Environment

Simplified GHG balance sheet: you have until December 31, 2022

Publié le null - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

Your company has between 251 and 500 employees? Did you benefit from the appropriations made available under the “Recovery Plan” mission? In this case, you must prepare and submit your simplified greenhouse gas emissions balance (GHG balance) before December 31, 2022.

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What is the Simplified GHG Balance Sheet?

The Simplified GHG Balance Sheet, also called the Simplified Climate Balance Sheet, allows companies who have received as of 1er January 2021 government support under the Recovery Plan to publish their greenhouse gas emissions stationary energy sources (ovens, boilers, turbines...) and motive (land, air...).

This review has several objectives:

  • Reduce the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere.
  • Structuring the company’s environmental policy.
  • Assess company dependence and carbon vulnerability.
  • Involve employees and company partners.

The Simplified GHG Balance Sheet should be updated and made public every three years. The data transmitted may be used for statistical studies.

This balance sheet must be drawn up before 31 December 2022 for companies with between 251 and 500 employees.

Please note

For companies supported by the Recovery Plan and employing between 51 and 250 employees, the Simplified GHG Balance Sheet must be prepared before 31 December 2023.

How do I establish my simplified GHG balance sheet?

In order to establish and file your simplified GES balance sheet, you must go on site Simplified Climate Balance Sheets set up by the Environment and Energy Management Agency (Ademe).

This site allows you to calculate your company’s simplified GHG balance using the calculation method desired by the environmental code.

The data transmitted may be used for statistical studies.

Please note

There is no penalty for poor company performance.