45 THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY In 2022, 50.9% of the electricity purchased by the Group was of renewable origin, with 47% linked to the green contracts set up with local electricity suppliers, and 4% to the purchase of certificates of guaranteed-origin at Group level. Percentage of renewable electricity supply THE OPTIMISATION OF OUR ENERGY CONSUMPTION For this issue, the main levers are raising collaborator awareness of the right energy-saving actions, and investments in more energy-efficient equipment. These efforts, against the background of a mild winter, enabled us to reduce our consumption by 12.7% in 2022. Our electricity consumption in terms of intensity 2021 2022 % change 178.7 kWh/m2 156.0 kWh/m2 -12.7% kWh/m2 Belgium 12%3 France 74% Luxembourg 99% Netherlands 29% 3. Since Belgium switched to a renewable electricity supply on 1 November 2022 for 13 of its 17 sites, this percentage will increase in 2023. The global approach by Belux ‘By carefully mapping our energy flows and state of our facilities, we have implemented an action plan to correct overconsumption. Day after day, our Facility teams are mobilised to raise collaborator awareness of the right energy- saving actions. In addition, we are proud to have switched to 100% renewable electricity for our directly-managed sites. We have also initiated the greening of our vehicle fleet. These actions are all part of a more global environmental roadmap aimed at making our model more sustainable.’ Oswald Sanitate, Director of Operations for Belgium and Luxembourg SITE ENERGY USE To reduce the carbon footprint related to the sites’ energy use, we must activate 2 levers: the use of renewable energy and the reduction of consumption.
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