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Read our policy By 2025-04-03T13:46:00+01:00 La Française Real Estate Managers (REM) has added a senior co-living property in France to its portfolio The manager has invested an unspecified sum to acquire the property at 13 Avenue du Général Leclerc La Française REM said that the late 19th-century townhouse featuring a central building with two extending pavilions will be transformed into a 12-resident serviced shared senior living facility director of La Française REM’s healthcare real estate division said the refurbishment involves restorations and improvements that will enhance the environmental performance of the property “We are delighted to renew this transformation experience alongside Chez Jeannette an operator with whom we share a common vision of senior caregiving,” he added To read the latest IPE Real Assets magazine click here Copyright © 1997–2025 IPE International Publishers Limited Site powered by Webvision Cloud Choisy le Roi's traditional Fête de la Ville is already underway this Saturday free events are planned to showcase the town's facilities The city is pulling out all the stops on this summer's day a group lesson in the 2024 Olympic choreography with the École municipale de Danse as well as presentations of the city's summer programs and early childhood centers To mark the day after the fête de la musique an emblematic figure of pan-African roots reggae who has collaborated with major artists such as Soprano while celebrating the riches of his continent in song His Françafrique album won him a Victoire de la Musique award in 2003 in the Reggae/Ragga/World album category in the beautiful historic setting of the Parc de la Mairie many food trucks await us from 10am to 10.30pm Refer your establishment, click herePromote your event, click here © Sergio GraziaA media library as symbol © Sergio GraziaThe facility is covered with graduated-density expanded metal with this mesh sometimes covering the windows to filter the light and sometimes the facing of "rifle-barrel-blue" aluminum. 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The volumes are abstract, and the esthetics are inspired by the elementary shapes of harbor buildings in memory of the site's history. © Sergio GraziaUsing the exceptional location of this triangle-shaped plot the building speaks of a moored ship floating on planted ground in movement The library's name in the form of a neon sign will be attached to the upper part of the building to increase its visibility from the bridge and from the other side of the river From afar when the Seine exhales its winter mist You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email its boss told French weekly Journal du Dimanche."Our ambition is to achieve more revenue (from recycling and repair at Flins) than from assembling cars there," said Luca de Meo "And to generate more than a billion euros in turnover in the circular economy."This represents a little more than 2% of the Renault's total sales in 2020 The group will report its first-quarter sales on Thursday.Renault confirmed last year that it would stop assembling new cars at the Flins factory and turn the site into a research recycling and repair centre by 2024 in a move to save full-time jobs at the plant.The loss-making carmaker said it aimed to employ 3,000 people at the revamped site by 2030.Reporting by Mathieu Rosemainl Editing by Cynthia Osterman Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles., opens new tab , opens new tab Browse an unrivalled portfolio of real-time and historical market data and insights from worldwide sources and experts. , opens new tabScreen for heightened risk individual and entities globally to help uncover hidden risks in business relationships and human networks. © 2025 Reuters. All rights reserved Party General Secretary To Lam addresses the Vietnam–Kazakhstan Business Roundtable in Astana on May 6 as part of his ongoing state visit to Kazakhstan The Party and State of Vietnam highly value and create favourable conditions for religions to operate within the framework of the law The nationwide launch of major national projects in celebration of the 80th anniversary of National Day is scheduled for August 19 some deputies underlined the need for more clearly defined criteria for allowing teachers to work beyond the standard retirement threshold with particular concern expressed about its suitability in the pre-school and general education levels Sailing vessel 286-Le Quy Don of the Naval Academy and a delegation of the Vietnam People’s Navy left Nha Trang city the south central province of Khanh Hoa on May 5 for visits and exchanges with the navies of China and the Philippines The following is a list of selected news summaries reported last night by the Vietnam News Agency Stressing the importance of cooperation between the Senate of Kazakhstan and Vietnam’s National Assembly the two leaders agreed to promote collaboration increase delegation exchanges via parliamentary channels Party General Secretary To Lam praised the Vietnamese community in Kazakhstan for their integration into the local society as well as their solidarity and efforts to preserve the national identity Vietnam always values Sri Lanka’s invaluable support during its past struggle for national independence as well as in its ongoing renewal and international integration the