The CSR performance of the SEQENS Group

CSR Performance

CSR

Ecovadis

A company’s CSR performance is increasingly monitored and is becoming a prerequisite for contracting with our clients. Ecovadis is one of the largest international CSR performance rating platforms and some of our clients have established minimum EcoVadis rating values as a prerequisite to be included in their supplier panel.

Since 2016, SEQENS has had the CSR performance of its sites assessed annually by Ecovadis. Ecovadis assesses how the sites have integrated CSR principles into their activities and their impact, particularly on 4 themes:
-Social and human rights
-Ethics
-The environment
-Responsible purchasing

SEQENS’ objective is to reach 90% of operational sites with a Platinum or Gold medal on Ecovadis by 2025.

The results are more than satisfactory and confirm that good CSR practices are integrated within the sites with an average score of 70.

Ecovadis excellence Percentage of Platinum & Gold medals on our sites in 2022: 73%. Objective 2025: 90%.

SEQENS is committed to several initiatives

CDP

The CDP is a not-for-profit organization that encourages companies to publish their environmental data, and evaluates the strategy, involvement and results achieved by companies in the fight against climate change.SEQENS has been recognized for its management of environmental action, and has been awarded a “B” rating in the CDP 2023 questionnaire for its commitment and results in the fight against climate change. Among the themes assessed by the CDP, the Group received an “A” score in the “Emissions reduction initiatives and low-carbon products” category.

Global Impact

Since 2008, SEQENS is a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact. The Global Compact brings together various organizations and companies around ten universally recognized principles in key areas: human rights, international labor standards, the environment and the fight against corruption. It is also a voluntary commitment to take action to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.

French Business Climate Pledge

Since 2017, as part of the French Business Climate Pledge, SEQENS has made commitments and implemented actions to reduce its impact on the climate and successfully transition to a low-carbon economy. Initiated by “the Mouvement des Entreprises de France” (MEDEF), the French Business Climate Pledge is a voluntary commitment by companies based in France to take concrete action to achieve the transition to a low-carbon economy, through innovation and the development of low-carbon solutions, technologies, products and services.

Responsible care charter

The Group is an active member of the Union des Industries Chimiques and, as such, has complied with the Responsible Care® Charter since 2008. The Responsible Care® initiative is a joint global commitment by the chemical industry to the safe management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and to the promotion of their role in improving the quality of life and their contribution to sustainable development.

SCIENCE BASED TARGETS (SBTI)

To meet the targets set by COP 21 in 2015 and limit global warming to below 2°C above pre-industrial temperatures, SBTi was created. SBTi (Science Basted Target Initiative) is a partnership between CDP, the UN Global Compact, the World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). It provides a common, science-based methodology for companies to define long-term emissions reduction targets that are aligned with the level of decarbonization required to meet the Paris Agreement target. In May 2023, the SEQENS Group submitted a letter of commitment to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi). Via this letter, SEQENS has committed to setting long-term, company-wide emissions reduction targets in line with climate science, as part of SBTi.

ECOVADIS

Ecovadis is one of the world’s leading CSR performance rating platforms. This performance is assessed on 4 themes: environment, social and human rights, ethics and responsible purchasing. Since 2016, the SEQENS Group has had the CSR performance of its sites proactively assessed annually by Ecovadis. Find the results in the “CSR Excellence” section of this CSR report.