EUROTUNNEL keeps on reducing its carbon footprint and

EUROTUNNEL keeps on reducing its carbon
footprint and greenhouse gas emissions
Contexte
Founded in 1994, the Eurotunnel Group is made up of a number of companies active in the management of
Année
2015
transport infrastructures and operations in France and the UK. From the beginning, Eurotunnel has set a strong
Catégorie
4. Environnement
confirm this competitive advantage, which the company (and now the Group) continues to develop by reducing
example as the cross-Channel transport system most respectful of the environment. Twenty years of operations
year after year its carbon footprint.
Rubrique
Energie/Gaz à Effet de Serre (GES)
Secteur
Transports
Taille de l'entreprise
Entreprise de plus de 500 salariés
Pays
France
Entreprise
EUROTUNNEL
Objectif(s)
> Continuously improve the energy efficiency of a mass transport system powered by electricity
> Extend the reduction of the carbon footprint to all entities of the Eurotunnel Group in France and the UK that are
developing activities related to rail transport
> Share with Eurotunnel Group clients the experience and the results attained in the reduction of greenhouse gas
emissions
> Encourage the Group's 3,900 employees to adopt eco-responsible behavior
Démarche
In the Channel Tunnel, all rail transport of vehicles, passengers and goods rely on electric traction and do not use
heavy fuel, unlike ferry operators.
Chiffre d'affaires
1 207 millions € (fin 2014)
Effectif
3949 (2014)
Pays
France
Adresse
Siège dexploitation dEurotunnel BP
69
62904 COQUELLES
> Eurotunnel has innovated and invested to allow as of 2007-2008 the powering of its transport system from
France with de-carbonated electricity.
> Eurotunnel has run Truck Convoys of 30 to 32 wagons in 2010-2011, without significant additional energy
consumption.
> Eurotunnel has introduced hybrid-drive trains to replace diesel locomotives.
> The conduct simulators used as conductors for Eurotunnel trains integrate a new eco-conduct module.
Best Practice spotted by Reseau Alliances in 2009 and updated in 2015 for its evolution.
Eurotunnel provides access to an on-line "eco-comparator" for road carriers to allow them to measure the carbon
footprint of their journey across the Channel.
Téléphone
Videoconferencing is systematically used by the Group's employees between the different sites of activity (18
03.21.00.60.00
rooms equipped).
www.eurotunnelgroup.com
Eurotunnel has put in place a rigorous management plan for refrigeration fluids and systems to ensure minimal
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emissions.
Contribution à la performance de l'entreprise
Contact
Chaker Lajili
Mise à jour le
Jeudi, 25 Février 2016
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Control of the exploitation costs
Gain in B2B and B2C market shares with the awareness of the environmental issue
Eurotunnel is leader of the cross-Channel market and world leader of piggyback
Europorte turnover (railway subsidiary of the Group) : +2pts
Bénéfices sociaux, environnementaux et/ou de gouvernance
> Reduction of carbon footprint : 44% in 2006/2008 and 20.5% more in 2009/2010 (Renewal of the certification of
the independent organization The Carbon Trust Standard until December 2014 )
> A shuttle truck emits 8.8kgs of CO2 instead of 158kgs on a ferry
> Railway hub of Lérouville (Meuse, France) : 4000 trains (modal transfer on railway equivalent to 130 000 trucks
per year)
> Hybrid work trains : - 260 000 liters of fuel (- 680 tons equivalent CO2)
> Video-conference : 800 business trips are saved each year
> Specialised agencies recommend the "Green Value" of Eurotunnel to investors
> Contribution to the works of the Energy-Environment-Transport monitoring center (OEET), the European
Committee of standardization, and the Association Froid-Climatisation-Environnement
> (AFCE)
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