Legrand and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)

Integrate the economic, environmental and social components of sustainable development in a balanced way

Following the United Nations Rio +20 conference on sustainable development in 2012, the Secretary General of the United Nations and the Rio +20 declaration called for the definition of universal goals that would integrate the economic, environmental and social components of sustainable development in a balanced way.

17 Sustainable Development Goals 2015-2020 (SDGs) were adopted by the UN General Assembly in September 2015 and came into force on 1st January 2016.

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Objectives aligned with Legrand's CSR

The UN Sustainable Development Goals have global reach. Legrand has integrated them a long time ago into its CSR strategy, demonstrating its commitment to meeting these objectives.

CONTRIBUTION TO UNITED NATIONS SDGs OF 2025-2027 LEGRAND'S CSR ROADMAP

The 16 priorities in 2025-2027 Legrand CSR roadmap contribute to 9 of the 17 SDGs set out by the UN for a better and more sustainable future for all.
Click on the + below each SDG to access the actions implemented by Legrand.

10 - Reduced inequalities

Sustainable Development Goal: Reduce inequality within and among countries.

What Legrand does:

Action	Indicateurs
Gender diversity	2022-2024 Goal - Achieve a level of 30 % of management positions filled by women
‘Diversity & Inclusion’ labelling	2022-2024 Goal - Achieve a level of 80% of the workforce working at an entity holding the ‘Diversity & Inclusion’ label
Diversity and inclusion among suppliers	2022-2024 Goal - Develop 200 additional businesses with suppliers qualified as 'Diversity & Inclusion'

11 - Sustainable cities and communities

Sustainable Development Goal: Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

What Legrand does:

Action	Indicateurs
Use of recycled materials	2022-2024 Goal - Achieve a 15 % recycled plastics use rate and 40% recycled metals use rate in products manufactured by the Group 2030 Target - Achieve 80% of our sales with eco-responsible solutions
Phase out single-use plastic	2022-2024 Goal - Eliminate 100% of single-use plastic in flow pack and expanded polystyrene packaging 2030 Target - Achieve 80% of our sales with eco-responsible solutions
Environmental declarations	2022-2024 Goal - Cover 72% of the Group’s annual sales with Product Sustainable Profiles 2030 Targer - Achieve 80% of our sales with eco-responsible solutions

12 - Responsible consumption and production

Sustainable Development Goal: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns

What Legrand does:

Action	Indicateurs
Use of recycled materials	2022-2024 Goal - Achieve a 15 % recycled plastics use rate and 40% recycled metals use rate in products manufactured by the Group 2030 Target Achieve 80% of our sales with eco-responsible solutions
Phase out single-use plastic	2022-2024 Goal - Eliminate 100% of single-use plastic in flow pack and expanded polystyrene packaging 2030 Target Achieve 80% of our sales with eco-responsible solutions
Environmental declarations	2022-2024 Goal - Cover 72% of the Group’s annual sales with Product Sustainable Profiles 2030 Target - Achieve 80% of our sales with eco-responsible solutions

13 - Climate action

Sustainable Development Goal: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts

What Legrand does:

Action	Indicateurs
CO2 emissions avoided for our customers	2022-2024 Goal - Thanks to the Group’s Energy Efficiency solutions, enable our customers to avoid the emission of 12 million tonnes of CO2
Direct and indirect CO2 emissions (scopes 1 & 2)	2022-2024 Goal - Reduce the Group’s CO2 emissions within scopes 1 and 2 by 10% each year through energy efficiency improvements at our manufacturing sites and renewable energy deployment 2030 Target Reduce carbon emissions related to our own activities by 50% and carbon emissions in our value chain by 15%
Indirect CO2 emissions (scope 3)	2022-2024 Goal - Encourage at least 250 key suppliers to have an official CO2 emission reduction target of 30% on average by 2030 2030 Target - Reduce carbon emissions in our value chain by 15%

3 - Good health and well-being

Sustainable Development Goal: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.

What Legrand does:

Action	Indicateurs
Safe workplace	2022-2024 Goal Reduce the workplace accident frequency rate by 20 % (FR2)
Expanded social coverage	2022-2024 Goal Expand the Serenity On program to cover 100% of employees

4 - Quality education

Sustainable Development Goal: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.

What Legrand does:

Action	Indicateurs
Business ethics/compliance	2022-2024 Goal - Supervise, provide training and ensure compliance in relation to the Group’s commitments in the area of business ethics Employability and skills development
Employability and skills development	2022-2024 Goal Provide training for 85 % of employees each year and attain 7 hours of annual training for each employee

5 - Gender equality

Sustainable Development Goal: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.

What Legrand does:

Action	Indicateurs
Gender diversity	2022-2024 Goal - Achieve a level of 30 % of management positions filled by women 2030 targets - Achieve gender parity across the Group’s workforce - Women in 1/3 of key positions

7 - Affordable and clean energy

Sustainable Development Goal: Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all

What Legrand does:

Action	Indicateurs
CO2 emissions avoided for our customers	2022-2024 Goal - Thanks to the Group’s Energy Efficiency solutions, enable our customers to avoid the emission of 12 million tonnes of CO2
Direct and indirect CO2 emissions (scopes 1 & 2)	2022-2024 Goal - Reduce the Group’s CO2 emissions within scopes 1 and 2 by 10% each year through energy efficiency improvements at our manufacturing sites and renewable energy deployment 2030 Target - Reduce carbon emissions related to our own activities by 50% and carbon emissions in our value chain by 15%

8 - Decent work and economic growth

Sustainable Development Goal: Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

What Legrand does:

Action	Indicateurs
Employability of Early-in-careers	2022-2024 Goal - Offer 4,000 new opportunities to Early-in-careers each year
Diversity and inclusion among suppliers	2022-2024 Goal - Develop 200 additional businesses with suppliers qualified as 'Diversity & Inclusion'

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