Group | 02.27.2025
Legrand has published its 2024 gender equality index with a score of 93 points out of 100, stable compared to 2023 and up 8 points since 2018, when the index was first published.
CSR | 02.13.2025
Legrand announces that is has been awarded an 'A' rating by the CDP* Climate Change 2024. The "A" list includes companies recognized worldwide for their excellence in climate action, strategy, governance, and results.
CSR | 01.30.2025
Legrand acquired a majority stake in Circul'R, a French circular economy consulting firm, in December 2024.
Reducing the Group’s carbon footprint and that of our products is a key priority in the fight against climate change. The challenge: minimising the impact of our activities on the climate.
Convinced that the fight against climate change affects the whole of society, especially businesses, our ambition is to accelerate our contribution to the development of a carbon-neutral society, by reducing our environmental footprint and mobilising our entire ecosystem.
And because the success of decarbonization depends on the involvement of all economic players, we intend to mobilize our entire ecosystem, especially our suppliers, in favor of a sustainable transformation.
Group Climate Manager
Our ambition is to reduce our overall electricity consumption. We are installing solutions on every site that are helping us use less electricity but maintain industrial performance and comfort. We are promoting electrification, by replacing fossil fuel equipment with electrical equipment. Reducing our greenhouse gas emissions also involves using renewable electricity on our sites, via the gradual installation of photovoltaic panels and updating our electricity purchase contracts. We are also working to upgrade our vehicle fleet to hybrid or electric vehicles.
Commitment on the part of our suppliers is a key element in reducing our carbon footprint.
Since 2022, the Group’s “Sustainable Procurement” process has included identifying our suppliers representing the biggest share of our purchased goods and services GHG emissions and the support we offer to help them reduce their own emissions.
We are committed to reducing GHG emissions from the use phase of our products, which represent more than 70% of our GHG emissions, through eco-design initiatives.
We are also striving to minimize emissions related to transporting our goods, by opting for low-carbon transport methods and localizing our production as close as possible to our end markets.
At Legrand, minimising climate change is more than just words: it involves actions on the ground, that are concrete and measurable. Learn how we are living out our commitments.
In 2024, Legrand announced its commitment to RE100, with the goal of achieving 100% renewable electricity for all its electrical consumption by 2030.
Between 2022 and 2024, the replacement of injection molding machines with electric or hybrid models allowed the Group to save 6.4 GWh of electricity.
In 2024, Legrand increased the share of renewable electricity generated or purchased by the Group. By the end of 2024, 38 Legrand sites are equipped with ground-mounted or rooftop panels and consume electricity produced on-site. And also by purchasing electricity from renewable sources. To date, purchased or generated renewable electricity covers 83% of the Group's electricity needs.
In June 2024, Legrand renewed its iconic Céliane range in France. Its new design has reduced energy dissipation from the socket by nearly 44% compared to the previous model.
