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Expérimen-terre, artist Stefan Shankland’s residency on ECT sites

From May to November 2022, Stefan Shankland was in residence at ECT. It’s an opportunity to develop an artistic approach based on the company’s materials, sites and know-how. This artistic experiment is the result of a partnership between the artist, Paris Ile-de-France Capital Economique, DRAC Ile-de-France, Artistik Bazaar and ECT. With this residency, Stefan Shankland continues his work on inert waste from the construction industry, which he began a few years ago with the Marbres d’ici project. An artistic creation based on excavated earth “One of the aims of this residency was to enable fieldwork, studio experiments, new encounters with

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100% local and responsible promotional gifts

Our honeypot: a Seine-et-Marn adventure. How can you offer ultra-local, natural, responsible and ethical promotional gifts when you’re a company based in Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin, Seine-et-Marne (77)? First, the team comes up with a plan of action! The adventure began with beekeeper Monsieur Lourenço, who a few years ago set up hives along a wooded path near the orchard on the ECT site in Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin. That’s how we came tooffer to buy part of the site’s honey production . The beekeeper then proceeded to potting in his workshop in Villeparisis (77), a few kilometers from the hives. For the jar labels, we

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Boissy l'Aillerie délimitation des EEE - Boissy l'Aillerie delimitation of IAS

Biodiversity: 5 priority actions to combat invasive alien species

In this article, Aurélie Vedel, ECT’s landscaping and green spaces manager, explains her plan to combat IAS. A global biodiversity issue, a local battle for ECT Invasive alien species (IAS) are a recognized threat to natural environments, and represent the 4th leading cause of biodiversity loss worldwide. Their presence causes exorbitant agricultural, piscicultural, ecological and sanitary damage. In March 2021, CNRS researchers published a summary of the economic costs of IAS worldwide. Between 1870 and 2017, the loss amounted to US$1,288 billion. Neglected sites favour the presence of IAS The initial neglect of most of the sites where ECT operates

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Best wishes 2023

All the teams at ECT wish you an excellent year, full of joy, success and children’s laughter. This greetings card was designed by 8-year-old Hector. Discover the greeting card animation At ECT’s request, our employees’ children illustrated the company’s activities and their parents’ professions. All the drawings we received were used to create our Advent calendar. Review ECT Advent calendar designs

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Laurent Mogno receives an Impact Trophy

ECT Chairman wins jury’s “Coup de Coeur” award at Impact 2022 Awards 1December 5, 2022 – Laurent Mogno, President of ECT, received the Impact Trophy – Jury’s Favorite 2022. Organized by the newspaper L’Opinion, the Trophées de L’Impact honored 7 men and women whose commitment has had a positive impact on French society. The awards ceremony took the form of a conference on corporate impact and responsibility. The jury’s “Coup de Coeur” award goes to Laurent Mogno for his work as an“excavation rehabilitator“. The prize is awarded to a development model based on the circular economy of excavated earth from

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Annet sur Marne - Zones renaturées - Annet sur Marne - Renaturated areas

2 new ECT sites join Humanité et Biodiversité’s Oasis Nature network

3 ECT Oasis Nature sites in Seine-et-Marne Renatured areas at ECT’s Annet-sur-Marne (77) and Roissy-en-Brie (77) sites join Humanité et Biodiversité’s Oasis Nature network Following on from the Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin (77) site, singled out for its orchard, wooded hillsides and recreation area for the Common Buzzard, the areas dedicated to biodiversity at 2 ECT sites in Seine-et-Marne have joined the Oasis Nature network. A great accolade for ECT’s design, operation and fit-out teams. “ECT is encouraged to continue its efforts to create quality sites for biodiversity!” Charlotte Eulry, Oasis Nature project manager Find out more about Oasis Nature and Humanité et

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Reducing GHG emissions at ECT sites

2 electric bulldozers to reduce the carbon footprint of land reception and earthworks at ECT sites. How to reduce the carbon footprint of ECT sites?  A first step in our decarbonization trajectory has been taken with the Bergerat-Monnoyeur company. ECT has acquired two Cat D6XE bulldozers. This model is the first electric-powered bulldozer with elevated transmission. This new technology optimizes and regulates internal combustion engine speed: the power calls, fuel consumption peaks, are just some of the benefits that managed by an electric hydraulic boost. The target for reducingCO₂emissions is 20%. These machines are also characterized by their ease of use. for

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Pyrite pollution risk: let’s put an end to preconceived ideas

Soil reception conditions Between June 2020 and April 2021, ECT received soil from its Villeneuve-sous-Dammartin (77) and Annet-sur-Marne (77) sites that complied with the regulations but was potentially pyritiferous. The soil came from the excavation of the Grand Paris Express metro lines. Since 2021, ECT has been in contact with the Prefecture of Seine-et-Marne, the Ministry of the Environment and BRGM. These discussions validated ECT’s approach to risk management and analysis methodology. Two prefectoral decrees issued in July 2022 set out the procedures, controls and analyses carried out by ECT. They are planning two annual survey campaigns. What is pollution

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Ecole Du Breuil and ECT sign partnership agreement

A partnership for soil fertility: On Friday September 23, Laurent Mogno, President of ECT, and Léon Garaix, Director of Ecole Du Breuil, officially signed a partnership agreement between Ecole Du Breuil and ECT. This partnership has been operationally active since the beginning of 2022. We are proud to be a partner of this magnificent school of the City of Paris which for over 150 years has been home to one of the largest urban horticultural estates devoted entirely to teaching. In particular, this partnership aims to help develop specific expertise in soil-related issues. And enable BPREA students to testfertile substrate

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