Environmental responsibility
We are experiencing an unprecedented climate and environmental crisis. Eight out of the nine planetary limits have been reached, and we are now witnessing their consequences: climate warming, natural disasters, biodiversity extinction, water cycle alterations, air pollution, etc.
emlyon has made environmental responsibility a priority. The School is taking its share of responsibility in compliance with the International Agreements on climate.
Our carbon footprint
The objective of our Green House Gas inventory is to identify the main sources of emissions, allowing to prioritize actions which need to be taken to reduce our emissions. 2021-2022 is our year of reference.
Greenly has been guiding us through our Green House Gas inventories, and our action plan for climate was rewarded with their Net Zero Contributor certification.
Find out about our carbon footprint report on the Ademe website.
Our climate plan for 2030
In line with the Paris Agreements and to fight against global warming, emlyon ambitions to:
Contribute to the Net 0 for 2030, by reducing as much as possible its own Green House Gas emissions and by compensating for those which are incompressible.
All of the School's stakeholders are involved in this strategic line.
To do so, emlyon is taking actions on a whole range of internal levers under 4 sets of priorities:
1) Purchasing goods and services
Purchasing goods and services represent 30.7% of our GHG emissions, that is the second most important item behind staff traveling and daily commuting. That is why, the School needs to engage all of its value chain in its approach of emission reduction.
- Signing off the “Relations fournisseurs et Achats Responsables” charter in 2022
- Between 20% and 30% of the call for tender grade is dedicated to CSR criteria
- Enquiry of our suppliers' scoring on their engagements for climate. On the one hand, it allows us to have all of our suppliers engaged in contributing, and on the other hand, it helps us make responsible decisions in our purchasing process.
- Train all purchase requesters to responsible purchasing
2) Business travel and student mobility
International exposure is a major item in the programs of business school students. The challenge here, is to remain attractive against other business schools while changing our mobility practices. emlyon wants to favor mobility in Europe by providing financial support for low-impact means of transportation rather than taking flights for academic exchanges. The School wants to continue raising awareness in students about the environmental impact of their exchanges and how important it is to reduce distances. Daily commuting from home to work of staff is also taken into account:
- A responsible traveling and commuting policy for staff members
- Two days in home office a week
- The new campus in Lyon Gerland: 80% of gas-powered vehicles will be replaced by 100% of public transports - bicycles
- Employer mobility plan, low-impact mobility
3) Buildings and energies
The School is enhancing its efforts to reduce its energy consumption and renovations.
- Gas energy is discarded and replaced by the district heating in Lyon-Gerland (a carbon-free energy)
- Heating and air-conditioning will be reduced to divide energy consumption by half.
- Energy efficiency and sobriety will be improved for both buildings and equipment: automatic screen turn off, lights, 100% Led relamping ...
- Awareness campaigns on eco-friendly behaviors.
4) Digital and IT equipment
Digital use accounts today for 4% of the world's GHG emissions, which is more than air emissions. In this domain, equipment alone represents 47% of the GHG emissions (heavy metal extraction, manufacturing, transports...). The School has no choice but to rationalize its equipment fleet, along with its data storage.
- Leasing laptops: from 3, to 4 or 5 years
- Buying repurposed equipment for the program la toile
- Automatic screen savers
- Decreasing equipment stocks and large donation campaigns
- Digital clean-up day to reduce data storage volume
- The wall for digital responsibility for all staff members of the IT department
- Raising awareness and communication campaigns on eco-friendly behaviors
Waste management
As part of its engagement, emlyon pays close attention to its waste reduction and waste recycling.
Since January 2021, emlyon campuses are free of single-use cups. To support this approach, the back-to-school goodies are designed as “zero-waste” items (reusable water bottles & cups).
Beyond daily waste sorting and recycling of bio-waste, the School implemented on its three campuses Cy-Clope devices, manufactured by a start-up born in our incubator, which collects and upcycles cigarette butts.
Park areas
The outdoor layout of our new campus is made of numerous biodiversity-friendly green areas. By settling on the former industrial ground of the Nexans plant, emlyon contributed to the site depollution and the revegetation of the Lyon-Gerland district. No less than 152 trees have been planted on our park, in lieu of an artificial concrete ground. Our landscaped garden areas account for 1/3rd of the whole surface of the new campus, providing a new outdoor park for the different publics of the 7th district of Lyon.
New emlyon campus
Located in central Lyon, our objective is make the new emlyon campus exemplary in terms of environment and well-being at work, a symbol of emlyon's engagement for sustainable development.
