[Event] Menard's Environmental Ambassadors Workshop 💡
Last week, we hosted a workshop in Montreal, gathering our Menard Environmental Ambassadors to align on practical solutions and measurable steps toward our 2030 environmental targets:
✅ Scope 1 & 2: 40% CO2 reduction
✅ Scope 3: 20% CO2 reduction
📍 The Maison du développement durable in Montreal provided an excellent venue to foster collaboration and drive concrete action.
Why this workshop matters:
✨ Learning from experience
Hearing about initiatives from different regions is invaluable. Did you know that Menard UK operates 72% of its equipment with HVO, a 100% renewable biofuel? Or that Menard France is investing in compact, efficient, and sustainable equipment like the E250 and CEC 8018? These are innovations we can all learn from.
👨🎓 Real results, not just goals
We discussed tangible outcomes that have already been achieved: MENARD USA, for instance, reduced its concrete’s emissions factor from 360 kg CO2/m³ in 2022 to 288 kg CO2/m³ in 2024, saving 5,000 tCO2e. These lessons pave the way for similar achievements globally.
🤝 Building actionable strategies
Participants worked in teams to identify specific actions that can make a difference across our business units:
📌 Reducing equipment idle time and improving maintenance
📌 Scaling up the use of alternative fuels like HVO
📌 Increasing the adoption of low-carbon concrete formulations
📌 Expanding dynamic compaction to reduce reliance on traditional materials
🎯 Moving from plans to action
At Menard, we’re not just setting targets—we’re making operational changes to achieve them. As a construction company, we acknowledge that our industry contributes significantly to global emissions and resource consumption. This responsibility motivates us to focus on tangible solutions: updating equipment, refining processes, and collaborating on innovative techniques that deliver measurable improvements.
A big thank you to everyone involved, including the teams from Menard, Remea, and ConeTec, for driving these discussions and helping turn plans into impactful results. Together, we’re building a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable future—one step at a time.
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