Building a European group to serve a more sustainable economy

A family-owned company and a European player in the transport and logistics of high value-added or sensitive goods, the Sogestran Group is pursuing a policy of rational development, taking into account the environmental, social and societal impacts of its activities.

« Our family-owned group has always been committed to a long-term vision and to the reasoned development of its activities. I am convinced that if we are to achieve sustainable growth, we must take into account the full range of CSR issues and act accordingly. We must rise to this challenge together. »

Pascal Girardet, Chairman and CEO of the Sogestran Group, June 2024

In 2023, the Group completed its dual materiality matrix, the basis for implementing a CSR strategy and action plan tailored to its activities and challenges. This approach, together with the daily involvement of our teams, enable the Group to make progress towards its ambition: building a European group to serve a more sustainable economy.

Our environmental commitments

• Reducing our environmental footprint
• Limiting all our emissions
• Monitoring hazards to make the right decisions
• Producing less waste and better recycling
• Preserving water, our common good

Our social commitments

• Encouraging professional development
• Targeted, effective training
• Sharing ideas to build together
• Diversity, a strength for the team
• All involved in safety

Our societal commitments

• Acting responsibly

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A QSE commitment at the core of our activities

Since it was created in 1948, the Sogestran group has undergone numerous changes in its field of activity while maintaining an exemplary quality of service, to the greatest satisfaction of its clients.

We owe this success, and the pride we take in it, to the competence and knowledge of our staff and of all the actors who have accompanied and guided us for many years: their commitment by our side is a mark of confidence that we promise to honour with all the agility that we can demonstrate.

While we remain attentive to the growth opportunities opening up to us, the economic context and challenges continually compel us to imagine and commit our resources to accompanying the goods handed over by our clients while respecting the environment and the integrity of the people:

Why a quality policy?

• Because the trust and fulfilment of our customers’ requirements are our top priority.
• Because our businesses are subject to a strong competitive environment and it is our irreproachable quality of service that distinguishes us.
• Because we must maintain our areas of expertise and know-how to uphold our long-term ambitions.

Why our health and safety at work policy?

• Because we need to preserve the health of the men and women who work within the group, in an environment where risk management is at the forefront of our objectives.
• Because our customers entrust us with large volumes of hazardous goods.
• Because the regulatory requirements in terms of occupational health and safety are increasingly stringent and evolving.

Why our environmental policy?

• Because we operate in natural environments and at the very heart of urban economic activities.
• Because we want to limit the impact of our activities on the natural environment.
• Because the preservation of the environment is a major concern in today’s society and we want to contribute, at our level, to the well-being of future generations.

Our constant quest for competitiveness also forces us to periodically question our economic, social and environmental performance based on these strong values.

To achieve this, all the group’s employees endorse the QSE management systems deployed within the various entities and central departments at the Le Havre head office. These systems are today recognized by certification bodies in meeting the requirements of the most widely used international standards.

Thus, depending on the field of activity of our entities, they can be certified ISM, ISO 9,001, ISO 14,001, OHSAS 18,001, SQAS, OEA or FCA.

We are committed to providing the necessary resources to ensure the sustainable increase in the quality of our services and the satisfaction of our obligations to comply with the requirements that administer our various missions, and to control risk management in matters of health and safety of individuals and our activities on the environment.

Why our safety approach?

• Because malicious acts regarding economic activities, or acts of terrorism, are a reality today.
• Because we must preserve the goods entrusted to us to the satisfaction of the clients and other interested parties.
• Because safety obligations are tightening.

Protecting whistleblowers

Throughout the Sogestran Group, respect for the law and for our values – Trust, Agility, Pride and Commitment – is key.

This is the reason why Sogestran Group is committed to the protection of whistleblowers and encourages its stakeholders, notably its employees and business partners, to report any behaviour that may be in breach of this policy using the procedure designed for this purpose.