Somfy Acts for Green

Somfy is as committed as ever to reducing the environmental footprint of its products and services. As part of World Green Building Week 2021, Somfy Group dedicated a full week in September to Sustainable Development. Somfy teams from across the world collaborated on ideas and strategies to improve sustainability and reduce carbon footprint within the business and in employees’ personal lives.

Sustainable development is central to Somfy’s business strategy and with end-users consuming more responsibly, companies need to be committed to a sustainable future. Somfy’s top priority is, by 2030, to have reduced CO2 emissions by 50% compared to 2019. The initiative ties in with Somfy’s global ambition for 100% of products sold in 2030 to be labelled ACT FOR GREEN ®.

ACT FOR GREEN ® is Somfy’s suite of eco-designed products, developed to reduce environmental impact through an approach of eco-responsibility to buildings, products and teams.

“Our solutions contribute to improving the building energy performance,” said Somfy Group Chairman Jean Guillaume Despature.

“Our duty is to contribute and preserve as much as possible the planet for the future generations.”

Faced with disruptions happening in our world – in addition to the climatic, environmental and social challenges that we face every day all over the world – citizens, institutions and companies are coming together to create a different path; one marked by solutions that change the way we produce, consume and live.

Somfy Group’s vision ‘inspiring a better way of living accessible to all’ paves the path for the future. Every day, the organisation lowers the impact of its operations on the environment, taking employees’ daily lives and future to heart, and maintaining quality relationships with partners and the local regions Somfy calls home.

Locally, Somfy Oceania recently celebrated its 15-year anniversary as a member of Green Building Council of Australia, allowing the company to be at the forefront of sustainability in Australia. As a long-term supporter of the GBCA, Somfy has helped to deliver healthy, resilient and positive places.

The local team also continued its partnership with Habitat for Humanity, donating to the NGO’s Sustainability Fund, ensuring it could continue operations and provide shelter for those in need during lockdowns.

“We have a great partnership with Habitat for Humanity and we are excited to get hands-on again next year and continue our volunteer work with the organisation,” said Somfy Oceania’s Marketing Communications Manager Mary Ladu.

“Our Corporate Social Responsibility work is extremely important to us, not only to assist the communities we work and live within, but to offer our employees a fulfilling work environment.”