CSR commitments

Being a responsible and committed company with people at the heart of our concerns

Promoting diversity and inclusion within the company and combating all forms of discrimination

• No discrimination against employees on grounds of ethnic origin, nationality, age, religion, gender or sexual orientation
• Gender equality
• Integration of disabled employees
• Partnership with adapted companies.

Putting people first

• Improving working conditions by reducing the impact of work on health and ensuring the safety and well-being of employees

- Regular Safety Committee meetings: annual review of the Document Unique, commitment to preventive actions
- Annual survey on employee well-being
- Welcoming and integrating new employees
- Voluntary teleworking

• Promoting social dialogue and employee participation

- Monthly meetings with Comité Social Economique (CSE) representatives
- Annual personal interviews and career management
- General information meetings
- Suggestion box

• Invest in employees training and skills development

- Welcoming work-study students and trainees (all levels of study)
- Carrying out the training, accreditation and refresher courses required by law to ensure the safety of employees when carrying out assignments.

Ensuring regulatory compliance and keeping a watchful eye

• Respecting human rights throughout the value chain
• Respecting the Labour Code and all applicable regulations in each of the countries in which we operate
• Protecting individuals' data in the context of personal data processing (RGPD).

Exemplary corporate governance

• Having in place a Board of Directors that respects and is attentive to good governance practices
• Being ethical and transparent
• Annual publication of Corporate Governance Report
• Combating fraud, corruption and conflicts of interest
• Respecting the confidentiality (NDA) and intellectual property of goods and data entrusted to us by third parties.

Contributing to the local economy

• Restaurants and shops, service providers and partners from local actors..

Ensuring the company's growth and sustainability

Steering the company through the quality management system and customer requirements

• Being ISO 9001:2015 certified, a standard that promotes customer awareness and satisfaction, as well as continuous improvement
• Adopting ethical and transparent business practices.

Applying a fair compensation policy

• Applying the Metallurgy Collective Bargaining Agreement
• Retain and attract talent through an attractive working environment: pleasant working conditions, social benefits and attractive remuneration.

- Mutual insurance, provident scheme, luncheon vouchers, bonuses, inter-company savings plan, stock options

• Applying fair compensation rules in our subsidiaries.

Practicing responsible purchasing

• Applying our supplier selection and qualification procedures
• Giving preference to local, responsible suppliers
• Seeking long-term partnerships with our suppliers.

Investing in innovation, research and sustainable development

• Rejecting any programmed obsolescence in our products, ensuring maximum operational lifetime.

Reducing our environmental impact

Optimizing waste management and promoting recycling

• Internal waste sorting Internal
• Sorting and specific flows for hazardous products
• Rational and "just necessary" use of chemicals in our laboratories
• Service provided by an approved eco-company for the disposal of sorted paper, cardboard, plastic, coffee, neon lights, WEEE and IT equipment.
• Development of repair processes for defective parts and sale of used parts.

Marketing innovative environmental products

• With our instruments  we can help customers monitor their emissions of chemical pollutants and optimize resources consumption
• Saving water, energy and chemical resources
• Improving our customers' testing and quality processes
• Reducing wastage of resources in our customers' production processes (reduction in the number of defective batches that should have been destroyed).

Reducing the company's carbon footprint

• Data dematerialization and continuous improvement of our information system
• Good daily practices to reduce energy consumption by applying government guidelines:"We act! We're cutting back!"

Turn off lights, limit air conditioning to just what is necessary, switch off unused equipment

• Greening our offices with plants
• Extending hardware life - only obsolete hardware is replaced
• Transition to responsible mobility and communication

- Hybrid company fleet

- Limiting air travel, videoconferencing, voluntary teleworking

- IP business telephony.