CNP Assurances has joined the EcoWatt scheme, a civic initiative developed by RTE and ADEME that promotes responsible energy consumption. Through structural energy savings, CNP Assurances is committed to reducing its electricity consumption at its premises in France by 30% between 2022 and 2023.
CNP Assurances is implementing structural energy saving measures
By the end of 2022, CNP Assurances will be moving its head office to Issy-Coeur de Ville, to a building that complies with the latest environmental standards, with the result that all its employees in the Paris region will work at the same site. This is a significant financial investment for the Group and will help it to make structural energy savings. The building, which has obtained the best environmental certifications1, will result in significant reductions in energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions thanks to a combination of actions:
- the use of geothermal energy and solar panels to produce a proportion of the energy used
- energy efficiency (thermal insulation, widespread use of LEDs, smart building management using motion detectors)
- and a reduction in occupied space compared to the current situation, in line with the growth in remote working
In 2019, CNP Assurances also completed energy renovation work at its main operating building in Angers, resulting in a 38% reduction in energy consumption compared with 2014. Following an audit by an independent body, CNP Assurances obtained the environmental certifications for the operation of this building in 20212. These continuous improvements, audited each year by an independent body, will optimise the operation of the building with a view to increasing energy performance.
To contribute to ensuring adequate supply of energy for all French people, CNP Assurances is committed to limiting the temperature at its various premises to 19 °C and 16 °C at its back-up site, to switching off at night its illuminated sign on the Paris ring road and its premises, and to training all its employees and their families in eco-driving through the deployment of specific online training.
As a result of all these structural measures, CNP Assurances is committed to reducing electricity consumption at all of its premises in France by 30% between 2022 and 2023. For its Paris region’s premises alone, the expected reduction in electricity consumption compared with the current situation is 67%.
CNP Assurances is committed to reducing its electricity consumption during peak periods
CNP Assurances has joined the EcoWatt scheme, a civic initiative developed by RTE and ADEME that promotes responsible energy consumption. A true electricity weather forecasting service, EcoWatt measures the level of electricity supply available to French consumers in real time. At all times, clear signals prompt consumers to adopt the right behaviour with a view to limiting national electricity consumption. A warning system highlights periods in which the French are asked to reduce or postpone their electricity consumption to avoid or reduce the length of power cuts.
With this in mind, CNP Assurances undertakes to reduce its electricity consumption in the event of high demand on the electricity network (red EcoWatt warning), particularly during peak consumption periods (8 am-1 pm and 6 pm-8 pm):
- by anticipating at 6 am the rise in temperature of the premises, thus allowing, given the inertia of the buildings, to reduce electricity consumption during the morning peak (8 am-1 pm)
- by lowering the heating to 16°C from 6 pm onwards in the premises that are unoccupied at night, thus allowing, given the inertia of the buildings, to reduce electricity consumption during the evening peak (6 pm-8 pm)
- by disabling the use of certain lifts and of electric vehicle charging points
- by putting photocopiers into deep standby mode
CNP Assurances is committed to raising awareness among its employees and its ecosystem about energy efficiency
CNP Assurances is committed to working with its 3,300 employees:
- to encourage its employees to join the EcoWatt initiative by registering at www.monecowatt.fr
- to relay EcoWatt alerts to its employees via the Intranet
- to make its employees aware of the need to save energy by recommending the following environmentally-friendly behaviours, in particular during orange or red EcoWatt warnings:
- disconnecting their laptop from the mains and using its battery during peak periods (8 am-1 pm and 6 pm-8 pm)
- turning off their laptop during their lunch break and at the end of the day (and not leaving it on standby)
- not using the video conferencing feature, which uses more electricity than simple audio conferencing
With a view to having a broader impact on its ecosystem, CNP Assurances is committed to:
- publicly communicating the commitments made as a result of joining the EcoWatt scheme in order to encourage other companies to join this public interest scheme
- publishing EcoWatt warnings and CNP Assurances’ commitments on social networks
- in the event of a red EcoWatt warning, communicating, via the cnp.fr website, the measures in place to ensure business continuity at CNP Assurances for the benefit of its 12 million customers and 340 distribution partners in France, while at the same time contributing to efforts to reduce energy consumption
- raising awareness among its real estate asset managers to encourage them to join the EcoWatt scheme
Stéphane Dedeyan, Chief Executive Officer of CNP Assurances
“As responsible insurers and investors, we see it as our duty to implement structural energy saving measures this winter and to raise awareness of energy efficiency initiatives among our employees and our ecosystem. This is why we have joined the EcoWatt scheme and why we have committed to reducing electricity consumption at our premises in France by 30% between 2022 and 2023.”
1 BREEAM Excellent, BEPOS Effinergie 2013, NF HQE Bâtiment tertiaire 2015 Exceptionnel, BiodiverCity.
2 BREEAM In Use, NF HQE Bâtiment tertiaire en exploitation.