full draft resolution on the supplementations and amendments to some articles of the 2013 Constitution and accompanying documents will be publicised for public comment Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev was present at the airport to welcome the Vietnamese leader and delegation Sri Lanka regards Vietnam as a source of inspiration and encouragement in its own quest for progress and recovery Leaders of Vietnam and Sri Lanka discussed and agreed on key directions to uplift bilateral relations to the next level during the state visit to Vietnam by Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Disanayaka on May 4-6 Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayaka expressed his belief that the steadfast friendship and enduring partnership between Sri Lanka and Vietnam will pave the way for a brighter future for both nations The decision paves the way for the streamlining of the political system's organisational apparatus with revisions focusing on the role of the Vietnam Fatherland Front The Cambodian official highlighted the pride of marching alongside forces from Vietnam marking the first time a Vietnamese-hosted parade featured foreign troops – a meaningful gesture in today’s global challenges The following is a brief review of the day’s events as reported by the Vietnam News Agency Party General Secretary To Lam said that this session is addressing numerous crucial issues he stressed that any constitutional amendments must strictly adhere to legal procedures and ensure broad public consultation Vietnam actively participates in international forums and supports the universalisation of the convention Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Minh Vu said Legislators will look into and adopt a resolution amending and supplementing several articles to the Constitution 2013 describing this a strategic task of both political and legal significance to institutionalise the Party’s major policies especially the reorganisation of the state apparatus towards a streamlined and efficient structure that is closer to the people and more responsive to reality 2008 by the Ministry of Information and Communications Email: vietnamplus@vnanet.vn Reproduction in any form is prohibited without written consent The aim of Groupe Renault’s circular activities is to extend the life of vehicles and components thereby reducing the use of .css-69ocsh .e1nwo5y93:hover+.e1nwo5y92{visibility:visible;}.css-3d6etj{cursor:help;border-bottom:1px dashed #2f2f46;}virgin materials.css-da3igk{background-color:#f2f2f2!important;box-shadow:0px 12px 16px -4px rgba(16 It has achieved this in different parts of the manufacturing process and across different brands remanufacturing vehicle components such as gear boxes and turbo compressors creating a second life for electric batteries Groupe Renault increased their ambition level and established ‘RE:Factory’ Europe’s first dedicated circular economycircular economyA systems solution framework that tackles global challenges like climate change driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution circulate products and materials (at their highest value) The Re-Factory is located in Flins about 40km west of Paris and will be the new hub for Groupe Renault’s circular economy activities The 237 hectare factory complex will be developed between 2021and 2024 in collaboration with a large network of partners and will support circular economy innovation across the full life-cycle of vehicles The top-line ambition for Re-Factory is to create mobility solutions with a negative CO2 balance by 2030 while at the same time generating employment for 3,000 people The complex will comprise an ecosystem of four interconnected and complementary areas: converting thermic vehicles to less carbon intense versions including a specialist 3D-printing service for the manufacturing of rare parts storage and management of green energies - ‘Re-energy’ give used batteries a second life and manage end of life batteries and the exploration of new energy sources such as hydrogen Optimise the management of resources to support the ecosystem - ‘Re-cycle’ the remanufacturing of parts and the reusereuseThe repeated use of a product or component for its intended purpose without significant modification Promote innovation and knowledge sharing - ‘Re-start’ Accelerating research and disseminating knowledge about the circular economy "We are the most engaged car manufacturer in the recycling and re-use business in Europe with a total turnover exceeding 500M€ a year." To meet the Paris Climate change agreement industry needs to consider its use of materials as well as energy located about half an hour from where the historic agreement was signed provides a great example of how a more circular management of materials can both reduce emissions associated with vehicle manufacturing It involves restoring an engine part that has been reclaimed from an old car to a condition that is as close to its original state and characteristics as possible The production of remanufactured automobile parts began in 1949 in Choisy-le-Roi the factory has been steadily diversifying its output to include injection pumps The remanufacturing operation relies on a reverse logisticsreverse logisticsSupply chains dedicated to the reverse flow of products and materials for the purpose of maintenance ecosystem of partner companies (see