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24 December 2024 | Sustainable City

Reducing soil artificialisation: a necessary yet complex challenge

In August 2021, articles 191 et seq. of the French Climate and Resilience Act called for the depletion of natural

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24 July 2024 | Sustainable City

Ecological architecture - Building for today and tomorrow

There are almost eight billion of us on the planet, and our impact is now considerable. At a time of climate change and the depletion of natural resources, we urgently need to rethink the way we build and live. That’s why ecological architecture, while not new, is emerging as a solution for protecting the environment […]

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29 May 2024 | Sustainable City

The implications of CSRD for companies

Already partially in force since January, It’s been the subject of discussion for some months now. But what exactly is CSRD? Above all, what does it really mean for the 50,000 European companies affected? The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is one of the texts emerging from Europe’s Green Deal relating to finance alongside the Taxonomy and SFDR Regulations plus the CSDDD(1)

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29 February 2024 | Sustainable City

The Green Fund is renewed and expanded for 2024

Announced in late August 2022, France’s Green Fund was rolled out in January 2023 to support regional authorities and their public and private partners involved in accelerating the green transition. A budget of €2 billion was distributed among regional prefects, who then allocated the credit depending on the specific needs of each region.

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26 February 2024 | Sites and Soil

Sponge Cities - Financing programmes to improve ground permeability

As we become ever more numerous on this blue planet, we are also building ever more. Unfortunately the artificialisation of soils, and their resulting impermeability, can have severe consequences for biodiversity, aquatic ecosystems and rainwater management, as well as for the health and quality of life, of urban residents. Combating ground impermeability, through rendering it […]

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12 October 2023 | Sustainable City

Why has France announced an additional €10 billion for ecological planning ?

According to the 2024 draft Finance Law, a budget of €62 billion will be allocated to the French Ministries for the Ecological Transition and Energy Transition, an increase of 15% on the previous year. In addition, the Government announced the commitment of a further €10 billion to accelerate the green energy transition, 7 of which […]

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