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The objectives of Actively Caring 2030 program contribute to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) defined by the United Nations.

Sustainable development goals

Providing our employees with safe, inclusive and fulfilling working conditions

Annual results

Focus on our goals: follow their progress year after year

Preserving our employees' loyalty
Loyalty rate among permanent employees ≥ 95 %
95 %

Mastery objectives

Promoting inclusion
 
Annual numbers of DEI awareness campaigns for employees ≥ 3
3 
 
Promoting skills development
 
Percentage of employees trained at least once a year ≥ 95 %
100 %
 

Improvement objectives

Ensuring safety
2024 Ref. 11.91 
Frequency rate of occupational accident
5.97 
2030 Target 5 
Giving meaning
2024 Ref. 66 %
Percentage of employees declaring to be in tune with the company's CSR commitments
66 %
2030 Target 75 %
Promote a healthy work-life balance
2024 Ref. 78 %
Percentage of employees considering to have a good work-life balance
78 %
2030 Target 85 %
Sharing value
2024 Ref. 75 % GMS
Sum of employee savings plan
62 % GMS
2030 Target 100 % GMS
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Sustainable initiatives

Find out more about SILAB's actions

  • Contributing to “ Les entreprises s'engagent ” initiative*

    Participation in the community of companies that act for an inclusive society and a sustainable world. 

      

    • 18 commitments with regards to young people, seniors, priority neighborhoods, professional high schools, and disabilities 

     

    Discover the dossier: Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

     

    *i.e. Companies are committed

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Getting together around human values

    Formalization of collective and individual human values shared and upheld by the teams. 

     

    • Historical values, revamped in 2025 
    • Collaborative workshops organized with all teams 
    • 4 strong values: sharing, commitment, creativity, responsibility 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Promoting employees’ first-aid commitment

    Active implication of employees for prevention and safety at work. 

     

    • 74 employees are workplace first-aiders  
    • Creation of a dedicated section on the intranet to give them all the keys for efficient interventions  

     

    Discover the dossier: Guaranteeing our employees' safety

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Raising awareness among employees

    Awareness campaigns intended to mobilize all employees daily. 

     

    • Extensive formats: expositions, quizzes, collective challenges, workshops, etc. 
    • Various topics addressed: fight against cancer, fight against addiction, road safety, nutrition, etc. 
    • Between 2024 and 2025, 19 actions were carried out on the following topics: health, security, inclusion

     

    Discover the dossier: Raising awareness among our employees on sustainable development

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Implementing high-performance means to develop training

    Use of cutting-edge tools and educational spaces. 

     

    • Implementation of an internal training center in 2020: webinar rooms, IT rooms, language laboratories, practical work laboratories  
    • Lecture hall of 200 seats 
    • Digital educational tools 

     

    Discover the dossier: Turning training into a driver of success

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Valuing savoir-faire from internal training

    Internal mobilization of expert employees. 

     

    • 45 internal trainers 
    • 110 modules for internal training 
    • Support provided to the training community  

     

    Discover the dossier: Turning training into a driver of success

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Promoting the integration of people with disabilities

    Development of partnership with ÉSAT (French institutional work and work support services).  

     

    2025 results:  

    • 5 listed establishments, in particular for work clothes cleaning and packaging reconditioning 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Maintaining senior workers’ employment

    Implementation of the French “contrat de génération” (i.e. generation contract) enabling experience highlighting, precarity decrease, delay of senior unemployment.  

     

    • Adapting workstations, promoting flexible work, fighting against professional weakening and discrimination related to age, supporting career changes and continuous training  
    • Organizing information, sensibilization, or retirement preparation actions

     

    Discover the dossier: Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Implementing an engaging human resources policy

    Formalization of HR commitments with a dedicated policy published in 2026. 

     

    Objectives: 

    • Putting humans at the heart of the sustainable performance strategy 
    • Translating orientations into short-, medium- and long-term concrete actions  
    • Providing safe and inclusive working conditions and supporting skills development 
    • Empowering employees to respect the company’s values 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Protecting employees from any form of harassment

    Creation of a harassment alert and treatment system in 2026.  

     

    Objectives:  

    • Providing a safe work environment where employees’ dignity is recognized and respected  
    • Upholding these fundamental values 
    • Committing to protect employees and to rapidly and efficiently treat any alert 
    • Training employees in preventing harassment at work 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Supporting career path

    Implementation of an approach aiming to support employees in their career evolutions while anticipating tomorrow’s occupations. 

     

    • Projected employment and skills management  
    • Internal mobility opportunities: expansion of attributions, evolution towards other careers, towards other supervisory functions, etc.  
    • Regular meetings with managers and the Human Resources team 

     

    Discover the dossier: Turning training into a driver of success

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Creating lasting employment

    Application of a dynamic policy to maintain employment. 

     

    2025 results:

    • Nearly 400 employees
    • 93% of permanent contacts 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Ensuring living wage for all employees

    Conduct of a study on decent wage* for all employees based in France or in international subsidiaries. 

