Expanscience renews its B Corp certification

B Corp certified since 2018, Expanscience has just obtained its 3rd certification, significantly improving its score, increasing it by more than 23 points since its first certification.

 

This international recognition, awarded by the independent organization B Lab, recognizes companies that meet high standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and governance.

Measurable progress on operational impact and the business model

 

The B Corp assessment results highlight notable progress, particularly on our operational impact. We have reinforced the eco-social-design of our offer, implementation of life cycle analyses of our products, as well as a pioneering ecotoxicology approach taking endocrine disruptors into account. The increased use of recognized external certifications for our products, raw materials, natural active ingredients and value chains also demonstrates our high standards (e.g. Fair for Life, FairWild).

As a mission-driven company since 2021, we have also reduced our carbon footprint (reduced by 7% in absolute value between 2019¹ and 2024). Our emblematic actions include deciding to stop production of Mustela wipes by 2027, stopping air deliveries for several destinations, integrating carbon accounting and implementing a biodiversity action plan on our Epernon site. For the future, we are planning investments to decarbonize our plant in Epernon, in particular by building a hot/cold platform to reduce the need for gas and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (commissioning planned for 2026). On the same site, we are also aiming for an absolute reduction of 25% in our water consumption by 2027 compared to 2019. At group level, and as part of our SBTi trajectory, we aim to reduce our GHG emissions by 35% by 2030 compared to 2019 (scopes 1, 2 & 3).

 

Reinforced social and societal commitment, in France and internationally

 

The B Corp recertification also highlights our progress on social challenges. We have conducted audits of all our subsidiaries around the world to measure and ensure a minimum threshold of social security coverage around the world. We have also reinforced training actions for our teams in all our subsidiaries. 
Finally, mobilizing our suppliers to improve their impact, strengthening supply chain traceability, as well as the sponsorship and volunteering actions carried out in particular by the Mustela Foundation and our solidarity initiatives, illustrate our desire to actively contribute to the common good.

 

To learn more about this recertification: read our press release

 

¹ Reference year 2019