Committing to build a sustainable future
Integrating environmental issues at the core of our business is critical, not only to meet sustainability requirements but also to strengthen our collective culture with regards to current environmental challenges.
By declaring that environmental awareness is a strategic element of our culture, we reinforce the role our employees can play to build a sustainable future for our activities.
By implementing a dedicated program
At Sixense, our commitment to the environment is not an empty word, and we have made it a reality thanks to:
- The launch in 2022 of our environmental action plan: the Sixense Green Program
- The organisation of internal events focused on raising awareness among our employees on environmental and climate issues: “Climate Fresks”, webinars (digital footprint, carpooling, low-consumption equipment)
- Research and development projects geared towards new technologies that can be used with our expertise to help our customers face their environmental challenges
Raising awareness on the challenges of climate change
Based on scientific data from the IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) reports, the Climate Fresk is a fun and educational workshop that teaches the basics of global warming and highlights possible solutions.
Since the end of 2021, ten workshops have been organised in several of our business units, notably in France and Mexico.
Detecting shrink-swell clay-rich soils phenomena
HELPING our customers adapt to climate change and resilience
Our cities, territories and infrastructure must evolve to meet the challenges of resilience and climate change adaptation.
With our Resallience design office, specialised in these issues, we help asset owners and managers, public authorities, construction stakeholders and investors to implement containment plans and define adaptation measures.
Irrespective of the construction or land development sector or the type of infrastructure, we participate in the upstream phases of projects, as well as in the construction, renovation and operations phases.
Modelling flood risks
In 2022, the Sixense Engineering research and development department, in collaboration with the Cerema (French Centre for studies and expertise on risks, environment, mobility and planning), developed a software solution for the rapid mapping of flooded zones during flash floods.
This solution is based on the application of physical hydrodynamic models coupled with deep learning artificial intelligence algorithms. Based on rainfall in the first hours of the event and national weather forecasts for the next few hours, the CaledonIA software provides public and private authorities with an immediate response in terms of mapping water levels and potential damages.
With CaledonIA, Sixense provides a breakthrough solution for effective crisis management in the event of a flash flood.
