Energy Efficiency: Mercialys Rolls out a Series of Immediate Measures
15 September 2022 - 05:39PM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Having already set out its strong commitment to the
environment through its 4 Fair Impacts strategy for 2030, the
Mercialys Group (Paris:MERY) has decided to ramp up its actions to
safeguard natural resources by introducing a series of immediate
measures. These measures are aimed at achieving the target set by
the French government to reduce energy consumption by 10%.
Decisions effective immediately to respond to the urgent
situation
The current geopolitical context and summer 2022’s
weather-related events highlight, now more than ever, the limited
nature of natural resources and the need to take action together to
ensure that they are used in the best possible way. In response to
this crisis context, Mercialys has capitalized on the expertise of
all of its teams, coordinated through a dedicated task force, which
has defined and deployed targeted actions across its shopping
centers:
- reducing the temperatures for heating and
air-conditioning to 17°C in the winter and 26°C in the summer; -
limiting overnight heating to a level ensuring frost protection for
facilities; - turning off both the general lighting and in-store
lighting one hour after the last store closes; - adjusting air flow
rates for the ventilation systems.
These measures will be rolled out while ensuring close
coordination with retailers and full transparency with shopping
center visitors. This organization is being put in place in order
to effectively combine respect for the comfort and safety of
retailers, employees and visitors, while engaging all stakeholders
in this public interest initiative.
Longstanding commitment to reducing energy
consumption
These immediate measures will be adapted to the context of
energy market tensions and contribute to France’s national
efficiency drive. They follow on from the strategic commitment made
by Mercialys since 2015 and further strengthened with its second
CSR strategic plan for 2020-2030. The Group’s teams, conscious of
the reality of climate change and its day-to-day consequences, are
being made aware of these challenges, particularly with a view to
meeting an objective to help achieve carbon neutrality, with a
40% reduction in energy consumption by the end of this decade.
This approach has had positive impacts because the Company,
after putting in place a series of actions concerning both shopping
center operations and investment work, is already effectively
aligned with this ambition.
The actions taken include:
- putting in place systems making it possible
to monitor, manage and optimize energy consumption at the sites; -
managing equipment in the centers with a view to reducing its
energy consumption levels; - setting up automatic presence
detectors to activate / deactivate various electrical facilities; -
rolling out the LED relamping program; - modernizing the heating
and air-conditioning systems; - fitting thermal insulation in the
buildings.
Mercialys is also championing this strong and vital commitment
with its peers, by notably chairing the CSR Commission of the
Conseil National des Centres Commerciaux (French national council
of shopping centers, CNCC).
Vincent Ravat Chief Executive Officer
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This press release is available on
www.mercialys.com.
About Mercialys Mercialys is one of France’s leading real
estate companies. It is specialized in the holding, management and
transformation of retail spaces, anticipating consumer trends, on
its own behalf and for third parties. At June 30, 2022, Mercialys
had a real estate portfolio valued at Euro 3.1 billion (including
transfer taxes). Its portfolio of 2,130 leases represents an
annualized rental base of Euro 168.8 million. Mercialys has been
listed on the stock market since October 12, 2005 (ticker: MERY)
and has “SIIC” real estate investment trust (REIT) tax status. Part
of the SBF 120 and Euronext Paris Compartment B, it had 93,886,501
shares outstanding at June 30, 2022.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION This press release contains certain
forward-looking statements regarding future events, trends,
projects or targets. These forward-looking statements are subject
to identified and unidentified risks and uncertainties that could
cause actual results to differ materially from the results
anticipated in the forward-looking statements. Please refer to
Mercialys’ Universal Registration Document available at
www.mercialys.com for the year ended December 31, 2021 for more
details regarding certain factors, risks and uncertainties that
could affect Mercialys’ business. Mercialys makes no undertaking in
any form to publish updates or adjustments to these forward-looking
statements, nor to report new information, new future events or any
other circumstances that might cause these statements to be
revised.
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