French Environment and Energy Management Agency

ADEME participates in the implementation of public policies in the fields of the environment, energy and sustainable development. In order to enable them to progress in their environmental approach, the Agency provides businesses, local authorities, public authorities and the general public with its expertise and advice. It also helps fund projects, from research to implementation, in its areas of intervention.

Organization

ADEME, whose head office is in Angers, has more than 1,000 employees divided into:

• 3 sites for central services in Angers (49), Paris (75) and Valbonne (06);
• 17 regional departments, 13 in mainland France and 4 overseas, which mesh through 26 locations throughout the territory;
• 3 representations in overseas territories;
• 1 representative office in Brussels.

Four trades

knowledge : the ADEME coordinates and participates in the financing of research and innovation, in the creation and coordination of observation systems to better understand the evolution of the sectors;

convince and mobilize : because informing and raising public awareness are essential conditions for the success of environmental policies, ADEME implements communication campaigns to change mentalities, behaviors and acts of purchasing and 'investment ;

advising : ADEME plays an advisory role to guide the choices of socio-economic actors and develops tools and methods adapted to their expectations. Direct distribution by quality advice relays is a major component of the provision of its expertise;

help achieve : the Agency deploys graduated types of financial support and promotes the implementation of regional and national benchmarks.

5 focus areas

Waste, polluted soils and wasteland, energy and climate, air and noise, cross-cutting actions (sustainable production and consumption, sustainable cities and territories).