Registration Document - Pernod Ricard

Ricard cemented this commitment by signing an agreement with the
Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development and Land Planning,
whereby the Group is set to reduce the quantity of glass sold by 3,000
tonnes in five years.
Measuring and reducing the carbon
footprint of businesses
In 2008/2009, direct emissions from Pernod Ricard’s production sites
totalled 299,810 T of CO . Glass purchases account for approximately
2
586,000 T of CO , and paper/cardboard purchases approximately
2
123,000 T (2007/2008 estimates).
Pernod Ricard will continue to measure its footprint in order to limit
its environmental impact. The Group also intends to work on reducing
it by improving energy efficiency, optimising packaging and logistics
and promoting sustainable farming.
In an effort to better understand its impact on the environment,
Pernod Ricard is gradually extending greenhouse gas emission
assessments to all geographical regions and businesses, helping
raise the awareness of employees and management. In 2009, a model
was developed that can be used in all of the Group’s production sites
throughout the world to assess its carbon footprint. It will be tested in
six countries then proposed to the entire Group.
The research carried out in 2008 on the two main products that
represent the Group’s businesses (Scotch whiskies and Australian
wines) helped identify and list the impact of these products in terms
of greenhouse gas emissions. They highlighted the major role of
packaging (primarily glass bottles) and to a lesser extent the distilling
process (spirits), transport and farming. In 2008/2009, additional
studies on measuring the carbon footprint were run by Pernod Ricard
New Zealand, Ricard and Pernod . They confirmed that the proportion
of the direct impact of Group businesses is relatively low compared
Subject Definition Unit
Production
volume
Total
production
a) distilled
alcohol
b) finished
product
PRESENTATION OF THE PERNOD RICARD GROUP 1
Operation and strategy
with the indirect impact linked to the purchase of products and
services.
A number of measures have been taken to reduce the carbon footprint
of businesses, which include logistics, favouring ship or rail transport
over road transport. As a result, 200,000 km of road transport were
avoided in the United Kingdom in 2008. Other measures involving
packaging and energy consumption have been outlined above.
2008/2009 environmental reporting
assessment
Methodology
Pernod Ricard’s environmental reporting is based on the financial
year (July to June) and concerns all of its industrial production sites
around the world: 113 sites included at 30 June 2009, in addition to
the Lawrenceburg facility in the United States , which was sold in
May 2009 and excluding the San José plant in Cuba. It focuses on
the use of natural resources (water, energy, etc.), waste production
(liquids, solids, gases) and initiatives concerning environmental
control and preservation. Only industrial sites are taken into account
( farmlands, head offices and logistics sites are not included).
For the first time in 2008/2009, reporting includes the 9 sites
resulting from the acquisition of V&S. This change in scope is the
reason for certain significant changes in indicators, in particular due
to the increase in volumes distilled.
The chosen indicators make it possible to monitor the Group’s
environmental performance on the basis of indicators that are
relevant to its industrial activity. They are drawn up using the GRI
(Global Reporting Initiative, version G3), guidelines and principles
while remaining adapted to the Group’s specific activity where
necessary.
Total Pernod Ricard
a) Ratio for 1,000 litres of pure alcohol
b) Ratio for 1,000 litres of finished products
G3 GRI
2006 2007 2008 2009 Unit 2006 2007 2008 2009 Index
kL 195,952 220,662 174,729 212,746 - - - - - - -
1,145,225 1,185,449 1,166,177 1,228,829 - - - - -
Water Total volume used m 3 7,182,064 7,605,066 6,710,552 8,540,794 m 3 /kL a) 36.65 34.46 38.41 40.15 EN8
b) 6.27 6.42 5.75 6.95
Energy Total energy consumed MWh 2,029,538 2,049,267 1,550,242 1,668,747 MWh/kL a) 10.36 9.29 8.87 7.84 EN3
EN4
b) 1.77 1.73 1.33 1.36
Including: Electricity MWh 237,968 246,290 218,929 272,880 MWh/kL b) 0.21 0.21 0.19 0.22
CO 2 emissions Direct emissions CO 2 teq 455,222 463,310 300,013 299,810 CO 2 teq/kL a) 2.32 2.10 1.72 1.41 EN16
Fluorinated
refrigerant gases
Quantity of fluorinated
gases installed
% of HFC in fluorinated
gases installed
Quantity of fluorinated
gases released into the
atmosphere
% of fluorinated gases
released into the
atmosphere
b) 0.40 0.39 0.26 0.24
kg 14,394 20,480 20,249 20,499 - - - - - - EN19
% 23. 6 19. 9 23. 7 27. 2 - - - - - -
kg NA 2,330 2,297 2,940 - - - - - -
% NA 11. 38 11. 34 14. 34 - - - - - -
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