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Saint-Gobain today Strong values

2.2 Commitments linked to the Principles of Conduct and Action

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2.2.1 Participation in UN initiatives Saint-Gobain has been a signatory to the UN Global Compact since 2003 and reports regularly on its progress at Advanced level in the areas covered by the Global Compact, based on 21 criteria. Pierre-André de Chalendar is a member of the France Global Compact Executive Committee.

2.2.2 Other partnerships Saint-Gobain is a member company of the Transparency International France Forum of committed companies. Thus, Saint-Gobain supports the association’s activities and has committed to rejecting and combating corruption, in all its forms. Saint-Gobain also undertakes to make its best efforts to implement a solid prevention mechanism, inspired by current best practice in the business world.

In 2009, Saint-Gobain endorsed two initiatives related to the Global Compact: Caring for Climate, to combat climate change, and CEO Water Mandate, for the protection of water resources. The Group involves its supply chain in its approach to reducing environmental impact and commits its suppliers to specifically reducing their air emissions and water footprint.

The Group participates in public debates on the strategic challenges of its business activity and environment. Accordingly, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain and most of the Group’s subsidiaries aremembers of associations representing their industry nationally or supra-nationally. Further, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain is directly involved in professional associations representing French companies, such as the AFEP or MEDEF. The Activities also cooperate with various local associations and organizations involved in environmental, regulatory, social, societal or economic issues. The various Activities and subsidiaries have internal procedures to ensure that their participation in associations is recognized and referenced and that employees who represent them in the associations are trained in the rules of antitrust law.

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