The use of recycled materials (aggregates, earth, concrete, etc.) is encouraged during major projects related to networks (ÉS, Enedis) and hydraulic, nuclear and thermal investments and the materials used are recovered. Many large-scale projects under the Grand Carénage programme recover a large amount of equipment and spare parts that can still be used.
| EDF Reutiliz | Digital platform for the reuse of professional equipment: EDF started “EDF Reutiliz”, a digital platform to help equipment to be reused, with a view to reducing the consumption of resources and limiting the production of new goods. Its deployment began in 2021 with the operational implementation phase, ramping up the reuse operations already deployed to the production fleet, and to the management of the property and IT fleet. EDF R&D estimated that the carbon impact of reuse not only contributed to reducing its own carbon footprint (scope 3), but also contributes to reducing the emissions of its stakeholders that reuse EDF equipment. The quantification of this carbon impact on part of the industrial scope, on property and IT is ongoing. |
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The Group is always looking to optimise its own consumption for service sector use.
| Electricity consumption on service sector sites | To achieve energy sobriety, EDF aimed to reduce electricity consumption on all its service sector sites by 2% per year, between 2018 and 2021. The 2021 result is in line with the targeted goal of 146kWh/m2. |
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| Other service sector consumption | A wide-ranging travel limitation programme has been implemented by many Group entities. Resource saving awareness campaigns (energy, water, plastic) are regularly organised Group-wide. |
The Group’s employees are increasingly aware of these issues, particularly as a result of networks set up by staff, for staff.
So-called conventional waste includes waste passed on to a certified external centre during the year. Waste stored on-site, waste awaiting disposal, materials reused on-site (e.g. spoil and rubble (1)) and equipment that could be reused (sold or gifted) are not taken into account. They do not include radioactive waste. Combustion fly ash and gypsum from the process are reviewed specifically (2). Construction and decommissioning waste is included in this report, if its management falls under the responsibility of the EDF group.
The Group CSR policy aims to improve the use of waste that is generated.
| Reuse | Developing the reuse of parts and materials, particularly in the decommissioning phase. |
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| On-site pre-treatment | Implementing on-site pre-treatment of various waste items, in order to limit the volume of waste produced and promote the recovery of the remaining portion (e.g.: concentration of hydrocarbons). |
| Partnerships | Developing partnerships with recycling firms (RECYLUM for Citelum, Veolia and Suez for conventional waste, Ateliers du Bocage for printer cartridges). |
| Certified centres | Recovery of waste by certified centres; e.g. spoil or sediment from hydropower dams, then recovered as aggregate for civil engineering or used in public works. |
| Sorting and dedicated centres |
Efficient sorting of waste, sent to energy or materials recovery centres (e.g.: EDF Renewables Soren and First Solar agreements which take panels back at the end of their useful life (3)). |
(1) In the context of construction or deconstruction sites, EDF reuses the spoil as backfill for new developments.
(2) In view of the quantities produced and the outlets through which they can be exploited (mainly in the cement sector).
(3) DSP (Shared Services Division).