infographic) that collects the old parts and then sells on as genuine and guaranteed parts within the Renault sales network The parts are 40% less expensive than brand new parts but undergo the same quality control test as new parts the volume of engine parts that have been given a second life through remanufacturing is quite significant: Renault customers benefit not only from cheaper warranted parts but are also able to prolong the use of their vehicle by accessing spare parts which might otherwise have been discontinued Remanufacturing activities generated revenues of nearly €120 million in 2019 remanufacturing supports a skilled workforce and indeed this is one of the main constraints for further expansion of remanufacturing provides a good rationale for upskilling the workforce and providing increased job satisfaction to staff Remanufacturing also supports a local economy as parts should be refurbished in the area that they were generated or the carbon benefits could be negated through transportation The environmental benefits are significant Typical savings from the production of a remanufactured part are: On a global scale, the energy that could be saved as a result of remanufacturing could be equivalent to the amount of electricity produced by eight nuclear power stations. In 2021, after 71 years of continuous operation in Choisy-le-Roi, Renault’s remanufacturing hub will be transferred to the Re-factory in Flins. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation works to accelerate the transition to a circular economy. We develop and promote the idea of a circular economy, and work with business, academia, policymakers, and institutions to mobilise systems solutions at scale, globally. Charity Registration No. (England and Wales): 1130306 OSCR Registration No. (Scotland): SC043120 Ellen MacArthur Foundation ANBI RSIN (Netherlands): 8257 45 925 Groupe Renault today announces the transformation of its site in Flins to create the Re-FACTORY Europe’s first circular economy factory dedicated to mobility with a negative CO2 balance by 2030 which is part of the Group's transformation strategy will enable Renault to benefit from a rapidly growing source of value while reaffirming its industrial footprint in France the RE-FACTORY will host the renovation activities of Choisy-le-Roi Groupe Renault is planning support and training schemes for the employees of Flins and Choisy-le-Roi to develop their skills and aims to employ more than 3,000 people on the site by 2030 Chairman of the Board of Directors of Renault declared: "This announcement is the result of the remarkable work of Renault's teams and constructive consultation with our stakeholders The RE-FACTORY is a new breath of life for Renault its employees and for the entire region's dynamism This project is based on our pioneering commitment to the circular economy on our know-how and fully meets our ambition to positively transform our industry." The climate crisis and our customers’ expectations have prompted Groupe Renault to orient its strategy with strong ambitions in terms of the quality and durability of its products as well as the reduction of its carbon emissions Groupe Renault is convinced that the circular economy carries an extremely powerful growth potential the Group's ambition is to be one step ahead of the competition Flins will become a European reference in the circular economy RE-FACTORY will enable the Group to respond to the challenges facing mobility and automotive industry players today - and even more so tomorrow with an objective of a negative CO2 balance by 2030 is fully in line with the Group's global strategy by combining circular economy development of skills and the creation of new value-generating activities" will involve a large network of multisectoral partners (start-ups etc.) and will be structured around four activity centres whose expertise will support the vehicle's entire life cycle by acting on the main components of the circular economy (supply These four entities will be designed to interact with their environment (subsidiaries etc.) and will operate in an interconnected and complementary manner the RE-TROFIT centre will be able to send used parts to the RE-CYCLE centre and obtain renovated or reused parts in return The RE-CYCLE centre will also supply the other centres with parts and materials and will source used batteries from the RE-ENERGY centre to prepare them for new use in second life To find out more about this circular economy ecosystem: consult the press kit *In line with the Group's environmental strategy to achieve carbon neutrality in Europe by 2050 the Flins site aims to become the leading European site with a negative CO2 balance by 2030 based on the positive contribution of ecosystem activities to the decarbonisation of mobility: GROUPE RENAULT CREATES THE FIRST EUROPEAN FACTORY DEDICATED TO THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY OF MOBILITY IN FLINS Groupe Renault has manufactured cars since 1898 Today it is an international multi-brand group selling close to 3.8 million vehicles in 134 countries in 2019 12,700 points of sales and employing more than 180,000 people To address the major technological challenges of the future while continuing to pursue its profitable growth strategy Groupe Renault is focusing on international expansion it is drawing on the synergies of its five brands (Renault and its unique alliance with Nissan and Mitsubishi Motors With a 100% Renault owned team committed to the Formula 1 World Championship since 2016 a real vector for innovation and awareness Or Montrouge and the café La poule au gibier condenses Doisneau’s incredible talent for composing his narrative with everyday characters When Philippe Apeloig discovered the originals in the company of the “demoiselles Doisneau” the 130 photographs had been cropped “excessively” the layout artist may have wanted to emphasize the photographer’s humanist side or rather “with equal fluidity” seduced by “these inexhaustible images how can you imagine a city where there’s nothing to read…” Consequence: the format had to be enlarged (230 x 265 mm) there was no question of crushing these towns progressively deprived of bistros “it’s the gas pumps that have taken their place” The white page is a signature that makes you float: “Graphic design is like a building It’s impossible to compete with photography.” “Only photography can give people that air of family that it is almost impossible to render in writing” Philippe Apeloig has made a few changes to make the book easier to read such as adding captions at the head of each chapter while retaining the essential twentieth-century vague à l’âme Cendrars and Doisneau have become like brothers in La Banlieue de Paris so aptly moving in his robinsonnades and friendships: “Only photography can give people that air of family that it is almost impossible to render in writing.” The volume ends with a text by Claude Leroy and an exchange of letters between Cendrars and Doisneau Read More : Motohashi Seiichi and Robert Doisneau Meet in Tokyo Don’t miss the latest photographic news, subscribe to Blind’s newsletter. You’re getting blind.Don’t miss the best of visual arts Subscribe for $7 per month or $84 $70 per year The municipal festival of France’s Choisy-le-Roi city which highlighted Vietnam as this year’s theme took place along the bank of the Seine River last weekend A stall at the festival run by the city's chapter of the France - Vietnam Friendship Association Photos on Vietnam by Thiery Beyne on display at the festival  The event featured spaces introducing Vietnamese villages,food Also on display were photos on Vietnam by ThieryBeyne who now lives and works as a photographer in the Southeast Asiancountry.On the occasion a flower mural along the bank of the Seinewas inaugurated iswhere the two negotiation delegations of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam andthe Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of Southern Vietnamstayed during the negotiations on the Paris Peace Accords on ending war andresuming peace in Vietnam from 1968 to 1973 the local authoritiesinaugurated a special square named ‘Paris Agreement’.-VNA By 2021-04-12T13:23:00+01:00 FRANCE: Île-de-France tram line T9 opened on April 10 connecting Porte de Choisy metro station with Place Gaston Viens in Orly in the southeast suburbs of Paris and uses reserved track with priority at junctions Porte de Choisy provides an interchange with metro Line 7 and tram T3a Local bus routes have also been reconfigured T9 is the first project to be entirely managed by Île-de-France Mobilités from studies to construction The total cost was €404m for the infrastructure and €75m for the vehicles funded by the Île-de-France region (52·5%) the Département of Val-de-Marne (21%) the city of Paris (3%) and Grand Paris-Orly Seine Bièvre (1%) and tracklaying got underway in February 2019 More than 1 700 trees have been planted along the route Alstom has supplied a fleet of 22 Citadis X05 trams ordered in November 2016 These are 45 m long and have a capacity of 314 passengers They were designed and manufactured at Alstom’s La Rochelle site The vehicles have eight double-doors per side and wide and well-lit gangways to smooth passenger flows eight wide multimedia screens for visual display maps The trams feature a custom ‘light signature’ developed by Alstom’s Design & Styling team in partnership with design agency Saguez & Partners LED lights fitted inside and out are designed to ensure a clear views of the doors opening and closing with a line of red lights when the doors close green when they open and a continuous white line when the tram is in motion The trams were delivered between November 2019 and December 2020 in accordance with the initial timeframe which had envisaged opening last year Île-de-France Mobilités has also ordered 13 similar trams for Line T10 which will connect Clamart to Anthony are operated by Keolis under a 5½ year contract awarded in 2019 The end-to-end journey time on T9 is 29 min around half the journey time on bus Route 183 which the tramway has replaced every 6 min off peak and up to every 20 min in the late evenings Between 70 000 and 80 000 passengers a day are expected to use the line A southern extension to Orly airport is being considered as well as a northern extension to Place d’Italie FRANCE: Transport Minister Patrice Vergriete joined Paris Transport Authority CEO Jean Castex President of Île-de-France région Valérie Pécresse and Mayor of Paris Anne Hidalgo at a ceremony on April 5 marking the opening of an extension of tram Line T3b across the northwest of the capital FRANCE: Celebrations on June 24 marked the opening of Paris tram Line T10 which runs 6·8 km from Jardin Parisien in Clamart