Our eco-design and sustainability approach

Manufacturing built to last

Our eco-design and biodiversity commitment

"TURNING PROBLEMS INTO SOLUTIONS"

With Marc Pautrat, from our very first meeting, we shared this vision of not wasting time on long speeches — we're men of concrete action. Today, we carry the Pautrat legacy forward and try to add even more value, professionalism and rigour to it, to deliver sensible, durable solutions, rooted in a down-to-earth farming philosophy that feels even stronger today.

ACTING AT OUR OWN SCALE

When people come visit our production site in Allonnes, they're usually surprised by what we've put in place — and honestly, it surprises us too. We stand by this down-to-earth "farmer's" common sense: simple, logical actions, inspired quite simply by values of respect and family principles. So we carry out, at our own pace, every action that makes sense and is within our reach. Supported by the French National Office for Biodiversity, we're pushing this thinking further and structuring it into a proper action plan. In parallel, we joined the 8th cohort of the Ecoproduire programme run by the CCI du Maine and Ademe, to bring life-cycle analysis into our work and learn to make the most of our refurbishment efforts. None of this is for show — it's action to prepare for tomorrow and build on what's already working.

2035 ACTION PLAN

CIRCULAR ECONOMY

#1 - Favour the purchase of recycled steel.

#2 - Refurbished furniture for certain fit-outs.

#3 - Favour sustainable consumables.

#4 - Reduce the impact of transport (train, carpooling).

#5 - Offer local/sustainable meals.

#6 - Expand and simplify waste sorting.

#7 - Ban single-use consumables.

#8 - Avoid/reduce pallet waste.

#9 - Carry out life-cycle analyses on our products.

#10 - Carry out a carbon footprint assessment.

RENATURALISATION AND ECOLOGICAL MANAGEMENT

#11 - Re-green the Allonnes and Beauvais sites.

#12 - Sustainable management of a non-productive off-site plot.

#13 - Purchase of land for renaturalisation (100m² for every m² built).

PHASING OUT FOSSIL FUELS

#14 - Replace or convert on-site fossil-fuel equipment.

#15 - Install solar panels.

ADOPTING NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS

#16 - Climate change adaptation strategy.

#17 - Raise staff awareness of biodiversity and climate issues.

#18 - Integration of a phytoremediation (plant-based water treatment) system.