by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Apr 9, 2021 | Waste - Recycling
There is much talk about renovation to reduce energy consumption but waste management is just as important for the building industry. The subject is certainly not new, but with the goalposts constantly moving in order to achieve circularity, it’s definitely time...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Mar 10, 2021 | Industry, Innovation
The bio-based sector is developing fast. Previously based on physicochemical or thermal processes, resource transformation is increasingly via biotechnology processes such as catalysis or fermentation. After several years of development and pilot experimentation, some...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Feb 23, 2021 | Environmental jargon-busting
Etymologically, taxonomy is a classification system. Describing something as “green” designates a classification system for economic activities that are globally sustainable. It’s therefore useful in financial dealings to indicate whether or not investments are...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Feb 11, 2021 | Water
Micropollutants is the term used to describe substances that are able to affect living organisms at very low concentrations (micro- or nanograms per litre) due to their toxicity, persistence or bioaccumulation. These substances pervade the environments through direct...
by Hélène Bouillon-Duparc | Nov 12, 2020 | Industry
Accelerating the greening of the economy and the decarbonation of industry is one of the five areas of work identified by the (French) National Industry Council (NIC) at a meeting of its Executive Committee last May. Since then, three calls for specific projects have...
