impACT, our CSR strategy for 2030
At Expanscience, our purpose is to help individuals shape their well-being. We are convinced that this well-being cannot be separated from that of the planet and that companies have a key role to play in preserving it. This is why we have acted to reduce the environmental footprint of our products and our operations.
A new stage in our commitment
From joining the United Nations Global Compact in 2004, through our first cycle of commitments in 2010, the launch of our Better Living Program in 2015 to improve the well-being of our communities, and achieving "mission-driven company" status in 2021, we have come a long way!
Today, in light of global environmental and social challenges, we are more determined than ever to do more. Our impACT program marks a significant turning point for our company and outlines our trajectory through 2030 and 2040.
In practical terms, we are implementing measures to improve the management of resources used in our operations and to progressively reduce the impact of our products on ecosystems, while contributing to the creation of social and societal value.
Among our key actions
To reduce our greenhouse gas emissions:
As we are a mission-driven company, we have an important role to play in reducing our impact on climate change and adapting our operations to engage in a low-carbon transition.
To do so, Expanscience has established a proactive approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions related to its activities in recent years. We conducted our first carbon assessment in 2008, and in 2019 we carried out a complete inventory of our emissions including all the group’s activities and our international subsidiaries.
In 2023, we set a new milestone by committing to the Science-based Targets initiative: our path to reducing our GHG emissions (on scopes 1, 2, 3) was validated as compatible with the IPCC recommendations: limiting temperature rises to 1.5°C compared to pre-industrial levels.
In concrete terms, this means that we will:
reduce our GHG emissions by 35% by 2030 (compared to 2019);
- That is, a reduction of our absolute GHG emissions by 46.2% in 100% for our scopes 1 and 2, and a reduction of 46.2% in 73% for our scope 3 (i.e. products and services purchased, emissions linked to fuels and energy, business travel and commuting, goods transport, distribution and end-of-life of our products) by 2030 compared to 2019.
reduce our GHG emissions by 81% by 2050 (compared to 2019);
- That is, a reduction of our absolute GHG emissions by 90% in 95% for our scopes 1 and 2 and a reduction of 90% in 90% for our scope 3, by 2050 compared to 2019.
For our natural active ingredients business:
39%
of the natural active ingredients of our cosmetic and nutraceutical actives business comes from up-cycling (valorization of co-products, residues or unexploited plant materials), from waste from the agri-food industry (avocado, passion fruit, lupin, plums) or from agricultural waste (maca leaves) in 2024
42%
of the natural active ingredients of our cosmetic and nutraceutical actives business are certified AB, COSMOS, NATRUE, Fair For Life, FairWild, ROC (Regenerative Organic Certification), Au cœur des sols in 2024
For our Well-being while aging business:
1
mobile app, Martha, to help establish mobility, diet and wellness routines to help live better with joint pain
1
Age and Society Observatory, launched in 2025, aimed to break down taboos and change attitudes towards age
For our factory in Epernon :
94%
of the waste from our Epernon site has been valorized in 2024*
24%
In 2025, we have reduced our greenhouse gas emissions from our Epernon site by 24% (compared to 2019), notably thanks to better management of energy consumption leading to a decrease in consumption per unit produced**
*Waste includes all types of wastes present on our manufacturing plant in Epernon: Non‑hazardous industrial waste, waste from returns and customer complaints, paper, cardboard, expired or non‑compliant raw materials, expired or non‑compliant packaging items, plastics, flammable liquids, liquid laboratory waste, contaminated packaging, etc.. Example of local valorization: methanization of our effluents (wash water and sludges) into biogas.
**For further information on Expanscience’s SBTi validation, see https://sciencebasedtargets.org/target-dashboard.
For our employees:
80%
of our employees worldwide can dedicate part of their working time to charities (health, environment, support for the most vulnerable) in 2025
100%
A right to a gradual return to work at 80% for our employees who are parents worldwide, for the first 2 months after maternity/paternity leave, with continued payment of 100% of their salary, since 2023
The Lab impACT
At the end of 2022, we created the Lab impACT. Its aim? To bring together a community of internal and external players to help us and our ecosystem transitionning to new business models.
As a collective movement, the Lab impACT's vocation is to test concrete approaches to steer our trajectory toward the goals we have set for 2040.
Since its creation, we have been able to learn about the notion of regenerative models via an acculturation program in collaboration with the Lumiå school, gain a better understanding of our Epernon location with the support of the Open Lande team, and visit inspiring entities such as Ulterïa, Pocheco, Nature et Découvertes and Reforest’Action.
We are also developing partnerships with local players to meet ecological challenges. For example, we are currently in a test phase with the Tremblaye agroecological farm, located just 15 km from our Epernon site. The aim of this collaboration is to recycle our washing water in the farm's methanizer to produce biogas. We also work with local farmers to source locally the raw materials and plant ingredients at the heart of some of our cosmetics formulations.
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