- Adapting to climate change (increased frequency and intensity of natural phenomena).
- Mitigating climate change (changes in market and authority behavior, increased obligations to calculate and publish GHG emissions, increased GHG emission pricing, cost of investment in low-emission technologies).
- Energy efficiency (failure to comply with fossil fuel phase-out targets).
- Process safety (damage caused by natural hazards impacting accident prevention measures).
- Worker safety (occupational illnesses and accidents).
- Water stress (limited water resources in some operating areas).
Société Anonyme d’Explosifs et de Produits Chimiques
Greenhouse gas emissions & sustainability report data
In its 2023 reporting, Société Anonyme d’Explosifs et de Produits Chimiques disclosed greenhouse gas emissions of 491.0K tCO2e/year. By scope: Scope 1: 38.0K tCO2e/year; Scope 2: 1.0K tCO2e/year; Scope 3: 451.0K tCO2e/year. Figures are as stated in the company's own report and may use different boundaries, units or methods (for example market-based vs location-based Scope 2), so compare with care.
GHG Emissions
491.0K tCO2e/year
2023
Renewable Energy
4% of total energy use
of total energy
Waste
770 tons/year (hazardous waste)
2023
Energy Use
184.0K MWh/year
2023
📊 Emissions by Scope (2023)
| Scope | What it covers | Reported value |
|---|---|---|
| Scope 1 | Direct emissions from sources the company owns or controls (fuel combustion, company vehicles, process and fugitive emissions). | 38.0K tCO2e/year |
| Scope 2 | Indirect emissions from purchased electricity, steam, heat and cooling. | 1.0K tCO2e/year |
| Scope 3 | Other indirect emissions across the value chain (purchased goods, business travel, use of sold products, etc.). | 451.0K tCO2e/year |
New to scopes? Read Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions explained and market-based vs location-based Scope 2.
✅ Reported Environmental Achievements
- Calculated Carbon Footprint for scopes 1, 2, and 3; reduced scope 3 emissions by approximately 15% from 2022 to 2023 due to updated emission factors from modernized European ammonium nitrate production plants.
- Implemented measures to reduce energy consumption in several subsidiaries (e.g., EPC France adopting EcoWatt charter).
- Increased renewable energy use (e.g., solar panels in Senegal and Guinea).
- EPC-UK ceased its Diesel Additives business, contributing to decarbonization objectives.
🎯 Climate & Sustainability Targets
🔜 Short-term
- 100% of employees informed of their right to withdraw from work by 2025.
- 73% of industrial and/or commercial subsidiaries with health and safety certification by 2025.
- 56% of industrial and/or commercial subsidiaries with environmental certification by 2025.
- Roll-out of online anti-corruption training for all employees by 2024.
- Roll-out of online induction program for all new employees by 2025.
📅 Medium-term
- 85% of hectares of forest with a sustainable management document in France by 2030.
- 80% of hectares of forest with a sustainable management label in France by 2030.
- 90% of purchases placed with strategic suppliers aware of the Responsible Procurement Charter by 2030.
- 90% of purchases placed with strategic suppliers aware of the anti-corruption code by 2030.
- 20% of executive positions held by women by 2030.
🌱 ESG Focus Areas
Climate Change MitigationClimate Change AdaptationPollution and Contamination ManagementBiodiversity and Ecosystem ServicesWater Resources and Water StressWorker SafetyProcess SafetyWaste Processing and Circular EconomyResponsible ProcurementDiversity, Equity, and InclusionRelations with Local CommunitiesBusiness Conduct and Fundamental Rights