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Les inscriptions pour le Sommet Virtuel du Climat sont ouvertes ! Quezako ? Le SVC c’est un événement 100% en ligne qui se déroulera du 19 au 30 juin ! 10 jours dédiés au climat pour permettre aux organisations et aux territoires de mieux appréhender la transition écologique. Au programme : Des webconférences et des […]
[ACT Public Consultation] – update of Automotive Manufacturer methodology
The ACT Team launches its Public Consultation to update the Automotive Manufacturer methodology. This methodology was first published in 2020. Now the time has come to update it, to ensure it remains cutting-edge in its ambition, relevance, and comprehensiveness. The consultation will be open for 2 weeks, from 30th May to 16th June 2023, for stakeholders to provide comments. […]
[Webinaire] – jeudi 15 Juin 2023 – Actualités de l’initiative et appel à projets 2023
L’ADEME organise un Webinaire le jeudi 15 Juin de 11h à 12h30 dédié à l’initiative ACT®. Au programme : Les dernières actualités de l’initiative ACT Point sur les évolutions méthodologiques Calendrier ACT Adaptation, ACT Finance et ACT tourisme Retour sur la journée ACT du 25 Avril 2023 Echanges sur le nouvel appel à projets – […]
[ACT Public Consultation] – update of Automotive Manufacturer methodology
The ACT Team launches its Public Consultation to update the Automotive Manufacturer methodology. This methodology was first published in 2020. Now the time has come to update it, to ensure it remains cutting-edge in its ambition, relevance, and comprehensiveness. The consultation will be open for 2 weeks, from 30th May to 16th June 2023, for stakeholders to provide comments. […]
Appel à Projets ACT France 2023
(jusqu’au 28/08/2023 – 12:00 – Heure de Paris) ACT et PACTE Industrie (Programme de Formation et d’Accompagnement à la Transition énergétique et à la décarbonation de l’industrie) lancent un appel à projet. L’objectif : massifier le nombre d’entreprises qui se dotent de stratégies de décarbonation, ainsi que de plans de transition pertinents, et rendent compte de […]
[ACT Adaptation | Road-test report]
🔔 The world has already exceeded +1°C global warming compared to the pre-industrial period (1850-1900). Climate change has been definitively linked with severe and widespread consequences across the globe (see the World Weather Attribution initiative). Thus, adaptation to the current and future climate system is essential and must be taken into consideration alongside mitigation efforts. […]
If Paris Agreement's mitigation goal was a marathon?
What if a company sets relevant GHG reduction targets but inconsistently invests in GHG intensive assets and grows its production faster than its GHG reduction? That might lead to no actual GHG reduction at all, aka setting target but missing the goal!
Carbon neutrality is a marathon for which it’s better to have the relevant equipment and training program to run and end the race.
Setting GHG reduction targets aligned with demanding decarbonisation scenarios should not be just another brick in the company’s GHG disclosure wall. It should lead to actual strategic shifts towards a low carbon economy.
Quantifying GHG emissions and setting GHG reduction targets should be the stepping stones to support and develop a relevant decarbonisation strategy with an associated transition plan and roadmap.
ACT utilise la mesure comme données d’entrée. Le reporting et l’engagement sont des bonnes pratiques valorisées dans ACT.
MEASUREMENT
Measurement is the first step to reducing environmental impacts, on the basis that 'what gets measured gets managed'. A complete inventory of GHG emissions helps organizations understand their emissions profile and identify opportunities for emissions reduction.
REPORTING
Transparent reporting consistent with climate standards is essential to achieving a low-carbon economy. Stakeholders can hold transparent organizations accountable for their performance, and sharing information brings opportunities to collaborate along the value chain.
COMMITMENT
Public commitments provide a clear sense of direction to an organization and its stakeholders. Setting science-based targets and defining the appropriate means to achieve them lays out the pathway to meaningful climate action.
ACCOUNTABILITY
Accountability is needed to ensure the commitments of companies deliver the low carbon economy. ACT uses climate transition scenarios to define the specific level of ambition required for each sector.
For start-up companies
who want to develop a low carbon strategy.
For companies with scientific objectives
or a transition plan ready to be tested.
ACT is a welcomed initiative as it takes a holitic approach to corporates decarbonization and goes beyond transparency requiremens to ensure the companies' performance and alignment with a low-carbon transition"
Charlotte Gardes, Deputy Head of the Financial Stability, French Finance Ministry.
So what does ACT provide ?
Developed with businesses and key sectors’ stakeholders, ACT methodologies and tools represent the only international climate accountability system to support companies’ progress by developing coherent and yet ambitious decarbonisation strategies and providing independent assessment. The ACT Framework answers 5 key questions regarding companies climate strategies:
COMMITMENT
Has your company committed to a low-carbon future vision?
Are your emissions reduction targets ambitious enough to get there?
How quickly are you planning to act?
TRANSITION PLAN
Do you have a transition plan to achieve your low-carbon vision?
Will it drive the evolution of your business?
PRESENT
Does your current strategy lead to a decrease in emissions in the short-term?
Are your investment decisions today made with the long-term future in mind?
LEGACY
How does the business decisions you made in the past influence your emissions trajectory?
CONSISTENCY
Is your business strategy consistent with your emissions reduction targets?
Do any of your activities undermine your ability to reach a low-carbon future?
Corporate Climate Strategy
Targets, Material Investment, R&D, Sold Product Performance, Management, Supplier Engagement, Clients Engagement, Policy Engagement, Business Model
The ACT assessment provided us very interesting and useful feedback on our carbon strategy. In particular, the quantitative assessment of emissions reduction targets is a valuable input into our ongoing process of defining a new low carbon strategy and management process.”
Jean-Philippe Hermine, Environment, Strategy and Planification Director, Renault.
ACT Adaptation methodology experimentation
The ACT Initiative is launching in Q2 2022 an experimentation of its complementary method addressing corporate climate adaptation accountability.
Indeed, despite recommendations from TCFD and the Europe Commission work on CSRD standards, there is no framework covering adaptation issues for companies.
Watch the replay of our webinar to learn all things about ACT Adaptation methodology, the benefits for companies to join the experimentation and the schedule for this project.
Read the new ACT Adaptation Methodology.
How can ACT help your company?
Your journey with ACT
towards a low carbon alignment with the Paris Agreement
Agri food
companies
Alu
companies
Auto
companies
Building
companies
Construction
companies
Cement
companies
Chemical
companies
Electric
companies
Glass
companies
Iron&Steel
companies
Oil&Gas
companies
Paper
companies
Retail
companies
RealEstate
companies
Transport
companies
Generic
companies
ACT is an international initiative engaging with stakeholders globally including companies. Through co-founder ADEME, the French Agency for Ecological Transition, ACT has successfully engaged with French companies, including through the French voluntary program, are well represented as participating companies.
ACT aims at supporting companies worldwide to contribute to global carbon neutrality through partnerships development such as the ACT – Deep Decarbonisation Pathway project.
Contact us if you are interested in setting up an ACT project in your region.
ACT provides a framework to understand what type of information to seek in order to position the level of advancement of our clients.”
Thuy-Tien Gluck, Head of Corporate Sustainability, HSBC Continental Europe.
ACT Assessment results
The ACT rating combines quantitative and qualitative information on companies past, present and projected transition plan to reveal it’s alignment with the low-carbon transition.
