Climate Change Data

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

• Safety
• Employee well-being
• Reducing carbon footprint
• Waste management
• Water efficiency
• Diversity and inclusion
• Ethical business practices
• Responsible purchasing
• Community engagement

Environmental Achievements

• Invested in three water-based or low-solvent painting lines, recovering residues for treatment.
• 90% of formwork panels washed with water, without additional cleaning products.
• Testing a platform to recover, treat, and reuse wash water in 2025.
• Promoting leasing and refurbishment of cranes to extend lifespan and avoid new component purchases.
• Working with suppliers to incorporate recycled steel and use lower-CO2 materials.

Social Achievements

• Launched UPERIO Academy for employee development, centralizing training initiatives.
• Rolled out UPERIO Week onboarding program in France, Belgium, and considering the US.
• Introduced annual performance reviews and voluntary exit interviews.
• Created a vocational qualification for tower crane erector technicians in France.
• 2.85% of total payroll spent on training in France.

Governance Achievements

• Established a structured governance structure with an ESG Committee, Audit Committee, and Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
• Deployed measures to comply with the French Sapin II act, including a Code of Ethics and Conduct, a whistleblowing procedure, and risk management training.
• Safety criterion factored into managers' variable remuneration (10-15% of total).

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

• Harmonizing practices across European and North American sites.
• Accelerating transformation in a challenging construction market.
• Developing a common CSR culture across all countries, particularly addressing differences between Europe and North America.
• Improving the social acceptability of crane depots and associated activities.
• Reducing Scope 3 emissions (95% of total greenhouse gas emissions).

Mitigation Strategies

• Implementing procedures and systems to support operations and continuous improvement.
• Developing a responsible purchasing charter and questionnaire for strategic suppliers.
• Involving suppliers in the CSR process to address challenges.
• Highlighting the added value of crane depots (employment, training, sponsorship) to improve local integration.
• Incorporating CSR into specifications for crane suppliers and transporters, promoting leasing and refurbishment.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement

• Requiring suppliers to respect ethical principles in Code of Ethics and Conduct.
• Developing a Responsible Purchasing Charter and questionnaire for strategic suppliers.

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Opportunities

• Leasing and refurbishment of cranes
• Development of energy-efficient products

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, UN Global Compact

UN Sustainable Development Goals

• SDG 4 (Quality Education)
• SDG 8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth)
• SDG 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)
• SDG 11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities)
• SDG 13 (Climate Action)

The report highlights how UPERIO's initiatives contribute to these goals through employee training, responsible business practices, sustainable products, community engagement, and environmental protection.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

• Electrically powered, repairable, and recyclable cranes.