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Helvetia Environnement, the Swiss leader in waste management, recently accelerated the pace towards a more sustainable and circular economy.
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Waste management is crucial for our planet and is contributing to reach at least three of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) designed by the United Nations in October 2016:
- affordable
and clean energy
- sustainable
cities and communities
- responsible
consumption and production.
Helvetia Environnement accelerated the pace towards sustainability by acquiring SRS, another waste management company, in 2016. This allowed Helvetia Environnement to double their size on a highly fragmented national market. Thanks to a larger volume of waste collected, they are optimising their fleet management and have invested in a new automatic and more efficient sorting center improving dramatically their recycling rates.
They have also developed the production of biodiesel by using recyclable materials allowing them to close product cycles.
A Green Bond success story
Vincent Chapel, CEO of Helvetia Environnement, explained to l'Opinion, how as a private company, they have been able to accelerate the pace towards a more sustainable and circular process by issuing a green Bond.
"We are the market leader in waste management in Switzerland and currently have a turnover of 140 million Swiss francs. Having acquired the former assets of Veolia in our country at the start of the year, our group has practically doubled in size. "
"The team at BNP Paribas really encouraged us to issue a green bond.
"In the future, if we turn to the bond market again, it will definitely be via a green bond"
"In the future, if we turn to the bond market again, it will definitely be via a green bond. I think that in this area, it is good to stay on course. You do not issue a green bond on a whim. This corresponds to a voluntary approach in favour of a more sustainable world".
The complete article was published in l'Opinion in October 2017.
