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VILOGIA defined its strategy on the basis of all 3 pillars of Corporate Social Responsibility

1. Organizational Governance

Strategy and organization

Context

In line with the founding commitment of the company, back in 1943 – building decent houses for workers - Vilogia, as social lessor, intends to continue to develop in a socially responsible manner, and is building its new strategic project – « Ambition 2020 » (Vision for 2020) - on the basis of all 3 corporate social responsibility (CSR) pillars - economic, social and environmental aspects.

Objectives

  •  To rely on the historical commitment of the company
  • To make the strategy focus on the expectations of parties concerned and 3 CSR pillars
  • To get all employees involved in the development and implementation of the project

APPROACH

Ever since Vilogia was founded in Roubaix back in 1943, the company has primarily relied on the social aspect to develop, pursuing the objective of building decent houses for workers who were leaving the country to work in spinning mills.
With its « Ambition 2020 » (Vision for 2020), the Group goes even further and extends its mission to the economic and environmental dimensions of CSR, beyond the social pillar.

The Group first identified its stakeholders (tenants and first-time house buyers, partner businesses and their employees, regional partners and local authorities, associations, employees, shareholders, suppliers) and defined the impacts of its actions following all three CSR focuses.

 E.g. building low energy-consuming houses means:
- Fighting against a declining purchasing power (economic and social impact)
- Preserving natural resources in the building trade, i.e. the highest energy-consuming industry - environmental & economic impact.
- Supporting employment in the public buildings and works sector (economic impact).
- Educating customers about the proper use of their homes and giving a sense of responsibility to them (economic impact as their costs are cut down, social impact as their purchasing power is increased and environmental impact).

Employees are actively involved in the development of the strategic project.

- Identification of parties concerned by the strategic committee
- Participative meetings for each department to determine the main points of the project
-  « Overview » of the project written by the strategic committee
- Definition of actions for each key aspect (convention of 103 managers)
- Presentation of the project (convention of 1,000 employee’s /1 day) and action plans developed by each department and subsidiary for each promise for 2011-2020.

CONTRIBUTION TO COMPANY PERFORMANCE

  •  Everyone makes strategic focuses theirs (103 managers, 1,000 employees); cohesion and engagement of employees
  • Better customer service and local inclusion 

Benefits

  •  The impacts of actions undertaken are taken into account
  • Dissemination of a responsibility-oriented culture for the benefit of parties concerned 
Workforce
1000 employés
Country
France

Contact

Philippe REMIGNON, Directeur Général

Mise à jour le 24/05/2016

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