When it comes to the environment, the impacts As part of the exchange committees set up to Reduction of that our facilities may have are linked to our manage our rented property portfolio, we discuss day-to-day activities. We act at our own level to these action plans with our landlords. Our landlords greenhouse gas preserve our ecosystems, minimise our negative position themselves as partners in addressing the impact and promote the positive impact of our challenges of energy efficiency, water manage- activities. ment, waste management and decarbonisation. emissions We always act with the same essential objective: This collaboration is part of each stakeholder’s environmental strategy and thus contributes the well-being and quality of life of the elderly peoplepositively to the development and financing of we care for and our employees. The action plans action plans for the homes concerned. Why are we doing this? Our GHG emissions we develop in response to our environmental challenges also aim to evolve our practices to make As a responsible company specialising in supporting Our operations generated, directly and indirectly , them compatible with planetary boundaries. aging, we have a dual responsibility: to reduce our 394,821 tCO2eq in 2024 compared to environmental footprint to help mitigate climate 414,804 tCOeq in 2023 (market-based methodo-2 change, and to protect the health of the people we logy), representing a 4.8% decrease in absolute care for every day, as well as that of our employees. terms in 2024 compared to 2023. The decrease in our carbon emissions is mainly due to a significant Climate change, caused by the increase and reduction in emissions related to our waste reduc-( accumulation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, tion in the quantities of waste and improvements in FOCUS is leading to a deterioration in living conditions. data quality); And a reduction in emissions related Heat waves are becoming more frequent, longer and to our fixed assets (in particular the reduction in our THE ENVIRONMENTAL TOME AND BREEAM CERTIFICATION, more intense, as are droughts, fires, heavy rainfall, DRIVERS OF ENVIRONMENTAL EXCELLENCE construction). storms and floods. It also affects the availability BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) certification is an of fresh water and our health. There has been an Our Scope 1 and 2 emissions decreased by 6.0% in international standard for assessing the environmental performance of buildings. This assessment increase in climate change-related mortalty andi absolute terms between 2023 and 2024. method, recognised in more than 89 countries, covers ten sustainability categories, including energy, disease, particularly among vulnerable populations, materials, water, waste, pollution, health and well-being. and the emergence of new disease vectors. Our carbon intensity fell from 167 tCO2eq/ M€ To translate these requirements into concrete terms, we have developed, in collaboration with or 8,1tCO2eq/litre in 2023 to 150 tCO2eq/M€ or Bureau Veritas1, an ‘Environmental Tome - New DomusVi Project’. This document constitutes our We are fully aware that our activities generate 7,6 tCO2eq/litre in 2024, representing a 10% internal reference framework for environmental technical specifications, applicable to our future greenhouse gas emissions, particularly through decrease in intensity per million euros of sales and construction, renovation or extension projects for existing buildings. our purchases, waste, travel, the construction and a 6%decrease in intensity per bed. These specifications incorporate the regulatory requirements of the countries in which we operate, renovation of our facilities, and the energy consumption required for our operations. Most of our emissions are generated in Scope 3 based on a BREEAM certification model. The Environmental Tome (BREEAM-based) constitutes the (80%), upstream or downstream of our activities. technical specifications for the construction of new buildings. These specifications incorporate Our challenge is therefore to reduce these emissions They are mainly linked to purchases (food, medical theregulatory requirements of the countries in which we operate, based on a BREEAM certification by implementing decarbonisation strategy and thus devices, etc.), transport for their delivery, and the model. contribute to mitigating climate change. waste they generate. Our emissions are also linked The Environmental Tome (BREEAM-based) constitutes the specifications for the DomusVi Group’s to commuting by our employees and visitors to our environmental requirements and forms the basis of our policy on environmental challenges. residents, and finally to the construction of new facilities or the renovation of existing facilities. Our efforts to decarbonise our purchases are part of a broader approach. The formalisation of this responsible purchasing approach continued in 2024 (see the Business Ethics section, p.106). 1. 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