"Climate adaptation is now an operational matter for companies" (V.Delval / Le Lab Impact by LCL)

"For companies, particularly in the waste sector, climate change is not a distant prospect: its consequences are being felt now, be it in terms of fire risk and employees' working conditions, for instance. Climate adaptation is now an operational matter for companies. That's why we've launched Lab Impact, which brings together major companies in the sector with start-ups offering immediately operational solutions", explains Violaine Delval, Director of Transitions and Impacts at LCL, to News Tank, on 17/04/26.

"We analysed the solutions of 160 start-ups worldwide, and selected 30 at the end of our selection process: 10 suitable for group pilots, and 20 for individual pilots. They had to be operational, affordable and provide real solutions to the irritants encountered by manufacturers", continues Violaine Delval.

Following the first Lab Impact by LCL Inno Day, held in Paris on 18/03/2026, Violaine Delval provides an update on the initiative and answers News Tank's questions.

A month ago, on 18/03/2026, The Lab Impact held its first Inno Day, bringing together 10 start-ups and 10…