{"id":52584,"date":"2022-04-27T15:27:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-27T13:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/preprod.i4ce.org\/linstitut\/bilan-carbone\/"},"modified":"2025-03-03T12:27:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T11:27:56","slug":"carbon-footprint","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/en\/about-us\/carbon-footprint\/","title":{"rendered":"Carbon footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\" data-ccp-charstyle-defn=\"{&quot;ObjectId&quot;:&quot;75623a70-0238-4f03-b3d4-6579b606835a|45&quot;,&quot;ClassId&quot;:1073872969,&quot;Properties&quot;:}\">We have <a href=\"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/en\/about-us\/carbon-footprint\/#ActionPlan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">an action plan<\/a> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">that we review every year, after having done our <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">GHG<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> footprint. We present below the results of our <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">GHG<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> footprint of 202<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">3<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">,<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> and<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\"> an analysis of how it compares with the 2022 footprint<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange TrackChangeHoverSelectColorRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW119636932 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW119636932 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeHoverSelectHighlightRed SCXW119636932 BCX8\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"normaltextrun\">.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Results and analysis<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW243270351 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW243270351 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeDeleteHighlight SCXW243270351 BCX8\">The 2023<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW243270351 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW243270351 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeDeleteHighlight SCXW243270351 BCX8\">\u00a0GHG footprint shows that the Institute emitted <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW243270351 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW243270351 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeDeleteHighlight SCXW243270351 BCX8\">148<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW243270351 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW243270351 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeDeleteHighlight SCXW243270351 BCX8\"> tCO2e,<\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW243270351 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW243270351 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW243270351 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeDeleteHighlight SCXW243270351 BCX8\">equivalent to<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW243270351 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun Highlight SCXW243270351 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeDeleteHighlight SCXW243270351 BCX8\">3,8<\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW243270351 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW243270351 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun TrackChangeDeleteHighlight SCXW243270351 BCX8\"> tCO2e per year per employee.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure1: <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>\u2019s GHG footprint per source \u2013 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/I4CEs-GHG-footprint-per-source-2023.jpg\" data-fancybox class=\"fancy_link\"\">Click on this button to see the figure 1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW42371262 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW42371262 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42371262 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42371262 BCX8\">This assessment covers most significant emission sources, from manufacturing and use of equipment through to communications, including building-related emissions and team meals as well as employee commuting and business travel<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"TrackChangeTextInsertion TrackedChange SCXW42371262 BCX8\"><span class=\"TrackedChange SCXW42371262 BCX8\"><span class=\"TextRun SCXW42371262 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW42371262 BCX8\"> (see Figure 2).\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Each year, we aim to keep the same set of assumptions used to calculate our footprint, as this enables us to compare our results with those of previous years.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 2: Applicable scope categories \u2013 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Applicable-scope-categories-2023_V1.jpg\" data-fancybox class=\"fancy_link\"\">Click on this button to see the figure 2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GHG<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">footprint of<\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"none\"> <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> <\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">has increased <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">significantly<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">in one year, from 112 tCO<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e to 148 tCO<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e. This 33% increase in our emissions between 2022 and 2023 is the result of two factors: the increase in the number of employees, and the i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ncrease in our<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> activities, particularly travel, following the \u201cCOVID years\u201d. The number of employees has <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">increased <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">from 35 to 39 FTEs, <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">inc<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">reasing<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> emissions related to services, digital equipment and food. At the same time, the <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">resumption of i<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ncrease in in-person<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> events<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> and meeting<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> has led to an increase in travel in France and abroad. As a result, individual emissions increased from 3.2 tCO<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e\/FTE to 3.8 in 2023, an increase of 19%.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559731&quot;:708,&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">W<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">e are <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">also <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">tr<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">y<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">ing<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">to understand the Institute&#8217;s <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">GHG<\/span> <span data-contrast=\"none\">footprint beyond the growth of the team. <b><strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> <\/b><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">is becoming more international, and it is primarily <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">air travel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\"> that explains the significant increase in the 2023 carbon footprint. <b><strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> <\/b><\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">favo<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">u<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">rs the train when an alternative in less than 6 hours exists<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">2<\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">, and aims to raise this threshold. <\/span>However, air travel in 2023 mainly concerns intercontinental travel, for which there is no train alternative. As part of the internationalisation of<strong> <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong><\/strong>, thought must be given to participation in sometimes distant events and reduction of emissions related to air travel.