44 REDUCE THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF OUR OPERATIONS Group carbon footprint for 2022 1% Scope 1 12,473 tCO2e 74% Purchase of goods and services 12% Purchase of capital equipment 9% Upstream transport and distribution 2% Employee travel 1.5% Waste generated during operations 0.5% Fuel and energy related activities 1% Business trips 1% Scope 2 7,577 tCO2e 98% Scope 3 982,740 tCO2e Total: 1,002,789 tCO2e While the Group's primary responsibility is to act on its most direct emissions (Scopes 1 and 2 covering gas, fuel, refrigerant fluids and electricity), it is the indirect emissions that have the most impact on the carbon footprint (98%). * Laboratories, technical platforms, offices, etc. 2021 2022 Change Number of sites* 793 1,316 + 66% tCO2e emissions 689,105 1,002,789 + 46% Scope 1 7,730 12,473 + 61% Scope 2 4,091 7,577 + 85% Scope 3 677,284 982,740 + 45% tCO2e emissions per million euros of turnover, within a constant perimeter 408.3 408.6 + 0.1% The 46% increase in the carbon footprint is linked to the significant expansion of the Group’s perimeter2. When considered in relation to turnover, the carbon footprint is stable (+ 0.1% between 2021 and 2022). 2. New Italian, French and Dutch sites were integrated into the carbon footprint perimeter in 2022
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