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PRINCIPLES
OF CONDUCT
PROFESSIONAL COMMITMENT,
RESPECT FOR OTHERS,
INTEGRITY,
LOYALTY,
SOLIDARITY
are the fundamental values uniting
management and employees
PRINCIPLES
OF ACTION
RESPECT FOR THE LAW,
CARING FOR THE ENVIRONMENT,
WORKER HEALTH
AND SAFETY,
EMPLOYEE RIGHTS
guide the actions of all management and
employees in the performance of their duties
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The Responsible Development Department is tasked with
ensuring that the Principles of Conduct and Action are rolled
out to all Group employees, that they are properly understood
by all and best practices are implemented by the operational
departments.
‹ All managers are made aware of the Principles of Conduct
and Action by means of an on-line training program
(Adhere), which any new manager joining the Group is
obliged to complete;
‹ The Group’s Management School programs automatically
include a specific session on the Principles;
‹ A network of 800 accredited trainers cascade training on
the Principles to local teams;
‹ These measures are reflected and intensified by
communications and training dealing specifically with
“reference policies” (compliance network, Responsible
Purchasing policy, Environment, Health and Safety Charter,
management practices, etc.) on which the Principles are
founded.
REFERENCE POINTS
The Principles of Conduct and Action refer explicitly to
the applicable conventions of the International Labour
Organization, the International Charter on Human Rights and
the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises with regard
to the fight against corruption.
Saint-Gobain has been signed up to the United Nations
Global Compact since 2003. This commitment demonstrates
the Group’s drive for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR),
which includes regular communication of its progress in the
areas covered by the Global Compact.
Implementation of the Group’s strategy entails policies and
commitments that are applied by the Sectors, Activities or
General Delegations.
The most important of these are the “reference policies”,
which derive directly from the Principles of Conduct and
Action and define the management principles applicable
to all Saint-Gobain units and employees, as well as to
subcontractors, in their work for the Group, and to suppliers,
under the Responsible Purchasing policy.
This desire to establish the Principles of Conduct and Action
as a sign of belonging is illustrated by the objective set by
the Group’s Board of Directors, of training all managers in the
Principles in their first year with the Group.
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2. Corporate culture
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STRONG VALUES 2.2
Principles of Conduct and Action 2.2.1
With a history stretching back over 350 years, Saint-Gobain’s development is founded on nine Principles of Conduct and Action.
These Principles were formalized in 2003 and have been translated into 33 languages and rolled out to all employees.
Application of the Principles is a condition for being a part of the Group.