LINK in motion 3 2 After analysing all the self-assessments, we will conduct a first biodiversity inventory for VIVESCIA farms across our territory, a crucial step for speeding up our response and providing 1 solutions for our food processing customers who are starting to work on the issue themselves. This tool will also become part of the TRANSITIONS programme, using indicators to help us better calibrate the biodiversity part of the agronomic framework. 1 PARTNERSHIP WITH SYMBIOSE VIVE SCIA _AGRI BEST _AFFI CHE_I MPRI MEUR. pdf 1 19/0 7/202 4 08:47 ON OUR COOPERATIVE TERRITORY: À P AR TIR DU A CCESSIBLE À T OUS LES SIMPLE, GR A 3 SEP TUIT TEMBRE A THE THREE PROJECTS ARE PROGRESSING! SSOCIÉS-COOPÉR A TEUR S ET R 202 APIDE 4 VIVESCIA 40MIN DIA VIVESCIA Group and its manufacturing subsidiaries are contributing GNOS TIC BIODIVER to funding three long-term projects, with a five-year action plan and LANCEZ-V SITE OUS DES MAINTENANT provisional budget. One of the main aims is to incentivise member- farmers to introduce practices that positively impact biodiversity, A •comprendre et évaluer les effets de vos p VEC L ’OUTIL r agricoles sur la biodiversité atiques and measure the extent to which such practices are implemented. •id A * entifier et visualiser les voies de progrès p GRIBES des p our r T , atiques agricoles en faveur de la b p iodiversité • ermettre à votre Coop ér ative de vous p V un accomp roposer OUS POURREZ agnement technique sur mesure et des formations adap tées DÉMARREZ DÈS MAINTENANT EN V OUS CONNEC T et d ANT SUR écouvrez notre esp avec d ace dédié sur tous les enjeux Biod es vidéos, un tutoriel, un guide b iversité iod iversité sur Arterre. Ce diagnostic biodiversité est proposé gr VIVESCIA. P atuitement à tous les associés-coopér our toute information, contactez votre agronome spécialisée sur l'eau et la biodiversité à biodiversite@v ateurs ivescia.com PROJECT AUBE *AgriBEST est un outil codéveloppé par La Coopération Agricole et CDC BIODIVERSITE 1 Protecting ponds in the Chaource region 30 ponds have been chosen for ecological maintenance operations Evaluating the impact of (dredging, clearing, tree pruning, etc.) that will begin in the autumn of 2024. Leading the initiative are 14 volunteer farmers as part of 2 our practices on biodiversity a CPSE project. will help us see more clearly 2 PROJECT MARNE where we have room for Creation and restoration of a green corridor across improvement. It will also allow 11 municipalities south of Châlons-en-Champagne us to anticipate forthcoming Five or six ponds restored or created, and 10 km of hedgerows planted in the autumn of 2024 by 13 volunteer farmers. international and European The financial support of VIVESCIA Group and its subsidiaries legislation, which is evolving (Malteurop, Délifrance, Grands Moulins de Paris) enabled the projects to obtain an 80% subsidy by the National Water Board very quickly on this issue. via the Green Investment Fund this year. 3 PROJECT ARDENNES MARIE THÉODORE Soft hydraulic techniques to combat soil erosion. VIVESCIA water and In 2023, six farmers planted 2.2 ha of grass strips, 1,180 linear metres biodiversity expert of hedgerows, and 265 linear metres of fascines as part of a five-year 2 CPSE agreement. 1. “Symbiose, pour des paysages de biodiversité” (“Symbiosis, for biodiverse landscapes”) is a 2. Environmental services contracts. non-profit umbrella group for managing biodiversity in the Champagne-Ardenne region, bringing together researchers, farmers, hunters, beekeepers, naturalists, technicians, funders and other interested parties. An environmental protection association that is officially recognised as being in the public interest, it comprises 28 member organisations in various categories (community associations, local authorities, professional farming groups). CONSOLIDATED REPORT 2023-2024 37