Our CSR Commitment: How Euclide Industrie Is Taking Concrete Action
For an industrial company, a CSR commitment goes beyond simply reducing carbon emissions. It also encompasses the way a company produces, consumes energy, selects its suppliers, works with its employees and builds relationships with its customers.
For Euclide Industrie, this commitment to CSR is nothing new. Our CSR approach has been structured since 2022, starting with a carbon assessment covering Scopes 1, 2 and 3. It was subsequently strengthened through an energy conservation charter, commitments made with the UIMM, and an EcoVadis assessment.
Today, we want to take this approach further by providing greater visibility into our CSR efforts. Our objective is simple: to measure our impact, identify areas for improvement and establish a long-term roadmap for our actions. This ambition is reflected in two key targets for 2030: reducing our carbon footprint by 20% and our energy consumption by 10%.
Measuring our impact to take better action
A corporate CSR commitment involves measuring and reducing environmental and societal impacts while evolving business practices. At Euclide Industrie, this approach is based on a carbon assessment, 2030 targets and seven monitoring indicators. It covers our activities, employees, suppliers and value chain.
Before seeking to reduce our impact, we first need to know where we stand.
This is the purpose of a carbon assessment: to measure the greenhouse gas emissions associated with a company’s activities in order to identify the main sources of emissions and the areas where action can be taken.
At Euclide Industrie, a comprehensive carbon assessment was carried out in 2022 across the Group’s three Business Units. It covers the three main scopes commonly used to analyse an organisation’s emissions.
Scope 1: direct emissions
Scope 1 covers emissions directly generated by the company. These may include emissions associated with the use of certain machines, gas heating or fuels directly consumed as part of our activities.
Scope 2: energy-related emissions
Scope 2 covers indirect emissions associated with energy purchased and consumed by the company, particularly electricity.
For an industrial group, energy consumption is therefore a particularly tangible issue. It directly concerns equipment, buildings and the organisation of production activities.
Scope 3: emissions across the entire value chain
Scope 3 extends the scope of analysis even further. It takes into account other indirect emissions associated with the company’s activities, including purchases of goods, waste, transport and various elements of the value chain.
This approach goes beyond the energy consumption of our industrial sites alone. It provides a more comprehensive view of the impact associated with our activities and helps identify areas for improvement that also involve suppliers and partners.
Measuring to take action
For Euclide Industrie, the carbon assessment is therefore a starting point. It provides a snapshot of the impact of our activities and helps us build a reduction pathway.
Since 2022, several actions have been implemented, particularly regarding energy consumption. The separation and regulation of our heating networks are among the investments made as part of this approach. According to the assessment presented in our CSR Commitment Letter, these actions have contributed to a more than 20% reduction in our carbon impact over three years.
This first step illustrates the approach we want to pursue: measure, act, then measure again to assess the progress achieved.
CSR is therefore becoming an integral part of our management approach, with objectives that can be monitored over time and compared with the results achieved.
Industrial CSR: concrete targets for 2030
A CSR approach is meaningful when it translates into objectives that can be monitored over time. At Euclide Industrie, this trajectory is currently based on two clearly defined environmental commitments: to reduce our carbon footprint by 20% and our energy consumption by 10% by 2030.
These two objectives provide a clear direction for our approach. They also enable us to measure progress and identify actions that need to be strengthened over the years.
Reducing our carbon footprint by 20%
Reducing our carbon footprint is the first part of this trajectory. The carbon assessment carried out in 2022 helped us better understand the emissions associated with our activities and identify the main areas where action could be taken.
Since then, several initiatives have been implemented. Energy consumption has received particular attention, with investments aimed at improving the operation of our facilities. The separation and regulation of our heating networks have therefore enabled us to directly reduce energy consumption at our sites.
These initial measures have already delivered results: according to the assessment presented in our CSR Commitment Letter, our carbon impact has decreased by more than 20% over three years.
The 2030 target therefore builds on an already established dynamic. It is not simply about setting a long-term target, but about continuing our efforts and regularly measuring the results achieved.
Reducing our energy consumption by 10%
The second objective directly concerns our energy consumption, with a target reduction of 10% by 2030.
In an industrial activity, energy is a very tangible issue. It is essential to the operation of equipment, buildings and our various production sites. Reducing consumption therefore means working simultaneously on facilities, usage and habits.
