The Institut Pasteur is home to a dynamic, active community. Two recent examples are the Emmaüs collection and the bike-themed activities at the recent Green Café.

•    Emmaüs collection

A huge thank you to all those who contributed to the Emmaüs collection on October 1 and 2 and helped turn the initiative into a great success! The Digital section in the GreenTeam collected several devices: 

• 5 tablets
• 9 smartphones
• 16 laptops 

Half were work devices and the other half were personal devices. Once the Information Systems Department has decommissioned the work devices, all the equipment will be given to Emmaüs - Connect to be reconditioned and sold to people in need at low prices.

If you have any questions about the collection, please email collecte-emmaus@pasteur.fr. 

Do you want to find out more about your digital footprint and help reduce our carbon impact?

See the dedicated ePasteur page (in French) and also the excellent Alt Impact website.

•    Bike-themed Green Café: cycle more to reduce your carbon footprint and improve your health! 

At the Green Café on October 9 on promoting cycling at the Institut Pasteur, Nathalie Duval from the Corporate Social Responsibility Department reminded us of the many benefits of cycling, not only for the environment – it reduces pollution and greenhouse gas emissions – but also for physical and mental health.

On average, cycling prevents emissions of more than 300kg of Co2e per year compared with daily car use, and 30 minutes of cycling a day reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases by 30%. 

Mental health has also become a key public health challenge – it was the focus of a major national campaign in 2025, and World Mental Health Day took place on October 10.
 
At the bike-themed Green Café, Nathalie Duval spoke about the initiatives to promote cycling at the Institut Pasteur. Back in June, these measures were recognized with a bronze medal in the national "Objectif Employeur Pro Vélo" (Becoming a Pro-Cycling Employer – OEPV) program and the award of European Cycle-Friendly Employer certification. An action plan to promote cycling over the coming years was also presented. This Green Café was an opportunity to encourage everyone to discover – or rediscover – the pleasure of cycling, especially cycling to work, and its many benefits for the environment and for our health and well-being!

Do you want to find out more about cycling at the Institut Pasteur and the Hearing Institute?

Go to the dedicated ePasteur page (in French)

Interested in getting involved in tackling climate change and its consequences?

Join the GreenTeam!