Saint Gobain - Registration document 2016

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Contribution to the public debate on c) sustainable development

climate change, building energy efficiency (BEE), sustainable cities, and the circular economy. Saint-Gobain takes part in all kinds of events on the theme of sustainable development. As such, it was involved in a high-level dialog on sustainable resource management between scientists, governments and industry, organized by UNEP in November 2016, and also attended the second Business and Climate Summit (BCS), which was held in London in June 2016 to look at issues relating to carbon pricing. Saint-Gobain is also a member of the International Energy Agency’s (IEA) Energy Efficiency Industrial Advisory Board and spoke at the first conference on energy efficiency organized by the agency. Lastly, in 2016 Saint-Gobain joined the advisory board of the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI).

the Environment, EpE) since the organization was founded. EpE is a grouping of around 40 major French and international companies representing all sectors of the economy, who are keen to address the environment more effectively in their strategic decisions and in the way they do business. Pierre-André de Chalendar was the Chairman of EpE from 2012 to 2015. As a way of ensuring that it is closely involved in the ongoing national and international debate on the environment and sustainable development, and that it can share its experience in these areas as a manufacturer, Saint-Gobain has been a member of Entreprises pour l’Environnement (Businesses for In 2016, Saint-Gobain also joined the WBCSD, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. WBCSD is a worldwide grouping of 200 companies that deliberate on and develop solutions for a more sustainable world. Saint-Gobain is particularly involved in WBCSD initiatives relating to

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