5 LETTER TO SHAREHOLDERS N°96 FOCUS... as the main source of energy and increasing cullet to 80%. As a result of these initiatives and the combination of biogas and green electricity, the Forssa site was able to reduce its CO2 emissions by 93% versus the average on scopes 1 and 2, without modifying product performance. These achievements underscore Saint-Gobain’s technological ability to adapt its manufacturing processes to various sources of renewable energies and to promoting circularity in different local ecosystems. Renewable energy The proportion of green energy used by Saint-Gobain was more than 50% in 2022, and has more than doubled in just two years. The signature last year of various renewable energy supply agreements (solar, wind power, etc.) will cover around 60% of the Group’s electricity needs by 2025. In North America, after signing a renewable wind farm energy supply agreement in 2021 (Blooming Grove in Illinois), the Group signed a new contract in 2022 based on solar energy for its 145 industrial facilities in the region, representing a reduction of 210,000 tons per annum in CO2 emissions. These two agreements will cover over 60% of Saint-Gobain’s electricity needs in North America by the end of 2024. In Poland, Saint-Gobain signed a renewable energy supply agreement based onwind power. This will allow it to reduce its CO2 emissions by 135,000 tons per year, or almost 20% of its scope 1 and 2 emissions in Poland, and to cover around 45% of Saint-Gobain Poland’s electricity needs from 2025. In Spain, Saint-Gobain signed a second renewable energy supply agreement which will allow it to reduce its CO2 emissions by almost 39,000 tons per year and to cover 65% of the Group’s electricity needs in Spain. A broader range of low-carbon solutions Energy efficiency also involves developing low-carbon solutions. With this in mind, in 2022 SaintGobain launched ORAÉ®, a new glass substrate with the lowest carbon footprint in the world, estimated at only 7 kg CO2 eq./m2 (for a 4mm substrate), a reduction of approximately 40%. In France, the Group also launched les Engagés (the Committed), a suite of solutions for professionals who want to make environmentally responsible choices and maximize customer comfort. Led by SaintGobain’s banners, the les Engagés range offers a simple and clear response to the expectations of craftspeople, builders, contractors and project managers in terms of sustainability. To be included within the les Engagés offer, products must deliver best-in-class performances on at least one of the four following pillars of sustainable construction as defined by Saint-Gobain : Energy & Carbon, Resources & Circularity, Health & Wellbeing on construction sites and Health & Wellbeing of occupants. The solutions developed by each of the brands in Saint-Gobain’s les Engagés range enable businesses to significantly reduce a project’s carbon emissions, make greater use of alternative materials in their composition, reduce general site waste, promote lighter construction, maximize energy efficiency, improve comfort and reduce fatigue on site. Some examples of products from this new range include: • Adfors Novelio® Classic EasyGlue, a range of prepainted and preglued fiber glass wall coverings; • Isover GR 32 (from 140 mm), an insulating material offering easy cutting and installation; • PAM Building Agilium, a range of lightweight piping and connections offering time and labor savings on-site, easy maintenance and an extended lifespan (70 years under normal conditions of use); • Placo® Infini 13, the first plasterboard in the world made from more than 50% recycled gypsum; • Saint-Gobain Glass COOL-LITE® XTREME ORAÉ®, a range of extremely selective solar control glass on ORAÉ® substrate, the first low-carbon glass; • WEBERCOL FLEX ECO, a multifunctional eco-friendly tile adhesive enabling a 50% reduction in CO2 emissions compared to WEBERCOL FLEX (1). The “big little gestures” Energy efficiency also involves making savings in our offices, sales outlets and logistics centers on a daily basis. Collective and individual initiatives are being taken throughout the Group. These “big little gestures” consist of limiting the use of heating in winter and air conditioning in summer, encouraging all employees to be vigilant about their energy consumption in the workplace, limiting their business travel and organizing carpooling. (1) Comparaison basée sur des Fiches de Déclaration Environnementale et Sanitaire (FDES) vérifiées par tierce partie et publiées sur la base INIES.
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