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