Climate Change Data

NSE Groupe

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2022, 2023)

Reporting Period: 2022

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:766 tCO2e/year (2021)
Renewable Energy Share:35.5% (sites with LED lighting)
Total Energy Consumption:1387 MWh/year (2022)
Water Consumption:27 liters/day/person
Waste Generated:See page 61
Carbon Intensity:736 kg CO2e/k€ sales (2021)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Responsible business development
  • Cybersecurity
  • Responsible purchasing
  • Energy and Climate Transition
  • Circular Economy
  • Social Dialogue and Quality of Life and Working Conditions
  • Attractiveness of the Group, Talent Retention, and Knowledge Capitalization
  • Diversity and Equal Opportunities
  • Ethical business and relations with stakeholders

Environmental Achievements

  • Completed a carbon footprint assessment for 2021, including scopes 1, 2, and 3 (excluding scope 3 related to product use).
  • Awarded the QUALIRÉPAR label in December 2022 for quality repair services.
  • Implemented actions to reduce energy consumption (adjusting heating, LED relamping, airtight locks).

Social Achievements

  • Organized a CSR awareness campaign in April 2023, resulting in 68% employee satisfaction and over 1000 views of CSR videos.
  • Implemented a mentorship program for new employees.
  • Launched an internal survey in 2023 to assess quality of life and working conditions (QLWC).
  • Increased the number of apprenticeship/professionalization/work-study contracts.

Governance Achievements

  • Updated its Ethics and Corporate Responsibility Charter, with awareness-raising campaigns reaching over 45% of employees.
  • Implemented a comprehensive warning system for ethical violations.
  • Launched ISO 27001 certification and AirCyber certification projects for cybersecurity.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • Finalization of Ambition 2025 strategic plan, including CSR in 5 strategic priorities.
Short-term Goals:
  • Reduce carbon footprint following a trajectory by 2026.
  • Obtain ISO 27001 and AirCyber certifications by summer 2024.
  • Complete buyer training in responsible procurement by the second half of 2023.

Environmental Challenges

  • Shortages of components and materials due to the conflict in Ukraine and lasting inflation.
  • Growing tension in the skills market and difficulty attracting talent with required technical skills.
  • Increasing customer attention to supplier CSR performance, particularly in energy and climate policy.
  • Rising energy costs.
  • Cybersecurity threats.
  • Risk of electronic component production stoppages.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementing an ambitious industrial investment plan, including information system overhaul and process digitization.
  • Developing a CSR approach with the publication of an extra-financial report and CO2 balance.
  • Strengthening procedures, protection, and organization for IT system security.
  • Training of key personnel in cybersecurity.
  • Developing sustainable partnerships with strategic suppliers.
  • Integrating CSR criteria into the supplier qualification process.
  • Implementing actions to reduce energy consumption and increase energy autonomy.

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: 28 security audits in 2021

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier adherence to NSE's ethical charter
  • Integration of CSR criteria into supplier qualification process
  • Training of buyers in responsible procurement principles

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI, IIRC, SASB

Certifications: ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, EN 9100, EN 9110, PART 145, PART 21J(APDOA), PART 21G, QUALIRÉPAR

Awards & Recognition

  • QUALIRÉPAR

Reporting Period: 2023

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:229 kg CO2e / k€ of revenue
Waste Generated:248 tons
Carbon Intensity:229 kg CO2e / k€ of revenue

ESG Focus Areas

  • Business ethics
  • Cybersecurity
  • Responsible purchasing
  • Social dialogue & Quality of Work Life and Working Conditions (QVCT)
  • Equal opportunities & diversity
  • Energy and Climate Issues
  • Circular Economy

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced electricity consumption by 3% and gas consumption by 7% in 2023 compared to 2022.
  • Completed a carbon footprint assessment for 2023.
  • Achieved 983 cases received thanks to QualiRépar label, of which 448 were repaired. 30% of the 448 repaired products benefited from government assistance.
  • Implemented soft plastic sorting and recycling at 100% of its sites.
  • Implemented biowaste sorting across all NSE sites.

Social Achievements

  • Launched a company-wide Quality of Life and Working Conditions (QLWC) survey with a 61.5% response rate.
  • Implemented ergonomic trolleys to reduce physical strain.
  • Conducted voluntary testing of exoskeletons to alleviate MSDs.
  • Implemented safety quarters to promote a safety culture.
  • Achieved 83/100 on the gender equality index.

Governance Achievements

  • 85% of employees in positions most exposed to risks were trained in corruption prevention in 2023.
  • Successful renewal of 100% of certifications across all sites.
  • Launched the ISO 27001 certification process, aiming for completion by the end of 2024, alongside the AirCyber labeling initiative.
  • Obtained the REMPARTS label.

Climate Goals & Targets

Short-term Goals:
  • Complete ISO 27001 certification by end of 2024.
  • Achieve DOA (Design Organization Approval) by end of 2024.

Environmental Challenges

  • International conflicts impacting supply chain (delays).
  • Stronger regulation in the areas covered by the Group.
  • Customers increasingly attentive to CSR performance.
  • Ukrainian conflict creating tensions over energy and raw material costs.
  • Risk of cyberattacks and data breaches.
  • Risks related to production halts for electronic components and excessive cost increases.
  • RSE risks in the value chain.
  • Risk of reduced competitiveness.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implementation of productivity investments in Canada.
  • Development of a CSR approach with the publication of the second extra-financial report integrating our carbon footprint.
  • Registration for the AirCyber service offering.
  • Deployment of our Ambition 2027 strategic plan including CSR in our 5 strategic axes.
  • Strengthening IT system security procedures, protection measures, and organizational structures.
  • Training key personnel.
  • Building partnerships with strategic suppliers connected to key clients.
  • Establishing environmental and social selection criteria for the supplier panel.
  • Suppliers adhering to our ethical charter.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Responsible Purchasing Charter
  • Supplier qualification process integrating CSR criteria

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities