Educating on nature issues

Groupe Rocher's mission revolves around three statutory objectives, the second of which commits the Group to educating people about the challenges of nature and the limits of the Earth through a body of training and educational programs that promote understanding among its stakeholders and nurture their ability to act in favor of nature.

GROUP CSR TRAINING

At Groupe Rocher, we are convinced that understanding the challenges facing nature and society is the first step towards concrete commitment. Yet, according to the CEGOS* CSR barometer, while 70% of employees are aware of the notion of CSR, only 29% fully understand its implications.

* Cegos CSR 2021 study web.pdf

We therefore consider it essential to train our employees to give them the keys to understanding social, societal and environmental issues, and to enable them to take action in their day-to-day professional lives and as citizens in the workplace.

Thanks to our in-house training program “Les Essentiels de la RSE”, each of our employees has access to a common knowledge base, essential for putting CSR values into practice in their jobs.

With an initial target of 800 employees trained by the end of 2023 and 4,000 by the end of 2025, the commitment of our teams has exceeded all expectations: already more than 2,000 employees have completed this training by December 2023. We have therefore raised our ambition and are now aiming to train 4,000 employees by the end of 2024, including a specific plan to support our new recruits.

CSR TRAINING FOR BRANDS

Groupe Rocher brands go beyond global CSR training by also offering programs dedicated to their specific commitments. For example, in September 2023 Yves Rocher launched a training program focused on its Act Beautiful program, which reflects its mission to reveal, protect and transmit the power of plants for a more natural and responsible beauty.

Each Group brand adapts its CSR training to the specific challenges of its sector and activities. The aim is to give each employee the keys to understanding and actively participating in their brand's specific initiatives, while contributing to a sustainable transformation on a Group-wide scale.

CSR TRAINING

Groupe Rocher is committed to sustainably transforming its business models and value chain. To achieve this, we aim to equip our business experts with the theoretical and practical knowledge they need to meet the sustainability challenges specific to their field. The Group has set itself the ambition of training 100 business experts in CSR issues by 2025. In 2023, this target was comfortably exceeded:

• The Purchasing Department trained 48 employees in responsible purchasing, i.e. 84% of the team of buyers from Groupe Rocher entities, during two sessions in May and June 2023.
• The Petit Bateau brand trained 10 business experts on the recyclability of clothing and 56 employees on the challenges of textile eco-design via a two-hour webinar, subsequently extended to its suppliers and international partners.

Specialized training is ongoing, and will be extended to other professions in response to regulatory changes, the specific challenges of each sector and the Group's ambitions.

For example, in 2024, Yves Rocher plans to train its communications experts in the best practices of responsible communications, and its product experts in the challenges of environmental labelling, with a focus on the Green Impact Index methodology.

The group is also offering in-house training on responsible digital, to raise awareness and train employees in best practices for reducing the environmental impact of digital.

These initiatives aim to ensure that every Group expert is fully prepared to integrate sustainability issues into his or her day-to-day practices, and to play an active part in the Group's transformation towards a more responsible future.

To find out more about our brands' commitments, consult our 2023 Commitment Report: Groupe Rocher - 2023 Commitment Report-ENG