SFIL Annual financial report 2018

1 I Management report 40 SFIL Annual Financial Report 2018 SFIL also kept up all the measures already in place in terms of responsible management of consumables and waste recycling, including: •  the program to recycle cans, coffee capsules, plastic cups and bottles, resulting in the collection and recycling of 568 kg of containers in 2018, •  a collection and recycling system for paper and internal waste such as toner cartridges, electronic items, obso‑ lete equipment, bottle tops and batteries, and a policy to reduce its paper consumption (default printer settings, thinner paper, use of ISO 14001 Ecolabel paper, etc.). The Group has put in place a monthly indicator tracking print usage by individual multi-function printer to encourage employees to only print when necessary. The Group’s headquarters’ commercial operating property HEQ certification, focused on sustainable buildings, man‑ agement and use, was renewed on February 9, 2018, with a good score. Amount of provisions and guarantees for environmental risks The financial statements as of December 31, 2018, do not include any provision or guarantee regarding environmental risks. 2.2 – CLIMATE CHANGE 2.2.1. Material greenhouse gas emissions generated as a result of the Company’s activity, notably through use of its goods and services In the area of carbon emissions, the Company has agreed to pay 65% of the cost of annual public transportation passes for employees working at its two sites (head office and regional). In terms of energy consumption, the head office has an LED lighting system with automated presence detection and light intensity adjustment. Since December 1, 2016, under its con‑ tract with EDF Entreprises for both its sites (Issy-les-Moulin‑ eaux and Lyon) SFIL has subscribed to the 100% renewable energy option under which EDF commits to injecting into the grid an equivalent amount of electricity from renewable sources to that consumed by SFIL. This helps to limit green‑ house gas emissions. 2.2.2. Adapting to the consequences of climate change SFIL’s activities require no specific measures in this area. 2.3 – PROTECTION OF BIODIVERSITY SFIL has introduced a scheme to sponsor three mobile beehives managed by a local beekeeper, thus promoting biodiversity. •  the pursuit of initiatives set up with HASC (“Le Handicap Au Service des Compétences”, ‘Disabilities serving skills’), a third-sector company set up in 2017 by three self-em‑ ployed women with disabilities; •  the formal implementation, via the hiring of a disabled person on a permanent contract, of the partnership agreement signed with the French army and CABAT, its casualty assistance unit, to employ military personnel with combat-related disabilities. 1.6.3. Anti-discrimination policy SFIL continued to fight discrimination through its contin‑ ued partnership with Allodiscrim, an external body of law‑ yers offering a free listening and advice service, anonymous with regard to employers, to employees and interns who have faced alleged discriminatory or unequal treatment, in which discussions are protected by a rule of guaranteed absolute confidentiality under the legislation applicable to the lawyers’ code of ethics. SFIL’s objective is to prevent and resolve situations at work inducing a risk of non-compliance with the principles of equal treatment, non-discrimination and non-sexual or psy‑ chological harassment, and cases of racist or discriminatory abuse. It carried out related employee awareness-raising initiatives over the course of the year within the HR divi‑ sion and in collaboration with the CHSCT (training and dis‑ cussions to define discrimination). SFIL strengthened its system in 2018 by creating a “human risks correspondent” network made up of three profession‑ als trained in the detection and prevention of psychosocial risks as well as in workplace mediation. 1.7 – PROMOTION AND COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE INTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATION’S FUNDAMENTAL CONVENTIONS SFIL fully applies the French labor law, which in turn fully incorporates the related ILO conventions on: •  Respect for freedom of association and the right to col‑ lective bargaining, •  The elimination of discrimination in respect of employ‑ ment and occupation, •  The elimination of forced or compulsory labor, •  The effective abolition of child labor. 2. Environmental information 2.1 – GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY In 2018, SFIL continued to implement its sustainable devel‑ opment policy, with the launch of new initiatives including: •  employee awareness raising about on-site waste sorting, • waste reduction-related events as part of Sustainable Development Week, and the Waste Reduction European Week, •  growing initiatives at the Company’s premises, including the creation of “Chloro’SFIL”, an employee gardening community, and the planting and tending of plants, flow‑ ers and fruits and vegetables on the terrace.