Barthelemy Philippe, edited by Gauthier Delomez 2:58 p.m., September 16, 2022

In anticipation of a tense winter on the electricity network, the government is asking companies to reduce their energy consumption by 10%.

Precisely, the global luxury giant, LVMH, will limit the duration of lighting in its offices.

The Air France company will for its part bet on teleworking to save energy.

Big business is responding to the government's call.

While groups are being asked to reduce their energy consumption by 10%, in anticipation of a tense winter on the electricity grid, some such as the global luxury giant LVMH have already presented their sobriety plan to contribute to the national effort.

Concretely, from October, the group's shops and offices will have to turn off their lighting between 10 p.m. and 7 a.m.

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LVMH is also committed to lowering the temperature of its sites by one degree in winter.

Employees are encouraged to moderate their electricity consumption with eco-gestures.

It is therefore necessary to remember to turn off the lights and screens when leaving your office, if possible by taking the stairs rather than the elevator.

With these measures, the luxury giant promises to reduce its energy consumption by 10% in one year.

Reinforcement of telework on the Air France side

On September 5, Air France presented its sobriety plan.

Here again, several decisions impact the staff, in particular the strengthening of telework for employees, who can work from home up to three days a week.

"This allows us, among other things, to close Air France's head office every Friday," explains Vincent Etchebehere, director of sustainable development for the airline.

"Thus, we save 3,000 megawatt hours per year, which is equivalent to the energy consumption of the equivalent of 200 homes in France."

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For large retailers, such as Leclerc, Carrefour, or Auchan, they had also agreed to the government's request for an energy sobriety plan from July.

Among the main measures, the extinction of illuminated signs as soon as the stores close and the reduction of the interior temperature to 17 degrees during peaks in electricity consumption.