CSR
In 2023, we published our first CSR report which highlights our initiatives to address social and environmental concerns.
We have defined four areas of commitment linked to our purpose.
Please contact your sales representative to view our full CSR report.
Pillar 1
Innovating for the well-being of consumers
An offer that respects all forms of life and biotechnology for well-being
Innovation at Naolys means:
› Innovation in perpetual motion: By exploring the secrets of the living world, our research is an ongoing quest, evolving by nature, constantly revealing new answers.
› Innovation at the heart of people: Our biotechnologies are born of human ingenuity, shaped by and for women and men.
› Innovation dedicated to universal well-being: Each of our advances is part of a mission: to enrich life and contribute to the well-being of everyone.
An overview of our actions
› Data driven proof: Each active ingredient has undergone objective in vitro testing and over 28 active ingredients have been clinically tested, guaranteeing scientifically proven efficacy.
› An uncompromising ethical commitment: In line with our values and the regulations, we exclude animal testing.
Our ambition is to open up new avenues for our active ingredients, in addition to our original biotechnology, in order to enrich other areas dedicated to the well-being and preventive health of women and men.
Pillar 2
Contributing to the health of the planet & the resilience of the plant world
Climate change, biodiversity and sustainability in all our processes
Our ambition: Exemplary
The latest report published jointly by the IPCC and IPBES in June 2021 is a scientific review that confirms our conviction: climate change and the erosion of biodiversity are two closely linked crises. For Naolys, it’s one and the same battle: climate change contributes directly to the loss of biodiversity, so there can be no long-term future for plants without combating climate change.
Our environmental strategy is structured by level of commitment, each contributing to the health of the planet and more particularly to the resilience of the plant world: from the preservation of nature made possible by our production process to its regeneration as part of our sponsorship of climate initiatives, and the preservation of plant heritage through our callus bank, enabling the preservation of rare and endangered plant species.
Plants are an integral part of our identity, they’re at the heart of our biotechnology. Naolys is pursuing 3 distinct approaches to ensuring their resilience and our survival that depends on it: preservation, regeneration and sustainability of biodiversity.
An overview of our prospects
› Continue measuring our carbon footprint through a new calculation of our GHG emissions and our efforts to reduce emissions from our direct and indirect activities.
› Continue our partnerships with the NGOs with which we already work, while considering collaborating with new organizations.
› Strengthen our partnership with the Bordeaux Botanical Institute.
› Reduce the use of single-use plastic.
› Limit water and electricity consumption.
› Recover our waste.
Pillar 3
Ensuring that our teams can flourish
Responsible & transparent governance, well-being, equality and inclusion
Ensuring the well-being of our teams
Social benevolence is the best way to describe our desire to help our employees flourish. This can only be achieved when all the right factors are in place.
At Naolys, we look at fulfilment at work from several angles, all of which are important and complementary, because the best way to innovate for the well-being of our consumers is to first ensure the well-being of our teams.
The health and safety of our teams is of course essential but, beyond that, it is the broader balance between personal and life, and the commitment of our teams and professional life, and the commitment of our teams to the success of the business, that makes Naolys a fulfilling place to work.
Supporting each employee in their career path through training and embracing diversity, equality and inclusion are our conditions for success.
An overview of our prospects
› Create work groups on our main challenges relating to the personal growth of our employees, in particular their training requirements.
› Continue to increase the social benefits of all employees.
› Involve our employees in collective climate protection initiatives.
› Continue our commitment to increasing the diversity of our workforce by recruiting more young people, maintaining gender equality and guaranteeing 100% permanent contracts.
› Strengthen our training efforts with a focus on the prevention of psycho-social risks.
Pillar 4
Progressing sustainably with our partners
Quality, safety & traceability of actives, responsible purchasing, ethics and durability
Developing the dialogue with each stakeholder to optimise our impact
Naolys is at the heart of the living world, not only through its biotechnology, which exalts plant life, but also through the role our company plays in an ecosystem made up of multiple active stakeholders. Progressing sustainably with our partners, means developing the dialogue with each of them in order to strengthen our impact.
We have a triple role:
› Sharing best practices with industry bodies in France and internationally to accelerate our climate change efforts.
› Researching solutions with the academic and scientific world that have a greater environmental and social impact.
› Co-constructing with sectors other than cosmetics to innovate for the benefit of as many people as possible.
Our ambition is to work with our stakeholders over the long term to build the resilient solutions of tomorrow, both for the development of high-performance actives and for the emergence of new biotechnologies that improve our environmental, social and societal impact.
An overview of our prospects
› The creation of an ethical charter that integrates internal and external requirements.
› A CSR point for all our suppliers to ensure transparency in the supply chain.
› Ensure the security and confidentiality of our customers’ and partners’ data through an information security charter in compliance with GDPR.
› Strengthen access to and exchange of best practices in the cosmetics sector, particularly on CSR issues, by joining Cosmetic Valley in 2024.
› Maintain the impact on the local basin thanks to the sustainability of our 20-year partnership with the research ecosystem in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region.
Deep dive
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