to La-Croix-de-Berny in Antony including connections to RER Line B and TVM buses at La-Croix-de-Berny and to tram T6 at .. FRANCE: A major programme of renewal and renovation has begun on the T1 tramway which runs through the suburbs north of Paris Essential digital access to quality FT journalism on any device Complete digital access to quality FT journalism with expert analysis from industry leaders Complete digital access to quality analysis and expert insights complemented with our award-winning Weekend Print edition Terms & Conditions apply Discover all the plans currently available in your country Digital access for organisations. Includes exclusive features and content. See why over a million readers pay to read the Financial Times. A brightly lit window offers a glimpse of Lahcen, a 41-year-old Moroccan migrant, as he prays at his home in Paris during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. He is one of millions of Muslims living in France, which is home to the largest Islamic minority in Europe. But the strictly secular country has struggled to assimilate this population, mostly made up of descendants of immigrants from ex-colonies, who often feel shut out of mainstream society and jobs. Lahcen takes a photo of himself in the Paris suburb of Mantes-la-Jolie. He has been living in the French capital for ten years now, and says that practicing Islam in France is becoming increasingly difficult. He is concerned by laws that affect Muslims in the country, such as a ban on the full-face veil being worn in public. "The law is an attempt to create an Islam that the French can accept," he said. Chehrazad is a Muslim woman of Moroccan origin who lives in Mantes-la-Jolie and is directly affected by such legislation. The 36-year-old works as a secretary in a notary's office, where she has to remove her headscarf due to a law banning their use in the civil service. High-rise apartment blocks are seen in Choisy-le-Roi, part of the Parisian suburbs which are home to a large Muslim population. Muslims queue up to buy traditional sweets for their first Iftar meal, used to break their fast after sundown during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Chehrazad leaves work at a Parisian notary's office, where she is not able to wear her headscarf. She shops for bread at a market in the Parisian suburb of Mantes-la-Jolie. Chehrazad looks at clothes while out shopping. Chehrazad prays in her Mantes-la-Jolie apartment. Hamza, 28, an unemployed immigrant from Algeria points at a picture of a ship that reminds him of his journey to Paris. Lahcen works at a fruit and vegetable stall in Aligre Market, Paris. A woman wearing a headscarf walks down a street in Paris. Lahcen walks past a group of Muslim women at a metro station. He waits to cross a busy street lit up at night. Lahcen talks to fellow worshippers outside a mosque. Wearing a T-shirt with an explicit slogan, Lahcen prepares his breakfast at home during Ramadan. Photographing the daily life of Muslims in Paris is a challenge. I discovered this by throwing myself into the project, which rapidly became a story of failed encounters, rejection and disappointment. Among the people I met, the fear of prejudice towards the Muslim world was intense, as was the worry that cliches about the community could be fuelled or spread by images. I met a good number of people as part of my investigation. The first few were in the suburbs of Paris, home to a large Muslim community. In Vitry-sur-Seine, I met four twenty-somethings of North African origin sitting outside a church. I explained my project to them and their suspicions were quickly aroused. I was asked about my job, the reasons for my project and why I was interested in them. They worried about how my images would be used. One of them took me for a spy. A contact put me in touch with a Salafist – a follower of a strict kind of Sunni Islam – who prayed with others in a garage at Mantes-la-Jolie. The originality of the place cried out to me. I met him, we talked through a week of long negotiations and he said the project was possible. But that was before the end of June, when the arrest of six suspected Islamists in the Ile-de-France region made the meeting difficult. In the end, I wasn’t allowed to photograph either the people or the place. Another contact put me in touch with Chehrazad, 36, a Muslim woman of Moroccan origin, who is employed at a public notary’s office and normally wears a headscarf, but is now forced to remove it due to a law banning headscarves in the civil service. Her French husband agreed that I could follow her life for a day. I went with her to the market, to her work and home. For her, covering her head was a case of individual choice: “Wearing the veil is a personal desire to protect my modesty,” she told me. Still in Mantes-la-Jolie, I met a French woman wearing a headscarf who was a convert to Islam. When I explained my project to her, she seemed keen to show her everyday life and arranged a meeting near her house over the phone. But when her husband arrived he refused to let me photograph his wife. I left disappointed and empty-handed. It was no longer a question of religion, but of culture. With so little luck in the suburbs, I turned to Paris itself. At the capital’s Aligre market, I ran into Lahcen, a practicing Muslim. I know him well – he’s my grocer. I explained my project and