A variety of projects implemented by AFEP large member companies to reduce their carbon footprint
Through their action and driving power, large companies represent a major lever for providing concrete solutions that contribute to the challenge of climate neutrality.
The Ambition 4 Climate initiative illustrates, through concrete projects, the mobilisation of AFEP’s large member companies to significantly reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout their value chains. These projects are presented with factual data and figures and show the variety of recent investment decisions with a strong potential for reproducibility. Given their characteristics, they mobilise many players and encourage the diffusion of the climate ambition among their suppliers, customers, and partners.
Press release – october 2022 : 156 low carbon project implemented by 69 companies
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Creation of the first SIM card made from recycled plastic
Thales and Veolia have joined forces to create the first eco-designed SIM card made from recycled plastic. The polymer, a plastic found in high concentrations in household..
TIP-4-BEST: Thermal insulation performance audit program to boost energy efficiency and reduce heat losses in plants
To reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions in its plants, the Saint-Gobain Group acts upstream by…
Definition of a low-carbon roadmap: Focus on energy in buildings
In order to reduce the carbon footprint of its real estate portfolio, which alone represents 38% of its GHG emissions, Korian has designed a low-carbon…
Using GaN technology to reduce the power losses of power converters by half and divide their volume by three
STMicroelectronics is deploying GaN-on-Silicon technology to address the need for more energyefficient power electronics…
BYSprong: massify the energy renovation of housing
Bouygues Construction is developing an innovative approach aimed at industrializing the energy renovation of housing. The first pilot project was launched in Longueau, with 12 housing…
Masshylia project: decarbonize hydrogen from renewable
The Masshylia project aims to produce green hydrogen from solar photovoltaic energy to initially supply the TotalEnergies biorefinery in La Mède. This is the first large-scale…
BaCaSi project : carbon sinks in Congo
A large-scale afforestation operation has been kicked off by TotalEnergies on the Batéké Plateau in partnership with the Republic …
Exegy: a range of low-carbon concrete solutions
VINCI Construction is stepping up the pace of sustainable construction by promoting types of concrete with lower carbon emissions. With the launch of its new Exegy
Installation of light columns to limit energy consumption
Because plastic injection is the most electricity-intensive phase of production, Plastic Omnium has implemented visual management systems (light columns) to optimize its electricity consumption.
Centralized and intelligent management of energy consumption at LEGRAND sites in France
Consolidated energy consumption management platform (Nemogreen) implementation on all Legrand sites in France …
Synergy between an agricultural methanizer and a Groupe SEB production site
This project concerns the development of an Industrial and Territorial Ecology synergy between an agricultural methanizer and a production site in France.
BlackCycle Project : recycling end-of-life tyres into new tyres
The BlackCycle project, coordinated by Michelin, the world’s leading tyre manufacturer, aims to establish a comprehensive and massive …
Development of a carbon sink through an afforestation project in Pays de la Loire
This project involves the afforestation of land that has been abandoned by agriculture. The afforestation, carried out between autumn 2021 and spring 2022, is a mixture of six deciduous and resinous varieties.
Power Road : the positive energy road
The Power Road® system deployed by Eurovia captures and recovers up to 25% of the sun’s heat energy which is then used to heat buildings and equipment located near the roadway.
On-site implementation of renewable-energy solutions
In order to decarbonize some of the energy used on its Milmort site, Safran implemented three types of renewable-energy installation: solar panels, a wind turbine and cogeneration plants fueled by locally…
Clean by design : reduce the environmental footprint of textile manufacturers
Kering Group has joined forces with the Clean By Design project of the Natural Resources Defense Council to encourage its suppliers to reduce their CO2 emissions…
Decarbonize polyethylene: produce a sustainable plastic
Lanzatech, TotalEnergies and L’Oréal have developed an innovative solution to reduce the carbon footprint of Polyethylene (PE). They have achieved a world first in..
Biocarbon to replace fossil carbon in manganese alloys production
Eramet will demonstrate the use of biocarbon for state-of-the-art manganese ferro-alloy furnaces, as a main lever to reduce its CO2 footprint, potentially providing additional competitiveness.