     

    2025 results and action plan:  

    • 100% of employees paid over the decent wage of their regions 
    • Analysis of risks and implementation of individualized action plans, if need be 

     

    * minimum wage enabling employees to cover their essential needs for them and their family while living in a decent standard. 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Contributing to young talents' growth

    Supporting young people in their professional integration. 

     

    2025 results:  

    • 31 interns in secondary schools  
    • 11 interns in university studies 
    • 12 work-study programs 
    • 2 interns or work-study trainees were hired to be part of SILAB at the end of their training 
    • 17 people who were hired with a temporary or a permanent contract were under 25 years old, representing 57% of hiring 

     

    Discover the dossier: Promoting diversity, equality, and inclusion

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Acting for disability-related issues

    Implementation of actions aiming to integrate disabled people or people affected by the disability of closed relatives. 

     

    • 2 trained “disability advisors”   
    • Specific measures provided for disabled people or people having a closed relative affected (additional days off, additional remote work) 
    • Participation in external events on disability  
    • 3 internal awareness raising actions organized in 2025 

     

    Discover the dossier: Promoting diversity, equity and inclusion

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Investing in training

    Supporting the evolution of the employees’ level of expertise. 

     

    2025 results: 

    • 100% of employees were trained at least once  
    • Over 7,000 hours dedicated to training 

     

    Discover the dossier: Turning training into a driver of success

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Preventing risks with exoskeletons

    Investments in exoskeletons in order to preserve technicians’ health and prevent potential lumbar pain. 

     

    • Active assistance device, easy to install and no movement restrictions 
    • Provision of this device to production units and laboratories 
    • 30,000 euros invested in 4 exoskeletons  

     

    Discover the dossier: Guaranteeing our employees' safety

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Preserving employees’ health and comfort

    Implementation of actions aiming to ensure protection to all employees. 

     

    • Assessment of workplace ergonomic designs 
    • Employees’ training in good workplace setup practices and good postures  
    • Use of exercise balls or mice with ergonomic designs for office occupations, etc. 
    • Chairs with ergonomic designs adapted to laboratory employees’ movements 

     

    Discover the dossier: Guaranteeing our employees' safety

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Ensuring work-life balance

    Propositions of solutions and tools to reinforce work-life balance. 

     

    • Right to disconnect unilateral Charter implemented in 2017 
    • Creation of inter-company daycare in September, 2010, located at the doors of SILAB 
    • Depending on the occupation covered, possibility of adjusting work time or work remotely, regulated by our remote work Charter 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Guaranteeing strict gender equality

    Implementation of a social policy promoting strict gender equality treatment by rigorously monitoring this commitment.  

     

    2025 results:  

    • 99% in the gender equality index 
    • 56% of women 
    • 61% of women executives 
    • 40% of women in the Management board  

     

    Discover the dossier: Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Applying a principle of zero discrimination

    Promoting actions aiming to guarantee equal treatment for all employees.  

     

    • Publication of the policy framework diversity, equality, inclusion in 2026 
    • Training managers to prevent discrimination 
    • Integration of questions about people’s respect in quality of life at work surveys  

     

    Discover the dossier: Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Communicating internally

    Implementing different resources to ensure fluent, structured, and transparent information sharing in the company and its subsidiaries.  

    • Implementation of dedicated communication spaces in the company  
    • Use of an intranet to regularly communicate news and facilitate the access to resources 
    • Annual report produced by the management board along with strategic perspectives and projections for the years to come 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Participating in the professional integration of young people from high priority neighborhoods: PaQte

    Signing of the PaQte commitment charter launched by the French Ministry of Territory Cohesion and Relations with Local Authorities.  

     

    • Contribution to a collective action aiming to promote the professional integration of young people from priority urban neighborhoods and rural areas 

     

    Discover the dossier: Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Promoting equal opportunities: Diversity Charter

    Signing of the Diversity Charter for the first time in 2023, renewed in 2025: voluntary approach to promote diversity. 

     

    Objectives:  

    • Raising awareness and training employees 
    • Reinforcing diversity representation in our workforce 
    • Promoting this principle at each stage of human resources management 

     

    Discover the dossier: Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Supporting “caring” employees

    SILAB Labeling by Cap Handeo, proof of its strong commitment to support and recognize “caregiver” employees. 

     

    Commitments: 

    • Establishing a diagnosis and defining a methodology supporting “caregiver” employees 
    • Informing employees on “caregiver” employees’ rights, measures and resources that can be used 
    • Mobilizing internal stakeholders 
    • Raising awareness and training directors and managers 
    • Offering suitable solutions and support “caregiver” employees 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Providing a fulfilling work environment

    Promoting optimal working conditions. 

     

    • Modern and spacious premises implemented on a park of 75,000 m2
    • Advanced tools and technologies to enable employees to complete their tasks  

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Providing access to social advantages

    Valorization of employees’ commitment with social advantages. 

     

    • Family complementary health insurance  
    • Employee saving plans to manage incentives and profit-sharing bonuses 
    • Electrical terminal available to recharge personal electric vehicles  
    • Discounts in many stores and sport and cultural facilities thanks to the Social and Economic Committee  

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

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Dossiers

Find out more about SILAB's dossiers