Environment
Advanced participant of the United Nations Global Compact, Naval Group is actively participating in the collective effort to preserve the planet, an urgent question for this century.
While naval defence is currently exempt from the obligation to comply with regulations from the International Maritime Organisation in particular, Naval Group is committed to exemplarity in terms of environmental impacts. A pioneer, the group initiated an eco-design approach on ships in 2008, which has gradually reached all facets of its activity, including innovation through the Blue Ship approach. As a visionary, Naval Group invested very early on in the development of alternative energy from the sea. Through its subsidiary Naval Energies, the group has established itself as a leader in marine renewable energy (MREs).
Naval Group’s environmental approach was ISO 14001 certified in 2008. This certification encompasses its products and services activities and its infrastructures. Three principles define these eco-responsibility requirements, whether or not they are governed by the legislator: prevention of the effects related to our industrial activities and the reduction of our impact on the environment, reduction of the environmental footprint of ships, services and infrastructures over the entire life cycle, and finally, participation in the fight against global warming by reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Marine renewable energies, the alternative
Naval Energies’ mission is to produce renewable, decarbonised and environmentally-friendly electricity based on marine winds and the thermal energy potential of tropical seas. From site studies to the construction of production systems, from in-zone deployment to underwater connections bringing energy back to land, Naval Energies is positioned over the entire product life cycle: design, manufacture, installation and maintenance, both at sea and on the shore.


Wind energy at sea

Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC), enhancing deep sea water
Naval Group - defence - reservist partnership
Naval Group has signed an agreement to support the operational reserve with the National Guard for the benefit of its reservist employees. This agreement promotes their commitment to sovereignty. A winning combination for reservists, who are looking for new experiences and responsibilities, for the operational reserve, which benefits from additional expertise, and ultimately for Naval Group, which, by meeting the expectations of the French armed forces and the French Navy as fully as possible, is refining its understanding of their needs.
