Group | 07.02.2020
Legrand aims to eliminate its net greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 across all of its activities, for a global warming level limited to 1.5°C.
WEPs | 03.09.2020
On International Women Rights Day, Legrand reasserts its commitment to gender equality by supporting the Women Empowerment Principles (WEPs) defined by UN Women and Global Compact.
| 02.27.2020 08:00
Building on its growth momentum through the acquisition of front-runners, Legrand today announced the purchase of Focal Point, strengthening solid positions in specification-grade architectural lighting solutions for commercial buildings in the United States.
Group | 02.13.2020
As an inclusive company, Legrand attended the second edition of the autre cercle – Ifop held on February 12, 2020 in Paris.
Group | 01.28.2020
Since June 2019, Legrand, and six other partners representing the whole construction value chain, has joined Sekoya: Eiffage Group and Impulse Partners’ initiative to bring their expertise in carbon emission reduction and promote the use of carbon-free solutions.
CES 2020 | 01.06.2020
Legrand takes part in CES (Consumer Electronics Show). All the teams are very proud to show new connected experiences.
CES 2020 | 01.06.2020
Legrand is taking part in Unveiled at CES2020 in Las Vegas to announce Drivia with Netatmo: its first smart electrical panel for the residential sector.
Whatever the local context, Legrand undertakes to observe the rules and voluntary standards of responsible behaviour with regard to Human Rights.
These principles particularly apply to employee rights, action against corruption, and the fight against child labour.
Whatever the local context, Legrand undertakes to observe the principles and voluntary standards of responsible behaviour with regard to Human Rights. These principles apply, in particular, to the rights of employees, the fight against corruption and the fight against child labour. As this is a priority issue, respect for Human Rights today concerns all countries in which Legrand is present, including areas that are not considered to be at risk.
Legrand's approach to human rights refers to a global set of rules that constitute a structured framework for its approach.
These guidelines most notably include the following:
100% of Legrand facilities respect human rights
Legrand’s teams act with conviction. Respect for human beings and their dignity are at the core of our corporate values. This is what we aim to demonstrate with this charter, which provides an overview of the principles that Legrand intends to apply. Our international presence means that we have to deal with very different realities in the field, both in cultural and social terms.
Legrand is committed to improving rights and the legal and human governance of work in all the countries where the Group operates, in particular in terms of freedom of association, recognition of the right to collective bargaining, the elimination of any form of forced or obligatory work, the effective abolition of child labour, the elimination of occupation-related discrimination, and the preservation of health and safety.
With this firm commitment to fundamental rights, the Group undertakes to:
In the context of the Responsible Purchasing strategy, respect for the rights of Legrand's suppliers' and subcontractors' employees is also taken into account. This is part of the supplier approval procedure.
This is part of the supplier approval procedure. In accordance with Legrand's membership of the the Global Compact, suppliers are also encouraged to observe the Compact's principles.
Rule No. 1 of the Group's Sustainable Purchasing Code concerns child labour (ILO Convention 138 concerning minimum age).
Legrand's commitment to human rights takes the form of a risk mapping process, carried out for all of the Group's countries since 2013.
This mapping creates a classification of the countries where the Group operates, based on the ratification of the eight ILO conventions concerning the fundamental principles and rights at work and the Freedom in the World index.
In 2019, 67% of the Group's employees, excluding companies acquired less than three years ago, were located in free countries. 33% of employees are based in countries that are either “not free” or “partially free”.
Legrand evaluates subsidiaries located in countries identified as non-free according to the Freedom in the World index, based on the methodology of the Danish Institute for Human Rights.
The aim is to promote their awareness of human rights and evaluate their observance of fundamental human rights at work in order to define specific action plans to further rights.
Legrand also considers that its responsibility is to contribute to the life of the territories in which it operates, not only through its business activity, but also wherever needs are expressed and wherever the Group is legitimate.
Through sponsorship, Legrand provides assistance to local communities in the fight against exclusion, loss of autonomy and electricity poverty.
