Our corporate social responsibility (CSR)

NaTran's CSR policy is based on 4 key areas of focus, broken down into 13 commitments, which stem directly from our raison d'être.

• A1 - Contribute to national security of supply
• A2 - Promote affordable and sustainable access to energy
• A3 - Ensure the integrated global safety of our activities
• A4 - Carry out our missions and activities ethically

• B1 - Decarbonise the gas chain and strengthen climate resilience
• B2 - Reduce our impact and help to restore biodiversity
• B3 - Use resources sparingly and develop the circular economy 

• C1 - Work with local players and industries to make the energy transition a reality
• C2 - Meet our customers' energy needs and support the decarbonisation of their energy use
• C3 - Cooperate with our suppliers to build a value chain that respects planetary boundaries
  
   

• D1 - Promote a safe and healthy working environment for our employees and contractors
• D2 - Develop the employability and commitment of our employees
• D3 - Promote inclusion, equality and gender diversity.
  
   

For 15 years, NaTran has been striving to minimise its GHG emissions (mainly methane and CO2) throughout the gas transmission value chain. Since 2022, the company’s actions have reduced its industrial GHG emissions by more than 19% compared to 2019. NaTran is targeting a 40% reduction in 2030 (compared to 2019), in line with the Paris Agreements.

• Reducing methane emissions: Alongside other major stakeholders committed to reducing methane emissions, NaTran is a member of the Methane Guiding Principles and l’OGMP 2.0.
  
  Its R&D has led to various innovations (Gas booster, Quick Booster Access, Detox Ton Réseau, Blue-flame Burning of 100% of methane). As a result, over the past five years, 90% of the methane that was once discharged into the atmosphere during works has been recovered. In 2022, this rate rose to 97%.
• Reducing CO₂ emissions : the energy consumption required to compress gas for transmission is the main source of NaTran’s CO₂ emissions. NaTran is constantly improving its infrastructure. It identifies its most energy-efficient operating plans on a daily basis to reduce these emissions. The company is developing an Energy Management System that is subject to international ISO 50.001 certification. Efforts are also underway to minimise the carbon impacts caused during works, and to work with our Suppliers to decarbonise our purchases.

A new challenge is on the horizon for NaTran, its partners and national and international bodies: to define and harmonise transparent, fair methods to assess the quantities of GHG emissions avoided upstream and downstream of the “gas transmission” link within the overall carbon footprint. To rise to this challenge, and with the support of the consulting firm Carbone 4, NaTran has undertaken a mission as part of the Net Zero Initiative – a project supported by ADEME, the Ministry of the Ecological Transition, and twenty-one other companies.

With 32,000 km of easement strips and nearly 10,000 surface facilities spread over 5,000 sites, biodiversity and land use are major environmental issues for NaTran. The company seeks to reconcile the development and maintenance of its facilities with the preservation and maintenance of ecosystems. This is a real challenge, since 8,000 km of pipelines are located in protected natural areas. In 2023, NaTran, working together with CDC Biodiversité (a subsidiary of the Caisse des Dépôts, a French public sector financial institution), committed to its first Global Biodiversity Score (GBS) biodiversity footprint measurement. 

• Avoid, reduce and offset impacts: NaTran primarily aims to avoid environmental impacts in connection with its projects and works. For non-avoidable impacts, the company seeks out reduction and offsetting solutions based on the Avoid-Reduce-Offset (ARO) model. The company is supported by monitoring contracts with offsetting operators and partners (Natural Space Conservatories, environmental non-profit organisations, Regional Natural Parks, etc.) 
• Work towards “zero synthetic phytosanitary products”: Maintain easement strips in a logical, sustainable way: NaTran uses logical, sustainable actions to maintain its easement strips (late mowing, mowing with grass removal, mowing at height, etc.). These practices are defined in consultation with specialised partners. They minimise impacts on fauna and flora, and present opportunities to create green biodiversity corridors.
• Work towards “zero synthetic phytosanitary products”: 100% of the major NaTran sites are maintained without synthetic phytosanitary products. In total, at the end of 2022, 70% of the 5,000 company sites applied the so-called “zero phyto” policy. The rollout is ongoing, in conjunction with its partners. Working alongside local partners, NaTran is gradually implementing ecological management plans on major sites to promote the return of biodiversity. 
• Support and education: NaTran has signed a partnership agreement with the French Federation of Regional Natural Parks and 13 Regional Natural Parks. The company is also a member of the Linear Infrastructure and Biodiversity Club (CILB). NaTran uses this consortium to expand knowledge in the area of ecology and infrastructure and to co-finance research work. NaTran has also renewed its commitment to being a “Enterprise committed to Nature – Act4Nature France ». The initiative aims to mobilise companies about their direct and indirect impacts, their dependencies, and possible actions they can take to support nature.

NaTran promotes a culture of energy savings and developing a circular economy to support both the regions and public and private stakeholders.  
This entails a range of challenges: on the one hand, moving towards the energy efficient and responsible consumption of natural resources and primary raw materials; on the other, preventing the production of waste or, in order of priority, reusing, recycling or recovering this waste.

