Environmental dynamics for the territories

 
Since 1992, the non-profit organisation Orée brings companies and local authorities together so as to develop a joint reflection on their environmental impacts and, in particular, on environmental management and its practical implementation at the landscape level.
 
 
The name Orée, chosen by the founding Chairman in reference to a quote from Henry David Thoreau’s work, Walden or life in the woods: “As the economy advances, the edge of the woods retreats”, illustrates the spirit of this association, eager to offer solutions which compensate for the effects of blind economic growth, detrimental to nature, in an effort to reconcile economy and ecology. The spirit of the association is reflected in its 7 priorities

Eco design platform

http://ecoconception.oree.org.en

 

 

 

Every product and service impacts on the environment. The ecodesign is a preventive approach of continual improvement, which consists in reducing the negative impacts of the products during its whole life cycle, from the extraction of the raw materials to the product recycling, while conserving or optimizing its functionality and performance.

 

The ecodesign platform gives you the opportunity to discover on your own the ecodesign approach, and to help you in your progress if you are already familiar with the approach.

 

 

News

 

  • Orée is in the press !

Houdet, J., Trommetter, M., Weber, J., 2011. "Understanding changes in business strategies regarding biodiversity and ecosystem services", Ecological Economics. 


“Innovative accountability methods for biodiversity”, dans Business 2020, Vol. 6, Issue 1  (revue du Secrétariat de la CDB), juin 2011

  • Special issue "Promoting business reporting standards for biodiversity and ecosystem services". Click here !