CSR | ESG
Rethinking and making choices for the common good
As a player in the construction industry operating at the heart of local communities, we are committed to controlling our environmental impact and reducing our carbon footprint.
Through concrete and measurable actions, we are contributing to addressing these challenges and the scarcity of resources.
This requires transforming our habits and completely rethinking our processes through new tools and working methods. To achieve this, we rely on the potential of digital technology and the innovation capabilities of our R&D.
The first results of our approach are encouraging. They are based on the daily commitment of our management committee and all of our employees.
Main finding: Energy (fuels, electricity, gas) is the primary contributor to our GHG emissions. Our efforts therefore focus primarily on reducing our consumption of fossil fuels across the entire value chain of our activities (support processes, procurement, transportation, and construction sites).
To track the evolution of our carbon footprint, we regularly measure the impact of our actions and communicate the results to our stakeholders, with our employees being the primary audience.
Our Innovation and R&D teams have developed alternative technological solutions that significantly reduce the carbon impact of the projects we carry out for our clients. And this, without compromising on quality or performance.
We offer our teams and clients decision-support tools that combine soil data acquired by the Groupe Fondasol, our expertise in geostatistics, and the potential of AI.
Because they rely on more data for a dedicated site, our predictive models of the subsurface can positively impact the overall carbon footprint of a construction project. They help optimize:
-12,5 tCO2eq : the carbon impact per year without the use of a drilling workshop.
For our investigation sites, we have developed CLEA, the first connected, lightweight, 100% electric, ergonomic, and autonomous drilling workshop, which began operations in July 2024.
With a power equivalent to a 50 HP thermal machine, CLEA is the result of several years of R&D:
In addition to the significant impact on fossil fuel consumption, the electrification of CLEA brings considerable benefits in terms of the comfort of on-site employees who now work in much quieter environments than before. Not to mention the reduced wear on parts, greatly diminished.
0 GHG emissions
-8.2 tCO2eq: the carbon impact per year when using CLEA vs. a standard machine
We are implementing a set of measures complementing our innovations to reduce the daily use of fossil fuels (fuels, gas, electricity, etc.).
The initial results are encouraging! From January to August 2023, compared to the same period in 2022, our CO2eq emissions were reduced as follows:
-7% for fuels (representing 54% of our carbon footprint).
-12% for Gas and electricity
-27% for goods transportation
The Groupe Fondasol strongly encourages the circular economy in its procurement policy.
Finally, we actively raise awareness among our employees about the sustainability practices that make a difference when choosing their suppliers.