PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND NATURE
The global erosion of biodiversity and the depletion of natural resources are largely due to human
activities and challenge all responsible economic players, including ENGIE. Since 2010, the Group
has integrated the protection of biodiversity into the running of its activities, particularly its projects,
from their design to the end of the facilities’ life. Its biodiversity policy and the renewal of its
commitments are proof of this.
THE ENGIE ACTION PLAN
ENGIE has been committed to
the French National Strategy for
Biodiversity since 2011 and to
the act4nature initiative from
its launch in 2018. It has renewed
and expanded this commitment with
a new 2020-2030 roadmap based on
the shared commitments, taking into
account the pressures defined by the
Intergovernmental Science and Policy
Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services (IPBES) and the challenges
specific to the Group’s activities.
The main results of this plan are presented in the appendix in the biodiversity notebook
For more than 10 years, the Group’s
biodiversity approach has been supported
by the French Committee of the IUCN
and France Nature Environnement.
The Group recently joined the pilot
phase for the development of
Science
Based Targets for Nature
(SBTN).
The Group’s most recent commitments
were made in 2021 within the
framework of act4nature international
(global scope) and Companies
Committed to Nature (France scope).
ENGIE’S PLAN TO PROTECT BIODIVERSITY AND NATURE
IS ORGANIZED BETWEEN FOUR AREAS
Awareness
The Groups commitments can only be achieved
with the active involvement of its employees
ENGIE is therefore developing and widely distributing
resources for raising awareness and sharing best
practices making them accessible to all
Footprint
and ecological continuity
ENGIE contributes to the preservation of biodiversity at
its various sites by optimizing the use of its land footprint,
contributing to the restoration of ecological corridors and
reducing the presence of invasive exotic species.
Climate change
The preservation of biodiversity and the fight against
climate change share strong ties. This is why the reduction
of greenhouse gas emissions to combat global warming
is one of the key requirements for the preservation
of biodiversity. The reverse is also true – by preserving
the ecological balance and functionalities of ecosystems,
climate conditions are regulated naturally.
Value chain
Impacts on biodiversity are felt throughout
the value chain Thus the Group integrates in its analyses
of risks and opportunities the potential impacts of its own
activities as well as those of its supply chain In this way
it maintains an ongoing dialog with all its stakeholders
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