In this section, you will find Egis' major actions in terms of responsible purchasing.
Responsible purchasing
CSR commitments of suppliers and business partners.
Our “Business Partners’ Code of Integrity” sets out the values we want to share with business partners, along with the rules they agree to comply with when working with us. It applies to all subcontractors, suppliers, sales agents, consultants, representatives and co-contractors in temporary consortiums.
The code covers our rules for anti-corruption and respect for free competition, personal integrity, conflicts of interest, confidentiality and communication, and social and environmental responsibility. Partners formally commit to complying with these integrity rules by signing an “Ethics” commitment. This document is available in French, English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Protected and adapted work sectors.
Since 2014, we have subcontracted specific services, including catering, printing and upkeep, to companies with a disabled workforce under the ESAT work assistance scheme. These companies also supply the Group with window cleaning services and welcome desk workers at our corporate office.
In 2020, we developed a new agreement on the employment of people with disabilities. This agreement will span three years, so we can build on our momentum and strengthen our commitments in the following areas:
- Professional support for people with disabilities: job retention, career development
- Active recruitment processes
- Ongoing awareness-raising and training efforts to change attitudes at all levels
- Renewed cooperation with the adapted and protected sector
- Implementation of an extended network of disability advisers
Environmentally friendly purchasing.
We promote more sustainable purchasing in line with our objective of reducing emissions and fighting climate change. From 2020, our French business travel purchases will allow us to reduce our CO2 emissions by at least 5% per year until 2025.
Reducing emissions with our new car policy.
During renegotiations with car manufactures to renew our vehicle fleet in France, CO2 held the same level of importance as economic criteria. Our new Car Policy, created in 2020, prioritises the use of clean vehicles. Combustion-engine SUVs and petrol vehicles have been excluded from the Car Policy due to their high CO2 emissions per km travelled. It includes diesel models, but only for “high mileage” drivers.
As a result of this policy, our vehicle fleet will gradually be renewed and replaced with cleaner models, allowing us to reach a target of 63g/CO2/km on average for the fleet in 2025 – (WLTP standard). At the end of 2020, the average was 123g/km, representing a 48% reduction in emissions. Alongside the policy, we will install electric charging stations on our sites.
Greener business travel by train.
We encourage employees to travel more by train, rather than plane, where possible. In order to support them in this change, we’ve renegotiated fares with the SNCF, giving our employees preferential first-class fares on journeys that are typically taken by plane, including as Paris to Montpellier, Paris to Aix and Paris to Marseille.
