
Since 2020, Orano has been driven by its corporate purpose co-constructed with its employees and enshrined in the company by-laws.
"Develop know-how in the transformation and control of nuclear materials for the climate, for a healthy and resource-efficient world, now and tomorrow"
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Our commitments are proof of our determination, to act for a better society.
Relationships with our stakeholders are all the more important as our activities extend over the very long term, for several decades. Orano aims to be a committed and responsible actor in the regions and communities in which it operates, as much for the preservation of their environment as for their development.
Biodiversity strategy
In line with its climate commitment and aware that the protection of biodiversity is essential for the compatibility of its activities with the environment, Orano has defined and deployed in 2022 a group Biodiversity strategy along 3 axes:
• Preserving current biodiversity
• Living alongside biodiversity present on our sites
• Enhancing biodiversity and reporting
It is the world's number one environmental challenge. In addition to being convinced of the role that nuclear energy can play in the energy transition to low-carbon electricity, since 2004 Orano has been running a program to reduce its own emissions with a view to contributing to the collective effort.
Scope 1: Direct emissions resulting from the combustion of fossil fuels (gas, oil, coal), direct emissions of refrigerant gases, and direct CO2 emissions not involving combustion
Scope 2: Indirect emissions related to consumption of electricity, heat, or steam necessary for industrial activities
The realization of our policy of commitment will be driven by the women and men of Orano. The Group's goal is to develop the skills needed today and tomorrow in an attractive, inclusive and innovative environment.
No company can develop without the trust of its customers. Orano must continue to meet the needs of its customers, present and future, with innovative products and services, while at the same time responding to society's expectations in relation to the environment and health.
Orano is convinced that there cannot be sustainable economic performance and profitability without a reduction in its environmental footprint.
Within the Orano group, each one of us shares common values which drive our actions and behaviours at every level and in every activity:
The safety of our facilities and that of our employees and external companies is an absolute priority, just like environmental protection. This requires us to show unwavering commitment to nuclear safety, occupational health and safety, and radiation protection.
Prevention is manifested by several measures: deployment of culture and leadership, training sessions, risk prevention and diagnosis, shared vigilance in the workplace, continuous medical surveillance, regular safety and crisis exercises, etc.
Orano devotes significant resources to reducing and controlling chemical and radioactive releases. In parallel, it ensures constant environmental monitoring. Each year, Orano performs more than 100 000 measurements and analyses from around 1000 sampling points to monitor radioactivity in the environment around its sites.
Orano strives to be exemplary in terms of ethics and compliance. As a responsible company, Orano acts in accordance with two priority principles:
This sets out the principles and the associated rules of conduct required to uphold Orano's priorities, values and reputation. It applies to subcontractors and suppliers, which must sign a specific sustainable development commitment.
Orano implements and deploys an anticorruption compliance program within the Group, which is regularly updated. It promotes a culture of business ethics and transparency through a preventive approach, based on strict rules of conduct, and training and awareness actions.
Strenghtening of our actions on Sustainability Due Diligence
Orano establishes and publishes each year a vigilance plan, in accordance with the law of 27 March 2017 on the Sustainability Due Diligence (Devoir de Vigilance). It presents the risks and actions relating to potential serious violations of human rights and fundamental freedoms, health and safety and the environment resulting from the activities of the company, its directly or indirectly controlled subsidiaries and its business partners with whom there is an established business relationship.
In order to report on our activities in a reliable, regular way, and foster relations with various audiences and institutions, Orano is part of a multi-faceted information system:
In accordance with the provisions of Article L. 125-15 of the French Environmental Code, each Orano group industrial site publishes an annual report informing the public about its activities in terms of safety, security and radiation protection, as well as the results of its environmental measurement campaigns and waste management.