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> <\/b>identifies ways to limit its GHG footprint and already implements some of them: for example, 95% of the team&#8217;s daily meals are part of a flexitarian diet, and all meals offered at internal events are 100% vegetarian, thus limiting the share of the team&#8217;s meals in our GHG footprint.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 3: Evolution of <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>\u2019s GHG emissions between 2019-2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.i4ce.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Evolution-of-I4CEs-GHG-emissions-between-2019-2023-scaled.jpg\" data-fancybox class=\"fancy_link\"\">Click on this button to see the figure 3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><strong>1st emission source: service purchased by the Institute (823 tCO2e; 55%)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This category includes all external services required for <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>\u2019s operations, ranging from digital licenses to graphic design for some of our projects. In order to calculate this emissions category, we use the set of monetary ratios provided by ADEME, which allows us to convert euros spent into CO<sub>2<\/sub>e emitted according to the types of services. Although this method is a source of uncertainty due to its lack of granularity, it nevertheless allows us to compare our emissions very precisely from one year to the next, using the same classifications.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The emissions from purchased services increased between 2022 and 2023, from 63 tCO<sub>2<\/sub>e to 82 tCO<sub>2<\/sub>e. This increase is mainly due to the increase in the Institute&#8217;s staff, and therefore in the corresponding purchases. These emissions mainly correspond to banking and insurance services, telecommunications, and printing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">2nd source of emissions: business travel (29 tCO<sub>2<\/sub>e; 19%)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Despite efforts to reduce the impact of business travel by promoting videoconferencing and favouring the train over the plane whenever the alternative exists, the share of air travel in <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>&#8216;s GHG footprint has increased to 17.6%. This is due to the increase in the number of in-person events compared to the \u201cCOVID years\u201d. Train travel has also increased, from 0.6% to 1.2% of emissions in 2023. Business travel by car, as well as employee commuting, continue to account for a very small part of our GHG footprint, at 0.2% and 0.4% respectively.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">3rd largest source of emissions: team meals (16 tCO<sub>2<\/sub>e; 11%)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Emissions from this source were estimated based on a survey on employees&#8217; meals. Almost 60% of the team&#8217;s meals are vegetarian, reducing the impact by almost 80% compared to a \u201cconventional\u201d diet. In addition, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> systematically offers vegetarian meals at its internal events and, for external events, meals with at least one vegetarian option.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Emissions related to team meals increased by 50% between 2022 and 2023. While the increase in staff numbers generated a proportional increase in the number of meals, the increase in business travel also led to an increase in the number of meals eaten outside the office.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">4th emission item: energy (11 tCO<sub>2<\/sub>e; 8%)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The gas heating of the <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> offices represents the fourth largest source of emissions (7.4%). The electricity consumption used to power the Institute&#8217;s digital equipment represents only 0.1% of the overall GHG footprint(1).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Energy-related emissions have increased by 40% compared to 2022. This increase is partly due to a change in the method of recording gas consumption data, which was previously read directly from the meter and is now based on invoices.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Finally, with regard to electricity, as the <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> premises are located in a green courtyard, the Institute does not need an air conditioning system in summer. Electricity-related emissions are less than 0.1 tCO<sub>2<\/sub>e. I4CE has a 100% renewable energy supply via Enercoop(2)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\">5th emission source: digital (5 tCO<sub>2<\/sub>e; 3%)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Digital activities represent 3.4% of our emissions, of which 0.8% is attributable to external consultations (downloading<strong> <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> <\/strong>reports, participating in webinars organised by the Institute, etc.). The share of computer equipment accounts for 1.2%. The purchase of 100% reconditioned computer equipment allows us to reduce our emissions in this area by 80% (<a href=\"https:\/\/librairie.ademe.fr\/dechets-economie-circulaire\/5241-evaluation-de-l-impact-environnemental-d-un-ensemble-de-produits-reconditionnes.html\">according to a study by ADEME<\/a>). Finally, the digital practices of in-house researchers (sending emails, printing, web queries, etc.) represent 1.5% of the 2023 carbon footprint.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In accordance with <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>&#8216;s commitments in its 2021 action plan, a new eco-designed website was launched on July 22, 2022, reducing the emissions associated with visiting a page by seventeen. In 2023, emissions related to the Institute&#8217;s website totalled 29 kgCO<sub>2<\/sub>e, 93% less than in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 24px;\"><a id=\"ActionPlan\"><\/a>The <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> climate action plan<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 2019, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> made a commitment to contribute to carbon neutrality. This commitment resulted from a desire to set an example and was taken out of conviction. An internal working group has been set up to carry out an annual GHG footprint of the Institute to assess our impact, thus enabling us to define an action plan to reduce our emissions. All of <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>\u2019s actions in this regard are listed below.\u202f<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Transport<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>For business trips, a travel charter has been put in place: <strong>no flights in mainland France, or abroad if there is a train alternative of less than 6 hours<\/strong>. The Institute aims to raise this 6-hour threshold. Some \u201clong-distance\u201d travel will remain necessary for the work of <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>, especially as the Institute becomes more international. Videoconferencing between international partners is already favored and will be increasingly so. When travel is necessary, it will be optimized, as is the case for travel to the Conference of the Parties (COP) in the context of international climate negotiations, during which the<strong> <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> <\/strong>team attends and organizes several workshops and conferences to avoid multiple trips for its employees and partners. Also, in order to encourage employees to favor the train over the plane whenever possible, if a trip results in a working day of more than 14 hours, including travel time, then a half-day of rest will compensate for the significant time difference associated with traveling by train.