07. Responsible resource management and commitment to human capital Annual Report 2013 Environmental impact management 135 PRISA is committed to reducing the costs and the impact that our operations may have on the environment. The Group’s Environmental Security Policy includes a series of basic principles in the area of legal compliance that contribute to the continuous improvement of our operations: ƒƒ PRISA will comply with all applicable legal requirements, and will, whenever possible, make every effort to anticipate them. ƒƒ The group will actively strive to reduce and prevent pollution and waste, and to conserve energy in all its operations. ƒƒ The group will require its suppliers to conduct their operations in an environmentally responsible manner. ƒƒ The group will ensure the safety of industrial operations, to avoid negative impact on the environment. This policy is divided into three levels of action: ƒƒ Emission control ƒƒ Consumption control ƒƒ Waste Control The aim is to provide safe products and services that respect the environment throughout their life cycle, and to conduct operations in an environmentally responsible manner. Emission control In 2010 the Corporate Purchasing Department began collecting data on suppliers who provide services in order to establish the equivalent weight of CO2 generated by travel and accommodation derived from Group activities. The result (a decrease of the impact caused by Group trips made in 2012) confirms the trend towards reductions seen over the previous year. Consumption control Responsible use of paper PRISA has always carefully managed all stages of the lifecycle of paper. The group works with paper manufacturers who guarantee their adherence to environmental standards and recycling, either directly or indirectly, and all business units using paper committed themselves over the course of 2012 to reducing their use, whether by modifying formats or opting for lower weights of paper, while still guaranteeing the quality of the finished product. PRISA’s suppliers must comply with certain environmental requirements in the manufacture of paper. The CO2 emissions (PRISA: Spain and Portugal) From of transport Unit of measure Conversion factor kg CO2/ unit of measure 2012 Equivalent CO2 in kg Conversion factor kg CO2/ unit of measure 2011 Equivalent CO2 in kg Spain Portugal Total Spain Portugal Total Hotel RN 28 12,439 S/D 12,439 348,292 28 14,987 S/D 14,987 419,636 Air Miles 0.18 12,068,311 1,119,419 13,187,730 2,373,791 0.18 15,707,842 2,564,868 18,272,710 3,289,088 Train Km 0.06 3,049,569 S/D 3,049,569 182,974 0.06 3,182,968 S/D 3,182,968 190,978 Rent a car Km 0.123 692,857 S/D 692,857 85,221 0.123 767,179 S/D 767,179 94,363 Total 15,823,176 1,119,419 16,942,595 2,990,279 19,672,976 2,564,868 22,237,844 3,994,065 Notes: The sources for conversion factors are: http://www.nef.org.uk/greencompany/co2calculator.htm (air), http://www.responsarbolidad.net/002_calcemision. html (train) and sources prepared by AVIS for rent a car, due to the variability of consumption in used cars.
PRISA Annual Report 2013
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