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ACTA is a non-profit that aims to provide centres for children with autism, some of whom come from vulnerable families. ACTA renovated a 15-room building and turn it into an autism therapy centre, providing care for around 50 children who benefit from daily 2-hour therapy sessions over a 4-year period.
The Maisons des Enfants de la Côte d’Opale support young people aged 6 to 21 followed by Childhood Social Assistance with physical and moral assistance as well as training offered. The Saint-Gobain Foundation has supported the renovation of a lodge dedicated to welcoming external speakers taking part in the association's cultural programme.
Construction of a new apprentice training centre (CFA) that helps 100 students access the job market each year by training them as electricians. Students also have the possibility of earning a state diploma.
The Children of Vietnam Association has built a new nursery school with additional space to accommodate more children (124 to 200 pupils) to meet increased demand from parents. The school is for children from poor families who could not otherwise afford to send them to school.
The Habitat for Humanity non-profit is planning a second renovation project for sanitary facilities, this time at the Government Girl Higher Secondary School - just 1 month after the launch of their first project in the city of Anakkal. The goal? To ensure female students have access to decent sanitary conditions and to raise awareness on issues of hygiene.
This project aims to install infrastructure to bring lighting to houses and streets in disadvantaged neighbourhoods of Rio de Janeiro. The non-profit has succeeded in installing 100 "solar bottles" in homes and another 400 in streets, while getting local communities involved in the project.
Rehabilitation and securing of 44 weakened buildings within two neighborhoods affected by the Beirut harbor explosion on August 4, 2020.
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44.2 billion euros in turnover in 2021
166,000 employees
Saint-Gobain is present in 75 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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Saint-Gobain poursuit son shopping au Canada
Le groupe de Benoit Bazin vient d’acquérir Kaycan, numéro 1 au Canada de la production et distribution de matériaux de construction d'extérieur
Entretien avec Benoît Bazin – «Il faut faire dix fois plus pour alléger la facture des ménages»
Le patron de Saint-Gobain estime qu’il faut accélérer le rythme des rénovations. Les aides promises par les États ne sont pas à la hauteur des ambitions climatiques alors qu’elles sont dans l’intérêt de la souveraineté énergétique.
Qui est Benoit Bazin, le nouveau patron de Saint-Gobain
"A la tête du géant des matériaux de construction depuis l'été, le polytechnicien n'a pas attendu pour y faire ses preuves. Energique, solide, persuadé que la "vitesse d'exécution est la clé de tout"."
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.
Large corporations & start-ups: the Age of Reason
"Pitting large corporations against start-ups is already an outdated cliché. I strongly believe that the traditional opposition between these two worlds makes no sense! In recent years, start-ups and large corporations have been building more and more bridges. And we are witnessing a winning hybridization, which is becoming a reality at Saint-Gobain."
Claire Pedini, Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Digital Transformation - Saint-Gobain.
Shape Your Career
Know where you want to go... or try some things out?
“Where do you want to go?” ,
Valerie Gervais, Vice President Saint-Gobain University.
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.
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
Brevets : la France reste le deuxième pays le plus innovant d'Europe
"La France, 2ème pays le plus innovant d’Europe". Nous sommes fiers d'y contribuer par le dépôt de nos brevets !