The ACT Initiative

ACT is an international initiative working with global economic players to support the establishment of local ecosystems.

CO2 emissions have increased by 1000% during the last century. It is critical that we reverse this pattern.

Carbon accounting has become a must for organizations mindful of the climate impact of their activities. However, practices in accounting and disclosing GHG emissions are different from one company to another and global emissions are still growing. We take a holistic view of a company’s operational impacts and dependencies, as well as of its supply chain. The ultimate goal is to drive action by companies and put them on a well below 2°C compatible pathway.

The ACT – Assessing low-Carbon Transition® initiative supports and assesses how ready an organization is to transition to the low-carbon economy using a future-oriented, sector specifïc methodology. It is the natural next step to bring accountability to the growing number of actions that organizations are taking to tackle climate change.

Since the pilot project launched in 2015 by the founders – ADEME and CDP – ACT has received the backing of companies, investors and government departments. ACT is a joint voluntary initiative of the UNFCCC secretariat Global Climate Agenda (visit ACT on the NAZCA portal).

ADEME

Technical team

Methodology Development Lead

Développement Méthodologie ACT Finance

ACT Initiative

Methodology revision and implementation

ACT Step-by-Step

Decarbonisation Accelerator program (in partnership with Bpifrance)

ACT 4 Finance Methodology Development

ACT Tourism

Development and communication team

ACT Voluntary Programme in France

ACT Tools

ACT Voluntary Programme in France

World Benchmarking Alliance

ACT Strategic development

CDP

Updating methodologies

Founders

ADEME - The French Agency for Ecological Transition is a public agency under the joint authority of the Ministry for an Ecological Transition and the Ministry for Higher Education, Research and Innovation. At ADEME, we are firmly committed to fighting global warming and the depletion of our natural resources. On all fronts, we mobilise citizens, economic actors and territories towards a fairer, more harmonious, low carbon and resource-efficient society. Whatever the field - energy, circular economy, food, mobility, air quality, adaptation to climate change, soils, etc. - we advise, facilitate and help finance many projects, from research to solutions sharing. At every level, our expertise and forecasting capacities serve to guide and inform public policies.