy (fuel) consumption was down significantly from 2019. This is mainly related to the significant decrease in travel and vehicle use by sales people due to the health crisis. Recycling 34% Landfilling & incineration 66%