In 2016, METEX decided to transform its start-up business model towards a model comprising in-house production at scale and the promotion of solutions resulting from our technologies. This strategic shift has now become an industrial reality serving METEX’s ambition to produce differently and sustainably.
METEX’s transformation agenda crossed paths with an unprecedented global crisis, highlighting the need for production and consumption patterns to move towards a circular and more resilient model.
METEX’s determination to produce industrially in Europe, as close as possible to its value chains, takes on its full meaning in this context. We have chosen to carry out an industrial activity, aware that to be an industrial firm is to bear a heavy responsibility towards many stakeholders: employees, local residents, subcontractors, public authorities, shareholders, suppliers, customers and financiers.
In particular, this requires us to be transparent about our activities, which is at the heart of our CSR approach. In 2021, METEX announced 15 commitments, on which it publishes an annual report measuring the progress made. These 15 commitments fall within METEX’s two key principles:
- – Creating value through innovation
- – Contributing to the green transition
METEX’s CSR approach contributes directly to three of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals:
- Goal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialisation and foster innovation
- Goal 12: Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
- Goal 13: Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts
PILLAR #1
Creating value : Innovation at the heart of METEX culture
CHALLENGE | Our commitments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Be an alternative to conventional processes «Alternative Now» | 1 | Develop one new industrialisation-ready process/year |
| 2 | Bring to market one new product or service per year | ||
| 2 | Ability to challenge the status quo | 3 | Develop a culture of industrial protection and confidentiality across the group's activities |
| 4 | To unite all employees around common values and to increase the company's overall performance through effective communication | ||
| 5 | Employees are involved in their professional development together with the company | ||
| 3 | Working environment | 6 | Develop an empowering organisation based on high standards, trust and dialogue |
| 7 | Guarantee the safety of people at work and of facilities | ||
PILLAR #2
Being a key player in the ecological transition
CHALLENGE | Our commitments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Circular economy | 8 | Measure the environmental footprint of our products using Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) |
| 9 | Promote the use and functionality of our solutions | ||
| 10 | Buy sustainably by relying on local supplies | ||
| 11 | Apply the principles of the circular economy to move towards zero waste | ||
| 12 | Industrial sites well integrated into their environment | ||
| 5 | Decarbonisation | 13 | Reduce the carbon footprint of industrial activities |
| 14 | Develop a low-carbon product offering | ||
| 15 | Help to reduce our customer's environmental footprint | ||