A N N U A L R E P O R T - Bouygues

tional risks in order to raise awareness
among all the players concerned.
441 employees from various categories
of staff received safety training
in 2005, compared with 375 in 2004.
Regular training in fire prevention is
organised and evacuation drills for
all staff are carried out as required
by the regulations. Three new courses
were introduced in 2005 in order to
improve working conditions:
• a course in personal equilibrium at
work, with the aim of understanding
how stress mechanisms work and
identifying the causes of stress in
order to manage it better;
• a course in using mobile elevator
platforms for staff who have to use
hoists on set;
• a course to teach employees how to
prevent eye strain.
Training related to specific occupational
risks is also provided, including
first aid (a stress management
module has been added to improve
the psychological support given to
employees working in high-risk areas)
and advanced driving techniques.
The single occupational risk assessment
document has been updated.
The document lists risks in each of
the company’s operating units and
monitors implementation of previously
defined preventive measures for
each identified risk, such as operating
instructions, training, etc.
Environment
Although its activities have a limited
impact on the environment compared
with other sectors of the economy,
the TF1 group carries out a proactive
policy in all the areas over which it
can exercise control. Action and continuous
improvement plans have been
introduced at all sites in the Paris
region (73,000 m 2 ), covering aspects
like the consumption of energy, fluids
and raw materials (paper), carbon
dioxide emissions, waste management
and awareness raising, going beyond
legal requirements in all cases.
■ Consumption
Several measures have been taken to
stabilise electricity consumption at
the Point du Jour site in Boulogne in
2006, such as reducing the amount
of lighting in car parks, turning off
set and studio lighting at specific
times and installing movement detectors
in washrooms. These actions
will be continued and stepped up in
2006, one significant measure being
replacement of the centralised building
management system. With the
new system, the temperature in office
areas can be controlled and lighting
levels adjusted according to occupancy
and the amount of natural light.
Staff using water and gas for cleaning
and cooking, for example, will be
informed of the importance of reducing
consumption.
Renewable energy sources and carbon
dioxide emissions will be under review
in 2006. Items on the agenda include
the results of an initial CO 2 assessment,
the possibility of installing solar
panels, examination of a “renewable
energy” contract proposed by EDF,
and the acquisition of a hybrid mail
vehicle.
■ Recycling
Waste sorting has been introduced
wherever possible, taking into account
the specific characteristics of sites.
Eurosport has installed wastepaper
baskets with separate compartments
for paper and other waste. At TF1’s
headquarters, in view of the amount
of waste and the logistics of disposal,
the support services division
decided to acquire a waste compactor,
in operation since August 2003. The
waste is then sorted by an outside
contractor, La Corbeille Bleue, which
sells on what it can for recycling. 80%
of the contents of office wastepaper
baskets are recycled. Batteries, neon
tubes and toner cartridges are also
recovered and recycled.
■ Purchasing
In 2005, for the first time the analysis
of tenders from suppliers and service
providers included ethical criteria. The
ecological characteristics of products
and the bidder’s actions and commitments
relating to sustainable development
are taken into account and may
be a plus factor in assessing a bid.
■ Programmes
It is mostly as an opinion shaper
that TF1 can promote protection of
the environment. TF1 produces and
airs Ushuaïa, its flagship environment
programme and the only prime-time
feature devoted to the subject on
French TV. TF1 has partnered Nicolas
Hulot, the show’s presenter and an
icon of the environmental movement
in France, for almost twenty years,
broadcasting Ushuaïa and producing
and distributing spin-off products like
DVDs and magazines.
Terre Mère, hosted by Jean-Louis
Jean-Louis Caffier, Terre Mère, LCI
Caffier and shown three times a week
on the rolling news channel LCI, also
focuses on sustainable development
and the need for people to adapt their
behaviour to the changing environmental
situation. On the programme,
leading French and foreign specialists
look at trends in farming, tourism,
water use, planning, transport and
energy from an environmental standpoint.
On 14 March 2005, TF1 launched
Ushuaïa TV, the latest offspring of
the group’s Discovery division and
the first channel entirely devoted to
sustainable development. Ushuaïa
TV’s schedule is based on three key
values: inspiring wonder in viewers
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