Universal Registration Document 2024

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 4 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS

The first area for improvement identified is a carbon rating system in the markets, enabling the carbon footprint of two offers to be compared over the entire life cycle (extraction, production, distribution, end of life) using a non discriminatory, non-contestable reference methodology. A company that offers to dispose of equipment illegally and send it “to the skip” will automatically be penalised compared with a different company that offers to dispose of it cleanly and transport it to a local storage site. The second area for improvement is to raise buyers' awareness of the circular economy, so that they can guarantee: the usefulness of the act of buying, the usefulness of buying new, the integration of materials from recycling, the extension of lifespans, repairability, reuse, clean disposal with a view to resale or the best possible recovery. No contract should contain the line "Removal and recovery". This must be the result of careful thought and must give priority to internal or external re-use and, only then, to material recovery. For example, it could be replaced by "own removal and transport to an internal or external storage site". Transitioning part of its business to a circular economic model will make Groupe ADP more resilient in the face of potential price rises and availability crises. Improving value retention will enable it to take control of the resources it owns and reap the financial rewards. Circular business models are a unique way of combining ecology and economy, environmental conservation and business opportunity. ECO-DESIGN OF BUILDINGS During 2024, Groupe ADP was faced with one of the biggest challenges in its history: being the gateway for foreign spectators and athletes coming to compete in or attend the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games! Groupe ADP, an official partner, was mobilised from the outset to minimise the impact of the Games on the environment. There was a particular focus on waste and the circular economy. The existing infrastructures were not adapted to the peaks and specificities of the expected flows. There was also a strong demand to maintain the same level of service for all regular passengers who did not come specifically for the Olympic Games. Consideration was given to re-use right from the pre-project phase: Which improvements are needed? What can be done with existing facilities? How will our facilities be used after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games? What can be done to optimise re-use? How can we encourage local businesses? Among the projects, the adaptations to the bus depots and luggage sorting systems do not respond to a future need. On the other hand, changing rooms, vertical connections and

dedicated boarding lounges are all potential future requirements. Some facilities that were not intended to be reused after the Paris 2024 Olympic Games have been leased. Finally, the Planning Department worked with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry to foster local partners, met with various suppliers and carried out visits to temporary structures. INDUSTRIAL AND REGIONAL ECOLOGY For several years now, Groupe ADP has been banking on the potential of its host regions. As indicated in the introduction to the environment section (see Sustainability Report – Introduction to Groupe ADP's Environmental Policy), Area 3 of its environmental policy requires the Group to seek out initiatives and develop industrial ecology partnerships. Industrial and regional ecology is an operational approach that complements the circular economy, enabling the creation of synergies with other economic players in the area, inspired by natural ecosystems where nothing is lost and everything is transformed. The development of industrial and regional ecology projects around the Group's airports in France and elsewhere must meet all or part of the resilience needs of the Group and the regions in which Groupe ADP operates (sobriety, recovery, reuse, recycling, etc.). In the field of the circular economy, this approach has led to the emergence of several projects, including the partnership between the Rungis International Market and Paris Orly airport. Paris-Orly International Airport and Rungis International Market, two major players in the southern Île de-France region, have joined forces to accelerate the reduction of carbon emissions and optimise energy use. This innovative industrial and regional ecology initiative aims to exchange flows, pool resources and support local socio economic development. The industrial ecology approach is based on a number of objectives and associated concrete actions: aiming for carbon neutrality, preserving resources and biodiversity, improving the proportion of waste recycled by pooling new waste recycling processes, promoting the circular economy, and increasing the socio-economic development of the regions. For Groupe ADP, contributing to the deployment of re-use channels reduces risks and negative impacts in two ways: u reducing the negative impact on the environment (ecological transition) by reducing waste volumes and the associated greenhouse gas emissions; u reducing financial risks (economic transition) by structuring new circular economic models.

365

UNIVERSAL REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2024 w AÉROPORTS DE PARIS

Made with FlippingBook - Online Brochure Maker