Gattefossé Ranked in Top 1% of EcoVadis Platform

With colossal-sized climatic, social and societal changes transforming daily lives and calling for mobilization, Gattefossé has been working hard to include social responsibility in its development strategy and the company's actions are being rewarded.
 
Following two years of effort, Gattefossé obtained ISO 14001:2015 certification for its main production site in Saint-Priest in France in October 20221. The implementation of this environmental management system, now certified, aims to continuously improve the company's performance through a more sustainable use of resources and the reduction of waste.

Gattefossé is committed to a continuous improvement process in order to maintain this certification for the next few years.

“Gattefossé has always adopted an environmental, social and societal approach in its activities. Today, these two recognitions allow us to illustrate our ambitions,” said Laurent Schubnel, Gattefossé CSR group leader. “ISO 14001 is a great structuring tool that will help us to achieve our strategic objectives, by taking environmental issues into account even more strongly in the management of the company. The EcoVadis assessment allows us to highlight our strengths and identify areas for improvement. It is also a way of enhancing the work of our teams and increasing the commitment of our employees, while strengthening the confidence of our stakeholders towards the Gattefossé group.”
                             
In November 2021, the Saint-Priest site was awarded Platinum category by EcoVadis for its exemplary CSR performance with a score of 74/100. This result, reflecting a collective team effort, represents an increase of 4 points compared to 2020. The distinction allows Gattefossé to be among the Top 1% of companies evaluated by EcoVadis, on the themes of environment, social and human rights, ethics and responsible purchasing. This leap forward is the result of concrete actions implemented by the company on priority themes: improving the traceability, sustainability and performance of raw materials, reducing direct and indirect carbon emissions, working on the eco-design of ingredients by reducing the impact of their end-of-life.

Gattefossé also uses EcoVadis to assess the CSR performance of all its suppliers involved in the production of its ingredients. A key tool to encourage and accelerate social and environmental performance throughout the supply chain.
 
The main CSR objective for Gattefossé is to combine sustainable growth and general interest in order to lead, with all its sphere of influence, the transition to a business model that combines durability and performance. Today, this is materialized by a CSR roadmap founded around the following three key pillars:

• Preserving the environment: reducing the impact on the climate, preserving resources and being transparent;
• Taking care of our people: improving the quality of life at work, the development and safety of each employee; and
• Acting as a world citizen: guaranteeing ethical relations and committing to the common good around environment and solidarity.