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\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n DESCOURS & CABAUD partners with EcoVadis to assess its CSR performance<\/span>.<\/h3>\nHaving worked with ECOVADIS, the world\u2019s leading CSR organisation, for more than 10 years, in 2022, DESCOURS & CABAUD obtained a Silver<\/strong> ranking for 2021, up by six points, reflecting the relevance of the long-term sustainable development initiatives we have taken.
\nOur Group is now ranked in the top 4%<\/strong> of the best-performing companies in our sector in terms of CSR, as assessed by EcoVadis.
\nDESCOURS & CABAUD is ranked in the top 10%<\/strong> best-performing companies in terms of CSR across all sectors of activity.<\/span><\/p>\nEncouraged by this award and, convinced of the performance of the initiatives already taken, we are determined to continue and intensify the deployment of our roadmap, with a view to achieving continuous improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n \n A MONITORED AND MEASURED CSR PROCESS<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/recette.descours-cabaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Couv-DNFP-2022b.jpg\")
\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Our Declaration of Non-Financial Performance (DNFP) covers all the French sites within the DESCOURS & CABAUD Group\u2019s scope of consolidation, and partly includes the European subsidiaries (outside France) and North-American subsidiaries.<\/span><\/p>\nThis declaration has been constructed in such a way as to enlighten our stakeholders in a fully transparent manner about the social, societal and environmental effects of the Group’s activity.<\/span><\/p>\n> See our 2022 DNFP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nSee other DNFP : > 2021<\/a> > 2020<\/a> – > 2019<\/a> – > 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n \n The Positive Program<\/h2>\n This collective goal is formally described in the “Positive Program”<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/recette.descours-cabaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Logo_PosProgram-removebg-preview.png\")
\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Our approach:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n- Propose a responsible commercial offer in each product range<\/li>\n
- Reduce the environmental impact of our activity and that of our customers<\/li>\n
- Uphold flawless business ethics<\/li>\n
- Develop our employees<\/li>\n
- Work with socially responsible economic and institutional players<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Since we are aware that the path to sustainable development is a long one, this approach is part of a continuous improvement strategy.<\/span><\/p>\nSee our Positive Actions<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
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\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n All our customers’ business sectors are at the heart of the fight against climate change:<\/p>\n
\n- The industrial sector is evolving and transforming into an industrial system that must become ever more efficient and sustainable.<\/li>\n
- The players in the construction industry are fully committed to building new, low-consumption buildings and renovating existing buildings with efficient insulation and high-performance equipment that consumes renewable energy.<\/li>\n
- The water- and landscape-related activities are faced with ever-increasing demands for water and energy savings.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Irrespective of their sector, we support their eco-responsible initiatives by building a responsible offer that combines technical competitiveness with energy efficiency and environmental performance. We co-build this offer with our supplier partners and evaluate it according to of sustainable development criteria, throughout the product life cycle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n
\n\n\n\nReduce the environmental impact of our activity\nand that of our customers<\/h2>\n\n\n\nOptimise the environmental performance of our business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
We have been committed to reducing our environmental footprint for several years and are constantly stepping up our efforts and multiplying our initiatives to significantly reduce the carbon impact of our business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\n- As far as our vehicle fleet is concerned, we aim to gradually replace our heavy vehicles with latest-generation vehicles that significantly limit CO2 emissions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- We are taking coordinated action to reduce the environmental footprint of our business, all along the supply chain:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
\n \n \n \n \n \n \n <\/i>\n Fewer logistics flows<\/h4>\n
Select cardboard suppliers close to our platforms in order to reduce flows.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
\n \n <\/i>\n Less cardboard<\/h4>\n
Adapt the height and size of the boxes to their filling rate and gradually reducing the number of boxes used in favour of reusable bins.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
\n \n <\/i>\n Fewer trucks<\/h4>\n
Optimise flows to increase the volume of materials transported and reduce the number of trucks on the road.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n \n UPHOLD FLAWLESS BUSINESS ETHICS<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/recette.descours-cabaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/61.jpg\")
\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Work in accordance with our values<\/span><\/h3>\nGuided by the values of unity<\/strong>,\u00a0transparency<\/strong>\u00a0and daring<\/strong>, DESCOURS & CABAUD ensures that these values are embodied in the daily activities of each of its employees. From our attitude to our actions and the statements we make, to the decisions we take, we have a collective responsibility to our shareholders to guarantee the integrity, fairness and honesty of our actions. This holds true for our teams, our customers and our partners, but also for territories, citizens, local players and, of course, our environment.
