Investor Presentaiton
A BETTER LIVING FOR ALL
Saint-Gobain bases its development on its purpose - "Making the World a Better Home" - and on strong values. Through its business model and in particular
through the solutions it provides, Saint-Gobain contributes to having a tangible positive impact on all its stakeholders, including individuals, local communities
and the environment. In practice, this notably translates into respect for human rights, a responsible purchasing policy and the preservation of the health
and safety of people throughout the value chain.
RESPECTING
HUMAN RIGHTS
Saint-Gobain is committed to respecting
human rights wherever the Group operates
and across its value chain, based on the
United Nations Guiding Principles on Business
and Human Rights.
A due diligence process makes it possible to
identify risks directly or indirectly related to
Saint-Gobain's operations. The main risks
identified concern four areas: respect for
employee rights, health and safety at work,
respect for the environment and anti-
corruption. Each of the Group's entities
ensures that each employee performs their
work on the basis of freely agreed terms of
employment according to a shared and
accepted document and receives the payment
of a fair wage according to the hours worked
and their qualifications.
Freedom of association is guaranteed at all
Saint-Gobain industrial sites and sales outlets
or offices worldwide.
DEPLOYING
A RESPONSIBLE
PURCHASING POLICY
The responsible purchasing program
aims to integrate ethical requirements
into the purchasing process, on the
basis of supplier and buyer charters.
It makes it possible to manage and
reduce the environmental, labor and
societal risks related to Saint-Gobain's
supply chains.
Ethical criteria on human rights,
working conditions and compliance
with standards, health and safety
and the environment are integrated
into the purchasing process.
PRESERVING
HEALTH AND SAFETY
PROTECT HEALTH
AND ENSURE SAFETY
ON SITES
Health and safety are at the heart of
Saint-Gobain's corporate culture; they
are among the priority concerns at all
levels of management and for all
employees, temporary workers and
subcontractors on site. It is important for
everyone to participate in their own
safety and the safety of all of their
colleagues. The shared objective is to
jointly achieve the "zero occupational
accidents" and "zero occupational
illnesses" objectives. Results show
continued progress in this area:
⚫ the accident rate with and without lost
time has been divided by five in ten
years;
• 76% of sites did not report an accident
in 2022.
DEVELOP PRODUCTS
AND SAFE SOLUTIONS
AND PROVIDE COMFORT
UP TO THE END USER
The innovation, production and
distribution methods and processes
integrate a continuous attention to
the quality and safety of products and
solutions; the innovation process
integrates an evaluation list of potential
impacts on health, safety and the
environment.
Product compliance is a constantly
evolving process.
A program to strengthen the culture
of quality and compliance of products
is rolled out among local teams in each
country. This program is designed to
remind local teams of the key principles
and processes related to the quality and
compliance of products, systems and
services throughout their life cycle, from
their design to their end of life, through
production, marketing and use.
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