• Develop renewable and low-carbon gases: NaTran is constantly innovating to develop its practices and contribute to the deployment of renewable and low-carbon energy solutions. Its support for sustainable local energy solutions promotes energy efficiency and the reduced use of fossil gases. The interlinking nature of its transmission network promotes solidarity between the regions. Its anaerobic digestion, pyrogasification and hydrothermal gasification facilities also offer local alternatives for recovering generated organic and industrial waste as part of a circular economy. The target for 2030 is to have an annual renewable gas production capacity of 60 TWh per year connected to the networks.
• Manage, avoid, reduce and recover NaTran’s waste: NaTran pays particular attention how the waste generated by its activities is managed. Waste registers are used at all its sites and worksites to optimise their management from an environmental performance standpoint. These measures include tertiary sorting (paper, plastics, cans, etc.), industrial sorting (inert waste and hazardous waste), and worksite sorting (wood, scrap metal, rubble, soil). Many actions are underway to reduce and recover waste, including: on-site crushing of rubble and pebbles, prioritisation of recycling channels, internal communication actions, collection of textiles and discarded personal electrical and electronic equipment, etc. Waste recovery has improved significantly from 74% in 2017 to 99% in 2022.

Dans le cadre de la CSRD, NaTran publie en 2026 un rapport de durabilité validé par le Conseil d’Administration, supervisé par le Directeur RSE et rendu public pendant cinq ans.

La démarche RSE de NaTran repose sur la coopération avec les parties prenantes et une gouvernance interne intégrée, pour garantir la cohérence entre engagements, actions et résultats.
 

La démarche RSE est le fruit d’une co-construction avec plus de 50 parties prenantes internes et externes, ayant abouti à des engagements clairs assortis d’indicateurs de suivi. 

Le Conseil des parties prenantes (clients, territoires, monde agricole, fournisseurs, associations environnementales) contribue depuis 2024 à l’évaluation de la performance globale, au questionnement stratégique et au dialogue avec le Comité Exécutif et le Conseil d’Administration.

Une centaine d’éco-leaders contribuent à l’acculturation des salariés, et un pilote est identifié pour chacun des 13 engagements.

Chaque engagement est piloté par des responsables identifiés sous la coordination du Directeur RSE, avec un suivi mensuel au COMEX via le tableau de bord de la performance globale.

Le rapprochement entre la direction RSE et la direction financière traduit la volonté de NaTran d’associer performances financières et extra-financières, avec des indicateurs audités et publiés dans la Déclaration de Performance Extra-Financière.

Nous agissons depuis plus de 15 ans pour réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre sur l’ensemble de la chaîne de valeur du transport de gaz. Grâce à des actions continues, NaTran a réduit de plus de 19 % ses émissions industrielles de GES depuis 2022 et vise une réduction de 40 % à l’horizon 2030, en cohérence avec les objectifs de l’Accord de Paris.

Engagée dans les initiatives Methane Guiding Principles et OGMP 2.0, NaTran mobilise des innovations R&D (équipements de récupération, optimisation des interventions) pour récupérer jusqu’à 97 % du méthane autrefois émis lors des travaux.

NaTran améliore ses infrastructures de compression, déploie un Système de Management de l’Énergie ISO 50001 et agit sur la décarbonation de ses travaux et achats en lien avec ses fournisseurs.

NaTran travaille avec Carbone 4 dans le cadre de la Net Zero Initiative, soutenue par l’ADEME et le ministère de la Transition écologique, pour harmoniser les méthodes de calcul des émissions évitées en amont et en aval du transport de gaz.

Avec plus de 32 000 km de bandes de servitude et près de 10 000 installations réparties sur 5 000 emprises foncières, la préservation de la biodiversité et des sols est un enjeu majeur. Nous concilions le développement et l’entretien de nos infrastructures avec la protection des écosystèmes, y compris dans des zones naturelles sensibles.

NaTran privilégie l’évitement des impacts environnementaux, puis met en œuvre réduction et compensation avec des partenaires spécialisés (Conservatoires d’espaces naturels, Parcs naturels régionaux, opérateurs de compensation).

Fauche tardive, enlèvement des résidus, zéro produit phytosanitaire de synthèse sur 100 % des grands sites : NaTran limite les impacts sur la faune et la flore et favorise les continuités écologiques.

En 2023, NaTran a réalisé sa première évaluation de son empreinte biodiversité avec CDC Biodiversité (référentiel GBS), en s’appuyant sur le référentiel Global Biodiversity Score (GBS), L’entreprise travaille avec les Parcs naturels régionaux (PNR), la ligue de protection des oiseaux (LPO), le Cerema, des conservatoires d’espaces naturels et participe à l’initiative Act4Nature France pour la restauration des milieux et la sensibilisation.

NaTran réduit la consommation de ressources, valorise les déchets et développe des solutions énergétiques renouvelables et locales.

Méthanisation, pyrogazification et gazéification hydrothermale valorisent des déchets organiques en ressources énergétiques locales. NaTran vise 60 TWh de gaz renouvelable raccordés aux réseaux d’ici 2030.

Tri à la source, concassage des gravats sur site, recyclage prioritaire et réemploi d’équipements ont porté le taux de valorisation des déchets à 98 % en 2024.

Depuis 2022, NaTran collecte des rebus métalliques issus de la maintenance et des chantiers au profit de l’association Les P’tits Doudous, qui améliore l’accueil des enfants opérés à l’hôpital. Résultat : 926 tonnes de déchets métalliques et 443 kg de câbles valorisés, soit environ 1 200 tonnes de CO₂ évitées selon les facteurs de l’ADEME.