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Saint-Gobain | Sustainability Performance

https://www.saint-gobain.com

Designs, manufactures, and distributes building materials and solutions for construction and industrial markets.

1665

France

10,001+ employees

Building Materials

$10B+ in revenue

$1B - 10B in profitability

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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark

#6543
Overallⓘ
#308
in Franceⓘ
#94
in Building Materialsⓘ

Sustainability Maturity

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Sustainability Intent

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Industry Rank

1 out of 186

Overview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesDigital emissionsEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversity
Social
Diversity and InclusionExternalities
Governance
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CO2 scope 1 + 2 ⓘDirect emissions from owned or controlled sources, combined with indirect emissions from purchased electricity calculated using grid-average emission factors based on where the energy is consumed.
10.6MCO2e tonnes, 2025
Aligned
Renewable energy ⓘProportion of the company's total energy consumption sourced from renewable sources, expressed as a percentage.
18%2025
Waste generated ⓘTotal waste generated through the company's direct operations, including both hazardous and non-hazardous materials.
1.5Mtonnes, 2025
Laggard
Female employees ⓘProportion of women in the company's total workforce, expressed as a percentage.
25%2025
Laggard
Externalities ⓘThe monetized estimate of environmental and social impacts caused by an organization that are not reflected in its financial accounts.
45.9M$, 2024
Market cap ⓘTotal market value of the company's outstanding shares, calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of shares outstanding.
39.0B$, 2026▲26.4% YoY
Revenue ⓘTotal revenue reported in the company's financial statements for the specified reporting year, reflecting income generated from primary business activities. Expressed in millions of USD.
46.6B$, 2024▲3% YoY
R&D intensity ⓘResearch and development expenditure expressed as a percentage of revenue, reflecting the company's relative investment in innovation.
1.26%2024

Intensity

Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Waste generation intensity (tonnes /$M)
Industry Benchmark

202.1

B/M 152.1

647.3

B/M 764.0

801.9

B/M 532.9

466.1

B/M 1.1K

27.8

B/M 13.4


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  • Compagnie de Saint-Gobain SA has faced sustained scrutiny over historic French asbestos exposure customer compliance practices (Saint-Gobain Vergez/Saint-Gobain CertainTeed US legacy asbestos litigation, CertainTeed pre-bankruptcy obligations) affecting French institutional creditor governance complexity amid global asbestos sector regulatory pressure including US CertainTeed Chapter 11 trust fund obligations.
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Total sustainability employees

11+

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