OUR COMPETENCES

ARDITEC Association was created to promote sustainable development, social & societal responsibility and conservation of our cultural heritage.

Throughout its actions, the ARDITEC Association commits to support: the transition to an ecological and equitable economy ; the success of the energy transition : the understanding & implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals 17 SDG-UN ; and the Coordination of R&D projects with high environmental and socio-cultural stakes

 

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The importance of adopting environmental & social considerations in your business strategy

  1. Comply with regulations, guidelines & directives and anticipate market trends;
  2. Assess the environmental footprint of your products and services Identifying hotspots in your value-chain to reduce impacts on the environment, mitigate supply-related risks & increase profitability;
  3. Standout from your competitors Share your efforts in terms of innovation and sustainability, highlighting the commitments and results, while avoiding Greenwashing.

 

 

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Sustainability assessments of innovative technologies, products and processes:

Evaluation of their potential environmental impacts
Based on the Life Cycle Thinking approach : Life cycle analysis LCA (Environmental focus)
Based on the Greenhouse Gas Emissions Assessment and the GHG Protocol

Evaluation of their potential socio-economic impacts
Based on the Life Cycle Thinking approach : Life-cycle costing LCC (Economic focus) and Social Life Cycle Analysis SLCA (Social focus)

Reduction of the environmental footprint

Implementation of Circular Economy guidelines:
Product eco-design, optimisation of resource consumption (energy, water, raw materials), waste valorisation, end-of-life treatment of products (3R: Reduction, Reuse, Recycling)

Smart and sustainable cities & buildings:
Energy Efficiency: Exergy & Energy analysis
Renewable & clean energies scenarios
Territorial & Urban Metabolism
Mobility schemes & Energy efficiency (including Smartgrids)

Etude de faisabilité technique et d’application de sciences participatives

Technical feasibility studies:
Technico-economic assessment
Material Flow analysis
Health & safety compliance
Risk Management
Technical standards and regulatory compliance studies

Social sciences & humanities :
Social acceptance and customers’ acceptance studies
Citizen sciences
Stakeholder Engagement studies
Protection of cultural heritage studies
Behavioral studies oriented to business development
Gender issues

Voluntary & regulated compensation

From an environmental perspective
through the acquisition of carbon credits, following a voluntary or
regulated approach with CER / VER / Gold standard certification.

From a social perspective
through the support of projects with high social & cultural value,
especially in developing countries.

Organisation of awereness workshops, training session & partnership agreements

For policy makers, members of associations or managers & executives of companies, our information meetings and training sessions are open to all interested parties.
The association will provide its expertise to organisations by conceiving a tailored program to meet specific internal requirements.