Our environmental commitment
SOCOTEC is knowledgeable about the challenges of the energy transition and the green transition of the built assets, particularly through the services it offers to its customers: we implement solutions to meet environmental challenges, particularly those of decarbonization or the energy performance of buildings, making it possible to reduce greenhouse gases and promote a positive impact on the environment and biodiversity.
Reducing our environmental impact
Our experts develop and carry out GREEN TRUST missions that improve the technical, energy, green and reuse performance, as well as the sustainability, of both the equipment and buildings that surround us. As a trusted third party, SOCOTEC is on the solution side. All these solutions are named Green Trust.
What's more, reducing our own environmental impact, as an organization, is naturally at the heart of our action plan.
Our roadmap
To contribute to the environmental transition, we aim to strengthen our efforts :
Support customers in reducing their environmental impact through GREEN TRUST services (climate, pollution, water, circular economy, biodiversity) and measure their progress;
- Mitigate the impacts of our own operations by reducing our carbon footprint (the Group’s decarbonization pathway is validated by the SBTi)
- Implement the Group’s decarbonization initiatives: electrification of the vehicle fleet, building energy efficiency, Green IT, responsible procurement policy, and waste management. We actively contribute to the development of the circular economy in the construction sector, as well as at SOCOTEC (sorting, recycling, and reusing).
Green Trust's services and projects in 2025
represented 38.52% of the Group's global revenue.
Target: 50% of Group revenue by 2028
Carbon footprint 2025
65.79 tCO2eq emitted per €1 million in revenue (compared to 77.64 tCO2eq/€1 million in 2023), representing a 15% decrease in carbon intensity between 2023 and 2025.
2030 Targets
- SBTi-validated near-term reduction trajectory for 2023–2030:
- -42% reduction in Scope 1 & 2 GHG emissions
- -25% reduction in Scope 3 GHG emissions across 5 categories*
* purchased goods and services, fuel and energy-related activities, waste generated by its operations, business travels, and employees’ commuting
Levers of decarbonization
31% low-emission vehicles worldwide (weighted average).
50% electric vehicles in France by December 31, 2025
-28% reduction in total energy consumption intensity for our branches and sites worldwide (14 kWh/€1 million in revenue in 2025 versus 19 kWh/€1 million in 2023).
2028 Targets:
- 100% low-emission vehicles worldwide
- 100% electric vehicles in France
- 25% reduction in energy consumption for our offices and sites.
Discover our business lines GREEN TRUST
Our experts delivering GREEN SOLUTIONS to your projects
GREEN TRUST services are echoing the European Taxonomy resulting from the European Green Deal.
These services and ectivities include sustainable property services with partners and builders of homes, offices and eco-neighbourhoods, environmental impact assessments (water, air, soil), remediation of brownfield sites and redevelopment projects, assessment or assistance aimed at the resilience of buildings to climate change, biodiversity impact assessments, BREEAM and LEED certifications, energy management certification, water management solutions, energy transition solutions (compliance and performance),etc.
These are just a few examples of the SOCOTEC Group's contribution to assessing its clients' environmental impact and supporting them in their sustainable development programmes.
GREEN TRUST services are echoing the European Taxonomy resulting from the European Green Deal.
These services and ectivities include sustainable property services with partners and builders of homes, offices and eco-neighbourhoods, environmental impact assessments (water, air, soil), remediation of brownfield sites and redevelopment projects, assessment or assistance aimed at the resilience of buildings to climate change, biodiversity impact assessments, BREEAM and LEED certifications, energy management certification, water management solutions, energy transition solutions (compliance and performance),etc.
These are just a few examples of the SOCOTEC Group's contribution to assessing its clients' environmental impact and supporting them in their sustainable development programmes.
The actions we are taking within the company
How does SOCOTEC reduce its environmental impact ?
Consistent with its mission and expertise, SOCOTEC is implementing a dedicated action plan to reduce the environmental impact of its own operations.
Discover the Group’s carbon footprint and the key decarbonization initiatives driving progress toward our climate ambitions.
Consistent with its mission and expertise, SOCOTEC is implementing a dedicated action plan to reduce the environmental impact of its own operations.
Discover the Group’s carbon footprint and the key decarbonization initiatives driving progress toward our climate ambitions.
