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Civic commitment World citizen Solidarity & Corporate sponsorship to combat social exclusion, close community links in the territories where it operates... Groupe SEB sets a high value on social responsibility. Combating social exclusion In keeping with its humanist values, Groupe SEB is gradually developing its sponsorship policy around a central theme: the combat against social exclusion. Its efforts in this area are currently focused mainly on France and Brazil, but the Group plans to extend these on a larger scale. This theme covers three priority areas for action. First priority: social integration through access to decent housing. This is an important precondition for the integration of those who are deprived or at risk of losing their self-reliance. This is a core concern of Habitat & Humanisme, a French aid association with which Groupe SEB began working in partnership in 2005. The association helps people in difficulty to find decent housing and supports their re-integration through, for instance, social activities organized in the community where they live. Second priority: re-insertion in the employment market. In this area – again in France – Groupe SEB is an active member of the 2nd Chance Foundation which gives a helping |32 Corporate sponsorship school project in Brazil. Since 2003, Groupe SEB has been working in partnership with IMS (Institut du Mécénat et de la Solidarité). This association supports companies in four areas of social responsibility: corporate citizenship, local community development, diversity in the workplace, and responsible trade practices. hand to people in repeated difficulty who are motivated to get off to a new start in employment. The Group is also a shareholder in the France Active investment company, which puts up priming funds for social integration enterprises. Finally, it participates in the Rhône-Alpes regional enterprise network which helps people to set up their own business. Third priority: access to education and training for the underprivileged. In this area, Arno, the Group's Brazilian subsidiary, has been running a dynamic and innovative scheme for several years. More than 70 employee volunteers take part in various projects around Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, in cooperation with public bodies, associations, schools and other institutions. Local community and employment Groupe SEB companies around the world form close links with the local communities in which they operate. They organize open days and take part in local events arranged by business partners, educational institutions and associations. Group sites also help community, educational and sporting projects. Aware of the importance of its role in local economic life, Groupe SEB acts responsibly when it must restructure or even close a factory in order to be more competitive. When this must be done, the Group takes every measure to limit the impact on jobs by, for example, cooperating with all local agencies to anticipate the consequences. Arno – Brazil Corporate responsibility campaign.
Environment Our planet Caring & Groupe SEB takes account of the environment at every stage in the life of a product, from the time it is made in the factory until the end of its useful life. More than half of Groupe SEB factories are certified ISO 14001 Since 2003, Groupe SEB has operated a worldwide environment management system based on the ISO 14001 international standard. More than half of the Group's 35 industrial and logistic sites (77% of its French sites) were ISO 14001 certified in 2005, and the objective is to reach a rate of 100% by 2007. This certification process, followed up by internal and external evaluations, includes a harmonized data-collection system to monitor the Group's key environment indicators and reduce pollution risk. The system was applied worldwide in 2005. All new products were eco-designed in 2005 Groupe SEB's concern for the environment is not confined to the manufacturing process. It also seeks to reduce the impact of the products themselves on the environment by, for example, making them more recyclable (over 70% recyclable in 2005), eliminating hazardous substances (RoHS Directive) and bringing down power consumption. These criteria are taken into account right from the drawing-board. That is what Groupe SEB calls eco-design. Already in 2003, the Group drew up eco-design guidelines which it built into the specifications used by its design teams around the world. Last year, all new product projects complied with the eco-design process which is now a central feature of the Group's environment management system. |33 The Krups Espresseria coffee maker, launched in 2005, is an example of the Groupe SEB approach to ecodesign. – Less than 1.5 W power consumption on stand-by. – 70% of its weight is potentially recyclable. Recycling end-of-use products Most European countries ratified the European Directive on disposal of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) in 2005. Each country is now required to collect end-of-use appliances, recycling 50% of their mass and converting 20% to other uses including energy production. The Group is involved in this process in Europe, and notably in France where it played a leading role in the creation of the eco-organization Eco-Systèmes, which is responsible, as from Spring 2006, for the collection and processing of most of this waste. Once it is officially accredited by the authorities, Eco-Systèmes, in which the Group is a shareholder, will coordinate the efforts of most producers and distributors in this field. Limiting the impact of transport In the area of logistics, road haulage represents a large proportion of total transport mileage. All the Group's contracts with haulage companies include a clause on Sustainable Development covering, for example, vehicle engines, the recycling of oil and fuel consumption. The Group also tries to ensure optimum loading levels: in 2005, loading was maintained at 92% of capacity in France. The Group uses rail and water transport as often as feasible, for example between Marseille and Lyon. Water transport is used for most intercontinental cargo.
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