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Biodiversity experts, your opinion counts!
ADEME and the French Biodiversity Office are launching the ACT Biodiversity public consultation from 3 to 31 March 2025 to develop a robust methodology through a continuous iteration process! 📢
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We develop our methodologies through…
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Context: A key sector with major climate challenges
The tourism sector plays an important role in France, with tourism consumption expected to reach €180 billion by 2022, or more than 7% of GDP. However, …
ACT Assessment Report - CSRD
Chapter: ACT-CSRD mapping
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ACT Assessment and the CSRD
The European CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive) is a framework regulation drawn up by the European Commission as part of the Green Deal. It a…
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The ACT initiative was approached in 2022 by the French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food, and the Environment (INRAE) to use the step-by-step ACT methodology developed by ADEME. This methodology helps companies define a decarbo…
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A roadmap towards a low-carbon transition
ACT Agri-Agro complete methodology
The agriculture and agri-food sector plays a central role in the fight against climate change, being responsible for almost a quarter of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In res…
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The Fashion sector is the first one to hold of the ACT Guidance and develop an ACT methodology on their own, with the technical support of the ACT Initiative and the financial support of ADEME and Le Défi Mode.
The Fashion sector is responsible for…
We are proud to announce the new version of the ACT Framework.
Framework
The Framework was first published in 2016 and was updated in 2019. As the landscape of transition planning and corporate climate responsibility has evolved significantly since then, the time was right to update it, …
The ACT Initiative has developed methodologies to assess a company's low-carbon transition towards a low-carbon economy. 15 key sectors in terms of greenhouse gas emissions are covered, and a so-called "generic" method allows for the inclusion of companies from other sectors.
Link to the note
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The ACT Initiative developed methodologies to assess a company’s transition to a low-carbon economy. 15 key sectors in terms of GHG emissions are covered, a ‘Generic’ methodology allows to cover the other sectors.
Link to the note
Nevertheless, guidance was lacking when it comes to…
Climate consultants: would you like to improve your expertise in building and assessing companies' low-carbon transition strategies?
We have just published 4 new training sessions in English to acquire advanced skills in ACT methodologies, specially designed for climate consultants (not companies).
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Mapping the synergies between the CSRD and ACT Step-by-Step standards
Authors : Sophie Proust & Charlotte Alibert
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ACT step-by-step mapping / CSRD
Mapping table ACT Step by step
Compa…
The ACT team is launching a public consultation on the update of its "Framework". This framework document for the initiative was first published in 2016 and the most up-to-date version currently dates from 2019. As the landscape of transition planning and corporate climate responsibility has evolved…
First published in 2019, the Automotive Manufacturer (Auto) methodology needed to be updated to ensure it remains cutting-edge in its ambition, relevance, and comprehensiveness.
You can find the updated version of the methodology here.
The World Benchmarking Alliance has used the former methodolog…
Following the ACT day at MEDEF, find below the tools and presentations used during the morning workshops as well as the replay of the afternoon.
Morning Workshops - Deliverables and Presentation
Workshop - How to Present the ACT Step-by-Step Offer to a Company? Download
Workshop - Companies: Take Ac…
ADEME is delighted to officially announce that the financial sector has joined the list of sectors covered by the ACT methodologies after two years of development and testing. Financial institutions will now also be able to benefit from a tool for assessing their climate strategies in line with the …
As the ACT initiative expands, and the number of users of the ACT Step-by-Step methodology and tools grows, we make it a point of honor to offer effective and relevant tools to help companies in their efforts. In fact, we regularly revise our tools to add new features, simplify the user interface, a…
We are pleased to invite you to participate in the public consultation of the ACT (Assessing low-Carbon Transition) Fashion & Luxury methodology. We welcome all inputs: you can provide either general comments to the survey and/or feedbacks on specific sections.
Driven by Paris Good Fashion, ADEM…
The ACT Generic methodology was first published in 2021 to assess companies not covered by any sectoral methodologies within the set developed by the ACT initiative. The ACT Generic methodology has been updated to ensure it remains cutting-edge in its ambition, relevance, and comprehensiveness.
You …
The ACT team has participated at COP28 to present ACT Adaptation and ACT Finance methodologies.
ACT Adaptation :
"Managing the inevitable: How companies are appropriating adaptation issues in their strategies in a credible way?"
Presented and moderated by Stephia Latino Physical risks project mana…
First published as a draft in 2016, the Electricity methodology needed to be updated to ensure it remains cutting-edge in its ambition, relevance, and comprehensiveness.
You can find the updated version of the methodology here.
The World Benchmarking Alliance has used the former methodology twice, f…
After testing the ACT Adaptation methodology with 13 volunteer companies, we are glad to announce the release of the ACT Adaptation methodology!
The world has already exceeded +1°C global warming compared to the pre-industrial period (1850-1900). With the temperature rising, climate change has been …
In September 2022, the ACT initiative published updated versions of four qualitative modules which appear in all ACT methodologies (5. Management, 6. Supplier engagement, 7. Client engagement, and 8. Policy engagement).
The fifth qualitative module, module 9: Business model, has now been updated. Al…
Published on 19 July 2023
Read AEF dispatch no. 693665…
Published on 12 July 2023
Listen to the La Radio podcast…
In the medias
The ACT methodology is currently being adapted for the finance sector
Published on 19 July 2023
Read AEF dispatch no. 693665
Banque de France rating: from CSR indicator to Climate indicator
Published on 12 July 2023
Listen to the La Radio podcast
How can we go beyond best-in-class ESG ratings to build a genuine net-zero approach?
Published on 16 June 2023
Read the Finance ClimAct article
Decarbonisation: how can we adapt our business models?
Published in the October 2022 issue of the magazine
Read the ADEME dossier
The Banque de France is preparing a climate rating for businesses
Published in the October 2022 issue of the magazine
Read the article in Les Echos