The refurbishment of furniture – Emblematic Passenger Shelters*
JCDecaux, leader in outdoor advertising, is giving concrete expression to its ambitions to reduce carbon emissions through its approach to refurbishing furniture …
Sanofi Lyon Polyclonal – Heat recovery project on the cooling units
Sanofi has implemented waste heat recovery facilities at its R&D site in Montpellier, France in partnership with Dalkia, which has reduced the site’s gas…
Use of BioKlair®, a natural and permeable road-surfacing mix, on the ViaRhôna
The project involved the application of BioKlair®, an eco-friendly and permeable road-surfacing mix, on a 2 km stretch of the ViaRhôna …
Free-cooling for Data Centers
Worldline implements a free cooling process for its Vendôme (France) datacenter to reduce its electricity consumption and therefore its CO2 emissions. The project consists of replacing standard air…
Seagreen project : the biggest wind farm off-shore in Scotland
The Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm project aims at generating green electricity from wind energy. Seagreen will be Scotland’s largest …
Development of a carbon sink through a reafforestation project in Normandy
This project involves the reafforestation of land that has been abandoned by agriculture. The reafforestation, carried out between autumn 2021 and spring 2022, is a mixture of 8 deciduous and resinous varieties.
Supply of wind power with the signing of a PPA
In order to reduce the carbon footprint linked to its electricity consumption, in 2019 Fnac Darty signed a renewable electricity purchase contract or PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) with Valeco…
Curve 24,000 m2 of office space in wood structure
With a surface area of 24,000 m2, Curve is one of the largest wooden buildings ever made in France. Delivered in September 2020 and occupied by the ARS (Regional Health Agency), this particularly exemplary…
Installation of a wind turbine, In Herentals, Belgium
In line with its goal of achieving carbon neutrality in its operating activities (scopes 1 and 2) by 2025, Plastic Omnium has decided to install a wind turbine …
Encouraging and supporting companies in their transition process with G Fund Global Green Bonds
Launched in 2019, Groupama’s G Fund Global Green Bonds fund finances environmentally significant projects that encourage and support issuers…
LDAR program: Quantification and reduction of fugitive methane emissions
The LDAR (Leak Detection and Repair) program is used to detect and repair methane leaks from equipment on petrochemical industrial sites. This reliable and …
Green electricity for our French sites
IPSEN’s carbon footprint is mainly carried by its manufacturing sites and R&D centers. Since April 2021, IPSEN has therefore signed various PPAs that guarantee the supply of 100% green electricity for…
Modifying the energy mix of operations by integrating biomass waste as a source of energy
Imerys invest s in new facilities to decarbonize it Andersonville site’s energy mix by integrating biomass waste as a source of energy. The project…
100% of 27 French sites with LED lighting by 2022
Valeo is replacing its industrial and office lighting at all its French sites with LED lighting, enabling it to reduce these sites’ electricity consumption and…
Calama Radar Station – An entirely solar-powered Air Traffic Control Radar Station
Thales is to deploy the world’s first entirely solar-powered Air Traffic Control radar station in Calama, Chile…
Seawing Project : Traction wing for commercial vessels
AIRBUS currently develops, through its subsidiary Airseas the Seawing technology, which consists of installing an auxiliary traction system (captive flying wing) on ships used for sea freight…
Implementation of an Internal Carbon Price to finance sustainable project
This mechanism places a monetary value on greenhouse gases and is a way to responsibly influence emissions from business operations, including travel, aimed at ensuring..
“Mon programme pour agir”
ENGIE is setting up a customer engagement program to encourage its customers to adopt more energy-efficient consumption habits…
Delivering L’Oréal products by electric bicycle
To improve air quality and reduce its carbon footprint in urban areas, L’Oréal has launched the Green Last Mile (GLAM) project, proposing delivery solutions for its products using an active and sustainable means of transport.
Grandpuits: transformation into a biorefinery
TotalEnergies is launching a project to transform its Grandpuits refinery into a biorefinery, by installing a production…
ARKENERGY: an integrated approach to improving energy efficiency
In order to reduce its energy consumption and carbon footprint, Arkema is developing the ARKENERGY program at all of its industrial sites in favour of a true culture of energy sobriety
A new solar power plant to decarbonize the energy mix of Fnac Darty
Fnac Darty and renewable energy producer Valeco signed a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement for the production of a future solar photovoltaic park in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Eco-design of payment terminals
The design of a payment terminal is the key stage where the levers are the most important to define it environmental profile. This is why, as early as the…
Launch of two LCL Carbon offsetting funds within the ‘Climate Impact’ range
Crédit Agricole Group subsidiary LCL launched two investment vehicles, namely LCL Carbon Offsetting World Shares and LCL Carbon Offsetting Multi-strategy in…
Energy decarbonisation
The project aims to reduce the share of fossil fuels (coal, oil, natural gas) in the energy mix of the company or its stakeholders.
Energy efficiency improvement
The project aims to improve the energy performance of its activities or those of its stakeholders, i.e. to reduce energy consumption for the same service provided.
Improvement of non-energy resource efficiency
The project reduces the consumption of "material or living" resources (but whose carbon intensity is significant given their need to be transformed by energy-consuming processes) of the company or its stakeholders for an identical service.
