27 January 2010. Eiffage, Europe’s eight largest construction group, has produced a calendar for the International Year of Biodiversity.
Each month the calendar presents one offset action which Eiffage has carried out on its sites. The pictures are accompanied by explanations of how offset measures are implemented and habitats are recreated. The calendar is an invitation to discover the species which can be found on the sites, but also a tool to raise awareness of the importance to protect biodiversity in public works companies. It was sent to the whole Eiffage’s network for the New Year’s greetings.
This product is one of the contributions of Eiffage to biodiversity conservation and awareness raising. A few months ago, the company published Biodiversity Guidelines which were distributed to all its branches in a strong effort to increase awareness of biodiversity among employees. Also, the company is the author of the unique A65 highway which complies with the French “Grenelle de l’environnement” and cooperates with the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne for a post-masters course on the environment, biodiversity and infrastructure.