Since its creation, Vauban Infrastructure Partners has sought to invest in essential public infrastructures that provide long-term sustainable solutions to local communities: clean water, efficient waste management, district energy systems, safe and lowcarbon transportation, fiber to the home, and a broad range of social infrastructure around education, health, justice and leisure. We believe that it is our duty to act in the best interest of investors and society, to help build and maintain vital infrastructure systems so that communities can thrive in a sustainable environment.
In the fight against climate change, governments and companies’ strategies have mainly focused on renewable energy and energy efficiency, while the massive “mitigation” potential of circularity has long been overlooked. Yet, an estimate from the 2021 Circularity Gap Report states that the adoption of circular practices could reduce global carbon emissions by 39% and cut virgin resource use by 28%.
For the infrastructure sector, the challenge is huge considering its massive impact on carbon emissions and materials consumption, and we have a collective responsibility to step up with much more ambitious targets and commitments in terms of circularity. All instrastructure stakeholders must urgently embrace the new circular paradigm.
In this context, at Vauban Infrastructures, we want to embed more circularity in our investment approach and corporate culture and engage with our assets portfolio to help them transition toward more “circular infrastructure”.
This is why we conducted alongside Altermind this research work that has allowed us to gather high-level insights from top international experts through a series of “events”: a masterclass on circular infrastructure, a breakfast panel exploring the regulatory stakes, three podcasts on new circular business models and challenges and an Innovation Morning highlighting the most innovative start-ups.
With this study, we hope to improve our climate and circular economy strategy, strengthen our commitment to a long-term investment approach, be transparent about our practices, and advance knowledge on circular economy to help the whole infrastructure sector embrace the circular revolution.
