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6 L’oréaL - GrI DaTa SHEETS 2011 II. STATE OF THE L’ORéAL’S POLICY IN 2011 EN8 L’oréal carries out pre-treatment adapted to the various types of effluents before discharging into the municipal wastewater treatment plants. L’oréal has on-site wastewater treatment in nearly 60% of its sites, using state of the art facilities with physical, chemical and biological processes. In some sites, pre-treatment is not required. However, all the wastewater is tested before being sent to municipal treatment plants or discharged. The group’s warehouses and offices do not generate significant amounts of wastewater, other than the normal wastes. Chemical oxygen demand (CoD) is the most common indicator used for wastewater treatment needs. our overall CoD generation (in kilotonnes) increased by 8.9% in 2011. • reduction of 7% in wastewater quality after on-site treatment, to 1.2 g chemical oxygen demand (CoD) per finished product 4; • reduction of 5.9% in CoD of wastewater before treatment (corresponding to 18.5 kg CoD per tonne of bulk product) 4. The total volume of water withdrawn by all the Group’s factories and centres, in annual cubic meters (m 3 /year), derive from the following sources. Ground water 331,677 m3 4 Rainwater collected directly and stored by the reporting organization negligible volumee Wastewater from another organization 0 m3 Water from the municipal network or other water suppliers 2,552,121 m3 4 TOTAL 2 883 798 m3 4 > For more details, see section “6.2.3. <strong>Sustainable</strong> use of resources” on page 196 of the reference Document 2011. EN9 No water supply source is significantly affected by the withdrawals. Most of the industrial sites are located in urban areas. Mean withdrawal volume of a site corresponding to the volume withdrawn by 1,000 - 1,500 inhabitants (130 l/capita/day): these figures do not significantly affect the water supply sources. BIOdIvERSITY I. CONTENTS CORE ADD EN12 Description of significant impacts of activities, products, and services on biodiversity in protected areas and areas of high biodiversity value outside protected areas. EN14 Strategies, current actions, and future plans for managing impacts on biodiversity. 6/12 ADD EN15 Number of IUCN red List species and national conservation list species with habitats in areas affected by operations, by level of extinction risk.
6 L’oréaL - GrI DaTa SHEETS 2011 II. STATE OF THE L’ORéAL’S POLICY IN 2011 EN12 Concerning Biodiversity and sourcing of renewable raw materials, L’oréal applies the same approach whether or not they are from rich and/or sensitive Biodiversity areas. So since 2006, all the group’s raw materials of the group are strictly examined on the criteria of respecting Biodiversity (ecological status of the resource and/or of its ecosystem, potential protective measures of the resources, impact of production on the natural environments, etc.). These data are controlled through “Plant Data Sheets” (for the 300 plant species origin of the renewable raw materials) and the raw Material Sustainability assessment (implemented for raw materials considered sensitive). The latter establishes a specific ecological profile of the species assessed in our raw materials and the ecosystems from which they are derived to ensure sustainable sourcing. The programme “<strong>Sustainable</strong> sourcing of argan” is also a good example of specific action since the argan forest has been declared a Biosphere reserve by UNESCo. In the framework of this approach, in 2011, L’oréal applied the Business and Biodiversity Interdependence Indicator, developed by the orée association of which the group is a member (BBII, http://www.oree.org/en/bbii-indicator.html), to the sourcing its raw Materials. EN14 Since 2006, all the group’s raw materials of the group are strictly examined on the criteria of respecting Biodiversity (ecological status of the resource and/or of its ecosystem, potential protective measures of the resources, impact of production on the natural environments, etc.). These data are controlled through “Plant Data Sheets” (for the 300 plant species origin of the renewable raw materials) and the raw Material Sustainability assessment (implemented for raw materials considered sensitive). The latter establishes a specific ecological profile of the species assessed in our raw materials and the ecosystems from which they are derived to ensure sustainable sourcing. In the framework of this approach, in 2011, L’oréal applied the Business and Biodiversity Interdependence Indicator, developed by the orée association of which the group is a member (BBII, http://www.oree.org/en/bbii-indicator.html), in the case of sourcing its raw Materials. ANTICIPATE THE DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL REGULATION ON ACCESS TO NATURAL RESOURCES (CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY, SEE NAGOYA PROTOCOL) In 2010, the signatory countries to the Convention on Biological Diversity approved the Nagoya Protocol, aimed at regulating access to resources in a given territory and the fair sharing of benefits resulting from those resources. L’oréal research was aware of these issues well before the protocol came into effect, and since 2005 has continuously striven to secure its supply chains so that they meet the issues of sustainable development. In the context of the issue of responsible Biodiversity use, in particular since the adoption of this Protocol, the establishment of an international regime on access and benefit-sharing (aBS) supporting a shared goal of innovation and conservation of biodiversity is crucial. aim at strengthening predictability and legal safety of research activities and to promote the establishment of trust relationships with research and/or supply partners, in compliance with the conservation objectives expressed by the Convention on Biological Diversity. > For more details, see reference Document 2011 p. 197 6.2.5. Biodiversity protection. EN15 The group has nothing to report on the possible species present in areas directly affected by our activities. Concerning renewable raw Materials, the research strictly follows their ecological status and their potential inclusion in one of these lists. Where appropriate, all the responsible sourcing safeguards are obtained from suppliers (regulatory compliance, voluntary sustainable resource management plan, audits and certifications, substitution, etc.). 7/12
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