IBERSOL | 2019 Sustainability Report

SUSTAINABILITY REPORT 2019 Natural Gas ** Consumption points vary annually, due to store openings and/or closures, equipment changes or the number of units where such information can be collected. By installing new equipment and replacing burners with more effi- cient versions, a 0.21% decrease in gas consumption was achieved, compared to that used by the same facilities in 2018. Year 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 Consumption points ** 195 182 168 158 144 Total consumption (kWh) 15,807,476 14,256,886 13,857,226 13,265,482 12,242,638 Average consumption per point (kWh) 81,064 78,335 82,483 83,959 85,018 CO 2 Emissions The Ibersol Group continues to be committed to reducing CO 2 emis- sions by seeking solutions which help minimise the impact of green- house gases on the environment. Compared to last year and considering the same number of stores, we directly and indirectly prevented 9 thousand tonnes of carbon dioxide from polluting the atmosphere 2018. 49