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Limiting our impact on the environment

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Eco-design

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

Sustainable development goals

Reducing carbon footprint generated by the company's activities

Annual results

Focus on our goals: follow their progress year after year

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
2024 Reference 11,159 tCO2eq
Climate change indicator coming from the organizational LCA
9,151 tCO2eq
2030 Target 7,502 tCO2eq

Mastery objectives

Consuming renewable electricity
 
Percentage of renewable electricity = 100 %
100 %
 
Limiting the impact of upstream transportation
 
Percentage of GHG related to upstream transportation ≤ 5 %
0.73 %
 
Tending toward zero final waste
 
Percentage of recycled or energy recovered waste ≥ 95 %
95.6 %
 

Improvement objectives

Controlling energy consumption
2024 Ref. 260.6 MWh / M€
Energy consumption in intensity value
245.6 MWh / M€
2030 Target 247.6 MWh / M€
Increasing the percentage of biogas
2024 Ref. 4 %
Percentage of biogas
20 %
2030 Target 50 %
Reducing the impact of downstream transportation
2024 Ref. 35 %
Volume of air transport from France
30 %
2030 Target 27 %
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Sustainable initiatives

Find out more about SILAB's actions

  • Reducing transportation impact

    Reduction in air transport, promoting sea transport. 

      

    • Upstream: sea transport is systematically prioritized
    • Downstream: augmentation of the use of sea transportation, especially to the United States

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Selecting Botanical raw materials sources

    Reduction of the distance between SILAB and Botanical raw materials production zones.

      

    • Favoring sourcing from France or Europe when possible 
    • Since 2024, 2 supply chains were relocated in France or Europe 
    • In 2025, 57.6% of Botanical raw materials purchase came from France (in volume)  

    Discover the dossier: Sourcing Botanical raw materials sustainably

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Recovering energy from refrigerating units

    Substitution of ice-cold water by a single more efficient group equipped with a heat recovery system. 

      

    2022 results:  

    • -7% of annual gas consumption   
    • -20% of annual power consumption  

      

    Discover the dossier: Committing to energy sobriety

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Measuring SILAB’s impacts with the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)

    Use of organizational LCA. 

      

    • LCA on SILAB’s activity conducted since 2016
    • Scope: from sourcing raw materials to delivering customers
    • Taking into consideration scopes 1, 2 and 3 
    • Results: GHG emissions checked by a third party since 2021 
    • In 2025: 9,151 tCO2eq  

      

    Discover the dossier: Mitigating climate change

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Mapping energy consumption

    Implementation of a measuring plan. 

     

    • 50+ sensors located accross the site 
    • Analysis of daily consumption accross the site  

      

    Discover the dossier: Committing to energy sobriety

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Assessing climate strategy

    CDP annual scoring. 

      

    2025 results: 

    • B score for the “Climate Change” category  
    • A score for the way SILAB empowers its suppliers on the question of climate change  

      

    To learn more: CDP scoring

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Aligning with SBTi objectives

    Alignment of the objectives following the Science-based targets “2°C” trajectory.  

     

    2030 objectives:  

    • -30% of scope 1 GHG emissions compared to 2018 
    • -30% of scope 2 GHG emissions  
    • Measurement and reduction of scope 3 emissions  

    New 2030 objectives set with an ongoing submission for a 1.5°C trajectory.

     

    Discover the dossier: Mitigating climate change 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Favoring renewable energies

    More responsible consumption of the energy required for its activity. 

      

    2025 results: 

    • 100% of renewable electricity
    • 334 bifacial photovoltaic panels covering 75% of the training center power consumption  
    • 20% of biogas  
    • 60% of total renewable energy 

      

    Discover the dossier: Committing to energy sobriety

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Ensuring responsible waste management

    Ultimate no waste ambition. 

     

    2025 results:  

    • 88% of recycled waste 
    • 7% of energy recovered waste 
    • 31 sorting channels at SILAB 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Raising awareness among employees

    Awareness actions dedicated to engaging employees daily. 

      

    • Training module when arriving
    • Making eco-gestures and waste sorting guides available
    • Many formats: expositions, quizzes, collective challenges, workshops, etc.
    • Since 2024, 10 actions to raise awareness on the environment were carried out 

      

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

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Applying an internal sustainable transportation policy

    Use of less impactful means of transportation. 

      

    • Considering digital tools to organize meetings  
    • Limiting air transport when possible  
    • Favoring train for national trips 
    • Making hybrid or electric vehicles available 

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

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Painting roofs in white

    Painting the roofs of our buildings white using reflective properties to save energy linked to air conditioning. 

      

    2025 results:  

    • 2 painted buildings 
    • Reduction of room temperature by 2°C to 3°C depending on the buildings in 2025 vs 2024  

    Discover the dossier: Committing to energy sobriety

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Acting for “ Les entreprises s'engagent ” initiative*

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

      

    • 5 commitments related to sobriety in terms of energy, eco-gestures, and sustainable mobility

     

     *i.e. Companies are committed

     

    Discover our commitments

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

  • Promoting sustainable mobility

    Encouraging the use of alternative means of transportation to individual cars (carpooling, bike, scooter, public transportation, etc.). 

     

    • Financial incentive with sustainable mobility package  
    • Electric terminal available to recharge private electric vehicles 
    • Regular campaigns: 8 editions of the mobility challenge organized 

    Published on 06/22/2026

    Updated on 06/22/2026

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Dossiers

Find out more about SILAB's dossiers