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nuisances.
environmental challenges identified by the Group: resources;
energy, atmospheric emissions and climate; water;
biodiversity and the use of soil; environmental accidents and
These objectives are conveyed by means of short- and
medium-term objectives which concern the five main
The methodology of the WCM Environment pillar makes it
possible to identify environmental aspects and differences
and to reduce and control them (see chapter 4, section 2.1).
environmental impact. For water discharges, they represent,
for example, 95% of the Group’s impact.
composed of 558 sites which represent 91% of the Group’s
section 2.1). The environmental objectives are set for the
scope of these sites concerned by the environment
The Saint-Gobain Group has drawn up a priority action
framework for those sites representing the bulk of the
Group’s environmental impact worldwide: these are the 558
sites concerned for the environment (see chapter 10,
our sites. In 2016, six Emeralds were awarded by a jury
composed of Group employees and external personalities.
Every year, Environment Emeralds are awarded to projects
contributing towards reducing the environmental impact of
Sustainable management of
2.3.1
resources
Target
(1)
Non-recovered waste:
-50% (2010-2025)
In the long term, zero non-recovered waste
recovery of waste is also a major challenge for Saint-Gobain.
competitiveness and continuity of the Group’s activities by
securing supplies and by anticipating changes in legislation
and the depletion of natural resources. The treatment and
Faced with the decline in raw materials, the sustainable
management of resources makes it possible to ensure the
management of resources during the lifecycle of its products,
throughout the entire value chain.
circular economy. Through cross-business actions and
synergies between industry and distribution, Saint-Gobain
undertakes to provide innovating solutions for the sustainable
Developed in 2015, the Sustainable Management of Resources
Policy
(2)
aims to reduce the impact of the use of resources
and their responsible management to favor the transition to a
with three priorities:
implementation thereof by all General Delegations, Activities
and Group divisions, observing local regulations. In particular,
each Activity and each General Delegation have to draw up a
roadmap by the end of 2019 to develop the circular economy
In 2016, short- and medium-term objectives were defined for
the application of this policy, with a view to the
have a maximum recycled content in its products;
generate a minimum amount of production waste;
recover the waste originating from these processes either
internally or externally.
is closely monitored to protect the health of employees,
residents, customers and users of its products and services.
In connection with the Health policy and in compliance with
the local regulations, the management of dangerous waste is
Promote the use of recycled materials
a)
metal, etc.) enable the Saint-Gobain activities to reduce their
consumption of raw materials.
recovery of production waste internally and the use of
external recycled materials (cullet, gypsum, recovered scrap
(plaster) and sand (glass activities and mortars). The
The two main raw materials used by the Group are gypsum
demolition waste. In order to increase the quantities recycled,
national networks for the collection of plaster originating
from construction sites have been established by
Saint-Gobain in many European countries.
Gypsum is a fully recyclable material. The main limits to its
recycling lie in the difficulties of recovery and sorting of
cullet between the processing sites (Sekurit, Building Glass
Europe) and the flat glass production sites.
For glass furnaces
(3)
, the reduction in the consumption of
resources essentially results from the inclusion of cullet
(4)
among the materials placed in the furnace. The Group's
internal logistics are being optimized to increase the flow of
cast iron. Through the “second fusion” process, more recycled
in iron oxide ores in the blast furnaces; the other, known as
“second fusion”, is carried out by fusing scrap and recovery
To obtain cast iron, the Pipe Activity uses two fusion
processes: one, known as “first fusion”, involves the reduction
raw materials are incorporated in the cast iron production.
The annual quantities are depending on their availability on
the market.
PVC of Lapeyre Industries with the involvement of an external
partner.
reduce the waste PVC tonnage on site by 33%. This recycling
method could be deployed over time on several sites using
increase the amount of PVC waste recycled and allowed to
all of the Group's Activities. In 2016, Saint-Gobain Cougnaud
in Aizenay, France, manufacturer of PVC windows, was
awarded an Environment Emerald for an exemplary project in
the raw materials and waste category. This project allowed to
Optimizing the recycling of internal waste products involves
Based on iso-production for the scope concerned.
(1)
Saint-Gobain’s Sustainable Management of Resources Policy is available on request from the Group’s EHS Department.
(2)
Furnaces used for flat glass and for glass wool.
(3)
Broken glass originating from manufacturing waste or from the selective collection of waste and recycling content.
(4)