On track for sustainable development
Sustainable development is now more topical than ever. Not a day passes without a press article, an advertisement, a political debate or a discussion reminding us that the future of the planet is in our hands and that what we do today will determine what happens tomorrow.
Acting responsibility
Conscious of the impact of its business on the future, the Group structures its corporate responsibility around the five priorities of its program “Planet Etam”. It is also attentive to the well being of its employees with a relationship based on confidence and the long-termt.
Five priorities for harmonious growth
Create an internal culture of
sustainable development.
Several actions have helped make our
workers conscious of the environmental
impact of their business. A guide for
green actions has been written and
distributed over the internet and a
week of sustainable development has
been organized at the headquarters in
Clichy, France.
Write sustainable development into
each brand’s business activities. Each executive committee for the
brand names has named a
coordinator to follow actions related
to sustainable development.
Work towards improving environmental performance. The Etam Group launched the implementation of a carbon audit related to the emissions of greenhouse effect gases. All businesses will be expressed in equivalent CO2: merchandise transportation, homeworkplace commutes, electricity consumption, packaging life cycles... Biodegradable bags have already replaced plastic bags this year in the stores. Paper and printing ink are recycled at headquarters and storage sites. Maintenance service providers at the stores adhere to an environmental process and make social commitments vis-à-vis their personnel
Make all employees adhere to
ethics principles.
The Group has already established a
behavior code for suppliers several
years ago. In 2008, the Group
developed a proactive process of
responsible purchasing. An audit of
practices has already been
performed: sourcing suppliers and
risk levels, internal audit of partners
in several countries, benchmarks of
distribution groups... A quarterly
pilot committee composed of
executives at each brand has been
put in place, as well as an ethics
committee. The Etam Group has
provided itself the resources
necessary to audit the production
sites of its main suppliers. The audits
will be performed each year by
external auditors within the
framework of the Business Social
Compliance Initiative (BSCI).
Become involved in the countries where the company plays a role. Etam partnered with the Elle Foundation for an exhibition presented at the Quai Branly museum in Paris. Several models printed from that exhibition were sold in all stores in France and all profits were given to Peruvian associations for aiding women. In addition, a partnership has been signed with a delegation from the local city hall of Clichy, France to assist young people in difficulty to prepare for employment searches. And several Group entities also regularly use personnel from Centers for Assistance through Employment.
