Energy audits: how can firms capitalise on regulatory requirements?

80% of French businesses are yet to make energy transition plans worthy of the name, even though many of them are legally obliged to do so. And yet beneath the surface of the regulatory requirements lies a unique opportunity to streamline their investments and operations, particularly in IT infrastructure hosting.

An environmental necessity, regulatory and economic imperatives
In recent years, there has been a series of international initiatives and agreements designed to reduce the carbon footprint of human activities. It was in this context that European directive 2012/27/EU on energy efficiency was published in 2012, and transposed into French law as the DDADUE act; the order implementing the act was passed on 24 November 2014.