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Our CSR commitment
As an independent family business for 3 generations, the SLF Group is committed to preserving the trust of its employees, customers, and partners.
Proud of our industrial roots in the Grand Est region, we are fully committed to social responsibility and sustainable development, respectful of our employees and our environment. We attach great importance to these values and prioritize working with national and international partners who share the same ethic.
SFL Group values
Adaptability
Agility / Resilience
Respect
Ecosystem
Solidarity
Inclusiveness / Equity
Integrity
Ethics
Our CSR strategy
Carbon strategy – Objective 2030
Tertiary sector decree = 40% reduction in energy consumption
The SLF Group is present on 22 sites in France, with a total surface of 34 ha, including 13 ha of covered areas.
Heat recovery from compressors (up to 589 kWth) for:
• 80% gas savings on the water-soluble paint line
• 30% of offices heated (700 m²)
Moving away from fossil fuels
The electrification and optimization of the fleet.
• Since January 1 2022, two absolute prerogatives have guided every request for mobile equipment renewal (forklifts, etc.): fleet electrification and travel reduction.
Decarbonization of company vehicles.
Resource preservation
Carbon strategy – Objective 2030
Sustainable water management
Overall water consumption reduction = – 50% over 3 years (2020-2022) *
We make all our investment decisions based on the water consumption they involve.
E.g, instead of hydraulic circuits, we use unit heaters for cooling.
No process water used*
Circular economy
- Recycling: the foundry, a recycling industry
Our 3 foundries operate as recycling companies, with 80% of their raw material being industrial scrap (Scrap ferraille neuve).
- Reuse: LOOP Project
Since the end of 2022, SOVAL has been offering its customers
the possibility of taking back their roadway cast iron so that it can be reintegrated into
the melting process for new parts without any prior transformation.
- Decrease: Eco design
Material-weight optimization by the R&D department for new
developments or tooling renewal.
E.g.,1425 metric tons of material savings between 2019 and 2022.
Well-being and social solidarity
Health & Safety
- Preventing by protecting the health of our employees.
E.g., the use of a passive (non-motorized) exoskeleton; plan to improve
smoke extractors.
- Supporting by training in life-saving techniques.
We regularly train our SST employees in first aid.
The percentage of SST employees is 16%, twice the French
average (source SSF).
• We are committed to an active policy of accelerating the number
of volunteer employees trained in SST over the next 5 years.
Quality of life and working conditions (QLWC)
• An ergonomist is assigned to study and improve gestures and
postures.
• Encouraging conviviality within the company:
open days, festive gatherings, or off-site sporting
challenges, etc.
Equality, diversity, & inclusion
• An active policy of non-discrimination in recruitment.
• We established an index to measure the professional equality between men and women.
For SOVAL, we declared the index 2023 to be 80/100 on 01/03/23.
Ethics & Human Rights
• GDPR: A charter for the Group’s new information and
communication technologies.
• We engage in community life by strategically sponsoring non-profit organizations
that align with our principles.
A responsible supply chain
Health & Safety
By 2025, we will implement a group charter on responsible purchasing and the supply chain (transport, packaging)
• Favoring local suppliers (short circuits).
• Optimization of the logistics chain.
• Supplier evaluations that align with our CSR
values.
CSR Label
The EcoVadis 2024 Bronze Medal recognizes the SLF Group’s corporate social responsibility and sustainable development performance.
