Egis strengthens its exclusion policy to guarantee consistency between its projects and its commitments in terms of ecological and energy transition

In this context, Egis' ambition is to become a benchmark player in the design and operation of sustainable and resilient infrastructure.

To achieve the objectives set by the Paris Agreement, a profound transformation of the energy model of our societies is necessary.

Egis is positioned to support this energy transition in all its components, by offering services that shape the future energy demand of the city, buildings and transport sectors; by facilitating the electrification of uses, particularly in the field of mobility, and by developing the production of renewable and nuclear low-carbon electricity.

As the International Energy Agency recalled in its latest annual report published in October 2023, the gradual and general abandonment of fossil fuels is not only at the heart of this energy transition, but a necessary condition for its success. The progression of carbon-free energies is insufficient to bend the curve of greenhouse gas emissions and achieving the objectives of the Paris Agreement requires a drastic reduction in fossil fuels.

This is why Egis strengthened its exclusion policy in 2023 to guarantee the consistency of the projects carried out with our ambitions in terms of ecological and energy transition.

Egis notably excludes working on coal exploitation projects and infrastructures, new oil fields or any unconventional fossil energies (shale gas, oil shale, etc.). Egis also undertakes not to intervene in fossil fuel projects emitting more than 1GtCO2e over their lifetime due to the fact that the cumulative emissions of this type of project are incompatible with the global carbon budget in line with the Paris Agreements.

Because the ecological and climate transition cannot be successful without strong action for the preservation and restoration of biodiversity, Egis also excludes participating in projects whose impacts on biodiversity would not be managed in application of the principle of sequence. Avoid – Reduce – Compensate (ERC) and according to best international standards, such as the IFC performance standards.

For Laurent Germain, CEO of the Egis Group: “This exclusion policy is a strong decision which differentiates us from some of our biggest competitors and marks the coherence of our commitment to the climate. »

The engagements :

• Egis has set itself the objective of deploying eco-design in all of its businesses, in particular to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions over the entire life cycle of buildings, transport and infrastructure.
• Egis develops and promotes numerous "low-carbon" solutions: soft mobility, rail mobility, wooden constructions, bio-sourced materials, traffic optimization and regulation systems, etc.
• In terms of energy production, Egis offers services in the field of low carbon energies (nuclear and ENR in particular), but also in networks to accelerate the deployment of these energies as well as the electrification of uses (Transport and Distribution of electricity, Solutions for charging electric vehicles, etc.).