Transition Evergreen
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)
Reporting Period: 2020
Environmental Metrics
Total Carbon Emissions:70000 tons CO2e/year (avoided by Evergaz)
Waste Generated:729000 tons/year (processed by Evergaz)
ESG Focus Areas
- Decarbonization
- Ecological Transition
- Renewable Energy
- Sustainable Forestry
- Circular Economy
Environmental Achievements
- Evergaz avoided the diffusion of nearly 70,000 tons of CO2 per year.
- Significant reduction in carbon footprint across various investments.
Social Achievements
- Creation of jobs across various portfolio companies.
- Collaboration with local communities and stakeholders.
Governance Achievements
- Strong track record of investment with a 3.5x multiple between 2017 and 2020.
- Experienced management team with expertise in mid-cap investments and ecological transition.
- Board of Administration composed of 9 members, including 4 independent members.
Climate Goals & Targets
Medium-term Goals:
- Evergaz: Achieve €120M revenue and 30% EBE margin by 2025.
- Everwatt: Achieve €130M revenue and >12% EBE margin by 2025.
- Everwood: Achieve €65M revenue and >15% EBE margin by 2025.
- Safra: Multiply revenue by 12 (€120M) with >10% EBITDA margin by 2025.
- Paper Factory: Achieve 43% organic growth with 8.2% EBE margin by 2025.
- Compose: Achieve 42% organic growth with 13% EBE margin by 2025.
Short-term Goals:
- Evergaz: Process 2 million tons of waste by 2025.
- Everwatt: Develop and operate 25 self-consumption projects with local authorities by 2025.
Environmental Challenges
- High cost of biomethane and significant financing needs for asset construction.
- Competition from consulting firms and installers.
- Cost of photovoltaic energy.
- Long cycle of forest management.
- Seasonality dependent on external temperature.
- Dependence on industrial clients.
- Size of the structure, capacity to handle large orders.
- Potential for hyper-growth management of cash.
- Strong competition in the fast-food market.
Mitigation Strategies
- Strong capacity to find financing.
- Mastering the evaluation and supply of inputs.
- Strong territorial anchoring.
- Agile organization.
- Development of co-enterprises with clients.
- Expansion of geographical reach on digital sales.
- Development of arboricultural consulting.
- New management team for scaling.
- Development of licenses, dark kitchen, airport presence.
Supply Chain Management
Responsible Procurement
- Use of eco-packaging
- Selection of products based on season
- Use of French paper and water-based ink
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
- Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure)
- Goal 13 (Climate Action)
Initiatives contribute to these goals through renewable energy production, sustainable resource management, and decarbonization efforts.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Biogas production
- Photovoltaic energy
- High-performance flywheels
- Eco-designed packaging
- Hydrogen-powered buses