Our promises

Commitment No. 1: Develop short supply chains by working with local farmers

• 96% of our food suppliers are French
• 70% of our food suppliers are located less than 100 km from the Puy du Fou
• 50% of our food suppliers are based in Vendée

Commitment No. 2: Guarantee the extreme freshness of our dishes

• 3.5 tonnes of fruit and vegetables, including 1.2 tonnes of strawberries, come from our market garden at Puy du Fou
• 100% of our sandwiches are homemade, i.e. over 600,000 sandwiches a year
• 100% of our salads are homemade, i.e. over 120,000 salads a year

Commitment no. 3: Offer eco-responsible catering

• 75% of our packaging is compostable
• 60% of our bottles are made from recycled plastic
• 100% of plastic bottles are recycled in partnership with Nestlé Waters
• 100% of returnable cups to replace the 600,000 plastic glasses used each year

Since its creation, the Puy du Fou has given an important place to the respect of the environment and the preservation of its natural heritage. In order to pursue its commitment, a global approach to sustainable development is implemented every year. It is based on 5 pillars in order to ensure the continuity of the protection of the natural heritage with the enhancement of French and Vendéen history and legend and the preservation of the architectural, cultural and social heritage:

1. Environment
2. Talents
3. Culture
4. Community
5. Animal welfare

Puy du Fou has held the tourism and travel industry’s Green Globe certification since 2012. This international certification covers the three pillars of Corporate Social Responsibility: environmental, economic and social sustainability. Ranked in the top 15 tourist attractions in France, Puy du Fou was the first to be awarded this certification, in recognition of its commitment to sustainable development.

Green Globe - Labels

Green Globe : Le Puy du Fou is the first of the 15 largest French tourist sites to obtain the Green Globe environmental certification dedicated to the tourism and travel sector. Since 2012, the Puy du Fou has demonstrated its desire to raise awareness of environmental preservation among its visitors and to develop in accordance with the three pillars of sustainable development: environmental, economic and social.

Sustainable Entertainment : The label "Sustainable Entertainment: Responsible Emotion" aims to raise awareness of environmental and social issues in the leisure and culture sector. By committing to this approach since 2020, the Puy du Fou has positioned itself as a key player in ecological and social transitions.

Tourism and Disability :The Puy du Fou is committed to a quality approach targeted at accessibility to leisure activities and vacations for all. This mark guarantees that the Puy du Fou site is adapted to the needs of the disabled thanks to dedicated pictograms, that the services offered respect the regulations on accessibility and that the staff is aware of this and trained.

Green Globe - Certifications

Betterfly Tourism : Since 2019, the Puy du Fou is one of 150 hotels in France to have evaluated and communicated on the environmental footprint of 3 of its 5 hotels. This label is awarded based on four environmental indicators:

• the impact on the climate ;
• water consumption ;
• consumption of non-renewable resources (energy) ;
• the proportion of organic or eco-labeled products in the hotel's supplies.

The calculation of the footprint takes into account all the hotel's equipment used for an overnight stay.

Ecocert : The Puy du Fou's market garden has been certified by Ecocert since 2018, which guarantees and enhances the compliance of social and environmental practices in its market garden activity.

ISO 20121 : Events for a sustainable development / Our engagements

As part of its environmental approach, Puy du Fou promises to respect all legal and regulatory requirements. This is based on 5 main principles:

• To manage our waste by increasing the proportion of waste that is recycled.
• To manage our energy consumption by using new, more energy efficient equipment.
• To conserve water by controlling drinking water use with new, more efficient equipment and also by ensuring the optimal treatment of waste water.
• To protect biodiversity through internal programmes in the park, and also through national and international wildlife and habitat conservation programmes.
• To raise awareness of nature conservation among visitors and employees.

The Grand Parc of Puy du Fou has been working with the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) since 1993. Since it opened, more than 700,000 euros have been donated to organisations working to protect the most endangered species. In addition, 9 birds born at Puy du Fou have been released into the wild through these programmes.

The Académie de Fauconnerie is involved in the conservation of several endangered species of birds of prey. This is under the auspices of European breeding programmes (EEPs). These programmes were set up to protect animal species and conservation outside of the natural environment of their genetic heritage. The ultimate goal is to reintroduce species to the wild, or to boost wild populations by introducing individuals bred in zoos, mews or aquariums.

The Fondation BioAndina in Argentina

The Fondation BioAndina co-ordinates the breeding programme for the Andean Condor in Argentina and Chile. Puy du Fou has supported the reintroduction programme in the Paileman mountains in Argentina. In 2015, a baby condor born at Puy du Fou in 2014 was even released.

The Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) in South Africa

We support a project studying the White-backed vulture in South Africa. Since 2008, Puy du Fou has supported this project to identify the main causes of death of this species and carry out a census of the population. Falconers from Puy du Fou regularly visit South Africa to take part in the project.

The Vulture Conservation Foundation in France and the Balkans

Puy du Fou took part in the reintroduction of a young bearded vulture called Calcé, who was born at Puy du Fou on 1 April 2007. Calcé was released on the 13 July 2007 in the Hohe Tauern National Park in the Austrian Alps. In addition, 24 griffon vultures left France on 24 April 2012 to be released in Bulgaria.

The French centre for the protection and breeding of Bonelli’s Eagle.

We took part in International Vulture Awareness Day with the slogan “Save the Vultures”

The reintroduction programme for the cinereous vulture

Puy du Fou, working with the LPO bird protection organisation in the PACA region, reintroduced a young cinereous vulture that was born at Puy du Fou on the 7 June 2011. It was released on 15 November 2011 at Rougon in the Gorges du Verdon. In 2014 Puy du Fou released “Monaco”, a cinereous vulture born at the Académie de Fauconnerie in May 2014.

Centre de Soins de la Faune Sauvage de Nantes (Nantes wildlife hospital)

BECOT, an organisation that monitors the movements of golden eagles in the Cévennes region in order to find suitable sites for wind farms.

The Conservatoire Animal also participates in programmes to reintroduce species with low populations, and works with numerous conservation associations. 60% of the breeds present at the Puy du Fou are considered to be low population breeds, such as the Fossés goat and the Bayeux pig.

PUY DU FOU ESPERANCE

Since its inception, Puy du Fou has supported humanitarian initiatives in France and abroad. For the past 10 years Puy du Fou has therefore supported the AKAMASOA association, funding the construction of dozens of houses for poor families in Madagascar, and regularly sends containers of provisions and material. Created by Father Pedro, the association has developed a humanitarian reintegration project, fighting social exclusion in the most deprived communities in Madagascar.

Puy du Fou Espérance also helps many other charities:

• The Ligue contre le Cancer (cancer research)
• Alexandr Solzhenitsyn’s Les Prisonniers du Goulag foundation
• Doctors without Borders
• Handi Espoir and Perce-Neige (supporting the disabled)
• Anaï Parrainage (working in poor communities in South-East Asia)
• Leucémie Espoir and Prof Jean-Luc Harousseau's ADELMAS (leukemia support and research)

Since the creation of Puy du Fou, Puy du Fou Espérance has contributed more than 3 million euros to humanitarian initiatives.

The majority of Puy du Fou Espérance's donations come from the proceeds of the Puy du Fou France. Visitors and private donors can also contribute.