With over twenty years of experience and a pool of 5000 mayors gathered around its activities, the nonprofit, recognized by the French Ecology Ministry (MEEDDAT) as experts in the area of sustainable development in the service of the territorial authorities, has the dynamism and legitimacy needed to set up new projects in the service of these authorities.
The initial approach pursues five objectives: battling climate change; conserving biodiversity (environments and resources); enhancing individual development; offering social cohesion and solidarity between places and generations; and dynamizing development in line with responsible modes of production and consumption. The "Notre Village Terre d'Avenir" label, based on the environment, the economy and social issues, needs long-term validation and certification, which demands tools (Declaration of Rights and Duties of the Villages of France, Specifications, etc.), an approach (audit inspection, diagnosis, zero situation, etc.) and authentification (attributes and graduation).
