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Climate change:
risks and opportunities for Atresmedia
Risks
Air contamination
Compliance with Law 34/2007 regarding air quality and protection of the
atmosphere; and Law 2/2002 regarding environmental assessment of the
Community of Madrid.
Other applicable legislation
Atresmedia
is governed by the General Law on Audiovisual Communication. It
is a member of Autocontrol and complies with that established in its Code of
Conduct (Advertising Regulation).
Physical risks
Extreme weather events, mainly floods, fires and storms.
Reputation
Atresmedia
is committed to retaining a positive reputation. However, in the
event of a natural disaster which damages the telecommunications network it
would be difficult to restore the service, with a high impact on its reputation.
Opportunities
Mandatory reporting of emissions
Atresmedia
has extensive experience in managing and reducing its overall
emissions into the atmosphere, so it can implement any changes in the
legislation that governs it.
Variations in the average
temperature
An increase in the average temperature would lead to a reduction in the
consumption of diesel and electricity due to it being warmer in autumn and
winter.
Changes in consumer behaviour
The
Group
is aware of the large number of people influenced by the media,
and considers it an opportunity to encourage consumers to act in an
environmentally friendly way. Specific content is developed for this (responsible
consumption, climate change, etc.).
Reputation
The
Group
's participation in environmental issues leads to
Atresmedia
’s
stakeholders seeing it as a committed, leading organisation in raising
awareness about climate change. This is important as it may translate into an
increase in sales and investment.
Atresmedia is recognised for strengthening its environmental commitment
Atresmedia
has been distinguished in the ‘Best Improver Spain’ category for being
the Spanish company that has improved most in the climate change report "Carbon
Disclosure Project (CDP) 2015", an independent non-profit organisation which has
the largest global database of corporate information on climate change.
As a result, the
Group
holds a leading position in this year's edition due to achieving
a final rating of 93C, which represents an improvement of +35 points compared
to its result in 2014, the best experienced by a Spanish company according to this
specialised index measuring the strategy of large companies in climate change issues.
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