TOTAL'S WORK ON BIODIVERSITY

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A press release issued by TOTAL on the commitment to a business that is attentive to the needs of nature


The new press release from the French Total group encapsulates the effort that the company claims to make to create a business with the lowest possible environmental impact and respectful of environmental laws.

Against the backdrop of the United Nations General Assembly, Total, which has just been recognized as a Global Compact Lead by the United Nations, is committed to biodiversity by extending its ambition in four main areas:

1. Voluntary Exclusion Zones : Total undertakes, in recognition of the universal value of UNESCO World Natural Heritage Sites, not to conduct oil or gas exploration or extraction operations in these areas. Total also pledges not to conduct any oil exploration in Arctic sea ice.

2. New projects : Biodiversity action plans will be developed for any new site located in an area of biodiversity concern, i.e. IUCN (International Union for the Conservation of Nature) protected areas I to IV and areas of Ramsar. Furthermore, the Group is committed to implementing measures to produce a net positive impact on biodiversity for each new project located in an IUCN Area I or II or Ramsar Area.

3. Existing sites : On each existing environmentally significant site (exploration and production production sites, refineries, petrochemical sites, gas-fired power plants) that is ISO 14001 certified, a biodiversity action plan will be implemented. Total will report its distribution to various interested parties. When a site ceases its operation, Total is also committed to considering the development of a dedicated area rich in biodiversity (e.g. habitats of rare species, biodiversity sanctuaries, etc.) as one of the options for its rehabilitation.

4. Promoting biodiversity : As part of the Total Foundation's Climate, Coastal and Oceans programme, Total will support biodiversity awareness programmes, youth education and research actions. Total is also committed to sharing biodiversity data collected as part of our environmental studies for the Group's projects with the scientific community and the general public.

“The planet's rich biodiversity is under threat. Total's inclusion of biodiversity dates back some time, but the current degradation of the environment is a reality that requires us all to make a major change, collectively and individually. For this reason, Total is taking a step back to increase its ambitions and commitments on biodiversity, and this will contribute to the Group's ambition to become the largest responsible for energy, "announced Patrick Pouyanné, President and CEO of Total.

Total had adopted a biodiversity policy by 2005, to realize the Group's global recognition of these issues. In 2016 the Group committed to contributing to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations, including those linked to biodiversity. In 2018, Total signed the act4nature initiative led by the French business association Association Française des Entreprises pour l'Environnement (EpE).

Image: by TOTAL


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