Ubisoft 2013 Annual Report Download - page 35

Management Report
2013
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Due to the Group’s international scale, employees frequently have to travel to other sites. As a
consequence, the Group seeks to minimize the consequences of travel wherever possible.
The following measures are favored:
- Efficient management of employees’ appointments so that their travel is limited to the absolute
minimum;
- Choosing the least expensive and most environmentally friendly means of transport;
- Instituting videoconferencing (Breeze), conference calls (Lync 2010) and other collaborative
means.
In 2012/2013, the number of trips totaled 11,951, which breaks down as follows:
Number of trips per year and by mode of transport in FY2012/2013
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x Plane
7,905
x Train
2,792
Other
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The vast majority of sites have travel policies which encourage employees to prioritize the most
environmentally-friendly method of transport. For example, the train is the preferred method of
transport in France, and the Travel Department recommends direct flights for the rest of the world.
Some sites already have a car-pooling system (Abu Dhabi, Red Storm (Cary, NC)) and others are
considering it for the future (Montreal).
Most sites have also implemented a specific policy of reducing business travel, such as in China
(Chengdu), Ukraine, Sweden, Italy, Canada (Montreal), the United Kingdom (Newcastle), France, the
United States (San Francisco) and Australia. The vast majority of Group sites have rooms equipped
with video/audio-conferencing equipment (19 sites, representing 73.1% of total staff).
The Group is also making the use of web conferencing widespread by systematically equipping new
work stations with webcams and microphones.
Adapting to the consequences of climate change
Due to the nature of its business activity, Ubisoft is not directly affected by the consequences of
climate change.
However, the Group is sensitive to environmental issues and conducts the following actions to reduce
greenhouse gas emissions, the main cause of climate change:
- Travel policy (see 1.4.3.4.1);
- Replacement of air-conditioning systems using chlorodifluoromethane gas (R-22), which has a
global warming potential that is 1,810 times as powerful as CO
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, by 2015 at the latest, in
accordance with applicable legislation;
- Reduction in energy consumption (see 1.4.3.3.3).
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31 sites representing 84.2% of Group staff
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Journeys by bus, company car, etc.