Laurent Labbé

Shaping a Sustainable Future, Together In this second video dedicated to our Three-Year Sustainability Plan, we dive into the core themes of our commitment: ESG governance, responsible innovation, people development, and impact assessment. Our approach mirrors the structure of a financial plan — with clear goals, KPIs, allocated resources, and risk management — combining economic strategy with environmental and social value. Sustainability for us goes beyond technology: it means concrete care for communities, responsible material choices, and respect for the territories we work in. We also believe in the power of employee well-being, continuous learning, and collective storytelling to foster inclusion and belonging across the organization. All of this works toward a single goal: building a model where environmental sustainability, economic value, and social impact are fully integrated into one measurable and coherent vision. #Sustainability #ESG #ImpactDriven #ResponsibleInnovation #PeopleAndPlanet #SustainableBusiness #CorporateResponsibility

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Water security is emerging as one of the defining investment themes of the coming years. Against this backdrop, the European Investment Bank (EIB) hosted a roundtable last week in Luxembourg on water financing models.   Our discussions reinforced a core conviction: water resilience depends not only on technical infrastructure but equally on how we collectively finance and govern water resources. If we fail to act, water insecurity could reduce global GDP by more than 8% by 2050. In Europe, the European Central Bank estimates almost 15% of economic output is at risk due to water scarcity.   The current economic model for water reduces the financial capacity of operators to self-finance the investments needed for the modernization and expansion of infrastructure. Building resilient systems requires robust economic models that blend public resources, private capital and innovative instruments. It’s the only way to close the investment gap and scale up action. It echoes SUEZ's daily reality: designing, building and operating essential infrastructure that serve communities over the long term.    I thank the EIB and the EIB Institute for hosting this initiative, alongside Edouard Perard, PhD, Thierry Déau, Luca Perez, Trine Christiansen, AquaFed, Dominique G. and other attendees for their valuable insights.

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In 2024, we completed our first Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) — a pivotal step in aligning sustainability with strategic decision-making and the business to the requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The DMA is a structured process, used to identify and assess which sustainability topics, impacts, risks and opportunities are most relevant to our business. This involves assessing how our business impacts society and the environment, but also how external events have an impact on us. The DMA process included five key phases: 1️⃣ Current state assessment 2️⃣ Value chain mapping 3️⃣ Stakeholder engagement 4️⃣ IRO scoring 5️⃣ Final topic prioritisation We engaged a diverse group of internal and external stakeholders to validate our findings and ensure relevance. To find out more about our DMA, visit Page 52 of our Sustainability Report (link in comments) #SustainabilityReport #DMA

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Ten years ago, the ACT Accelerate Climate Transition - ADEME was created by ADEME and launched at #COP21 with CDP. Today, as a proud host of the ACT Initiative, the World Benchmarking Alliance celebrates a decade of research and collective commitment to advancing corporate climate transition plans. Vicky Sins, Climate Transformation Lead at the World Benchmarking Alliance says: “The ACT Initiative has been a catalyst for transparency and accountability in corporate climate action. As we mark 10 years, we remain committed to driving meaningful change through robust assessments and collaboration.” Baptiste Perrissin Fabert, General Manager at ADEME says: “ADEME is proud to have co-founded the ACT Initiative, which has become a cornerstone for guiding corporate climate strategies. ACT’s success comes from its strong foundation in the economic and managerial realities of businesses, offering science-based methodologies to help them align their transition plans with the goals of the Paris Agreement. This 10-year journey reflects our shared dedication to climate action.” Using the new ACT Core Methodology, we are currently assessing 2,000 companies on the credibility and integrity of their transition plans. Keep an eye out for early insights just before #COP30, and the full results in January 2026.   #ACTInitiative #ClimateTransition #ClimateAction

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What are the benefits of carbon footprint verification (CFV) standards? CFV standards enable you to: • Confirm compliance – show stakeholders that your carbon footprint is transparent and credible • Demonstrate improvement – precise and consistent monitoring and reporting to demonstrate improvement over time • Increase sales – create a competitive advantage and support tendering requirements • Save money – calculate your carbon footprint to help reduce your energy consumption • Manage reputational risks – show that data is reliable and robust to withstand scrutiny • Enhance your reputation – transparency increases stakeholder and consumer confidence • Journey toward carbon neutrality – best practice calculation allows you to focus on other matters and avoid buying more offset credits than needed Contact us to discuss your ISO 14064-1 certification and training requirements: https://bit.ly/3skxO21. #IMPACTNOW #ISO14064 #Sustainability

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Think European #cleantech is still a niche? Think again.   Meeting Europe’s climate targets and staying globally competitive depends not just on developing green technologies, but on scaling them rapidly and reliably. Our latest working paper shows a clear shift: Europe’s cleantech is not emerging – it’s ready to scale. And that’s good news.   ✅ Over 60% of cleantech firms were founded before 2000. With high technology readiness and deep integration into industrial value chains, the sector is mature and investable. ✅ Venture capital works for cleantech, despite popular belief to the contrary. VC-backed firms grow faster than their peers – by over 8% in assets and nearly 8% in employment. ✅ 87.5% of firms are manufacturers, integrators, and operators – essential to deployment and delivery.   Cleantech in Europe is mature, investable, and strategically vital. But major challenges remain:   🔵 The real bottleneck is not invention, but deployment at scale – and a need to include more financing mechanisms that enable growth, market entry, and infrastructure integration. 🔵 A lack of follow-on and growth-stage capital creates a financing vacuum, especially in later stages. Strengthening scale-up options – growth equity, late-stage funds, blended instruments – is critical. 🔵 Regulatory complexity is a drag: 47% of firms cite it as a major barrier, with ecosystem players disproportionately affected.   Cleantech’s potential is proven. Now it’s time to give it the tools to do so. *This working paper was made possible the collaboration between the EIF and the Politecnico di Milano, Politecnico di Torino, and University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna) under the CLEU project – supported by the European Investment Bank (EIB)’s University Research Sponsorship (EIBURS) programme.*

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[🤝 Argos Team #NEWJOINER] Argos strengthens its Investor Relations team with the appointment of Andrea Panfili as Investor Relations Manager for Italy. Andrea will work directly with Jean-Pierre Di Benedetto, Managing Partner and Country Head for Italy, and within the Investor Relations team led by Anna Karin Portunato-van Dusseldorp, Head of Investor Relations. Italy represents a key market for Argos, with Italian investors accounting for around 20% of all investors across the Argos Climate Action Fund and Mid-Market Fund strategies. Andrea brings over 25 years of experience in asset management, having held senior roles at leading institutions including Finint Investments SGR, Morgan Stanley, Anthilia Capital Partners, and Eurizon Capital. 💬 Andrea commented: "I am delighted to join Argos, a dynamic organization with deep roots in European private equity. I look forward to leveraging my experience to build strong partnerships with investors in Italy and contribute to Argos’s ambitious growth journey." #PrivateEquity #InvestorRelations #TeamArgos #Italy #Finance #Growth

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