Environmental

Management Approach Disclosures

• GRI 103-1 Explanation of the material topic and its Boundary
• GRI 103-2 The management approach and its components
• GRI 103-3 Evaluation of the management approach

While the ecological footprint that ProSiebenSat.1 Group creates through its operational activities is relatively small compared to other industries, it is not insignificant. Although, as a media group, we are not in a manufacturing sector and do not use a great amount of resources or energy, we are aware of the ecological responsibility that we bear as a commercial enterprise. Working with our employees and in dialog with our other stakeholders, we want to contribute to help mitigate climate change and to protect the environment, for example through the careful and efficient use of natural resources and by reducing our energy consumption and CO₂ emissions.

For this reason, ProSiebenSat.1 has been recording the Group’s greenhouse gas emissions since 2015. We are continually working to optimize the data quality of the carbon footprint and to ensure that the measurement data gathered for the DACH region is as comprehensive as possible. One of the measures we have taken is to switch all lighting in the underground parking garages to LED in 2016. Since 2017, our computer centers in Unterföhring are used to heat the office buildings. ProSiebenSat.1 largely uses environmentally friendly district heating to generate heat rather than fuel oil or natural gas. The Group guidelines for business travel also urge ProSiebenSat.1 employees not to fly short distances and to use more environmentally friendly alternatives such as trains instead. With the renovation of the campus area in Unterföhring, the Group is aiming to achieve sustainability certification in accordance with the LEED model (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design). We are also aiming to incorporate as many waste products as possible in the recycling cycle and to select our disposal partners on this basis.

In general, the Group intends to continue to expand its sustainability activities in the future, focusing in particular on the environment and climate protection. For instance, in 2018, we implemented new waste separation and reduction measures and took the first steps towards complete elimination of single-use plastics in the canteens and kitchens on the ProSiebenSat.1 campus. We developed our first-ever holistic sustainability strategy for the Group in 2018, which we implemented at the start of 2019. In this strategy, we defined the environment as one of our key action areas. Sustainability strategy

Thanks to our wide reach, we can shift focus onto socially relevant and environmental issues and thus raise awareness of the sustainable use of natural resources. Our ProSieben station has already been hosting the “Green Seven” themed week for the past ten years, the aim of which is to raise TV viewers’ awareness of sustainable ways of living and encourage viewers to be more ecologically aware. Through Green Seven, ProSieben introduces young viewers to a range of ecological issues, such as the consequences of air and environmental pollution caused by cars (“Save the Future”, 2018), the melting polar caps (“Save the Ice”, 2017), water protection (“Save the Water”, 2016) and the death of bees (“Save the Bees”, 2015). Projects

Energy

• GRI 302-1 Energy consumption within the organization
• GRI 302-2 Energy consumption outside of the organization

ProSiebenSat.1’s energy consumption mainly involves the purchase of electricity and heat. The total energy consumption (incl. electricity) within the company in the reporting period was approximately 45 GWh across the Group (previous year: approximately 50 GWh). Energy consumption outside the company is indicated indirectly in the carbon footprint through the Scope 3 emissions.

• The fuel consumption of company cars in Germany in 2018 amounted to 364 thousand liters of gasoline (previous year: 278 thousand liters) and 313 thousand liters of diesel (previous year: 400 thousand liters). Due to the downsizing of the vehicle fleet, energy consumption decreased to 6.51 GWh (previous year: 7.92 GWh).
• The total consumption of electricity at the campus in Unterföhring was around 16 GWh in 2018, as in the previous year. For the generation of heat, environmentally friendly district heating was largely used rather than fuel oil or natural gas. Since 2012, the Group has also been using geothermal heat for several properties at the Unterföhring site; its share of the heat used increased to 53% (previous year: 48%). In total, ProSiebenSat.1’s energy consumption for heating and cooling in Unterföhring amounted to around 11 GWh (previous year: around 14 GWh) in the reporting period.

Emissions

• GRI 305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions
• GRI 305-2 Energy indirect (Scope 2) GHG emissions
• GRI 305-3 Other indirect (Scope 3) GHG emissions

Our carbon footprint includes direct greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 1), indirect greenhouse gas emissions (Scope 2) and greenhouse gas emissions from upstream and downstream stages in the value chain (Scope 3). Detailed information on the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions can be found in the “Accompanying Notes to the Carbon Footprint.”

• Scope 1: As it was the case in the previous year, the direct emissions are mainly generated by ProSiebenSat.1’s vehicle fleet.
• Scope 2: The increase in energy indirect emissions (market-based) in 2018 was due to the fact that green power was not used on account of cost-saving measures.
• Scope 3: Employee commuting and business trips are responsible for the majority of the reported greenhouse gas emissions from upstream and downstream stages in the value chain.

Waste

• GRI 306-2 Waste by type and disposal method

Due to the start of the “New Campus” construction project at the Unterföhring site, the waste generated in the reporting period increased to 2,724 metric tons (previous year: 1,048 metric tons). In the 2018 waste balance, 1,745 metric tons were directly attributable to the upstream demolition work. Any waste that cannot be reclaimed is disposed in an environmentally responsible manner. When doing so, ProSiebenSat.1 complies with the local regulations and classifies waste as hazardous or non-hazardous in accordance with the relevant national legislation. The volume of hazardous waste increased on account of the construction work (for example, bituminous mixtures and insulating material). Accordingly, construction waste accounted for 734 metric tons (compared to 6 metric tons in the previous year). Municipal waste (domestic-type waste produced by trade and industry) increased to 305 metric tons (previous year: 228 metric tons).

Environmental Compliance

• GRI 307-1 Non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations

No cases of non-compliance with environmental laws and regulations were identified for 2018 in the course of compliance management processes.