Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR is at the heart of our purpose and our activities : we are contributing to a safer, more sustainable world. As an independent trusted third party in construction, infrastructure, industry and the environment, we are on the solution side, thanks to our experts, professional standards and our ethical and responsible commitment.
Faced with the complexity of the changes impacting our societies and the acceleration of climate change, urbanisation, demographic pressure, the challenges of industry and the digitalisation of processes, we have chosen to take action in 4 specific areas that lie at the heart of our development.
Our 4 commitments
Useful documentation
CSR rating - ECOVADIS 2026 results
SOCOTEC in France, Italy and United Kingdom have been granted for their CSR commitments and performance*.
These outstanding results attest to the credibility and transparency of the commitments and actions undertaken as part of the Group's CSR strategy.
A rating that resonates with SOCOTEC's purpose : Building trust for a safer and sustainable world.
*France (Platinum), Italy (Platinum), United Kingdom (Silver)
SOCOTEC supports the United Nations Global Compact
Since 2022, SOCOTEC has been participating to the United Nations Global Compact.
SOCOTEC is committed to the United Nations Global Compact and its ten principles concerning Human Rights, the International Labour Organisation (ILO), respect for the Environment and the fight against all forms of corruption.
This commitment is a fundamental part of SOCOTEC's CSR strategy towards its stakeholders. Every year, we report to the United Nations Global Compact on the measures we have taken to ensure compliance with these universal principles, via the COP (Communication on Progress) report.
The SOCOTEC group’s roadmap relates to the Group’s 16 most material topics, which were adopted following its double materiality analysis. It has been validated by the Group’s management committee. SOCOTEC takes action and monitors progress on ESG action plans enhancing SOCOTEC’s performance :
- Social commitment: You grow we grow
- Inclusion commitment: Taking action to promote equal opportunities at work
- Environmental commitment: Implementing environmental transition projects in its own operations and for its clients
- Ethics and governance commitment: essential to SOCOTEC’s role, as an independent trusted third party
Double materiality approach
An ESG (environment, social, governance) double materiality questionnaire covering the CSRD ESRS issues was launched in September 2023. In the last four months of 2023, it enabled SOCOTEC to engage with its internal and external stakeholders. All managers and key executives worldwide (300 in total) and the Group’s strategic external stakeholders (supervisory organisations, shareholders, suppliers, lenders, etc.) and the France and International CSR Committees were consulted.
By the end of 2023, 152 of SOCOTEC’s managers, executives and partners around the world had answered questions relating to the Group’s impact and financial materiality. Responses were weighted by the size of the country. Our double materiality results are available in our CSRD annual report.
The CSR strategy is supported at the highest level of SOCOTEC governance by the CSR Director, who is a member of the Group Executive Committee. This Committee monitors and validates the CSR objectives and the CSR roadmap several times a year for both France and the international platforms. A CSR manager is also 100% dedicated to defining and implementing the Group's CSR progress actions.
The CSR strategy is deployed in France and internationally by dedicated local CSR committees. The members of these committees are representative of our activities and are committed to advancing one or more of the objectives set out in the 4 key commitments of the CSR strategy.
