Eurofragance, the worldwide perfume home, has been acknowledged for the second consecutive yr with a Platinum medal from EcoVadis, the best score awarded by this impartial sustainability evaluation company. This distinction, primarily based on 2024 actions and achievements, locations Eurofragance within the high 1% of firms in its sector evaluated globally.
In 2024, the corporate not solely maintained its development when it comes to turnover and headcount, but additionally elevated its dedication to social and environmental initiatives. Regardless of a demanding context, Eurofragance improved its total rating within the EcoVadis evaluation, reaching 82 out of 100, in comparison with 80 in 2023.
Within the final fiscal yr, Eurofragance achieved a turnover of 180 million euros and surpassed 500 staff worldwide. On the similar time, the perfume home developed new actions linked to its sustainable roadmap, reinforcing the 4 key areas evaluated by EcoVadis: setting, labor practices and human rights, ethics and sustainable procurement.
Inside the environmental space, the corporate obtained a rating of 85 out of 100 due to its ongoing efforts to scale back its carbon emissions, which have been decreased by 7% since 2021, the baseline yr. As well as, throughout 2024, Eurofragance additionally achieved—in comparison with the earlier yr—a 7% lower in water consumption and additional decreased the waste it sends to landfills by 5%. These figures mirror the corporate’s dedication to a extra environment friendly and respectful administration of assets.
Within the space of ethics, Eurofragance continued to develop its inside coaching packages in all its subsidiaries, together with “Coaching on the Code of Ethics,” “Anti-fraud Coverage” and “Whistle-blower Channel.”
The corporate additionally invested considerably in coaching its groups, accumulating a complete of 11,000 hours of coaching {and professional} improvement in the course of the yr.
Consistent with its sustainability technique, Eurofragance has printed its 2024 Sustainability Report, highlighting key progress within the areas of security, group, enterprise ethics and useful resource administration. Amongst key milestones, the corporate maintained carbon neutrality at its manufacturing crops—an achievement first attained in 2023—decreased water consumption and waste and bolstered its dedication to equality, variety and worker well-being.
“Because the starting of this journey, EcoVadis has been a benchmark that has guided our efforts in the direction of actions with actual influence, each for the planet and for our communities. Receiving the Platinum medal for the second time in a row is a really motivating recognition for all Eurofragance groups. We all know that the bar shall be set increased yearly, however our objective is to proceed to fulfill these exacting requirements,” says Diana March, Chief Sustainability & Technical Compliance Officer at Eurofragance.
Laurent Mercier, CEO of the corporate, notes: “5 years in the past, Eurofragance embarked with conviction and dedication on its journey in the direction of sustainability. From this journey, I’ve discovered the worth of small victories that add up over time, the significance of setting achievable objectives and, above all, that sustainability and enterprise usually are not opposites. Acquiring the EcoVadis Platinum recognition two years in a row isn’t solely gratifying, but it surely additionally confirms that we’re on the best path and that there isn’t any turning again.”
This new recognition reinforces Eurofragance’s long-term imaginative and prescient, targeted on integrating sustainability in all its areas of exercise, as a basic strategic axis to proceed rising with optimistic influence.