Séché Environnement Is One of the First 11 French Companies to Join the act4nature International Alliance for the Preservation of Biodiversity - Seite 2

The team expanded starting in 2005, deploying biodiversity inclusion at every new site that began operating.

In 2003, the company joined the Global Compact France, created by Kofi Annan in 2000, which requires “communication on progress”; Séché Environnement has been at the “Advanced” level since 2014.

In 2018, the publicly-traded French Group, in a pioneering move, made a commitment to sustainable finance, taking out one of the first impact loans to incorporate a biodiversity goal, which it achieved in the first two years.

At the same time, all of the Group’s French sites larger than 10 hectares have earned “Biodiversity Commitment” certification from Ecocert.

In June 2019, Séché Environnement concomitantly signed two scientific partnership and patronage agreements with the French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) and the Bird Protection League (LPO) reflecting a shared commitment to preserve biodiversity by three types of players – scientists, NGOs, and business. Additionally, through its sponsorship of Des Terres et des Ailes (LPO) and the educational tour at the Marinarium de Concarneau (MNHN site), Séché Environnement is developing scientific and technical assistance initiatives with its partners.

In June 2020, in addition to its new commitments through act4nature international, Séché Environnement has decided to financially support the young researcher prize organized by the French Biodiversity Research Foundation (to be awarded in December).

Maxime Séché, Chief Executive Officer of Séché Environnement, summed up the family-owned Group's primary motivation as follows:

“Besides the absolute need to expand our knowledge in order to carry out effective actions and counteract the erosion of biodiversity, I feel it is very important to train our employees, and more broadly, raise awareness among citizens about the impact that our way of life has on ecosystems, in order to prevent the emergence of new zoonoses¹.

Since it was founded, Séché Environnement has sought to give a positive impact to its waste management activities, combining a comprehensive approach to sharing best practices with local actions to preserve ecosystems.”

About Séché Environnement

Séché Environnement is one of the leading players in the recovery and treatment of all types of waste in Europe, from both industry and local communities. Séché Environnement is the leading independent operator in France. It is uniquely positioned as a specialist in highly complex waste, operating within regulated waste recovery and treatment markets with high barriers to entry, and develops cutting edge hazardous and non-hazardous waste recovery and treatment solutions. Its facilities and expertise enable it to provide high value-added solutions to its industrial and public authority clients, targeting the challenges of the circular economy and sustainable development requirements, such as: