Within our company:
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We have adopted and integrated in our statutes the principles of the social and solidarity economy (SSE).
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Thanks to our priority commitment to impact companies, our company is recognized as a social utility company (ESUS label).
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Our employees benefit from working time that respects their personal and family life. They are associated with the firm's performance through a profit-sharing agreement.
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We are avoiding the use of plastic for beverages and practicing selective sorting.
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We encourage the use of reconditioned equipment (eg. photocopier).
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We take care to save electricity and water.
Towards our customers:
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Our firm acts independently, free from conflicts of interest.
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We grant our customers, when they are young entrepreneurs in the sustainable development sector, significant reductions on the fees.
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We support our customers over the long term, being available is at the heart of our quality of service.
For the general interest:
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We are involved in several associations, such as CNCEF France M&A, Finance for tomorrow or the creation of the French Center for Impact Investment.
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Pierre-Jean Gaudel is Vice-President of CNCEF France M&A and member of its Ethics and Quality commission. He is in particular co-author of its ethics code. He also chairs its Sustainable Financing commission and co-leads the working group of Finance for tomorrow dedicated to supporting companies in impact financing.
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Pierre-Jean Gaudel was behind the creation of the Académie de l'économie durable, which brings together the 8,000 members of the CNCEF and which he chairs.
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Pierre-Jean Gaudel and Romain-Xavier Tabot chaired a working group in charge of writing a guide to good practices in M&A.
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Pierre-Jean Gaudel and Julie Lauré chaired a working group in charge of writing a guide to impact investing.
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Every year, we share the results of our study on the valuation of impact start-ups.
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Each year, the firm donates part of its profits to a non-profit organization.