This is why our approach does not rely on a single action. It is part of a broader strategy focused on several priority areas: energy, transport and digital technology.
The challenge is to identify, for each of these areas, solutions that can reduce our consumption and emissions while maintaining our industrial activities and meeting our customers’ requirements.
A long-term trajectory
Achieving these objectives requires regular monitoring of results. Our 2026–2030 roadmap therefore includes carbon performance management, with annual monitoring of Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions, followed by the integration of Scope 3 from 2028 onwards. It also includes a target to reduce our carbon footprint by 2.5% per year.
This approach reflects our desire to make CSR part of a continuous improvement process. The 2030 targets provide a clear direction, but progress must be built year after year.
This is also why we have chosen to monitor several CSR indicators. They are designed to go beyond simply reporting results and provide concrete information to help us manage our actions.
7 indicators to manage our corporate CSR commitment
Setting objectives is not enough. To determine whether the actions implemented are producing the expected results, we need to be able to measure progress.
This is why Euclide Industrie has chosen to monitor seven key indicators, inspired in particular by the pillars of the EcoVadis assessment and complemented by indicators specific to the Group. They enable us to monitor the main areas of our CSR approach over time: environment, social responsibility, ethics and responsible purchasing.
Measuring our carbon footprint
The first indicator directly concerns our environmental impact. It tracks our greenhouse gas emissions in relation to our activity, using an indicator expressed in tonnes of CO₂ per million euros of revenue (tCO₂/€M revenue).
This monitoring approach means we do not look solely at the absolute change in emissions. It also allows us to put these emissions into perspective with the Group’s activity and track the evolution of our carbon performance over time.
Assessing our environmental practices
Our environmental approach is also subject to an external assessment through EcoVadis. This assessment provides an external perspective on the practices implemented by the company and helps identify both strengths and areas for improvement.
Our Euclide Vaillant Business Unit began this assessment in 2025 and achieved Bronze status. This first recognition represents a milestone in an approach that is intended to be regularly reassessed.
Evolving our purchasing practices
CSR also concerns the way we work with our suppliers. Two indicators are therefore dedicated to responsible purchasing, including the implementation and signing of our Supplier CSR Charter.
The objective is to gradually integrate environmental, social and ethical considerations into our relationships with our partners. For an industrial company, this aspect is particularly important: part of the overall impact of an activity lies outside its own sites.
This approach also reflects our desire to build long-term relationships with our suppliers and help improve our value chain.
Monitoring social issues
A company’s performance is not measured solely by its energy consumption or emissions. Working conditions and the environment in which employees operate are also an integral part of our approach.
Our indicators therefore take into account human rights and working conditions, as well as employment and inclusion.
This approach reflects a simple belief: a CSR strategy must take into account the women and men who make the company work every day. In this context, Euclide Industrie relies in particular on initiatives supporting employment and inclusion, with AQUITII among the programmes monitored as part of our approach.
Paying particular attention to ethics
The final area concerns ethics, another key component of our CSR approach. The aim is to monitor the company’s practices against principles of responsibility and transparency.
This issue is particularly important in relationships between industrial companies, customers, suppliers and partners, where trust is built over time.
Indicators designed to drive progress, not just communication
These seven indicators give Euclide Industrie a concrete way of translating its CSR commitment into action. Above all, they are management tools. They provide common reference points and enable us to monitor the progress of our approach over time.
Our ambition is therefore not to view CSR as a one-off initiative linked to an assessment or communication campaign, but as a continuous improvement process.
This approach requires us to regularly measure our results, identify gaps and continue the actions already underway. It also means engaging our teams and, more broadly, the partners who contribute to our value chain.
CSR commitments that also concern our employees and suppliers
Reducing our carbon footprint is an important component of a CSR approach, but it is only one part of it. For Euclide Industrie, this approach also encompasses working conditions, employment, inclusion, ethics and relationships with our suppliers.
This reflects a clear ambition: to embed responsibility throughout our activities, rather than focusing solely on energy consumption or carbon emissions.
An approach involving our employees
A CSR policy cannot be built solely at management level. It must also be implemented in the field, as close as possible to our activities and teams.
