24 November HOW TO BECOME A RESPONSIBLE COMPANY?

Zero-waste, ethical consumption, quality of life at work: priority topics that are transforming consumer habits. Indeed, they are turning more to products that are more respectful of the environment and of people. The same applies to job seekers who are looking for the “exemplary” company. 

Aware of these new challenges, more and more companies are committing to a CSR approach, an essential building block to ensure the sustainability of their structure. 

Enhancement of its brand image, achievement of significant savings, increase in the productivity of its employees: we no longer list the many advantages of establishing an internal CSR policy! 

But how to become a responsible company in a concrete way? 

Who is concerned ? 

TPE, SME, ETI or GE: you are all capable of establishing a CSR policy! However, this approach is unique to everyone! Indeed, it depends on various factors such as: the number of employees, the sector of activity and the location. But don't panic, we have grouped together the different steps to be put in place to become a CSR model! 

Make a diagnosis 

In order to know the axes to be improved in terms of sustainable development, the ideal is to start with an inventory. This diagnosis will allow you to analyze the strengths and weaknesses of your company and thus acquire an outside perspective on your daily consideration of the challenges of sustainable development. 

You may be surprised! More and more companies think they have it all wrong from the start, and end up realizing, thanks to the diagnosis, that a good number of actions have already been put in place. 

Once the inventory has been carried out, it is essential to rank your priorities in order to be able to classify the different actions to be carried out. These can be very easy initiatives such as the purchase of responsible supplies or actions on a larger scale such as energy management or the establishment of a partnership for the recycling and treatment of your waste.

Examples of actions? 

At Takagreen, we classify solutions according to the following themes: 

• ENERGETIC PERFORMANCE 

Choose your solutions according to your most energy-intensive workstations. 

For example, if you want to reduce your electricity bills why not install solar panels? Do you want to reduce your water consumption? Think of rainwater collectors or equipping your taps with aerators!

As you will have understood, energy is one of the items that consume the most! 

To discover more solutions related to energy performance, we invite you to consult the next page !

• RESPONSIBLE PURCHASING :

At the heart of a company's operation, purchasing is an effective lever for deploying a sustainable development policy within your organization. 

But what is responsible purchasing? Minimize your needs, integrate environmental and social criteria, take into account the life cycle and the overall cost of each product. 

Reusable tableware made from recycled materials, second-hand office furniture, recycled paper, natural cleaning products… there are many solutions adapted to each company. 

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• WASTE MANAGEMENT : 

Waste management is a major focus of the CSR policy. This is one of the main steps to reduce your daily environmental impact. 

Office waste, food waste, construction waste or cigarette butts…: there are many recycling channels suitable for all types of waste. 

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• QUALITY OF LIFE AT WORK : 

Quality of Life at Work (QVT) and CSR are complementary. Indeed, the implementation of QVT actions reinforces the CSR policy, and vice versa. 

So there you are spoiled for choice: collaborative workshops, exterior and interior design, healthy eating, sports or meditation sessions, air quality... the best thing is to discuss it with your stakeholders in order to analyze their needs and thus choose THE (or THE, it's even better) solutions that will make everyone agree. 

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• SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY  :

In order to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions, the implementation of a sustainable mobility plan becomes more than essential. Sustainable mobility, also called eco-mobility, brings together solutions promoting the use of alternative modes of transport to the car and much softer. 

To choose the mode of transport that will suit everyone, it is once again recommended to discuss it with all of your teams. Indeed, there is no shortage of solutions: carpooling, fleets of electric bicycles, hybrid or electric vehicles... many solutions available here !