Sobriety in energy and non-energy resources
The project aims to reduce the consumption of energy or non-energy resources (but whose carbon intensity is significant) of the company or its stakeholders by changing uses or behaviour. In the end, the "service provided" is not identical; it is adjusted to a lower need.
Emission absorption
The project increases carbon sinks that sequester carbon originally stored in the atmosphere. The project can also use the carbon dioxide in an industrial process. These “negative emissions” represent an absolute and actual flow of carbon removed from the atmosphere.
Financing of low-carbon issuers or disinvestment from carbon assets
The project reduces the carbon footprint of the company's investment portfolio by financing issuers with low-carbon activities and projects or, conversely, by disinvesting carbon assets.
Reduction of other greenhouse gases
The project aims to reduce, avoid or capture the emission of one or more greenhouse gases, other than carbon dioxide (CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6).
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Creation of the first SIM card made from recycled plastic
Thales and Veolia have joined forces to create the first eco-designed SIM card made from recycled plastic. The polymer, a plastic found in high concentrations in household..
Supporting the transition to sustainable transports
Edenred develops solutions to encourage employees to opt for a clever mobility with a lower impact on the environment. With its specific mobility solutions, Edenred optimizes employees commutes …
Delivering L’Oréal products by electric bicycle
To improve air quality and reduce its carbon footprint in urban areas, L’Oréal has launched the Green Last Mile (GLAM) project, proposing delivery solutions for its products using an active and sustainable means of transport.
Sanofi Lyon Polyclonal – Heat recovery project on the cooling units
Sanofi has implemented waste heat recovery facilities at its R&D site in Montpellier, France in partnership with Dalkia, which has reduced the site’s gas…
REHASKEEN®, an innovative industrialization product for the massification of energy renovation
Simple, economical, fast and durable, REHASKEEN® makes it possible to industrialise and accelerate the renovation of energy-intensive buildings…
Wood’Art-La Canopée
A showcase for Icade’s low-carbon expertise and a precursor to the RE2020, Wood’Art-La Canopée is a true demonstrator of wood construction. Mixed-use, …
Joining the FRET21 program to reduce CO2 emissions from transport
In 2020, Nexans joined ADEME’s FRET21 program in order to reduce CO2 emissions related to inter-plant freight from France and Belgium…
Northern Lights : a huge project to store geologically CO2
In collaboration with Equinor and Shell, TotalEnergies is developing a project in Norway to transport and store CO2 in underground geological formations located off the Norwegian coast.
Creation of 3 solar farms In Jordan by the Orange Group
As part of its commitment to be Net Zero in 2040, the Orange Group has deployed three solar farms in Jordan, with the objective of supplying around 70% of the electricity needs of its subsidiary in…
Decarbonize polyethylene: produce a sustainable plastic
Lanzatech, TotalEnergies and L’Oréal have developed an innovative solution to reduce the carbon footprint of Polyethylene (PE). They have achieved a world first in..
ABC (Autonomous Building for Citizens) : 1st concept of autonomous residence in France
Designed by Bouygues Construction’s R&D teams with the architectural office Valode & Pistre, ABC (Autonomous Building for Citizens) is the first autonomous building concept in France…
Seagreen project : the biggest wind farm off-shore in Scotland
The Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm project aims at generating green electricity from wind energy. Seagreen will be Scotland’s largest …
48V technology: the affordable electromobility
Valéo is launching a new generation of 48V electric motors, a key solution for the affordable electrification of urban mobility. This new technology aims to support the…
Launch of the AXA Impact 3 “Climate & Biodiversity” Fund to fight against climate change
AXA has launched the Impact 3 “Climate & Biodiversity” Fund, through which the company invests in projects to fight against climate change…
Setting up a carbon zero project to reduce a factory’s direct and indirect emissions
The carbon zero project established at the Settimo factory aims to achieve carbon neutrality by working on an innovative energy mix – the factory is heated in winter
Cysoing nursing home in the south of Lille, France’s first passive low carbon nursing home
This project aims to build France’s 1st passive low-carbon EPHAD nursing home (Etablissement d’Hébergement pour Personnes Agées..
