INITIATIVES TO MITIGATE ENERGY CONSUMPTION AND CO2 EMISSIONS In order to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions, Moncler is engaged in various activities in its stores, offices, logistics hub and production site. These range from gradually replacing traditional lighting systems with LED lights to using green ICT technologies, identifying new methods to use ener- gy more efficiently, and mitigating the environmental impact of employees business travel.
As for the efficiency of lighting systems, Moncler con- tinued to achieve important results also in 2020. To date, 99%8 of stores worldwide (100% in the United States, Korea, Japan, and Europe) are equipped with Light-Emitting Diode (LED) systems, as well as the entire production site in Roma- nia, the finished products warehouse, and the new area of the logistics centre at Castel San Giovanni, Piacenza, with an area of approximately 40,000 square metres. As for the corporate offices, the significant refurbishment of the Trebaseleghe, Padua, offices was completed in 2020 and all offices and new areas (for a total of 6,000 square metres) were equipped with more efficient lighting systems, with the use of LED lamps and thermal insulation systems to ensure greater energy ef- ficiency.
Latest-generation LED technology delivers high-quality lighting and, under certain conditions, up to 80% in estimat- ed energy savings compared to the former lighting systems, with less residual heat. In terms of environmental impact, LED lights have an average life that is significantly longer than that of traditional light bulbs, and are made almost entirely of recy- clable materials. In 2020, Moncler invested around 1.2 million euros to install LED lights or to replace traditional lighting systems.
Also in the field of energy saving, in 2020 Moncler con- tinued an evaluation of the existing air conditioning systems in its stores in order to identify more eco-efficient solutions.
To develop a better understanding of the initiatives that could feasibly reduce the environmental impact of its stores, Moncler is also engaged in assessing sustainability require- ments in the store design process. In addition to style, so- phistication, and practicality, the Company is paying more and more attention to sustainability aspects in the design and realization of its stores. While it is fundamental that stores feature good lighting, layout, climate control, and functionality, the Company is aware that these aspects need to be managed as soundly as possible to limit their impact on the environment.
The Company is also committed to minimizing the en- vironmental impact of its Information and Communication
8. Excluding the 16 shop-in-shops in which lighting is provided by the host department stores, where Moncler cannot take action. 9. The reduction in emissions achieved by using video/telepresence conferencing technologies was estimated by: - considering only video/teleconference calls lasting more than 20 minutes; - assuming an average number of four participants in each video/teleconference call; - associating flights with the international video/teleconference calls. CO
2 estimates were calculated starting from the distance in
kilometres between the cities connected by the video/teleconference calls assuming an average movement of two passengers; - associating car journeys with the national video/teleconference calls. CO
2 estimates were calculated on the basis of the distance in
kilometres between the cities connected by the video/teleconference calls; - considering only one calling point and one receiving point for calls involving more than two countries (e.g., Italy, Japan and the
United States); - for plane and car journeys, average kg CO
2 e/pkm and kg CO
2 e/km coefficients were used, obtained through processing for Moncler s
business travel on a tool certified in compliance with UNI EN 16258.
Technology (ICT) systems, by implementing increasingly effi- cient and innovative solutions and providing all offices with guidelines for the purchase of eco-friendly ICT equipment. Moreover, Moncler leverages the potential offered by new technologies that favour remote communication, including the most innovative video conferencing and telepresence sys- tems, which reduce the impact of business travel on both the environment and people s quality of life.
To date, Moncler has 32 conference rooms equipped with modern video conferencing or telepresence technology. In 2020 these systems theoretically prevented over 15 million kilometres of business travel, estimated to be equal to ap- proximately 970 tonnes of CO2 equivalent
9. In addition to the video conferencing systems in the of-
fices, since 2019 Moncler has widely used the web desk con- ference system, i.e., a video conferencing system for a user s IT device that integrates with the systems in the video rooms of the company s offices, as well as connecting external vid- eo conferencing systems to the company network. This video communication system allows Moncler to offer staff outside the company the possibility to contact internal staff without having to physically move.
In 2020, as the COVID-19 emergency persisted, employ- ees worked mainly from home. This way of working led to use, in 90% of the cases, platforms permitting online meetings and video conferencing preventing the emission of about 1,800 tonnes of CO2 as corporate employees did not have to travel to the workplace using their own cars or public transport.
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