98 SOCIAL RESPONSABILITY
AND SUSTAINABILITY
REPORT
2018
2. EMISSIONS CONTROL
PRISA measures and monitors emissions arising
from all its activities. In this regard, and in order
to expand the scope of the measurement of such
emissions, Corporate Procurement gathers information
on employee travel, this being a significant
source of emissions, given the activities of PRISA .
Information on emissions for the financial year
2017 is submitted taking into account the scope
of emissions as defined by the GHG Protocol standard.
A range of initiatives has been undertaken such as
the replacement of lighting by more efficient technology
in a number of different countries, resulting
in energy savings over the previous year of 1,377
GJ, which, translated into CO2e, represents a savings
of 126,187 tons.
Emission intensity for the year 2017 is 58.84 ton
CO2 equivalent per million euros billed.
Energy consumption
Consumption GJ 1-2 Energy intensity (GJ/M€) 3
2017 2017
According to information provided by different
suppliers, carbon intensity as measured in tons
of CO2 equivalent per ton of paper consumed in
Spain is 481.54.
All this is taking place in an industry marked by the
digitization of content and platforms, allowing us
to progressively reduce our paper consumption.
Initiatives in this area are being carried out in Argentina,
Colombia, Peru, Guatemala, Honduras,
El Salvador and Portugal. Likewise, in Mexico, the
consumption of paper has been centralized, leading
1.2 Water consumption
Water consumption at PRISA for the year 2017
was of 236.905 m3, principally via the consumption
of water supplied by municipal mains networks.
1.3 Energy consumption
Total energy consumption for the Group in 2017 was
381,001 GJ. Energy consumption at PRISA is associated
chiefly with the use of fuels and electricity.
Electricity Consumption 246,255 210.35
Fossil Fuels
Natural Gas 15,106 12,903
Diesel 119,640 102,195
to a decrease in consumption.
Energy Consumption
1Source of conversion factor: DEFRA
(Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs - GOV.UK).
2 The methodology used to obtain the data is based on invoices
issued by suppliers.
3 Calculations are based on PRISA turnover for 2015, excluding
interests in Televisa in Mexico and Grupo La Nación in Costa Rica.
Details relating to Scope 3 emissions, obtained
from data on employee travel and paper consumption
are as follows.
3. WASTE MANAGEMENT
Of all PRISA operations, printing is the activity that
generates most waste, with plates, inks and varnishes,
and paper and cardboard, being the most
significant sources, as can be seen in the following
table.
There has been a decrease in the generation of
waste with respect to the previous year.