CSR policy

Faithful to its reason for being, “The Rhone as origin, the territories as partners, renewable energies as the future”, CNR has based its model on the affirmation of societal responsibility and development that embraces the environment, economic sustainability, and social fairness.

Its model is underpinned by three main pillars: sharing, by redistributing the wealth generated from the river; balance, by coordinating the different uses of water in the framework of public-private governance; and sustainable development, with the integrated vision of a company dedicated to development and the production of renewable energies.

This approach is organised into four directions and eighteen CSR commitments that strengthen ecological transition and the preservation of resources, while placing human beings and assistance to the territories at the centre of development.

France’s sustainable development goals

CNR places its action in the framework of the UN’s 17 sustainable development goals that France aims to implement from now to 2030.

The roadmap followed by France sets six priority directions: fair transition, a low-carbon society, the promotion of life-long education, health, citizen participation and European and international action.

CSR, which is specifically aimed at incorporating these challenges in the company’s activities, therefore takes on a structural and coherent framework. By referring to the SDGs, CNR defines measurable goals, increases the transparency of its commitments, monitors their impacts, and facilitates dialogue and cooperation with civil society. CSR therefore becomes an operational lever that allows companies to contribute concretely to this global ambition.

The 4 directions and 18 commitments of our CSR approach

Positioned at the heart of the company’s strategy, CNR’s CSR policy is deployed in four directions.

Preserving the resource and the environment

CNR is committed to reducing the impacts of its activity on the environment, to pursuing its actions to preserve biodiversity and coordinate the multiple uses of water to increase the river’s resilience to climate change. This means confronting the rarefaction of water resources, controlling its carbon footprint, optimising the environmental performance of its industrial assets, and acting in favour of biodiversity and managing its waste in an eco-responsible manner.

Acting for ecological transition

CNR carries out its development in order to reach France’s goal of 40% renewable energy in its electricity production by 2030, and participates through its decarbonation missions in the Rhone Valley. Thus, it accelerates the production of renewable energy, by deploying an ambitious innovation policy, by encouraging alternative modes of transport, and by making all its stakeholders aware of the challenges of ecological transition.

Assisting territorial development

Through its projects and investments, CNR is committed to consulting with its stakeholders (territorial authorities, farmers, associations, service providers, suppliers, etc.)

in favour of local and sustainable development. It assists the development of the territories in view to promoting local employment, acts as a responsible purchaser, assists changes in agricultural practices and builds sustainable projects with its stakeholders.

Putting human beings at the heart of the company

CNR gives priority to respecting the women and men on whom it bases its development. It guarantees equal opportunities and treatment, and favours diversity. Thus, it strives to maintain priority given to health and safety at work, to strengthen the development of its employee’s skills throughout their careers, to act for diversity, professional equality, and well-being at work, while supporting good labour relations. Lastly, CNR undertakes to act in accordance with business ethics and human rights.

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An approach both evaluated and certified

CNR frequently has its performance and commitments regarding sustainable development and CSR evaluated by independent organisations.

Since 2014, it has held the certification AFAQ 26 000 at CONFIRMED level, showing that CSR is significantly incorporated in the company’s practices. The main themes include governance, human rights, working conditions, the environment and sustainable development.

CNR has also held the Diversity Label since 2014, testifying to CNR’s commitment to social responsibility in promoting actions in favour of preventing discriminations and for equality. This Diversity label has been obtained with the ENGIE Group and notably for CNR with the France Renewables BU.

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Maintain a responsible purchasing policy

CNR’s purchasing policy is organised according to three main directions: being a responsible local actor, guaranteeing the development of the company’s assets and always being open to innovations.

The 5 principles of the purchasing policy:

Always be fair and transparent when choosing suppliers,
Show constant sensitivity to the market and suppliers, and the needs of contractors,
Place suppliers of adapted size in competition and always in proportions adapted to the size of projects,
Ensure the long-term, by favouring lasting partnerships so that both CNR and its suppliers are winners,
Be exacting regarding societal responsibility when choosing its supplies.

To enter consultations with CNR, you can connect to our APACHE purchaser profile. All our calls for tenders are made on this platform, from the call for tender document to the awarding of the contract.

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