4.4 Legal risk - Scor

• Two approaches have been developed with regards to computers and laptop management in order to reduce
their energy intensity: the Group’s fleet rationalisation (e.g. lifespan of the IT equipment, centralisation of the
copiers) and acquisition of highly energy-efficient equipment (EPEAT Gold for laptop and computers on a
Group-wide basis).
(3) Streamlining of travel, which is the main contributor to the Group’s Green House Gas emissions, is sought through
the roll-out of highly sophisticated and efficient videopresence rooms, and the implementation of a travel policy
setting out principles and rules for a proportionate use of transportation means.
Environmental indicators: scope, methodology and limitations
This report is established in accordance with regulatory requirements as set out by the article 225 of the law on the
national commitment in favour of the environment and takes into account the AMF recommendation n°2010-13
published on the 2 December 2010 and available on the AMF website.
Scope of environmental data collection
Aside from the indications mentioned below, further details on the scope are available as necessary in the description
and the 2012 data section of the environmental indicator table, which are set out in the same order as Decree n°2012-
557 of 24 April 2012 relating to the transparency obligations of companies in social and environmental terms.
This environmental report covers the parent company (“SCOR SE”) and the main locations of its main subsidiaries in
France and abroad. Companies in which SCOR has a shareholding are excluded from the scope (Refer to paragraph
20.1.6.24 - Related party transactions, Associates and Joint Ventures). ReMark, Réhalto and Telemed (totalling 202
employees worldwide), which are 100% owned by SCOR, are also excluded from this environmental report. This was
also the case in 2011. Activity data have been collected between the 17 December 2012 and the 25 January 2013 on a
target perimeter embracing all the Group’s locations where more than 30 employees were in activity at the end of the
year (i.e. 31/12/2012), excluding the premises located in Milan (Italy) which will be included in the scope of a next
reporting exercise. The report now covers sites that were not included during the data collection conducted in 2011,
namely Charlotte (United-States) and Madrid (Spain) which have a total headcount of 382 employees.
Moreover unlike the 2011 data collection the threshold of 30 employees is no longer applicable for the calculation of the
environmental impact of air and rail travel. Although information for all of the sites falling within the data collection scope
is not available at this stage, data relating to the use of air travel now covers 95% of Group employees.
Consolidated data covers a 12 month period, generally from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2012.
Given the significant variations in scope from one year to the next, the data presented in the "environmental indicator"
table cannot be compared with those published in 2011.
Limitations
Due to the unavailability of data for the full year on some of the locations included in to the environmental report,
extrapolation have been done via on an estimate of the consumption missing data. Moreover, in some locations, only
consumption billed directly to Group entities has been taken into account in general. At present consumption included in
rental charges couldn’t be isolated, nor estimated in a number of cases. As a consequence, from one site to another,
the information collected in each hub may entail different parameters, in particular with regards to the consolidation or
not of the energy consumption derived from the use of services located in private areas of the building.
Methodology
Energy consumption is expressed in kWh/m 2 , water consumption expressed in m 3 /employee, and paper consumption
expressed in kg/employee. For some data, the ratio takes into account the contractors active in the premises occupied
by the staff managed by the Group.
In addition, the Group consolidates these indicators and presents them expressed in tonnes of CO 2 equivalent. This
conversion of the different energy sources into Green House Gas emissions is performed centrally on the basis of the
conversion factors published by the French “Environment and Energy Management Agency” (Ademe) and extrapolated
from the data effectively collected in each hub. The emissions calculated by the Group cover the following scope of the
“Green House Gas Protocol”:
• “Scope 1”: direct emissions induced by the combustion of fossil energy. From premises to premises, these
emissions are generated by the consumption of fuel (heating and backup generator) and the use of a fleet of
vehicles (company cars and corporate jet),
• “Scope 2”: indirect emissions induced by electricity consumption, steam and cooling. For most of the location
surveyed, most of these emissions are induced by electricity procurement and on some locations such as
Paris from urban cooling,
• “Scope 3”: Other indirect emissions. In this Scope, are included emissions derived from the use of offices (socalled
depreciation), business travel, commuting, waste and so on. In this Scope, SCOR is focused on air
travel (the most important source of emissions) as well as train transportation and paper purchasing.
414