“A policy of energy sobriety cannot do without incentives”, according to Eva Sadoun, co-president of the employers’ movement Impact France

Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne invited, on Monday, August 29, companies to establish energy “sobriety plans” in September, consisting of reducing their consumption by 10% in two years. A possible reduction in different ways according to Eva Sadoun, business manager, co-president of the Impact France movement, an employers’ organization, which brings together “social and ecological” companies

According to Eva Sadoun, companies can reduce their consumption “Through the energy they use, it can have an impact on how they communicate, how they produce, how they distribute, where they get their supplies”

Eva Sadoun welcomes the intervention of Elisabeth Borne because “Companies must be committed to an ecological transition. Planning begins by looking at which items emit the most: production, transport. Then you have to question your model and opt for a more sober model.”

“This requires sustainable investments when you work in finance, limiting the transport of your employees by plane, ensuring that the servers used do not consume too much.”

Eva Sadoun, co-president of the Impact France movement

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Without going to speak of decrease, certain sectors will grow and others will decrease according to Eva Sadoun “such as metallurgy and transport. We will never be able to substitute growth linked to fossil energy for renewable energy, It will not be possible ” she believes.

A policy of sobriety cannot do without incentives adds Eva Sadoun, “we will have to rethink the business support matrix, that is to say taxation.” For example, paying less taxes or having a reduced VAT if the products you distribute are aligned with climate objectives or if you reduce your consumption by 10%.

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