A non-financial rating to keep pace with our progress
JEAN-SÉBASTIEN GUILLOU
Deputy Director of Non-Financial Information and Environmental Responsibility, Lagardère group
Since the Sustainable Development and CSR Department was created, the Lagardère group has always taken a serious and rigorous approach to its ESG rating despite the reservations – particularly in terms of its methodology – that it may have generated here and there. We have three main objectives when we agree to respond to external requests:
- communicating transparently about our CSR policy;
- anticipating emerging issues and trends
- making best use of these external evaluations of our level of maturity in order to differentiate the areas in which we are performing well from those in which we need to make more progress.
This constant involvement in the face of numerous and time-consuming requests means that the Group is able to present stable results or improvement each time it is re-rated.
In this regard, we are particularly proud of our steady performance in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment questionnaire. Following the 2020 rating, the Lagardère group has been included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021, placing it among the leading names in the sector. This is the third consecutive year that we have been included in the Yearbook, which provides tangible proof of the solidity of our CSR strategy.
Competition is fierce, as the questionnaire’s more stringent demands go hand in hand with companies’ increasing skills in these areas of ESG. This means we have had to achieve progress in our areas of weakness, while also continuing to perform well in our strengths in order to be able to be included in the DJSI (Dow Jones Sustainability Index), as well as the Yearbook.
The Lagardère group has been included in the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2021.