This new focus is laid out in Eiffage’s 2020 business plan, with the decision to entrust the coordination of transversal innovation to the Sustainable Development department and make internal financial resources available to support the roll-out of the Group’s low-carbon offering. Created in 2016 and allocated an annual budget of €2 million, the E-Face fund supports the operational development of low-carbon offerings by funding the cost differential between a traditional solution and an alternative, low-emission solution for all eligible commercial projects undertaken by the Group. Apart from providing important leverage by co-financing the reduced carbon footprint of a project, the fund also helps identify low-carbon materials, products and processes that can easily be substituted for their high-carbon equivalents while introducing traceability of the carbon content of purchases for accounting purposes.