reduce our operation's environmental footprint
Our ambition is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by 50% in absolute and align our decarbonization pathway with a 1.5°C science-based trajectory, consistent with the goals of the Paris Agreement.
The SBTi has validated Pilot Corporation of Europe near-term science-based emissions reduction target.
*SBTi = Science-based targets is an initiative that helps business to set ambitious decarbonization roadmap.
- Scope 1 & 2 : Emissions linked to the energy needed to manufacture our products and for our offices.
- Scope 3 : emissions from purchased goods and services, fuel- and energy-related activities, upstream transportation and distribution, waste generated in operations, business travel, employee commuting, upstream leased assets and end-of-life treatment of sold products.
Greenhouse gas emissions in TeqCO₂ |
2018 |
2024 |
2025 |
Target by 2030 |
| Scope coverage = Pilot Corporation of Europe + Pilot Pen France + Benelux + Hungary | ||||
| Scope 1 | 542 | 411 | 382.3 | |
| Scope 2 | Location based | 71 | 63 | 75 | |
| Total scope 1,2 | 613 | 474 | 457.3 | |
| % scope 1,2 vs 2018 | -25% | -50.4% | ||
| Scope 3 | Upstream Transportation and Distribution | 3,589 | 1,101 | 1,493 | |
| Scope 3* w/o upstream transportation and distribution | 10,525 | 8,110 | 9,595 | |
| Total scope 3* | 14,114 | 9,211 | 11,088 | |
| % scope 3 vs 2018 | -21% | -50.4% | ||
| Total scope 1,2,3 | 14,726 | 9,685 | 11,545 | |
TeqCO₂ = tons of CO₂ equivalent.
*Excluded from SBTi scope: capital goods; downstream transportation and distribution.
Monitor risks among our value chain
The Responsible Procurement Policy is vital to our on CSR topics approach, reflecting our commitment to integrate sustainable development principles across all business lines and promote them in partner relations.
Monitor risks among our value chain
We ask our suppliers to perform self evaluation on CSR topics, we evaluate them on economic, quality, social and environmental criterias in order to determine our suppliers’ risk cartography.
Promote partnerships relations
We work closely with our suppliers and we favor long term relations with our suppliers and we prefer to select local suppliers.
Direct our purchase towards responsible sourcing
We integrate in our tender minimum requirements on environmental criterias:
- 70% recycled content for cardboard
- 50% recycled plastic
Select the suppliers that are aligned with our responsible purchasing commitments
We have developed a new purchasing policy that outlines mutual commitments and organized a ‘Supplier CSR Day’ to present our commitments and raise awareness about sustainable development
Assess and minimize the impact of
production and offices on the environment.
We focus on key environmental impacts like waste, energy, and C02 emissions, closely monitoring and implementing efficient circular processes.
Environmental certified site
Our production site, located in France, has set up an environmental management system.
Saving energy in production
Our new electric presses have enabled us to cut energy consumption by 40% kW/press.
Our European factory uses 100% renewable electricity mainly from hydroelectric origin.
Reduce, reuse, recycle waste
Whenever possible we reduce and reuse our waste. Today, our recycled rate is at 85%
Between 2018 and 2024: -20% quantity of waste by product.
Pilot Corporation of Europe, located in France, in compliant with the legislation about plastic granules pollution limitation
Water savings
In term of water savings, the plant retrats its process water in a closed loop system and has installed a rainwater collection tank.
“Our investment in the dedicated FRIXION BALL+ production equipment received financial support from ADEME, financed by the European Union – NextGenerationEU.”
Optimize our supply chain and
minimize its impact.
We are conscious of the major environmental impact of transport in our processes, and have thus set up an ambitious program for the optimization of our product flows
Optimising our logistics flows
The optimization of transport and stock volumes is key to the reduction of our CO2 emissions.
Between 2018 and 2024; we emitted almost by 3 times less CO2 emissions to transport our products and components from Japan to Europe.
Choosing more sustainable transport options
We are now deploying barge or rail transport for deliveries from harbors, in order to limit pollution from trucks,
our target : 65% of our containers are transported by barge/rails.
