A new and original compensation of the ecological impact of #LaREF20

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A partnership between the Medef and Epiterre initiated by the FNSEA

The Medef has chosen to promote an innovative carbon offsetting approach in conjunction with the FNSEA, led by Epiterre, in addition to carrying out a carbon assessment and "classic" offsetting via its partners Hopscotch and Global Climate Initiatives (GCI).

The environmental collective Epiterre* offers companies and communities the design and implementation of local partnerships with farmers to produce environmental services. It thus enables companies to relocate their actions in favor of biodiversity and the environment throughout France and to establish, at the local level, a fruitful dialogue between communities, companies, citizens and farmers.

In concrete terms, to ensure part of its carbon compensation, Medef has chosen a project to plant hedges around cultivated plots in the Marne region. This project, which will be implemented over four years and will eventually create four kilometers of hedges, will not only capture and store carbon, but will also promote biodiversity in the agricultural environment: an effective way to fight against the effects of climate change and to give visibility and value to the environmental services provided by farmers on a daily basis.

Finally, the Rencontre des Entrepreneurs de France has been certified ISO 20121, the highest level in terms of eco-design.

* Association between the FNSEA and Imagin'Rural