08 Dec
For World Climate Day, here is a retrospective of the actions carried out this year at Abalone in favor of the climate and biodiversity.
On December 08, we celebrate World Climate Day. Created by several NGOs, this special day reminds us that the situation is alarming, while highlighting actions in favor of the fight against climate change.
Indeed, environmental defense associations alert us to global warming and the consequences of human activities on the planet. However, Abalone did not wait for alarmist speeches to make the fight against global warming one of its major concerns. Abalone has always been concerned with environmental and societal issues, resulting in numerous initiatives since the creation of the group 30 years ago. 2021 was no exception, the year was once again rich in commitments!
Abalone France joins the Business Convention for the Climate
As a follow-up to the Citizen Climate Convention (CCC), the Business Climate Convention (CEC) is a spontaneous initiative led by more than 70 volunteers which aims to make bold and impactful environmental transformation proposals, intended to be implemented in companies. Abalone thus joins a movement of more than 150 companies, which will be held from September 09, 2021 to June 18, 2022, in order to share its experiences and pool its approaches.
The mission of Abalone and the CEC is to help the business world to act in the face of the climate emergency, in line with the objectives given to Citizens in 2019 then by Europe in 2020: maintain a national trajectory -55% GHG emissions by 2030, while respecting biodiversity and in a spirit of social justice. During six 2-day sessions spread over 8 months, the selected leaders will be surrounded by the best scientific and educational experts to rethink their business and activities.
The Abalone Heart has settled in Bordeaux
After Nantes and Metz, our operation “A Gesture for the Planet, a Heart all in Cans” reached a new stage this year. The “Abalone Heart” was unveiled in Bordeaux, in the heart of the Parc Bordelais, a 30-hectare green setting and the real lung of the Gironde city.
To make the heart beat all summer, actions have been organized by the association Les Baskets Roses around the work, with the inhabitants of Bordeaux and visitors to the park.
Thanks to this new installation, Abalone was able to transmit his convictions about the importance of selective sorting to a new audience. A can can take up to 500 years to degrade in nature, so it is essential for us to raise awareness of the importance of recycling and its environmental impact.
The Abalone Mobile more than ever on the road!
In 2021, Abalone has combined mobility with decarbonized. With the Zero Carbon Mission, we are betting on greener transport, particularly in terms of the mobility of our employees.
Thus, the Abalone Mobile, electric utility vehicle and real mobile office, is made available to employees to meet our customers and our temporary workers. And the least we can say is that it drove well this year! Between Vannes, Angers, Nancy or Osny, several Abalone agencies have hit the road with the Abalone Mobile, and the least we can say is that it does not go unnoticed! If you see her on the road, don't hesitate to stop and say hello!
The harvest of the 2021 vintage of Abalone honey
This year again, the Abalone Tribe was able to count on its 150 bees! Since 000, our head office in Saint-Herblain (2014) has hosted 44 hives containing 3 workers. Each year, our employees have the pleasure of being able to reap the fruits of their labor and enjoy 150% local and organic honey. It is a whole eco-citizen and participatory approach that is valued each year, by involving an ESAT in Nantes in the production of honey. 000 kilos of honey were harvested this year and will be able to be offered to our employees and partners.
The Abalone Foundation still engaged
The Abalone Foundation is involved with remarkable associations, which all work towards a common goal: to give everyone the keys to integration and professional success, by allowing access for all to education and culture. The Abalone Foundation has the power to mobilize and support associative projects, and has already initiated a multitude of projects consistent with the DNA of the Abalone group, that is to say projects where the environmental dimension is preponderant. .
And for 2022?
The year 2021 was therefore another rich year for Abalone, our commitments to the environment continue, and will continue in 2022. We are already making an appointment with our bees, who are preparing us for another 2022 vintage. of very high quality. We also give you an appointment for the Abalone Marathon of Nantes! Postponed in 2022, the events of the Abalone Marathon de Nantes have all been designed by the organizers so that their impact on the environment is as low as possible, and we look forward to seeing you again for this event which promises to be rich in emotions. Goodbye !