A CSR POLICY
THAT SERVES OUR COMPANY'S OVERALL PERFORMANCE
N°1 in France for professional clothing
Ecologically and socially responsible brands
CEPOVETT is a French industrial textile group founded in 1948 in Villefranche-sur-Saône, and a European leader on the workwear market. Its product ranges (workwear, uniforms, corporate and protective wear) respond to companies’ various professional clothing needs. A family business for three generations, today CEPOVETT is an expert in its field and a pioneer in the sale of textile solutions. More than just a clothing manufacturer, CEPOVETT also assists professionals in managing the outsourcing of their company clothing needs.
CEPOVETT caters to everyone from sole traders to key accounts including AIR FRANCE, ACCORHOTELS, SNCF, RATP, Europcar, Orange, VINCI, NESPRESSO and the City of Paris.
The group’s growth has been achieved through the acquisition and incorporation of external companies, namely local SMBs established in their territories, today constituting a solid group with nearly 295 employees.
CSR PROGRESS PLAN
GROUP'S COMMITMENTS
CEPOVETT Group has integrated sustainable development for several years at the heart of its business strategy, business processes and tools.
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) policy, carried by The General Management, applies to the entire product life cycle: from conception to the end of professional clothing’s life. Declined in 10 areas of progress commitments, it is a lever for team mobilization, differentiation and sustainable value creation.
OUR CSR ACTIONS
COMMITMENTS & PROJECTS
What they say about us...
Our family business has always anticipated its energy needs, and advocated industrial and energy sovereignty, in particular through its own production of electricity, firstly hydroelectric, anchored in our region, and now photovoltaic on our own industrial site.
Circularity is based on collaboration. For us, it is essential to put co-construction with our suppliers at the heart of the approach, and to optimise our own processes in order to reduce our environmental footprint. This could also include joint commitments on eco-design or the recycling of materials.
Recycling our old outfits was an essential part of the introduction of our new Total Energies collection. This first collection operation, carried out at our main service stations, is a starting point for us that will soon be extended to our entire network in France.
In concrete terms, we have replaced cotton with linen, thereby enabling the relocation of raw materials and jobs to France. In this way, our purchases irrigate all the regions in a circular economy. This initiative, carried out with French industrial partners, is helping to reduce the environmental footprint of our SNCF clothing.