That is why the 2026–2030 roadmap includes the deployment of the approach across all Group entities. Everyone can contribute, at their own level, to changing practices: through everyday usage, purchasing, travel, resource consumption and working relationships.
Working conditions and inclusion at the heart of our approach
Our commitment also covers the social dimensions of CSR. Among the indicators monitored are human rights and working conditions, as well as employment and inclusion.
These issues are directly connected to company life. They concern the conditions in which employees carry out their work, but also the company’s ability to support employment and integrate different profiles into its teams.
In this context, Euclide Industrie’s approach includes monitoring its employment and inclusion initiatives, with AQUITII among the indicators selected.
The objective is to consider industrial performance and social responsibility as two dimensions that must move forward together.
Responsibility across the entire value chain
Ultimately, this is one of the key challenges of our approach: not limiting CSR to the scope of our own sites.
Our activities are part of a value chain made up of employees, suppliers, customers and partners. Each of these stakeholders can contribute to changing practices.
This is also the meaning of our commitment to our customers. Beyond our own objectives, we want to support them sustainably in their own CSR initiatives and meet their expectations regarding responsibility within their supply chains.
This desire to act collectively aligns with our objective of making CSR part of a continuous improvement process, with commitments that evolve according to results and new expectations within our industrial environment.
The approach initiated in 2022 therefore represents one step. The next is to continue this trajectory through to 2030 and regularly report on the progress achieved.
From 2022 to 2030: embedding CSR into a continuous improvement process
CSR cannot be built in just a few months. To deliver lasting results, it needs to be embedded over time, with milestones, objectives and regular monitoring.
At Euclide Industrie, our approach has gradually taken shape since 2022. Each stage has helped us better understand our impacts, formalise our commitments and prepare future actions.
A structured approach since 2022
- In 2022, we carried out a comprehensive carbon assessment covering Scopes 1, 2 and 3 across the Group’s three Business Units. This initial assessment provided a starting point for identifying our main sources of emissions and defining the first areas for action.
- In 2023, we complemented this approach with an energy-saving charter designed to support our objectives for reducing energy consumption.
- In 2024, Euclide Industrie obtained the UIMM CSR Commitment Charter, marking a further step in structuring our approach.
- Then, in 2025, we began an EcoVadis assessment and achieved Bronze status. This external assessment provides us with an additional perspective on our practices and helps identify areas where we can continue to improve.
These different stages share the same purpose: to progressively evolve our practices and embed CSR into the company’s operations.
A roadmap for 2026–2030
The 2026–2030 period marks a new stage. Our ambition is now to strengthen the management of our approach and accelerate the actions already underway.
This roadmap is based on several key priorities:
- We first plan to recruit a person dedicated to CSR and decarbonisation, working closely with our sites and our customers’ challenges.
- Carbon performance management will also be strengthened, with annual assessments of Scopes 1 and 2, followed by the integration of Scope 3 from 2028 onwards. The associated objective is to continue reducing our carbon footprint by 2.5% per year.
- The approach will also continue to be deployed across all our entities, with CSR representatives at our different sites.
- Finally, we want to maintain regular communication about our results and decarbonisation trajectory. This commitment to transparency is one of the reasons why we created a dedicated CSR page on our website.
Measuring and sharing results
This continuous improvement approach is based on a simple principle: we do not consider our commitments to be an end point.
The objectives set for 2030 provide a clear direction. The indicators and assessments then enable us to measure progress and identify areas that still require further effort.
This approach also allows us to share our progress more concretely with our customers, suppliers, employees and partners.
CSR therefore becomes a subject for dialogue. Results achieved, future objectives and challenges can be discussed more transparently.
For an industrial company, this approach seems particularly relevant to us: the transition is built over time, through concrete actions and successive improvements.
It is in this spirit that we are continuing our trajectory towards 2030, with the ambition of sustainably reducing our impact while continuing to develop our business.
Let’s discuss your industrial and CSR challenges
As an industrial group specialising in the design, machining and manufacturing of technical parts, prototypes, small series and mechanical assemblies, Euclide Industrie supports customers in environments where performance requirements are constantly evolving.
Quality, responsiveness and process control remain at the heart of our business. Our CSR commitment is now part of this same demanding approach, with measurable objectives and a trajectory monitored through to 2030.
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