A recognized sustainable performance
Each year, numerous organizations recognize the efforts made by the Group as well as its sustainable development performance.
Social, environmental and societal information related to Rexel’s activities is assessed by an independent third party. It decides on the presence of CSR regulatory information as well as on its accuracy.
Since its arrival on the stock market in 2007, the Group’s efforts to consolidate its sustainable development approach have been recognized by independent organizations, and have enabled it to be included in several SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) indices.
The Group’s SRI indices
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DOW JONES SUSTAINABILITY INDICES |
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FTSE4GOOD |
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EURONEXT VIGEO EIRIS EUROZONE 120 |
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EURONEXT VIGEO EIRIS EUROPE 120 |
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STOXX® GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE LEADERS INDEX (Based on the CDP “A list” database) |
A voluntary, transparent and recognized commitment
Furthermore, the Group takes part in several voluntary transparency commitments, and has contributed since 2011 to the Carbon Disclosure Project, a non-profit independent organization that assesses the CO2 performance of large companies and their strategy with regards to climate change for over 820 institutional investors.
Environmental indicators
| INDICATORS | Unit | 2018 | Scope | 2018* | 2017* | Variation* |
| CONSUMPTION OF RESOURCES | ||||||
| Total energy consumption | MWh | 287,705 | 99.59% | 287,705 | 283,284 | 1.6 % |
| Of which electricity consumption | MWh | 146,059 | 99.59% | 146,059 | 145,949 | 0.1% |
| Of which natural gas consumption | MWh PCS | 125,016 | 99.59% | 125,016 | 120,428 | 3.8% |
| Of which fuel consumption | MWh PCS | 7,170 | 99.59% | 7,170 | 7,205 | -0.5% |
| Water consumption | m3 | 307,532 | 96.15% | 295,043 | 287,218 | 2.7% |
| Total packaging consumption | Tons | 16,937 | 99.56% | 16,937 | 13,100 | 29.3% |
| Of which cardboard | Tons | 5,130 | 99.56% | 5,130 | 4,870 | 5.3% |
| Of which plastics | Tons | 987 | 99.56% | 987 | 1,027 | -3.9% |
| Of which wood | Tons | 10,419 | 99.56% | 10,419 | 6,809 | 53.0% |
| Of which other packaging | Tons | 401 | 99.56% | 401 | 394 | 1.9% |
| Paper consumption | Tons | 2,016 | 99.59% | 2,016 | 2,412 | -16.4% |
| Of which commercial paper | Tons | 1,001 | 99.59% | 1,001 | 1,241 | -19.4% |
| WASTE | ||||||
| Total quantity of waste generated | Tons | 29,103 | 96.12% | 29,103 | 26,810 | 8.6% |
| Of which total quantity of waste recovered | Tons | 19,999 | 96.12% | 19,999 | 17,300 | 15.6% |
| Recovery rate | % | 68.7% | 96.12% | 68.7% | 64.5% | +4.7 pts |
| GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS | ||||||
| Scope 1 direct emissions | Tons CO2 e | 71,543 | 99.59% | 71,543 | 74,131 | -3.5% |
| Emissions related to on-site energy combustion | Tons CO2 e | 27,412 | 99.59% | 27,412 | 26,488 | 3.5% |
| Emissions related to the transportation of products by the internal fleet | Tons CO2 e | 19,081 | 99.59% | 19,081 | 20,593 | -7.3% |
| Emissions related to business travel by company cars | Tons CO2 e | 25,051 | 99.59% | 25,051 | 27,049 | -7.4% |
| Scope 2 indirect emissions | Tons CO2 e | 30,077 | 99.59% | 30,077 | 30,095 | -0.1% |
| Emissions related to the production of purchased and consumed electricity | Tons CO2 e | 29,203 | 99.59% | 29,203 | 29,192 | 0.0% |
| Emissions related to the production of purchased and consumed heat | Tons CO2 e | 873 | 99.59% | 873 | 904 | -3.3% |
| SALES OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS | ||||||
| Sales of energy efficiency solutions | € million | – | – | 1,472.7 | 1,424.9 | 3.3% |
| Sales of photovoltaic solutions | € million | – | – | 204.8 | 192.3 | 6.5% |
| Sales from the wind turbine market | € million | – | – | 59.1 | 74.5 | -20.7% |
**On a like-for-like basis. For further details on the scopes, see paragraph 4.4.6 “Note on methodology and summary table” in Rexel’s 2018 Registration Document.
Social indicators**
| HEADCOUNT | 2018 |
| Total workforce | 26,807 |
| % of women (out of total workforce) | 22.8 |
| % of managers (out of total workforce) | 21.1 |
| % of employees with Fixed Term Contracts (out of total workforce) | 2.3 |
| Average age of employees (Fixed Term and Unlimited Contracts) | 43.3 |
| Total number of outside recruitments | 4,852 |
| % turnover | 16.9 |
| Work organization | |
| % absenteeisme rate | 3.3 |
| Training | |
| Number of employees trained during the year | 24,518 |
| Diversity | |
| % of employees reporting handicap (out of total workforce) | 1.6 |
| Health and safety | |
| Frequency rate (per million hours worked) | 5.72 |
| Severity rate (for 1,000 hours worked) | 0.14 |
| % of employees trained in safety (out of total workforce) | 49.3 |
| Employee shareholding | |
| % of employees trained in safety (out of total workforce) | 0.69 |
**For further details on the scope, see paragraph 4.3.5 “Note on methodology” in Rexel’s 2018 Registration Document.
