Discover the commitments behind the Canal
Find here the structural commitments of the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe and the project partners.
Discover the commitments behind the Canal
Find here the structural commitments of the Société du Canal Seine-Nord Europe and the project partners.
The SCSNE Supervisory Board met this Thursday, June 29, in Lille, in the presence of Professor Peter Balász, coordinator of the North Sea-Mediterranean multimodal European corridor. Numerous items were on the agenda, including the renewal of Europe's commitment to the Seine-Nord Europe Canal, High Environmental Quality (HQE) certification for the project, and the adoption of the SCSNE's innovation policy.
A new fundamental step for the continuation of the Seine-Nord Europe Canal has just been taken: the financing of 405 million euros under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) , a program for financing infrastructure projects in the energy, transport and telecommunications sectors in Europe.
For the first time for the Canal project, the funding rate has increased to 50% of the construction costs, compared to 40% previously. This funding covers the construction work for section 1 of the Canal between Compiègne and Passel in the Oise department, as well as all the costs of studies, procedures, and preparatory work for all sections of the project.
The Seine-Nord Europe Canal, as a component of the Seine-Escaut cross-border link project, is governed by a European implementing decision which entered into force on June 27, 2019. This decision establishes a detailed roadmap for the construction of an interconnected wide-gauge river network in North-West Europe. It incorporates ambitious objectives in terms of sustainable development, the achievement of which determines the allocation of European funding.
Added June 30, 2023 - Updated June 30, 2023
The Seine-Nord Europe Canal Company has received HQE Sustainable Infrastructure certification from CERTIVEA for its "Program" phase . This certification attests that the first phase of the project was carried out in an exemplary manner to meet the four major challenges of sustainable development: quality of life, respect for the environment, economic performance and responsible management.
The certification framework comprises four sustainable development commitments and 17 objectives. SCSNE conducted a diagnostic assessment, identified the project's challenges, and translated these objectives into over 200 actions. Audits are carried out at each stage of development, and the objectives are integrated into SCSNE's public procurement contracts. The HQE certificate recognizes SCSNE's environmental performance and highlights its efforts to implement environmentally responsible practices throughout the Seine-Nord Europe Canal development project.
Added June 30, 2023 - Updated November 8, 2023
The Supervisory Board also adopted the innovation policy aimed at strengthening its role in the ecological transition and sustainable mobility . This policy is based on three operational objectives : an economical and socially and environmentally responsible construction site, a connected and communicative construction site, and the construction of sustainable infrastructure contributing to the energy transition.
To achieve these objectives, the SCSNE wishes to use new technologies to improve project management, the quality of work execution and the performance of the structure. For example, the use of the BIM platform and the automatic exploitation of satellite images are envisaged to monitor the progress of the project or the traceability of materials. In its public contracts, the SCSNE includes innovative solutions from the design phase and reinforces the environmental criteria for the evaluation of offers. It also requires regular reports during the execution of the work in order to promote initiatives aimed at reducing the impacts of the worksite.
