CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

Let’s support together today’s innovation for more sustainable societies!

ALMinternational Group integrates a CSR approach into their practices and exchanges with all their partners.
In addition to having ratified an ethical charter and an anti-corruption code, the group’s companies affirm their social and environmental commitment within their business and decision-making processes..

ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION

ALMinternational limit their environmental impact:

In their commercial business

• 2023: Launch of carbon impact audit

• Environmental commitments of the head office and subsidiaries

• Permanent evolution of our range of products from green chemistry

• Goods forwarding:
  >  When possible, avoid air and road freight to privilege sea freight.
  >  Our international network also allows us to limit the flows by organizing the grouping of products and purchases.

• MASS BALANCE contribution near our partners to gradually replace fossil fuels with alternative energies on all shipping lines.

• Packaging:
  >  Avoid over-packaging by offering the proper quantities and packaging.
  >  Use recycled packaging (IBCs, drums, etc.).
  >  Ship concentrated products that will be diluted locally in order to reduce the volume of transports.

On their premises

• Selective sorting and display of instructions (paper bins, coffee capsules, glass, etc.).

• Travels: encouraging the use of public transport, carpooling, reducing air travel.

• Installation of energy-saving light bulbs. Premises lit by LED only.

• Data storage on company servers and externally, via Webmail servers and the Cloud.

• Telecommuting: Implementation of a teleworking charter with a minimum of 1 day per week and up to 100% for some employees.

• Printers and computers set up for automatic standby.

• Renewal of the computer equipment (100% laptops and tablets).

HEALTH AND SAFETY

Measures to ensure health and safety of employees, customers, …

• Safety training, risk assessment via a DUERP (Single Document), accident prevention, etc.

• Considering the individuals, their well-being and in particular in the event of health concerns for an employee or a loved one.

• Recognition and appreciation of employees' work.

• Gym with membership offered to employees.

CORPORATE GOUVERNANCE

For a better distribution of power in the company.

• Family governance – the CEO, the majority shareholder, is physically accessible and available.

• Local and fair management:
  >  All employees are treated fairly,
  >  Gender Equality.

• Ethical decision-making.

• Diversity, inclusion, and tolerance.

• Respect for human rights (see Code of Ethics and Rules of Procedure.

• Compliance with international labour standards.

• Promotion of safe and fair working conditions.

REPORTING AND COMMITMENT

Environmental indicators relevant to our business:

• Gas and electricity consumption, including the percentage of "green" electricity.

• Water consumption.

• Employees carbon footprint.

• The number of measures implemented to reduce carbon footprint.

• The number of meetings held remotely

• The number of business trips.

• The percentage of paper from sustainably managed forests.

• The percentage of waste recovered.

• The total environmental expenditure (salaries of people in CSR-related positions, budget allocated to environmentally focused R&D projects, etc.)

Societal CSR indicators under application

• Gender Equality Index.

• Percentage of women in decision-making positions.

• Number of positions created, including those related to CSR.

• Number of accidents with or without lost time.

• Number of trained collaborators.

• Personnel turnover rate.

• Quality of life satisfaction at work.

• Percentage of employees who have benefited from an annual review.

• Training of trainees for the acquisition of skills in the workplace.

• Number of fixed terms + permanent recruitments.

• Number of employees working from home.

• Rate of occupational diseases.

• Absenteeism rate.

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