he opened his door to me with a smile. I followed his everyday life, from his home to the mosque to his work. Lahcen says practicing Islam in France is becoming more and more difficult, and that French laws specifically target Muslims, such as a ban on the full-face veil being worn in public. "The law is an attempt to create an Islam that the French can accept," he said. I tried to use Ramadan as an opportunity to take photographs inside a mosque of men praying, but I was forbidden. And yet, I am Muslim, I speak Arabic. I thought that this cultural and religious proximity would have made an exchange easier. I was wrong. Stereotypes and prejudices are strong and there is a real fear of images. What will you do with them? How will you use them? To what ends? Everyone I met was worried about the image and its propagation. In the age of social media, there is a fear of misinformation. I wanted to fight cliches, but how can you start when no one will open their door to you? This subject needs time, patience, perseverance and willpower. Even with all that, you’re not guaranteed success. There are five million Muslims in France, and there are plenty of reasons why they might feel afraid or suspicious. France is strictly secular and has struggled to integrate its Islamic population. Many feel alienated by the last government’s decision to ban face veils in public, and by a law banning headscarves in school. According to the Committee against Islamophobia in France, anti-Muslim incidents have been on the rise in recent years. Just this month, a soldier was arrested in Lyon on suspicion of planning to shoot at a mosque during the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. From the ban on the full veil, to the incident of Mohammed Merah, an Islamist who killed seven people stereotypes surrounding the Muslim world abound here. In this climate, documenting the lives of France’s Muslims is difficult to say the least. The need for uninterrupted traffic flow – with the exception of a two hour break at night – represented the point of departure for the project’s technical and architectural design. It resulted in the bridge being designed as a straight double beam preassembled on one side of the railway lines which was then pushed out over the tracks in two operations, a solution that ensured that the overall span did not require any intermediate supports. The infrastructure is contained within in a silvered perforated aluminium grid inspired by the wrapping of the Pont Neuf bridge by Christo and Jeanne-Claude creates a memorable and poetic image without in any way interfering with the specifically technical aspects of the construction The grid creates a pleat that provides the bridge with a fabric-like sensuality while simultaneously revealing the presence of the structure This aspect is further emphasised by the green colour that is used especially successful when lit up at night The result is that the grid offers a highly distinctive atmosphere when crossing the bridge by car or on foot surrounding and framing the views at either end The bridge presents itself as a uniting object whether seen from above or from a distance Its unambiguous technology provides a highly visible expression of the link created over the railway tracks and leading into the city It is an approach that also places emphasis on the “poetry of useful objects” a way of inserting itself into the city that avoids any need for formal gestures an efficient yet familiar object able to play a vital role in this rapidly changing urban environment and develop practices that enable greater value to be recovered during remanufacturing processes The company has been able to increase profit margin whilst still producing components of the highest quality consideration goes into creating a product that is intended to be remanufactured a number of times Caterpillar’s remanufacturing activity began in 1973 and has since grown to encompass nine locations around the world employing over 3600 people in a business model with an emphasis on component recovery challenges do still remain and the 2012 report Towards the Circular Economy highlighted significant economic benefit to be gained in this industry especially through improvements in vehicle design and establishing professional refurbishing systems Heavy machinery manufacturer Caterpillar is often seen as leading in developing practices and new technologies that enable greater value to be recovered during the remanufacturing process Caterpillar’s remanufacturing activity has been improved and expanded; now employing over 3600 people worldwide the company has been able to increase profit margin whilst still producing components of the highest quality by replacing products before they break and rebuilding them with a mixture of new and used parts The circular economy framework places emphasis on the importance of designing effective products and systems rather than aiming solely for efficiency Caterpillar have employed this strategy in their own product design and rather than aiming to use less and less material increasing amounts of consideration goes into creating a product that is intended to be remanufactured a number of times Cat estimate that 35% of their costs lie in overheads while the majority – 65% – are materials costs So salvaging materials gives a greater business advantage for the company over their competitors