Our values
General Principles of Conduct and Action of the Saint-Gobain Group
The Saint-Gobain Group has developed a number of shared principles applied by both management and employees that have guided the Group's activities over the years.
Principles of conduct
The Saint-Gobain Group considers that the basic values shared by management and employees alike are:
Principles of action
The Saint-Gobain Group wishes to set out the principles of action which govern the activities of all management teams and employees in the exercise of their professional responsibilities, regardless of the country involved.
These principles of action(1) help us achieve responsible and sustainable growth, in accordance with the Group's long-term strategy.
These principles of action are:
People at every level in the Saint-Gobain Group are individually responsible for applying these principles of conduct and action.
Today the Group wishes to give written expression to these principles, to help communicate them and reinforce their implementation throughout the Group worldwide.
Saint-Gobain wishes to make a public statement of its adherence to these basic principles of conduct and action, which apply to all companies within the Group regardless of where they carry on business.
These principles are not intended to be exhaustive, but to address the essential areas. They are complemented, and may in the future be further complemented by sometimes more specific rules having regard to local conditions or particular positions of responsibility, but in any case without detracting from the basic principles (see the variations for environment, health and safety).
Adherence to these principles is a requirement for belonging to the Saint-Gobain Group.
People at every level in the Saint-Gobain Group are individually responsible for applying these principles of conduct and action.
Each management level - company, business unit, Delegation or Sector, carries its own responsibility for ensuring that these principles are applied.
The Sectors and Delegations must report regularly to the general management of the Group on how these principles are being applied.
The general management of the Group will implement awareness and training programmes in order to promote these principles across the Group. It will decide on appropriate methods to verify compliance.
(1) They are intended to embody the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, adopted in June 2000.