Because electricity is an essential factor in the development of populations, Legrand considers that, as a global specialist in electrical and digital infrastructures for buildings, it has a responsibility to help as many people as possible all over the world to enjoy sustainable access to electricity, and to take action against energy poverty. In addition to this commitment, Legrand seeks to involve in philanthropic activities that are close to its knowledge and drivers, namely: support aging or disabled people (assisted living), combat electricity poverty and exclusion, access to employment and education.
This responsibility is implemented through a policy of charitable projects deployed on three levels:
15 % of the world’s population does not have modern access to electricity
(source : International Energy Agency)
3 billion people depend on wood, coal, or animal waste for their cooking and heating
(Source : UN sustainable development goals)
A sponsorship strategy deployed in local communities in 75% of countries where the Group is present
"Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all" is one of the priority sustainable development goals that the UN and its member states are seeking to achieve in 2015 – 2030 (Source).
In order to meet the electricity needs of the largest number of people, Legrand works in conjunction with stakeholders involved in local development. Since 2007, the Group has been a partner of Electriciens sans frontières (Electricians without borders), an international NGO working on developing access to energy for the most impoverished populations.
This partnership involves providing support for long-term development projects (electrification of school or hospital buildings, for example) and providing assistance for emergency humanitarian actions when needed.
Legrand's support for Electriciens sans frontières is implemented by providing financial aid, equipment and expertise.
To date, Legrand has participated in over 200 projects alongside Electriciens sans frontières to bring emergency assistance or access to electricity to people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. This action has provided approximately 2.3 million people with access to electricity, in over 35 countries.
2,5 million
that’s how many people have gained access to electricity so far thanks to the joint action of Electriciens sans frontières and Legrand
Electriciens sans frontières is an international solidarity Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) and non-profit organisation.
Electriciens sans frontières works with the world's most deprived populations to improve their living conditions via initiatives to increase their access to electricity and water.
For Legrand, a leading company in the electrical sector, reducing inequality also means empowering people suffering from exclusion, deprivation, or discrimination.
This commitment resulted in the creation of the Legrand Foundation in 2014.
Created under the aegis of Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion (FACE), a registered non-profit organisation, the Legrand Foundation aims to combat exclusion related to a loss of independence and electricity poverty, and to promote education and employment in the electrical sector.
The Legrand Foundation fits into the framework of the 'Legrand Electricity for all' programme, which brings together all of the Group's initiatives aiming to sustainably reduce energy inequalities. It also demonstrates Legrand's desire to drive the whole electrical sector in this direction.
8 million people in France are energy poor
source : INSEE
The Legrand Foundation wishes to assist ageing or dependent persons who are financially insecure, particularly those living in social housing.
To that end, the Legrand Foundation wants to make social housing authorities aware of the issues surrounding loss of independence.
The purpose is, on the one hand, to help them identify ways in which flats can be adapted, and on the other hand to guide them in explaining the benefits of these adaptations to the tenants concerned.
« Bien vieillir chez soi » : un projet pilote de la Fondation Legrand pour accompagner les bailleurs sociaux dans le domaine de la perte d'autonomie
Legrand's commitment to providing aid is also evident in charitable projects undertaken at a local level, in the subsidiaries, which aim to foster a close relationship with neighbouring communities around the Group's sites.
These initiatives are undertaken in accordance with the Group's expertise and values.
The choice tends to favour initiatives to combat electricity poverty and exclusion. In addition, initiatives to promote awareness of various disabilities are carried out in many of the Group's subsidiaries, which support organisations supporting access to employment for people with a disability.
The Better Communities Programme benefits both employees and the communities close to Legrand's sites in the USA by allowing Legrand employees to get involved in meaningful activities.
In accordance with the Group's work, the initiatives involve buildings and improving the habitat of disadvantaged communities.
With a view to increasing the options open to employees and maximising the impact on communities, the programme aims to extend its field of action to schools (Better Schools) whilst preserving the initial emphasis on individual habitats (Better Homes). Within this framework, Legrand sponsors its employees via work days devoted to this programme, as well as employee recognition schemes.
Legrand in India is engaged in various CSR initiatives aimed at local communities, in line with the Group’s corporate sponsorship strategy.
Among these initiatives:
Legrand in India is currently working on a solar lamp distribution project aimed at villages lacking access to electricity.
