3. Once a product has been recovered, repaired and reconditioned, it can be put back on the market. Even if the product cannot be repaired, it contains valuable parts and components: spare parts can be reused by the production and repair departments, and such materials as gold, aluminum and copper can be resold on specific markets. Circularity in the management of operational sites As far as its own operations are concerned, the Group(1) produced, 105,289 tonnes of waste in 2023, including 103,056 tonnes of nonhazardous waste (98%) and 2,232 tonnes of hazardous waste (2%). GEODIS is a service group; as such, its waste is directly related to the packaging of products assigned to it by its customers, and to their transportation. The three main types of non-hazardous waste produced by GEODIS are mixed waste, cardboard and wood. The Group’s goal is to optimize the recovery of this waste in regions where recycling infrastructures exist. Hazardous waste consists of WEEE, sludge (oil separators, mud separators) and batteries, which come mainly from vehicle washing facilities and maintenance workshops. Some hazardous waste may also result from the destruction of stocks at the request of customers. Hazardous waste is outsourced to external service providers for recovery or elimination through approved specialized channels. (1) Need It Now Delivers not included. GEODIS customers benefit from Reverse Visibility to extend their IT asset lifecycle In the United States, a milestone was reached in 2020 with the development of Reverse Visibility, a tool designed to provide visibility and analysis of the entire lifecycle of IT assets managed by the Group on behalf of its high-tech customers. This web-based tool enables the Group’s customers to monitor the use of their IT assets in real time, whether they are being installed, repaired, refurbished or dismantled. This allows them to optimize their equipment’s lifespan by minimizing downtime, maximizing use and extending their overall lifespan. Since 2023, the tool has also provided all data relating to the product’s complete lifecycle (repair, reuse, harvesting, recycling), which is also used by the Group’s customers to prepare their extra-financial reporting. Currently available at the Endicott site in New York, the Reverse Visibility tool will be available in Germany, Canada and the United Kingdom in 2024. 2023 ACTIVITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT - 53 EDITORIAL > 1. PROFILE AND AMBITION > 2. CSR POLICY > 3. ENVIRONMENT > 4. SOCIAL > 5. ETHICS > 6. TABLE OF INDICATORS
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