CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY Transport optimization measures Evolution of fuel consumption for travels In 2017, the entities of the Rexel Group continued by company cars (million of liters), constant scope to deploy their transport optimization program, which aims to optimize costs and increase service 9 flexibility, while reducing kilometers traveled, fuel 8 7.27 7.56 7 consumption and the associated greenhouse gas 6 emissions. 5 4 3.98 3.20 This policy is built around three major focuses. 3 2 1 Firstly, the Rexel Group promotes the use of shared 0 transport, by sub-contracting transport to service 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 2016 Total diesel Total petrol Total LPG providers that pool Rexel Group’s flows with those consumption consumption consumption of the car fleet of the car fleet of the car fleet of other customers, thus reducing the environmental impact of logistics. Secondly, where pooling is not possible, the Rexel Vehicle fleet optimization measures Group progressively carries out optimization Over several years, Rexel Group’s Indirect Purchasing programs for transport flows via its internal Department has deployed framework agreements fleet or dedicated external means, through the to rational ize the company vehicle fleet (cars, rational ization of del ivery routes, optimization vans and trucks) and to improve its environmental of vehicle loads, the use of GPS systems to performance. Thanks to partnerships signed with 4 measure various performance indicators (fuel several leasing companies and six automotive consumption, CO emissions, distances traveled,2 manufacturers, the RexelGroup supports its load rate, etc.) and the introduction of electric and subsidiaries in applying this rationalization policy hybrid vehicles. and encourages the monitoring of performance Finally, the Rexel Group is committed to adding more indicators (fuel consumption, level of CO emissions2 environmental criteria when selecting transporters, per kilometer). such as the environmental performance of vehicles In 2017, through the main long-term leasing and their maintenance, the implementation of companies, 27% of the European fleet was renewed environmental action plans and the reporting of fuel with vehicles (excluding vans and trucks) whose consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. average rate is 102 gCOe/km. In addition, the 2 Rexel Group fleet now includes hybrid and electric Fuel consumption for business travel vehicles. Furthermore, two shared electric vehicles The Rexel Group’s activities also require staff are being tested at the headquarters of Rexel in travel, in particular for customer visits by sales Paris in order to decrease the use of taxis and car representatives. For this, most subsidiaries have services. a fleet of vehicles either owned or on long-term leases. 4.4.3.2 Water consumption In 2017, the Rexel Group’s fleet comprised 5,335 cars (excluding vans and trucks) and consumed nearly Water consumption by the Rexel Group primarily 7.3 million liters of diesel and 3.2 million of liters of corresponds to water used within sales and petrol. administrative buildings (branches, logistic centers), in particular in air conditioning and sanitation circuits, At constant scope between 2016 and 2017, these for premises maintenance as wel l as compulsory consumptions respectively decreased by 3.8% and purges for the fire protection systems. It is, therefore, 19.6%. entirely sourced from drinking water networks. REXEL 2017 – REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 181