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PRESS RELEASE
Paris, 19 July 2016
Le Groupe La Poste and Caisse des Dépôts have joined forces to create SOBRE, a
joint-venture at the service of energy transition.
Le Groupe La Poste, through its subsidiary Poste Immo, Caisse des Dépôts, and
construction engineering and design company Egis, a subsidiary of the Caisse
des Dépôts group, have joined forces to create SOBRE, a joint-venture at the
service of energy transition. Following a test phase on its shareholders'
property portfolios, the company will offer practical solutions for the
management and reduction of energy consumption for real estate professionals.
Aware of the stakes surrounding the energy transition and cost optimisation which are
forcing economic players to change the way they manage energy consumption, and
within an increasingly defined regulatory framework, Le Groupe La Poste and Caisse des
Dépôts and Consignations have launched a joint-venture aimed at developing their
services in this field, based on know-how acquired through managing their respective
building portfolios.
SOBRE brings together the expertise of Poste Immo, a Le Groupe La Poste subsidiary,
the experience and know-how of Caisse des Dépôts, which is already positioned on the
energy services market, as well as financing local authorities, and the technical knowhow of Egis, an engineering company boasting an array of skills in energy and
construction, to provide comprehensive solutions adapted to different property portfolios,
for the management and optimisation of building energy performance.
"With a property portfolio of seven million square metres and Le Groupe La Poste's
strong commitment to the energy transition, Poste Immo is proud of this important
initiative which provides yet more proof of the role that real estate plays in energy
consumption" noted Christian Cléret, CEO of Poste Immo and Real Estate Director at Le
Groupe La Poste.
" Caisse des Dépôts has made ecological and energy transition one of its strategic
priorities. It is therefore encouraging measures to improve the energy efficiency of
buildings and is participating, together with Poste Immo and Egis, in a new energy
management solution. This solution marks a turning point in the transition to lower
energy use by using digital services to share and use feedback from buildings using the
new system", explained Gabrielle Gauthey, Director of Investment and Local
Development at Caisse des Dépôts.
"Egis has long been committed to the climate and has helped draw up the future
Responsible Building 2020 regulations and is thus one of the major proponents of
including real estate in the energy transition. This partnership between Egis, Poste Immo
and Caisse des Dépôts marks a significant new step in the co-creation of a sustainable
future for France's real estate sector. We are particularly proud of this initiative which
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once again uses engineering to speed society's transition to a more responsible and lowenergy development model." explained Nicolas Jachiet, CEO of Egis.
The partnership between the Caisse des Dépôts group and Le Groupe La Poste delivers
on their commitment to the shared development of services for the country's energy
transition, in the year following the Paris agreement reached during the COP21 and the
implementation of the French Law for Energy Transition and Green Growth.
About the Caisse des Dépôts group
Caisse des Dépôts and its subsidiaries are a state-owned group, a long-term investor dedicated to serving the
public interest and regional economic development. Its mission was strengthened by the French economic
modernisation act of 4 August 2008.
Recognised for its expertise in mandate management, the Group's work centres around four strategic
transitions for France's long-term development: transitions regarding territories, ecology and energy, digital,
demography and society.
http://www.caissedesdepots.fr
About Le Groupe La Poste
A wholly state-owned public limited company, Le Groupe La Poste is structured around five business units:
Services-Mail-Parcels, La Banque Postale, Network La Poste, GeoPost, and Digital Services. The Group operates
out of 40 countries in 4 continents. La Poste's 17,000 postal retail outlets make it France's leading local
business network, serving 1.6 million customers every day. Every year, La Poste delivers 22.9 million items
worldwide (letters, printed advertising media and parcels), 6 days a week. In 2015, the Group generated
€23.045 billion in revenues (20.8% from outside France) and had a headcount of almost 260,000. Closer and
more connected, La Poste is stepping up its digital transformation by offering a range of services hinging on its
role as universal operator for exchanges. In its strategic plan "La Poste 2020: conquering the future", Le
Groupe La Poste has set itself the ambitious objective of speeding up development in its five core business units
and expanding into new businesses. Accessible to everyone, everywhere, every day, La Poste puts human
considerations and trust at the centre of customer relations to become the leading company for services on a
human scale…
About Poste Immo
A subsidiary of Groupe La Poste, Poste Immo is simultaneously the real estate company of the group, provider
of real estate services and a developer-promoter.
The company manages, develops, maintains and promotes a portfolio of buildings comprising around 7 million
m², representing more than 11,300 office, industrial and commercial buildings throughout France.
It provides support to its clients and the Group's business units (Services-Mail-Parcels, GeoPost, La Poste
Network, La Banque Postale and Digital Services) with the implementation of their real estate projects and the
reduction of their costs to provide them with property that is adapted to their needs and to urban
developments.
It also offers services to local authorities and companies.
With 1,000 employees across France in regional offices and at the headquarters, Poste Immo always maintains
a close, trust-based relationship with its stakeholders.
www.poste-immo.fr
About Egis
€937 million in managed revenue in 2015
13,000 employees
Egis is an international group offering engineering, project structuring and operations services. In engineering
and consulting, its sectors of activity include transport, urban development, building, industry, water,
environment and energy. In roads and airports, it offers a broader range of services which encompasses project
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development, equity investment, turnkey solutions, and operation and mobility services. Employing 13,000
people, including 8,300 in engineering, the group generated revenues of €937 million in 2015.
Egis is 75% owned by the French “Caisse des Dépôts” and 25%owned by Iosis Partenaires, (a “partner”
executive and employee shareholding).
www.egis.fr
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