Our vision for regenerative industry
Our purpose: “We enable low-carbon, circular and regenerative industry by providing biobased solutions built with our partners to benefit the environment”
OUR PURPOSE
At AFYREN, we are convinced that the sustainability of our planet and our lifestyles lies in the necessary reduction of humanity’s ecological footprint. This conviction has been reflected in our business project since its origins. On the one hand, because our biobased solutions make it possible to reduce dependence on fossil resources for many everyday consumer products. On the other hand, because we fully align our activities with a circular economy logic, using co-products from organic raw materials as raw materials, but also by aiming for zero industrial waste in our production.
By participating in the Business Climate Convention, AFYREN became even more fully aware of its responsibility and its potential for regenerative impact, thanks to its model totally connected to life from upstream to downstream.
This reflection has enabled us to enrich our reason for being and to formulate long-term regenerative business commitments.
OUR SUSTAINABILITY KEY TOPICS
To guarantee the alignment of the Group’s CSR commitments and ambitions with the main impacts of its activity and the expectations of its stakeholders, AFYREN conducted a consultation with its internal and external stakeholders.
This materiality analysis resulted in the classification by order of priority of 17 CSR issues divided into 5 categories: issues linked to products, production/distribution, sectors and territories, employees and governance.
OUR COMMITMENTS
To serve the company’s purpose, three pillars and nine CSR commitments were defined on the basis of the materiality analysis carried out in 2021. In 2023, around twenty management performance indicators were defined, with a selection of 6 strategic global indicators to report the CSR strategy and the company’s medium-term vision to external stakeholders.
CSR performance
The robustness and maturity of AFYREN’s CSR policy have been assessed by the extra-financial rating agency EthiFinance. For the fifth consecutive year, AFYREN’s score has increased, reaching 82/100 in 2025 and earning a Platinum Medal, the highest distinction awarded by EthiFinance, despite a rating methodology that has evolved toward more demanding criteria, in line with the CSRD.
At the same time, the Group confirms the strength of its performance with the award of another EcoVadis Silver Medal, once again accompanied by a significant score improvement, rising from 68 to 76/100.
These independent assessments place the company among the top 8% of organizations rated by EcoVadis, out of more than 130,000 companies evaluated, and in the top 3 of its sector according to EthiFinance, alongside large international players.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE SDGS
The AFYREN business model also contributes to the achievement of several United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
