Worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is at the heart of our value creation model
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EVERYTHING CAN BE TRANSFORMED ...
... AND SO CAN WE. That's the idea behind our new brand campaign to establish our position as the worldwide leader in light and sustainable construction.
Construction to last
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Building a more sustainable and inclusive world
Creating value means responding to environmental challenges while reinforcing ethical, health and safety requirements. A virtuous and responsible approach.
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CONSTRUCTION FACING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
CONSTRUCTION FACING THE CHALLENGES OF CLIMATE CHANGE
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Key information to know us better
44.2 billion euros in turnover in 2021
166,000 employees
Saint-Gobain is present in 76 countries
Committed to achieving Carbon Neutrality by 2050
Committed to people and planet
Saint-Gobain is committed to ensuring that our activities, our employees and our partners are jointly involved in building a more sustainable and inclusive world.
Our solutions at the service of our customers
Saint-Gobain designs and delivers innovative and high performance solutions that improve our habitat and our daily lives.
Our major brands
The diversity of our business and the strong awareness of our brands (ISOVER, PAM, Weber, Placo®, Gyproc, CertainTeed, Jewson, POINT.P...) allow us to be the reference of Habitat and industrial applications markets.
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Le patron de Saint-Gobain souhaite un « plan Marshall » pour accélérer la rénovation énergétique des logements
Benoit Bazin appelle le gouvernement à supprimer en dix ans les 5 millions de passoires thermiques et à rénover les bâtiments publics.
Saint-Gobain, happy past year !
"Le géant des matériaux a bouclé une année 2022 "record" selon son directeur général, Benoit Bazin, qui présentait ses vœux à la presse jeudi 5 janvier."
Rénovation énergétique : Saint Gobain souhaite une «logique d'investissement» à 10 ans
"Saint-Gobain aimerait que la France adopte une «logique d'investissement» à dix ans pour intensifier les rénovations énergétiques, en donnant de la visibilité aux professionnels du bâtiment qui ont besoin de financer un effort de formation massif pour les mettre en œuvre." Découvrez l'interview par Le Figaro avec l'AFP, lors des vœux à la Presse de Benoit BAZIN, directeur général de Saint-Gobain.
«Nouveau paradigme» – la tribune de Benoit Bazin
«Une entreprise incapable de faire des profits est certes condamnée à mourir, mais tel est aussi le destin de celles qui se placeraient en marge de la transformation urgente de nos sociétés», assure le directeur général de Saint-Gobain
COP 27 - WHAT TO EXPECT?
"In summary, we at Saint-Gobain are strongly convinced that solutions exist and that there is a positive momentum for the building industry. Maximizing our positive impact on the planet and minimizing our footprint remains more than ever the core of our strategy."
Claire Pedini, Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility.
After the pandemic, what new challenges for the world of work?
"First of all, I am tempted to take a step back. I know that every era produces its own concepts, and that many of them are quickly forgotten. The field of HR is not immune to certain fads either, and when we look at the numbers, we see a more complex reality."
Claire Pedini, Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Claire PEDINI on LinkedIn: Work and health
"As a leader in light and sustainable construction, Saint-Gobain recognizes that the health of our employees, our customers and our partners is an integral part of our responsibility."
Claire Pedini, Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Corporate Social Responsibility.
Towards modular and scalable housing
"Just as in the past, we have seen the transformation of buildings used for World Fairs, the facilities of the future Olympic Village of Paris 2024 have been designed to meet new uses once the sporting event is over.
When constructing or renovating a building, we should not always assume its final purpose; we should consider housing and construction more and more with this state of mind."
Benoit Bazin, CEO of Saint-Gobain Group.
Features of the Future Sustainable City
When one imagines a future city, we often tend to imagine a scene from some sci-fi movie wherein technology has the reins to the world, robots steer the economy and we completely rely on gadgets. While all this is a probability that might come true, the predominant concept that needs to be adopted in the future is of a smart yet sustainable city.
Dans « Le défi urbain », le président de Saint-Gobain réfléchit sur le futur des grandes villes
Dans Le défi urbain paru en mai 2021 aux éditions Odile Jacob, Pierre-André de Chalendar, président de Saint-Gobain, s’interroge sur un modèle qui n’a jamais été aussi fragile et demande à être repensé.
Singapore is building a 42,000-home eco 'smart' city - CNN Style
With its centralized cooling, automated trash collection and car-free town center, could Singapore's new eco-town offer a roadmap for slashing the city-state's carbon emissions?
How can we make cities more sustainable?
Nearly 70% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals highlight the need to ensure these cities are safe and sustainable for all.
Grâce au recyclage, Saint-Gobain invente le verre le plus écologique du monde - Le Parisien
En remplaçant le sable par du calcin, un matériau issu du recyclage, Saint-Gobain a inventé un nouveau substrat de verre dont l’empreinte carbone est la plus faible au monde.
La France a vu ses demandes de brevets croître en 2020 malgré la pandémie, selon l'OEB
La #France a vu ses demandes de #brevets croître en 2020 malgré la pandémie, selon l'OEB.
En tête des 3 organismes français qui génèrent le plus de demandes de brevets se trouvent le Groupe Saint-Gobain avec 413 demandes. #innovation
Saint-Gobain : maintenu dans un classement sur l'innovation
Saint-Gobain indique figurer au palmarès des 100 entreprises les plus innovantes au monde, d'après le classement 'Clarivate Top 100 Global Innovator 2021', et ce pour la dixième année consécutive.
Économie | Chez Saint-Gobain, les matériaux du futur naissent à Cavaillon | La Provence
Le centre de recherche Saint-Gobain spécialisé dans les céramiques a créé les filtres du masque anti-Covid Precimask