where goals are often focused on driving down overhead costs Using less material may allow you to sell that first unit more easily/cheaply – but it doesn’t form a relationship with the customer in the long term for reduced owning and operating costs People think it means washed, painted, repaired, second hand and so on. It’s a challenge to convince and educate the consumer that they’re getting the same performance at 50-60% of the cost of new. Matt Bulley, EAME Product Manager, Managing Director I’ll turn rubbish into gold,” cries the villain in Aladdin And we are doing something similar with cars that have reached the end of their lives When we make trims for the New ZOE from scrapped seatbelts or power buildings with old electric car batteries some keep chickens to make use of their food waste some buy their reconditioned smartphones on BackMarket and some fix their cars with second-hand parts Most of us take part in the circular economy We may not all be perfectly green citizens complete with compost bins and eco-toilets, but individual eco-awareness is still spreading like a Mexican wave around a football stadium. And that’s a good thing. Because without wanting to serve up another sermon of doom, let’s not forget that in 2019 it would have taken “1.75 planets to meet humanity’s needs without jeopardising those of future generations”[1] It’s not news to anybody that we need to change our economic model by using as few resources as possible and recycling when we can for storing renewable energy or providing power for buildings Reconditioning used vehicle components is nothing new to Renault the Renault plant has been giving spare parts a second life for 70 years where around 30,000 engines and gearboxes are manually stripped out Reconditioning has recently been extended to mechatronic parts and electronic circuit boards These components are then offered for standard exchange at reduced prices The plant is the only one of its kind and a benchmark for the circular economy in France and it won the Trophée de l’Economie circulaire awarded by France’s Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development The circular economy also involves thinking in terms of the entire product life cycle It’s not just a matter of factoring in the power consumption every time it dries your socks but also its more general impact on the environment from production right through to its end of life This perspective is a better guide for knowing whether it’s worth carrying on using a product – like a smoky old car – or else recycling and replacing it with something else – like an electric vehicle with recycled fabrics The circular economy is a chance to turn the clock back and revisit some time-honoured practices The modern equivalent of bartering a flint blade for a buffalo hide is called Vinted the community platform for selling and swapping clothes online and the trading of skills between the nomadic clans of the Palaeolithic is nowadays Stootie and that of course applies to the automotive sector too You’ve already heard of these shared mobility services but what you might not know is that Groupe Renault is even now working on the next phase has been classed as an offence in France since 2015 [3] In compliance with the European regulation of 2015 [4] In compliance with the European regulation of 2006 [5] Groupe Renault is a signatory to the French Roadmap for the Circular Economy the purpose of which is to aim at 100% recycled plastics in France by 2025 Back to the Top story « Circular economy: aboard a virtuous model » But the capital is not the only one to be decked out in lights for the occasion the 94 is definitely in the festive spirit We've put together a roundup of the fireworks displays to be enjoyed in the Val-de-Marne for the Fête Nationale on July 13 and 14 And don't forget to stay tuned: this guide is updated as we post new listings and conduct research To make sure you don't miss out on any July 14th events in the Val-de-Marne don't hesitate to keep this page and check it regularly between now and the big day Fête nationale in Cachan (94): Fireworks and popular ball on July 14, 2024The town of Cachan is organizing its traditional Fête nationale fireworks display on July 14, 2024, accompanied by a popular ball! [Read more] Fête nationale in Santeny (94): DJ set and fireworks on July 12, 2024This Friday, July 12, 2024, the town of Santeny celebrates the Fête Nationale, with fireworks and a DJ dance party. [Read more] Happy Bastille Day and Bastille Day to all Today's print edition Home Delivery Nerima Art Museum is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a special exhibition on the French impressionist landscape painter Alfred Sisley (1839-1899) Sisley met fellow impressionists Claude Monet Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Jean Frederic Bazille when he studied at the Swiss artist Charles Gleyre's atelier.googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1499653692894-0'); }); this exhibition looks at Sisley's final years from the 1870s to the 1890s explores his various depiction of the banks of the River Seine and examines how the artist's style of impressionism influenced Japanese artists A total of 60 works by the artist will be exhibited Nerima Art Museum; 1-36-16 Nukui, Nerima-ku, Tokyo. Nakamurabashi Stn. 10 a.m.-6 p.m. ¥1,000. 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