Saguez & Partners wins the EcoVadis 2025 Silver Medal
Saguez & Partners awarded the EcoVadis Silver Medal, a prestigious distinction recognizing companies most committed to Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). The evaluation is based on four pillars: Environment, Social & Human Rights, Ethics, and Responsible Purchasing.
Remarkable progress: +8 points in one year
With an overall score of 72/100, 8 points higher than in 2024, Saguez & Partners ranks among the top 15% of the most responsible companies worldwide.
For reference, in 2024, the agency received the bronze medal with an overall score of 64/100, distributed as follows:
Environment: 60/100
Social & Human Rights: 70/100
Ethics: 60/100
Responsible Purchasing: 50/100
In 2025, progress is evident across all pillars, particularly:
Environment: 83/100 (+23 points)
Social & Human Rights: 71/100 (+1 point)
Responsible Purchasing: 69/100 (+19 points)
Ethics: 69/100 (+9 points)
📌 Highlight: a score of 83/100 in the "Environment" category places Saguez & Partners in the top 3% of the sector.
"This medal is much more than a label: it recognizes a collective effort, that of our CSR committee, composed of 9 volunteer employees, and the daily commitment of all teams to social and environmental issues. It reflects our vision of design that is useful to society, people, and the planet. Beyond the certification that helps formalize our approach, we aim to continue progressing in the coming years." Thibault Saguez, Co-CEO, Saguez & Partners
Concrete actions
The EcoVadis Silver Medal is the result of an ambitious CSR strategy and numerous concrete actions implemented. Some of these actions include:
🎯 Eco-design and Sustainable Projects
A belief we apply to ourselves in our Design Manufacture: CLT timber building in a century-old industrial hall, 18% gardens and terraces, HQE, BREEAM Very Good, no air conditioning, district heating from waste-to-energy, integrated material library with 10,000 references from floor to ceiling.
A standard we deploy in our projects: up to 44% of the material budget allocated to sustainable or reused solutions, use of bio-sourced materials, circular approach: reuse, recycling, demountable design.
🌍 Reducing Environmental Footprint
16% reduction in electricity consumption between 2023 and 2024.
HQE & BREEAM-certified building: energy performance, annual monitoring, no air conditioning.
Everyday eco-actions: turning off devices, regulated temperature, microfiltered water fountains.
Carbon target: –40% by 2028. 2022 footprint: 940 tCO₂e, i.e., 9.7 tCO₂e per employee.
♻️ Waste Prevention and Recovery
Comprehensive sorting, elimination of individual bins.
Composting, organic waste sorting, capsule recycling, internal sorting guide.
Zero disposables: reusable tableware only.
Reuse and regular team awareness initiatives.
🚲 Sustainable Mobility
100% of interregional travel by train.
Sustainable mobility allowance, bike parking, lockers, and showers.
Remote work up to 4–6 days per month.
🤝 Responsible Purchasing
Partnerships with committed suppliers sharing our values (Auum, Derichebourg, Euroflor, Kintessia, etc.).
☕ Well-being and Quality of Work Life
Breakfast provided every morning
2 gyms + 1 coach to motivate teams
Chef-prepared meals or connected fridge with returnable jars
Conferences and masterclasses to foster curiosity
Commitment to a healthy and respectful workplace: disability awareness, mental health, psychosocial risk prevention.
🫶 Local and Educational Engagement
28 interns welcomed in 2024, supervised by 24 employees.
Solidarity actions: collection of 150 toys at Christmas, Sport2Job, DuoDay.
Saguez Foundation: €6,750 donated in 2024 to local associations, biannual exhibitions with Alexis Cladière or the duo Pierre & Florent, mentoring with La Renverse, skills sponsorship for TACO&Co.
About EcoVadis: is the world’s leading platform for assessing corporate CSR performance. It covers 220 industries across 180 countries and evaluates over 130,000 companies each year on their commitments and tangible results in sustainable development. ecovadis.com ↗