3 PILLARS
ECONOMIC PILLAR: Embed our activity in a sustainable and responsible economic model. Goal: Ensure that 80% of our purchases incorporate at least one CSR criterion by 2025.
SOCIAL PILLAR: Place social commitment at the core of our activity. Goals: Promote inclusion, particularly through insertion clauses accounting for 10%, and enhance the solidarity of our actions.
ENVIRONMENTAL PILLAR: Make our commitment with the environmental a European benchmark in sports and entertainment. Goals: Reduce our energy consumption by 40% and achieve a 80% recycling rate.
WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON 3 BIG CHALLENGES SINCE 2019
From the very beginning, Paris La Défense Arena incorporated energy challenges into its development.
HIGH PERFORMANCE INSULATION
Our premises benefit from high-performance thermal and acoustic insulation. While ensuring sound comfort to spectators, it ensures uniform temperatures despite the weather conditions.
RAINWATER RECOVERY SYSTEM
The collected rainwater goes into an 800m³ storage tank located under the parking area. This water source covers 100% of the Softgrass lawn irrigation, eliminating the need for potable water. Despite being synthetic, the lawn requires watering to prevent player burns and provide better cushioning for falls.
SOLAR PANELS
34 solar panels have been installed in the roof of Paris La Défense Arena to collect solar energy and convert it into electrical energy. These solar panels are used to power a solar water heater for the brewery adjoining the enclosure.
An energy optimization strategy launched at the end of 201
Aiming for high performance premises, an energy optimization strategy was developed around three key axes:
- Improving consumption patterns
- Using less energy consuming equipment
- Renegotiating energy contracts
Initial concrete actions on the energy management of the building (temperature controls, lighting management, consumption tracking, etc.) and user awareness (behavior improvements) yielded promising results by 2022.
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Paris La Défense Arena undertakes the challenge of making its waste management policy a driving force for its CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) strategy. With ambitious objectives, including reaching a recycling rate of 80% by 2025, the focus is on three specific areas:
- Waste reduction
- Improvement of waste sorting
- Ensuring better waste valorization
The setting up of an on site sorting center
Since May 2022, Paris La Défense Arena has established its own on-site waste sorting center. With the support of a specialist in sustainable waste management, a portion of the waste is sorted, compacted, and stored for transportation to treatment centers located in France. This process allows for the extraction of a greater variety of waste and ensures its valorization. Thanks to our innovation efforts, we have expanded the range of recovered and recycled waste, including the treatment of items such as paper towels.
REDUCING WASTE: PLASTIC
Since 2020, Paris La Défense Arena has collaborated with Racing 92 to eliminate plastic water bottles in the competition area. Thanks to the joint efforts of both entities, these bottles are no longer permitted during training sessions and matches. A system of reusable water containers has been implemented for players and staff to encourage reuse, and the installation of water fountains in the locker rooms ensures the refilling of the containers. This guideline has also been imposed on visiting teams!
Résultats :
Paris La Défense Arena wishes to be a significant actor in its local community and a connecting point between the business district of La Défense and the city of Nanterre. During its construction phase, Paris La Défense Arena dedicated 136,000 hours of work to residents of Nanterre, demonstrating its commitment to local integration.
SUPPORT FOR ISOLATED PEOPLE
In collaboration with Paris La Défense and the Hauts-de-Seine department, and under the supervision of the Red Cross, Paris La Défense Arena has been opening its doors to isolated individuals for several years. During the activation of Cold and Heat Emergency Plans, various spaces capable of accommodating around thirty people are made available. A resting area, with access to showers and sanitary facilities, as well as services provided by the Red Cross (meals, healthcare, etc.), are offered.
Our work with Le Chaînon Manquant
Paris La Défense Arena has been collaborating with Le Chaînon Manquant since March 2020, right from the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It began with providing the association with a cold room and parking spaces to enable them to continue their activities. Le Chaînon Manquant is an organization dedicated to fighting food waste and is actively involved in the La Défense area, redistributing food to those in need. Beyond logistical support during the pandemic, Paris La Défense Arena has partnered with the association to redistribute food that has not been sold from various events.
MOBILIZATION AGAINST COVID 19
Opening of one of the Largest Vaccination Centers in Île-de-France
During the widespread vaccination campaign against COVID-19, Paris La Défense Arena made its spaces available to host one of the largest vaccination centers in Île-de-France. This initiative, established in collaboration with ARS Île-de-France and the French Red Cross, facilitated the administration of 250,000 doses between May and September 2021.
See the CSR report for the year 2020-2021 and 2021-2022 directly here.
In addition Paris La Défense Arena is:
HIVES TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT BIODIVERSITY
The year 2020 marked the arrival of a group of new residents at Paris La Défense Arena. We have set up two beehives and a smaller hive behind the building’s signage. These hives host a total of several thousand bees. Coming from the Racing 92 training center, these bees symbolize biodiversity.
An opportunity for our employeurs to be able to witness the extraction of the honey and to leave with a small jar of honey.
A Match for the environment
An Environmental Initiative during the Racing 92 vs. Stade Rochelais Match – January 28, 2023
On the occasion of the match between Racing 92 and Stade Rochelais on January 28, 2023, Paris La Défense Arena and Racing 92 aimed to make this event environmentally conscious.
With Paris La Défense as the match sponsor, the objectives were to:
- Raise awareness among supporters about environmental issues;
- Make a recap of the CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) actions of Paris La Défense Arena and of Racing 92;
- Make a recap of the CSR actions of the La Défense district.
Results of this Match:
- An official report;
- 5.5 hectares of flowers for honey bees planted in the French territory.
Find our white paper here.
If you would like more details on the Green Game, the match focused on environmental awareness, visit this link.
