Manitou Group Takes Part in the COP21 Debates

• Manitou Group is aware of its responsibility in the challenges related to its markets. The group’s presence at the COP21 is in line with its CSR commitment. 
• This showcase allows the group to deepen the reach of its messages to push this industry forward. 
• Manitou Group is also proving that a French intermediate-sized company can make its business model evolve to develop sustainable solutions. 

Manitou Group will attend the COP21, the UN climate conference (30 November to11 December), which brings together those governments keen to conclude a new global agreement on climate change. The group will be present within the Business Hub to share its CSR commitments and to deepen the reach of its messages within its sector.

Conscious of the economic, environmental and global societal issues related to its machine handling business, Manitou Group has committed to an ambitious CSR policy to offer a sustainable response to tomorrow’s needs. This commitment is based on three pillars: offer sustainable solutions, born by women and men of the group, in close collaboration with the supply chain.

Manitou Group was asked by the non-profit organisation “Responding To Climate Change” (RTCC), observers accredited by the United Nations Convention Framework on Climate Change, to intervene at the conference centre, the beating heart of the COP21, where only persons accredited by the United Nations can enter (government representatives, media, observers and business representatives).

In this context and via its membership to the ‘Comite 21’ (regional sustainable development network) Manitou Group will take part in three events:

• Tuesday 02/12 : 11h00, studio of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 

1. TV INTERVIEW of Michel Denis on Manitou Group’s involvement into the COP21. 

• Tuesday 02/12 : 17h00 – 18h30, business hub (Paris room) 

Round table: Sustainable Agriculture, Land management, Food Security & Rural Development

1. > Intervention of Michel Denis, President & CEO, Manitou Group, in presence of: 

• Dr Enrique DIAZ (President) – Agrobanco 
• Mrs Rita Maria ZNIBER (CEO) – Diana Holding 
• Mr Claude FROMAGEOT (Director) – Yves Rocher Foundation 

Conference ‘Define circular economy in the Pays de la Loire region’

1. Intervention of Aude Brezac, CSR Manager, Manitou Group 

14h00-14h30, Comite 21/ Club France, Grand Palais

Agora ‘concrete solutions for climate change’

1. Intervention of Aude Brezac, CSR Manager Manitou Group – REDUCE program 

Michel Denis, President and CEO, Manitou Group: ‘we are aware that our markets are incurring important changes. Our intention is to demonstrate that in developing solutions differently, responsibly, we can not only conserve resources but also bring additional value to the customer.

We wish to prove with tangible actions that the social and environmental responsibility is part of a corporate strategy based on sustainable partnerships with all stakeholders.’