Using GaN technology to reduce the power losses of power converters by half and divide their volume by three
STMicroelectronics is deploying GaN-on-Silicon technology to address the need for more energyefficient power electronics…
Designing a new solution to reduce the environmental impact linked to hair-washing
The partnership between L’Oréal and the environmental start-up Gjosa has enabled us to design an innovative low flow shower head coupled with an easy-to-rinse shampoo, which…
Digital energy at the heart of the Factory of the Future
As part of its “Factory of the Future 4.0” program, Schneider Electric deploys energy monitoring systems on its industrial and logistics sites that optimize energy consumption and reduce…
New generation of sustainable car park solutions: installation of photovoltaic solar canopies
The Thales Group has installed photovoltaic solar canopies over the car park at its Toulouse site to limit the consumption of electricity…
CHARGESCAN by BV Reliability to electric vehicle charging solutions (EVCS) networks
Bureau Veritas launched ChargeScan by BV, an end-to-end solution to ensure electric vehicle charging solutions (EVCS) network reliability thanks…
Clean by design : reduce the environmental footprint of textile manufacturers
Kering Group has joined forces with the Clean By Design project of the Natural Resources Defense Council to encourage its suppliers to reduce their CO2 emissions…
Energ’Iss, heating the city of Issoire with our casting furnaces
This project, conducted with Dalkia and the city of Issoire, will make it possible to use the waste heat from the foundry furnaces of our industrial site located …
Steam & electricity production from a boiler station powered by Solid Recovered Fuels
The Dombasle Energie project, resulting from the partnership between Solvay and Véolia, aims to design, to build, finance and operate a boiler…
BaCaSi project : carbon sinks in Congo
A large-scale afforestation operation has been kicked off by TotalEnergies on the Batéké Plateau in partnership with the Republic …
New high school in the Clermont urban area
Eiffage is building a new high school in the Clermont urban area, under a design and build contract…
T2 Energy Transition Fund
The T2 Energy Transition development capital fund offers financial products aimed at financing SMEs offering solutions to improve energy efficiency, promote the development of renewable energy…
On-site implementation of renewable-energy solutions
In order to decarbonize some of the energy used on its Milmort site, Safran implemented three types of renewable-energy installation: solar panels, a wind turbine and cogeneration plants fueled by locally…
A new solar power plant to decarbonize the energy mix of Fnac Darty
Fnac Darty and renewable energy producer Valeco signed a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement for the production of a future solar photovoltaic park in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Installation of new generation cooling systems
STMicroelectronics is implementing new generation chillers and free cooling systems to improve the energy performance of its sites and reduce their consumption of natural gas.
Purchase of environmentally verified biogas
As part of a low-carbon trajectory contributing to collective carbon neutrality, Gecina has been integrating biogas into the gas supply of its buildings since 2019 …
Sogeprom Project Odessa Ex-site RTE Lyon Part Dieu
Renovation and extension of an office complex in the Lyon Part Dieu district in order to offer the city a mixed program of offices, housing, services and shops.
Implementation of a waste reduction roadmap
The Korian Group has put in place a roadmap to reduce by 5% the volume of residual waste by 2023 and thus reduce associated greenhouse gas emissions, Reduce residual waste by 5% by 2023 and contribute to the overall GHG reduction..
Installation of a wind turbine, In Herentals, Belgium
In line with its goal of achieving carbon neutrality in its operating activities (scopes 1 and 2) by 2025, Plastic Omnium has decided to install a wind turbine …
Development of a carbon sink through a reafforestation project in Normandy
This project involves the reafforestation of land that has been abandoned by agriculture. The reafforestation, carried out between autumn 2021 and spring 2022, is a mixture of 8 deciduous and resinous varieties.
Installation of a solar farm at the Rionegro production site in Colombia
This project covers the installation of photovoltaic panels at a Groupe SEB production site in Colombia. They provide part of the electricity consumed by the site.
Synergy between an agricultural methanizer and a Groupe SEB production site
This project concerns the development of an Industrial and Territorial Ecology synergy between an agricultural methanizer and a production site in France.
REVE – Recharge Ecologique des Véhicules Electriques
Deployment of an integrated charging solution for electric vehicles powered by renewable energy.
Development of a carbon sink by planting an orchard in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
This project involves the planting of an organic orchard. The planting, carried out between autumn 2020 and spring 2021, was carried out with almond trees.
Financing a “low carbon” aluminium supply
Natixis, a Groupe BPCE subsidiary, is developing a USD500 million financing platform enabling it to grant one of its clients – a major commodities trading company – preferential financing…
Investment solutions dedicated to achieving the Net Zero objective
Rothschild & Co Asset Management has launched a range of responsible investment funds .
Developing low-carbon construction with the Reuse Booster
By launching the “Reuse Booster” initiative, Groupama Immobilier is joining forces with 30 or so project owners to make the reuse of materials standard practice in property…
Approvisionnement durable
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Eco-conception
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Ecologie industrielle et territoriale
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Economie de la fonctionnalité
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Consommation responsable
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Allongement de la durée d’usage
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Recyclage
Le projet vise à réduire, éviter ou capter l’émission d’un ou plusieurs gaz à effet de serre, autre(s) que le dioxyde de carbone (CH4, N2O, HFC, PFC, SF6).
