2007 Reference document (PDF) - Valeo

2 Management
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Report
Environmental management and performance
Reducing transport-related
consumption and emissions
In 2007, an initial survey was carried out into CO emissions
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generated by transport, including incoming supplies, inter-site flows
and downstream deliveries. Analysis of data from 35 sites showed
that transport-related emissions are about equivalent to emissions
from Group sites. Trucks, used mostly for intracontinental routes,
are the main transport mode, responsible for three quarters of CO2 emissions. Ships are used for intercontinental routes and account
for around one quarter of CO emissions. Air transport is used only
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occasionally, and accounts for around 2% of the Group’s transportrelated
CO emissions.
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Valeo Service has carried out preparatory work on a road-rail
operation, but the project has been temporarily suspended owing
to reliability shortcomings.
Following on from this survey, the next steps, from 2008
onward, will be to extend the scope of data collection in order
to improve reliability of information, and to set up working
groups tasked with drawing up action plans to reduce transportrelated
emissions.
2.3. Consumption of natural resources
Consumption of natural resources such as water, minerals and oil
increases with human activity in general. But the limited and nonrenewable
nature of some of these resources raises the specter
that global economic development will threaten the capacity of
future generations to enjoy an environment as diverse as today’s.
As illustrated by the soaring prices of raw materials (metals, oil,
and thus plastics) on world markets in recent years, consumption of
natural resources raises essential economic as well as environmental
challenges.
Because of the products it makes, and the packaging and industrial
processes it uses, Valeo uses natural resources such as metals, plastics
and water. To minimize the environmental impact of its business
operations, Valeo takes two approaches: reducing consumption of
materials in general, and making fuller use of recyclable and recycled
materials.
Minimum packaging quantities
Packaging is essential for the handling of Valeo products, i.e. for
transport, storage, protection, promotion (aftermarket), etc. To fulfill
these functions, Valeo uses a very wide range of packaging, mostly
made of paper/cardboard, wood, plastic and metal.
2007 Reference document - VALEO
Use of packaging materials
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Response rate
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
71.5% 95.7% 80.1% 92.5% 90.4% 99.1%
Breakdown of packaging materials used
Response rate
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Plastics 75.0% 87.9% 82.8% 93.1% 92.1% 99.1%
Cardboards 73.0% 87.9% 87.0% 92.6% 92.9% 99.1%
Wood 76.0% 87.9% 85.4% 94.3% 94.4% 99.1%
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