We are committed to ensuring our business has a positive impact on communities and the environment to create a more sustainable world. We closely manage environmental impact of our operations and are committed to running our business on net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Our business also has a considerable role to play in supporting the UK economy to decarbonise as our products and solutions contribute significantly to reducing the heating and cooling demands of buildings, which is responsible for 40% of the Uk & Ireland's carbon footprint.

The more diverse our teams are the better decisions we make, the more capacity to innovate and develop the right solutions for our customers and partners.

Diversity in all its forms is embraced at Saint-Gobain and we are committed to giving equal opportunities, support and encouragement to all groups in society. We recognise the need to create more diverse teams, as we still have a way to go to be as diverse a business as we want to be. 

Our Attitudes reflect how we like to work.

We ask all of our employees to put five attitudes into practice in everything that they do, to help make our shared ambition a reality.

Our five Principles of Conduct and four Principles of Action are a basic code of conduct for our employees, management and businesses. 

Adherence to the Principles is a basic and mandatory part of being an employee or a business within Saint-Gobain.

Our business operates in communities up and down the UK and across Ireland. We want to be known as a responsible and good neighbour, committed to building long term positive relationships with communities.

Our priorities for our community activity are based around: creating great places for people to live, creating and improving skills, especially for young people and helping support disadvantaged groups. 

We support a wide range of community groups directly, and encourage colleagues to get actively involved in local groups.

Our business is an active supporter of charities across the UK & Ireland. 

We do this in four main ways: by direct financial support for a charity partner, by donating materials or financial support to local community groups close to our operations; by supporting charities through our Foundation and through encouraging our colleagues to use their skills, experience and expertise to support local charities.