CSR: Ellisphere, a committed player in today's and tomorrow's world

Participate in a more sustainable world...

Ellisphere assists companies in their short, medium and long term financing policy (credit risk, investment), it assumes responsibility towards its business partners. business partners.

This responsibility is based on a concrete and operational vision of CSR, as well as on the values of commitment, reliability and transparency.

A natively responsible company

The financial performance of companies can no longer be dissociated from their non-financial performance. This strong trend gives meaning to our commitment both in terms of our activity - developing trust between economic players - and in our our ecosystem, i.e. the attention paid to our our stakeholders.

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is part of our our DNA. We ahave always worked for an ethical practice of nos professionsincluding in our as a founding member of the Figec and the Febisthe main professional associations of the sector.

In addition, thes accelerating reporting requirements reporting requirements combined with a culture of continuous improvement and constant monitoring of business developments, we have led us to to structure and organize our CSR approach...

 

A vision of CSR that contributes to future challenges

In recent years, although it is not subject to any obligation, Ellisphere is therefore committed to a proactive and voluntary approach. In addition to the indicators that are regularly monitored we ahave defined and prioritized nine sustainable development goals (SDGs), which are integrated into our our simplified annual report.

This more contributive vision of CSR must also us to better respond to the challenges of today's and tomorrow's world, to enhance the positive impact of our activities for all our stakeholders. our stakeholders.

For its teams, on which its expertise is based, Ellisphere implements a social and environmental policy that promotes quality of life at work, diversity and access to training for all. Lastly, at its eight sites in France, Ellisphere'ss eight sites in France, Ellisphere contributes on its own scale to the socio-economic development of the regions.

 

...through a voluntary approach

We ahave initiated many actions in connection with la CSR. By joining the Global Compact of Global Compact in 2012, we markons our ambition to deploy our our business by taking into account the 10 universal principles of the Pact on human rights, labor standards, the environment and the fight against corruption in the spirit of responsible and sustainable development. In this context we publishons annually our Communication on Progress (COP) on the Global Compact website.

 

A socially responsible company

In social matters, we strive to to ensure the best possible working and safety conditions for our our employees at each of our our in France, through a responsible human resources management policy.

We actedssons We also work to promote equal opportunity and diversity. In this respect we are a signatory of the Diversity Charter since 2009, which is part of a proactive approach aimed at promoting access to employment for people who are victims of discrimination. Four areas of diversity are given priority: employment of young people and seniors, gender equality, professional integration of people with disabilities, and access to training for all.

To illustrate the professional equality aspect, we avons obtainedenu in 2021 a score of 86/100 on the F/H legal index, improving since 2019. This continuous improvement, is the result of of a committed HR policy, including an annual budget dedicated to pay gaps, as well as a new agreement in 2020 agreement in 2020, encouraging the progress of these issues.

By participating in sports and solidarity events such as the Challenge Solidaire Interentreprise of Special Olympics France, which began on April 23, 2021we support associations working on the integration of young people and people with disabilities.

In addition, we we portons particular attention to social dialogue, thus allowing the understanding between the different representatives and the communication of information known and shared by all. Indeed, thehe success of this key CSR area depends on the quality of the dialogue.

In addition, we have put in place listening devices, including a internal opinion survey conducted every two years. In 2019, the overall employee satisfaction rate was 95%.was 95%.. For summarizethe barometere, Ellisphere is perceived as a socially responsible company by 87% of respondents, with 72 considered very good for internal surveys.

Other actions include workshops to raise awareness and prevent RPS (Preventionof Psychosocial Risks) /TMS (Musculoskeletal Disorders), significant support for teleworking (webinars, practical information sheets), as well as introductory workshops to improve well-being at work (sophrology, mental health, anti-waste cooking, etc.) .

 

A local and environmental anchorage

In terms of environment, Ellisphere is seeking to reduce its consumption of energy, paper and greenhouse gas emissions at all its sites in France.

In 2020, we recycled 15.3 tons of office waste, all materials combined (paper, batteries, plastics, cans, consumables). Collection and recycling are carried out by ESATs at the three main sites.

Nous adoptons également depuis plusieurs années une politique de réduction des déplacements (premier poste d’émissions GES de son bilan carbone) et travaillons sur un ensemble de leviers pour limiter cet impact en facilitant notamment la mobilité durable. Suite à l’audit énergétique du parc automobile en 2019, le référencement des modèles de voitures de fonction respecte un taux de rejet de CO₂ < 120 g en moyenne et une gamme hybride est proposée avec un objectif de 50 % à horizon 2023. Consciente des enjeux de ses activités en grande partie digitalisées, nous ambitionnons de réduire notre impact en matière de pollution numérique. Enfin, Ellisphere contribue, à son échelle, à la promotion d’une société respectueuse de son environnement, de proximité tout en participant au développement socio-économique de ses territoires d’implantation. 

 

A strong operational ethic

In terms of business ethics, Ellisphere drew up its new code of ethics and professional conduct in 2020, which is available on its corporate website.

In addition, wee are alsosignatory of the Responsible Supplier Relations charter (CNA/Credit Mediation) and havehave created our our own responsible purchasing charter. This This charter insists on the integration of CSR criteria in a logic of reciprocity of the client/supplier commitments. At the end of February 2021, 80% of charters have been signed for suppliers with an annual invoiced amount of > €5000.

To be transparent with its partners, we giveons the possibility through a transparency charter, to explain to all companies who wish to do so, whether or not they are clients, the elaboration of their own score. This way, we can restore trust, facilitate and make trade between companies more fluid.

 

A strong commitment to reporting and performance

Finally, we report on our actions to numerous organizations (Communication on Progress, charters, CSR A/O questionnaires, supplier referencing, etc.) and have our CSR performance assessed by EcoVadis since 2012. Given our sector of activity and our size, the evaluation covers 21 criteria. Our latest score is 70/100 (2020), we placing us in the top of companies of its size and sector of activity, above the average of French (51) and European (48) companies.

The whole process is managed internally and accompaniede The effectiveness of CSR depends on the commitment of all the players in the ecosystem.

Ellisphereby its will to contribute to the stakes of the sustainable development, tends to fulfill its societal role, today indissociable from any economic activity.

 

A responsibility that is part of the creation process of our offers

How are our offers related to CSR?

First of all, we can define different types of CSR:

• Voluntary CSR, which results solely from the initiative of the the company.
• CSR encouraged, which is requested by principals such as companies with their suppliers or shareholders.
• The mandatory CSRwhich is imposed by regulations issued in France or in France or in Europe.

Ellisphere proposes tourdtion of services mainly related to lCSR encouraged and CSR mandatory.

Encouraged CSR concerns companies that have launched their own CSR approach and want to involve their stakeholders. They are subject to requirements such as the Sapin II law, the RGPD or the duty of care, on which we are positioned. For the mandatory CSRcompanies itst subject to anti-corruption, AML (Anti-Money Laundering) and also the duty of vigilance which are subjects that we treatons at Ellisphere.

 

What does this do for our customers?

Through our our compliance and risk management offerings, we respond in part and indirectly to one of the pillars of CSR: Governance. Moreover, the regulatory context tends towards more obligations concerning the consideration of CSR issues in a company's activity. Compliance and risk management issues will increasingly affect social and environmental issues.

Ellisphere's activity is de facto strongly linked to CSR and its its evolution. This allows our clients to push further their strategy in terms of sustainable development and to make it more adapted to future obligations.