Investor Presentaiton
STRATEGIC
APPROACH
Saint-Gobain is continuously transforming and
reinventing itself, in a particularly volatile context,
marked both by megatrends (ranging from climate
change to changing lifestyles, to the increasing
scarcity of resource, demographic growth and
urbanization, as well as digitalization) and by
economic crises, such as increases in energy costs,
inflation, or geopolitical conflicts. The "Grow &
Impact" strategic plan aims to enable Saint-Gobain
to assert itself as worldwide leader in sustainable
construction, which improves the daily life of all
thanks to its high-performance solutions. While
systematically integrating financial performance
and social responsibility (see page 11), Saint-Gobain
is transforming by generalizing a solution-based
approach (see pages 34 to 43), leveraging data
and digital technology, pursuing a customer-centric
innovation approach, being at the forefront of
construction transformation, and improving its
organization. The Group is reinventing itself
by developing its business portfolio, through
structuring acquisitions such as those of Chryso and
GCP, to establish itself as a global leader in the high-
growth construction chemicals segment, which is
also essential for the decarbonization of industry.
The Group also carries out strategic investments
for the future in order to increase its production
capabilities, modernize its equipment, and meet its
commitments in terms of social and environmental
responsibility. Saint-Gobain also aims to align its
geographical profile with the growth areas
in its markets, with a view to balancing its presence
in Europe, North America and emerging countries.
This pursuit of performance in the short and
medium term aims to enable the Group to provide
solutions to its customers' expectations in the
renovation of buildings, in new and light
construction, and in the decarbonization of
industrial processes, across all sectors where
transformation is crucial to addressing the
challenges facing humanity. The sustainable nature
of the solutions provided by Saint-Gobain is
an essential growth driver.
The acquisition of GCP Applied Technologies provides
Saint-Gobain with a recognized global platform
in cement additives, concrete admixtures
and infrastructure solutions.
The alignment between its own business model,
the interests of its stakeholders (see pages 24-25),
and interests of society as a whole constitutes
the core meaning of the Group's strategy and
defines the unique value that it provides.
For Saint-Gobain, this means contributing to
a decarbonated world, improving the performance
of its ecosystem by reducing its footprint, and
contributing to a healthier, fairer and more inclusive
world. This is how its purpose, "Making the World
a Better Home", takes shape.
Saint-Gobain is the first manufacturer in the world
to have produced flat glass with more than 30%
hydrogen during trials at the Herzogenrath site
in Germany.
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