The Caisse des Dépôts Group rallies all of its activities and resources to promote a fair and resilient ecological transformation toward an economy that is neutral for the climate and biodiversity, and to encourage sustainable resource management.
Contributing to the national 1.5°C objective
The Caisse des Dépôts Group's actions form part of the French multiannual energy plan.
As the operator of an entire financial ecosystem, it has the capacity to support both economic development players and local authorities. It is active in all renewable energy segments (solar and wind energy, heat, biogas, distribution networks, etc.).
With dedicated offerings ranging from diagnostics to financing of construction projects, the Group is involved in retrofitting social housing and public and private commercial property and in accelerating the rollout of such projects. The aim is twofold: to increase the surface area retrofitted and to improve the quality of the work carried out by maximising energy efficiency gains, reducing the impact of the construction materials used and taking into account climate change adaptation.
€27.9bn committed to the ecological and energy transformation in 2024
Climate change adaptation
The Caisse des Dépôts Group anticipates that the effects of climate change are only going to get worse.
It therefore incorporates adaptation into project design and all steering and management processes, reviews its existing portfolio and implements common measures in line with the EU taxonomy.
To help local stakeholders make increasingly complex decisions, Banque des Territoires offers a wide range of engineering, financing, service and deposit offerings to enable local authorities to develop and implement systemic adaptation strategies to meet the wider challenges in their areas, whether they be located in coastal, mountain or urban areas.
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By 2024, 437,000 students will benefit from energy-efficiency renovation (or upgrading) programs in school buildings
Preservation of biodiversity
Since the creation of CDC Biodiversité in 2008, the Group has been a pioneer in restoring and preserving biodiversity.
It offers nature-based solutions for preserving ecosystems and seeks to limit the pressure on biodiversity in its various activities.
To combat land take and preserve water resources, Banque des Territoires supports local initiatives in reducing land use and is strengthening its water management offering for local authorities with improved dedicated loans and new digital platforms for diagnostics (Aquasens) and concrete action (Aquagir).
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3,950 hectares of regreening projects financed/carried out in 2024