We have established partnerships with industry associations and NGOs to address climate change, social development and biodiversity conservation. This collaborative, multidisciplinary approach is essential to breaking down silos and effectively addressing these complex, interconnected challenges.
In early 2024, we signed a partnership with Genesis, an environmental impact assessment consultancy that works with a renowned soil health rating system based on scientific studies affirming our dual commitment to regenerative energy production and ecosystem resilience.
Together, we aim to monitor key environmental indicators at our ground-mounted and agrisolar power plant sites throughout their lifecycles. By tracking progress on pre-construction soil health, we can ensure the success of our ECHO program based on concrete results.
Genesis is a pioneering environmental impact and soil health rating agency based in Paris, founded in 2019. It provides a scientifically rigorous assessment of soil ecosystem functions, such as biodiversity, water retention, climate regulation, and fertility, through standardised field sampling and a proprietary 0–100 soil health score (“Genesis Score”). Equipped with its proprietary ‘Soil Intelligence’ platform, Genesis empowers agricultural stakeholders and businesses to accurately quantify environmental impact, comply with emerging European sustainability regulations, and drive regenerative land practices within 120 days of assessment.
Adrienne de Malleray, Cofounder Genesis
“Genesis assesses the impact of human activity on soils and provides the latest scientific evidence for regeneration. With over 60% of the world’s soils degraded, soil regeneration is key to preserving ecosystems. But regeneration requires knowledge, which is why we continue to invest in research and work with renowned experts such as Pr. Marc André Selosse, an expert in soil microbiology and mycorrhizal interactions, and Pr. Luc Abbadie, an ecologist, while actively participating in European-wide research programs with universities such as Wageningen. This global, ecosystem approach to the environment is a vision shared by Genesis and Amarenco. Our collaboration was an obvious choice.”
We are a member of the 4 per 1000 Initiative launched at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference with the aim of increasing global soil organic carbon stocks by 0.4% annually as a strategy to improve food security and mitigate climate change.
The initiative encourages stakeholders to adopt regenerative agricultural practices such as agroecology and agroforestry and includes an international scientific program to support implementation.
Paul Luu, Executive Secretary 4 per 1000 Initiative: Soils for Food Security and Climate
“If we managed to increase the level of carbon stored in soils by just 0.4% in the top 40 centimetres every year on a global scale, this could offset the net carbon emissions linked to human activities during that same year”.
As a specialist in agricultural transition, regeneration and management of terrestrial ecosystems, Biosphères helps design agricultural and food systems with optimum energy efficiency to preserve ecosystems. We are partnering with them to conduct research and training on regenerative practices, and support us in the technical implementation of our regenerative projects.
The French National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and the Environment (INRAE) is a government agency whose mission is to generate and disseminate scientific knowledge to meet the challenges facing society in the fields of food, agriculture and the environment, and to mobilise this knowledge to support innovation, expertise and public policy.
Miimosa is a participatory financing platform dedicated to the agroecological transition, enabling citizens and companies to support sustainable agriculture and food projects in France by investing in the form of a matching donation or an interest-bearing loan. Since the beginning of 2024, we are partnering with Miimosa and Eloi (see below) to support small and medium-sized farms in their transition to agroecology thanks to renewable energies.
Eloi is a mission-driven French company founded in 2019 to facilitate the seamless transfer of farms to the next generation of farmers, and to promote sustainable agricultural practices. Eloi provides comprehensive support to both farm transferors and transferees, empowering them to adopt agroecological principles for a more resilient and environmentally conscious agricultural system. We are partnering with them on the Miimosa funding project.