Dialogue with biodiversity stakeholders is based on setting up partnerships and taking part in relevant think tanks. This is supplemented with in-field dialogue with local bodies.
Partnerships make up a significant share of the actions carried out in favour of biodiversity.
| France Nationwide |
The Group prioritises the Company’s historic partners and major players in the sector: MNHN (Muséum national d’histoire naturelle, i.e. National Natural History Museum), LPO (Ligue pour la protection des oiseaux, i.e. League for the Protection of Birds), French Committee of the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), FCBN (Fédération des conservatoires botaniques nationaux, i.e. Federation of National Botanical Conservation Bodies), FCEN (Fédération des conservatoires d’espaces naturels, i.e. Federation of Natural Site Conservation Bodies), INRAE (Institut national de recherche en sciences et technologies pour l’environnement et l’agriculture, i.e. National Institute for Scientific and Technological Research for the Environment and Agriculture) and IFREMER (Institut français de recherche pour l’exploitation de la mer, i.e. French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). Overall, there are more than 100 partnerships agreed with non-profit or research bodies. In preparation for the “Entreprises engagées pour la nature” (i.e. Committed companies for nature) commitment, 70 representatives of EDF biodiversity partners were invited to a two-day seminar to review the implementation of the EDF biodiversity roadmap. |
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France At the local level |
Locally, numerous partnerships aim to help sites in their approach conducted in favour of biodiversity. The partnership with the FNPF (Fédération nationale de la pêche en France, i.e. National Federation of Fishing in France) continues through the financing and management of actions in favour of aquatic environments (one framework agreement and nearly 50 local agreements with departmental federations). Numerous actions are also carried out within the nuclear fleet in partnership with local players. |
| United Kingdom | EDF is one of the 5 companies to have met the Wildlife Trusts’ Biodiversity Benchmark. EDF has been collaborating for more than 20 years with the Suffolk Wildlife Trust in Sizewell, the Lancashire Wildlife Trust in Heysham, the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust in Hinkley Point C and with the Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership in Dungeness. |
| Think Tanks | EDF has regular discussions with think tanks like OREE (1), EpE (2), CILB (3) and the working group of CDC Biodiversité (4) for the definition of the global biodiversity score. |
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| Local governing bodies | The EDF group is involved in local biodiversity governing bodies, such as: River Basin Committees, River Committees and Regional Biodiversity Committees in France. It develops a policy for cooperation with non-profits, scientific organisations, and institutions. |
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The EDF group is setting up an awareness and training programme for its employees to improve its business practices in light of biodiversity issues. Each company manages its own training and awareness-raising activities, which are often in partnership with naturalist associations. Eight business line-specific guides have been produced. They describe the biodiversity issues specific to their operational activity, highlight regulatory changes, explain the terms and conditions of partnerships agreed by the businesses, and give examples of actions worth repeating.
Based on a concept similar to the “Climate Collage” (see section 3.1.3.5.2 “Innovation and collective intelligence focused on climate action”), the “Biodiversity Collage” raises awareness of the causes of biodiversity erosion. The goal of providing training for or raising awareness among 1,000 employees on the theme of biodiversity by the end of 2022 (5) was achieved as early as 2021.
| Employees made aware of/trained about biodiversity | 2020 | 2021 |
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| Number of employees made aware of/trained about biodiversity (total) | Number of employees made aware of/trained about biodiversity (total) 2020 467 |
Number of employees made aware of/trained about biodiversity (total) 2021 1,046 |
Via its Foundation or business lines, the Group supports biodiversity-related philanthropic actions.
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| Number of biodiversity projects | Number of biodiversity projects 2019 - |
Number of biodiversity projects 2020 22 |
Number of biodiversity projects 2021 44 |
| Amount of funding (in euros) | Amount of funding (in euros)2019 - |
Amount of funding (in euros)2020 327,500 |
Amount of funding (in euros)2021 687,150 |
EDF Norte Fluminense is continuing its work with the Mico Leao Dourado non-profit organisation to reforest the watershed, Leontopithecus rosali habitat (golden lion tamarin). The Company has recently extended its partnership to take action on agroforestry. Since the start of the project, nearly 10 hectares of forest and agroforestry systems have been reforested with the direct support of EDF.
(1) oree.org/objectifs-et-missions.html
(2) epe-asso.org/
(3) cilb.fr
(5) Taken with Act4NatureInternational.
