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       Monaco Active Technology: “Absorbing the additional

       costs generated by less energy-hungry products”



       Financial issues appear to be the first obstacles to the ecological transition, so some companies, such as
       Monaco Active Technology, have come up with operational financing solutions.


       The energy transition, changing as it does
       the way power is produced and consumed,
       represents a cost for companies when
       investing. “In general, the additional cost
       associated with the acquisition of new
       technologies is 20% and it often puts the brakes
       on the energy transition. We therefore offer
       solutions to finance disruptive technologies
       that consume less energy but cost more,”
       explains Christophe Kadri, Managing Director
       of Monaco Active Technology. “Our teams of
       experts support professionals who wish to
       finance an investment, or finance their fleet
       of electrically-powered skips or articulated
       lorries, for example.”                                                                              © Depositphotos/Bork

       Created in 2015, this operational rental firm   lowering  the  energy
       helps companies develop their activity by   consumption bill; and also to be
       offering them suitable rental and financing   up to date in terms of image without degrading
       solutions – and how do they do this? “Rental   the service offered by this new equipment. So,
       is perfectly suited to many sectors, such as   in real terms, we allow companies to absorb
       medicine, cutting-edge technology, industry and   the additional cost generated by spreading the   a turnover of €20 million in new assets in 2020,
       the environment. It makes it possible to cross   debt or by buying a bond that we spread out -   hopes to end 2021 with €30 to €37 million in
       the first hurdle of the energy transition, thus   and it works: Monaco Active Technology, with   turnover. “We are one of the European leaders
                                                                           in operational leasing in the field of medical
                                                                           imaging.”

                                                                           The logic comes from the fact that companies
                                                                           are starting to understand the long-term
                                                                           financial savings of reducing power supply
                                                                           costs. Energy is indeed a major expense, in
                                                                           the range of 5% to 40% for the most energy-
                                                                           intensive companies. In industry, for example,
                                                                           the level of savings would be in the region of
                                                                           20%. Finally, leasing also makes it possible to
                                                                           overcome the renewal cycles imposed by the
                                                                           technological industry, constantly on the look-
                                                                           out for so-called disruptive products, in order to
                                                                           maintain their respective growth. Leasing takes
                                                                           place first of all, in order to allow the inclusion
                                                                           of services to cope with these imposed cycles
                                                                           and thus better to manage investment whilst
                                                                           reducing the energy impact. Operational leasing
                                                                         © Depositphotos/nlvp  is one of the most flexible and fair tools for
                                                                           small to medium-sized companies, in order to
                                                                           facilitate their energy transition.

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