"Three years after our commitment as a mission-driven company, we are convinced that reconciling economic health and ecological redirection is not only essential, but now possible. This transformation is a race to the finish.emphasizes Jean-Paul Berthomé, Chairman of Expanscience.
"At a time when ecological ambitions are receding, we are choosing to stay the course. But responding to the urgency of future crises will require collective mobilization, supported by a clear, demanding and innovative political framework for companies with a mission".adds Sophie Robert-Velut, General Manager of Expanscience.
Buoyed by its trajectory validated by the Science Based Targets initiative since 2023, the company has reached its target for reducing its carbon footprint (-3%[1] in absolute terms between 2023 and 2024) while increasing sales, an encouraging result, according to Karen Lemasson, Expanscience's CSR and Open Innovation Director. This results in " of structuring actions, initiated over the last two years, which are bearing fruit to achieve our objective of -35% in GHG emissions by 2030".she says.
These actions include
- The cessation of air deliveries to South America, Malaysia and Vietnam, in addition to the overall reduction in air transport for logistics flows that has been underway for several years;
- The integration of carbon accounting, which allocates a budget in teqCO₂ not to be exceeded, in order to better manage emissions linked to logistics flows and business travel ;
- For the first time, the company's biodiversity footprint has been measured and action plans put in place: a major strategic decision given that 99% of Expanscience's sales depend on biodiversity.
At the same time, Expanscience plans to invest more than 30 million euros over the 2025-2027 period, to decarbonize its Epernon plant (reducing gas requirements by 49% and GHG emissions by 32% compared to 2019) and increase production capacity. Another challenge for the company is managing water stress. Expanscience is aiming for an absolute reduction of 25 % in water consumption by 2027, again at its Epernon site.
As a B Corp-certified company with a mission, Expanscience is first and foremost committed to its teams by building an inclusive and supportive working environment, to become a leading company on key issues such as parenthood, and the implementation of pioneering measures in the areas of parenthood and health at work.
[1] From 60,894 tonnes CO2 equivalent in 2024 to 66,661 in 2022.