\nOur code of conduct confirms our values and ethics in business and in the world around us.<\/span><\/p>\nAccess to our\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>ethical charter<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n \n \n \n \n Develop our employees<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n \n \n \n \n ![\"\"](\"https:\/\/recette.descours-cabaud.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/IMG_2162b-1.jpg\")
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\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n More than 40 years ago, DESCOURS & CABAUD founded its own professional academy, Tech’up<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, which trains more than 4,500 employees every year. The young talents who join Tech’up<\/span><\/strong><\/a> benefit from a tailor-made curriculum: for 9 months. They alternate periods of theoretical learning with weeks working in the field, in one of the Group’s 450 outlets. During this programme, which is entirely paid for by the Group, the young recruits, who are mentored by an experienced employee, discover various areas of specialisation, with a guaranteed permanent contract in one of the subsidiaries of our DEXIS, PROLIANS or HYDRALIANS brands.<\/span><\/p>\n
\nOur Group is now ranked in the top 4%<\/strong> of the best-performing companies in our sector in terms of CSR, as assessed by EcoVadis.
\nDESCOURS & CABAUD is ranked in the top 10%<\/strong> best-performing companies in terms of CSR across all sectors of activity.<\/span><\/p>\n
Encouraged by this award and, convinced of the performance of the initiatives already taken, we are determined to continue and intensify the deployment of our roadmap, with a view to achieving continuous improvement.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n Our Declaration of Non-Financial Performance (DNFP) covers all the French sites within the DESCOURS & CABAUD Group\u2019s scope of consolidation, and partly includes the European subsidiaries (outside France) and North-American subsidiaries.<\/span><\/p>\n This declaration has been constructed in such a way as to enlighten our stakeholders in a fully transparent manner about the social, societal and environmental effects of the Group’s activity.<\/span><\/p>\n > See our 2022 DNFP<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n See other DNFP : > 2021<\/a> > 2020<\/a> – > 2019<\/a> – > 2018<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n Since we are aware that the path to sustainable development is a long one, this approach is part of a continuous improvement strategy.<\/span><\/p>\n See our Positive Actions<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n All our customers’ business sectors are at the heart of the fight against climate change:<\/p>\n Irrespective of their sector, we support their eco-responsible initiatives by building a responsible offer that combines technical competitiveness with energy efficiency and environmental performance. We co-build this offer with our supplier partners and evaluate it according to of sustainable development criteria, throughout the product life cycle.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n We have been committed to reducing our environmental footprint for several years and are constantly stepping up our efforts and multiplying our initiatives to significantly reduce the carbon impact of our business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Select cardboard suppliers close to our platforms in order to reduce flows.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Adapt the height and size of the boxes to their filling rate and gradually reducing the number of boxes used in favour of reusable bins.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n Optimise flows to increase the volume of materials transported and reduce the number of trucks on the road.<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n <\/div> \n <\/div> \n<\/section>\n\n\n<\/div>\n Guided by the values of unity<\/strong>,\u00a0transparency<\/strong>\u00a0and daring<\/strong>, DESCOURS & CABAUD ensures that these values are embodied in the daily activities of each of its employees. From our attitude to our actions and the statements we make, to the decisions we take, we have a collective responsibility to our shareholders to guarantee the integrity, fairness and honesty of our actions. This holds true for our teams, our customers and our partners, but also for territories, citizens, local players and, of course, our environment. Access to our\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>ethical charter<\/b><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n \n <\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n More than 40 years ago, DESCOURS & CABAUD founded its own professional academy, Tech’up<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, which trains more than 4,500 employees every year. The young talents who join Tech’up<\/span><\/strong><\/a> benefit from a tailor-made curriculum: for 9 months. They alternate periods of theoretical learning with weeks working in the field, in one of the Group’s 450 outlets. During this programme, which is entirely paid for by the Group, the young recruits, who are mentored by an experienced employee, discover various areas of specialisation, with a guaranteed permanent contract in one of the subsidiaries of our DEXIS, PROLIANS or HYDRALIANS brands.<\/span><\/p>\nA MONITORED AND MEASURED CSR PROCESS<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n The Positive Program<\/h2>\n
This collective goal is formally described in the “Positive Program”<\/strong>.<\/h3>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n Our approach:<\/span><\/h3>\n
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Propose a responsible commercial offer<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
Reduce the environmental impact of our activity\nand that of our customers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Optimise the environmental performance of our business<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
\n
Fewer logistics flows<\/h4>\n
Less cardboard<\/h4>\n
Fewer trucks<\/h4>\n
UPHOLD FLAWLESS BUSINESS ETHICS<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
\n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n Work in accordance with our values<\/span><\/h3>\n
\nOur code of conduct confirms our values and ethics in business and in the world around us.<\/span><\/p>\nDevelop our employees<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n \n
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