<\/li>\n<li>For commuting: the Institute encourages employees to use public transportation by reimbursing the Navigo card above the legal minimum (at 75% instead of 50%). In addition, even before the adoption of the decree of the Mobility Orientation Act (LOM), <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> introduced the sustainable mobility package of up to \u20ac500\/year (and now \u20ac700\/year \u2013 since May 2023), to encourage low-carbon transport such as cycling. To date, this package is still not compulsory for companies or associations. <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> also finances train journeys to and from work for employees who telework long-distance.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Building \/ energy<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>In April 2021, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> moved: now a tenant of offices, the Institute was able to choose a renewable electricity supplier, Enercoop, enabling it to halve the emissions from electricity consumption.<\/li>\n<li><strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> allows employees to telework in \u00cele-de-France or in other cities, depending on their contract. This allows for the organization of the occupation of the premises in <em>flex-office<\/em>, that is to say, by assigning workspaces dynamically according to usage and not by named offices, and thus to occupy the offices to the maximum and not to consume unnecessary land. ADEME <a href=\"https:\/\/librairie.ademe.fr\/mobilite-et-transport\/3776-caracterisation-des-effets-rebond-induits-par-le-teletravail.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">has detailed<\/a> a methodology for accounting for the rebound effect of teleworking, according to which the use of <em>flex-office<\/em> office occupancy largely offsets the impacts of increased use of transportation and the use of additional resources for working from home(3).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>3. IT \/ digital \/ web<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>The Institute&#8217;s computer equipment consists entirely of reconditioned computers. <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> also favors repairing computer equipment over replacing it whenever possible. Since 2022, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> has also been buying refurbished phones for its employees, giving them the choice of using a work phone in addition to a personal phone or favoring a dual-SIM phone to avoid having several phones.<\/li>\n<li>In 2022, <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> worked on redesigning its website with the aim of having a new eco-designed site from July 22, 2022, making it possible to divide the emissions associated with visiting a page by seventeen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. Service providers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li><strong> <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> <\/strong>favors service providers with environmental and social clauses as much as possible.<\/li>\n<li>Cleaning of premises: <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> has chosen a cleaning service provider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iso.org\/fr\/iso-14001-environmental-management.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">with ISO 14001 environmental certification<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lesentreprisesdinsertion.org\/actualites\/certification-afaq-eietti\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AFAQ EI social certification<\/a>. The cleaning products used are not harmful to the environment and waste is sorted every day.<\/li>\n<li>Caterers: the meals at events organized by <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> in-house are always 100% vegetarian. The meals at events organized by <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> externally always offer at least one vegetarian option.<\/li>\n<li>Printing: <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>\u00a0has a long-standing relationship with a printer that has been awarded <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imprimvert.fr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the Imprim&#8217;vert label<\/a>, a label whose objective is to reduce the environmental impact of printing activities. In addition, the Institute is pursuing a just-in-time printing approach to limit printing to what is strictly necessary. Furthermore, all<strong> <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> <\/strong>publications are available on the Institute&#8217;s website and can be consulted online.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. Contribution to the national climate effort<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"list-style-type: lower-alpha;\">\n<li>Despite all the efforts that can be made, today and tomorrow, the climate impact of<strong> <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> <\/strong>will never be zero. Reducing our emissions is the top priority, \u201cdeep decarbonisation\u201d is the objective, but it is clear that we are still emitting. We will certainly always have residual emissions in the future.<\/li>\n<li>Changes in practices in the agricultural and forestry sectors can be implemented to sequester carbon today and in the coming decades. Financing these projects makes it possible to respond to the climate emergency while having other benefits (biodiversity, local economy, for example). The Institute is therefore committed to contributing to the global effort of carbon neutrality by financing certified projects on French soil that match its emissions, through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ecologie.gouv.fr\/label-bas-carbone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>the Low Carbon Label<\/strong><\/a>. Is this offsetting? <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong> prefers to use the term \u201ccontribution\u201d because, for us, financing projects does not cancel out <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong>&#8216;s GHG footprint.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ol>\n<li>This calculation does not take into account the electricity consumption of employees working from home. Point 2.c) of our action plan explains the methodology developed by Ademe to estimate the effects of teleworking on the activity of<strong> <strong>I<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">4<\/span>CE<\/strong><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.faq.enercoop.fr\/hc\/fr\/articles\/4406564370322-Mix-%C3%A9n%C3%A9rg%C3%A9tique\">The emission factor displayed by Enercoop<\/a> is 23.65 gCO<sub>2<\/sub>e\/kWh for the year 2022 (production and distribution), while <a href=\"https:\/\/analysesetdonnees.rte-france.com\/bilan-electrique-emission-ges\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the one announced by RTE<\/a> is around 55 gCO<sub>2<\/sub>e\/kWh, for production only.<\/li>\n<li>As teleworking measures related to the health context have significantly changed the way we work, we have improved the methodology for calculating our carbon footprint to take these developments into account. See in particular: <a href=\"https:\/\/librairie.ademe.fr\/mobilite-et-transport\/3776-caracterisation-des-effets-rebond-induits-par-le-teletravail.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/librairie.ademe.fr\/mobilite-et-transport\/3776-caracterisation-des-effets-rebond-induits-par-le-teletravail.html<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have an action plan that we review every year, after having done our GHG footprint. 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