Nora MEJERI, Environmental Manager:
"Defined by Renault’s senior management, the overall objective is to 'ensure our activities comply with environmental best practice at all times'. The Grand-Couronne site is committed to achieving that objective through the following actions:
- identify and reduce the negative environmental impacts of our business, in particular, our unrecovered waste and waste generated by our customers
- comply with legal and other environmental requirements applicable to our site
- prevent risks and reduce pollution through preventive action, as part of the continuous improvement approach
- provide information and training to employees on the site’s environmental impacts and their role in preserving the environment
- communicate on the site’s environmental actions and achievements
- In line with these main actions, the Grand-Couronne plant has set reduction targets for:
- unrecovered waste
- waste generated by our customers
- CO2 emissions
- Reducing CO2 emissions by using river transport
Since April 2007 some containers have been shipped by river on barges. This means of transport reduces the number of shipments by truck and consequently cuts CO2 by 50%. A barge can carry the equivalent of 44 trucks.
On June 5, 2007, the Grand-Couronne ILN played an active role in UN World Environment Day.
In partnership with the Autonomous Port of Rouen, the management of Grand-Couronne invited local and regional elected officials and managers from the Seine-Normandy logistics competitiveness cluster and France’s environment agency (ADEME) to a major event dedicated to environmental protection.
'An information brochure on our actions to protect the environment was handed out to visitors. The switch from road to river transport, combined with optimized filling of containers, will cut CO2 emissions released into the atmosphere by 65% in 2007', says Nora Méjeri."