For the second consecutive year, the Acorus Group is distributing Climate Dividends to its shareholders

This distribution is the result of a study conducted on the activity of external insulation and replacement of ventilation systems in 2023, according to the Protocol of the Climate Dividends Association, and which was audited by an independent third party. This result attests to the usefulness of our activity in the ecological transition, and must push our ecosystem to fundamentally rethink the notion of value creation.

4,5 tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided

Following the validation and verification of our calculations by an independent third party VERIFAVIA, and in accordance with the standardized Protocol of the Climate Dividends Association, Acorus, a Parisian ETI pioneer in eco-renovation of occupied sites, officially announces the distribution to its shareholders of 4.510 Climate Dividends, corresponding to 4.510 tonnes of CO2 emissions avoided over the year 2023.

What are Climate Dividends?

The Climate Dividend is an extra-financial indicator, which functions as a mirror of financial dividends for the climate. Financial dividends are proof of economic value creation – Climate Dividends are proof of “climate value creation”.

• 1 tonne of CO2e avoided or sequestered = 1 Climate Dividend

Climate Dividends are distributed to the company's shareholders, as proof of the impact of their portfolio.

What are Climate Dividends used for?

Acorus uses Climate Dividends as a standardized measure of the emissions avoided by its activity, in order to be able to manage and evaluate its “climate performance” (in addition to the evaluation of its carbon footprint: 239.612 tCO2e in 2023 – Acorus company), but also to promote its positive climate contribution to its shareholders and stakeholders. This is concrete proof that they are putting their money into a project that really makes a (climate) difference.

It is crucial to note that:

• Climate Dividends are complementary to the assessment of the company's carbon footprint and do not serve to "offset" it. The emissions avoided by the activity will never erase its induced emissions.
• As such, it is not so much the absolute number of Climate Dividends that matters, but rather what this translates into ratios compared to other indicators (carbon footprint, revenues, etc.) and actively working to improve these ratios.
• Climate Dividends are extra-financial information, which means that they are not a financial asset that can be sold or monetized.

For Philippe Benquet, President of Acorus: « We are proud to participate in the Climate Dividends initiative for the second year. In addition to our daily actions to reduce our own carbon footprint, we also want to highlight to our stakeholders the benefits of our expertise in energy renovation. Climate Dividends offer a serious methodology to evaluate these avoided emissions for our customers. »