Our values

• To promote innovative professional careers enabling mobility, skill development , versatility and even career changes.
• To implement safe and secure working conditions and support expertise development, management and individual and group progress.

• Sustained dialogue based on close consultation with staff representatives.
• Individuals tools: job description, yearly review professional interview every two years.
• Internal mobility newsletter featuring available permanent positions.

• Diversity: Marck & Balsan has been a signatory to the Diversity Charter since 2021—a cornerstone of a socially and economically high-performing company. In 2025, we also increased the proportion of employees under the age of 30 to preserve our expertise (with young talent trained by our experienced teams).
• Equality: Marck & Balsan’s 2025 gender equality index score is 88/100, in line with the national average.
• Inclusion: As part of our commitment to diversity and inclusion, we organized training for managers on non-discriminatory recruitment. This initiative aims to raise awareness and equip our managers to ensure that all candidates are evaluated solely on their skills and experience.

These actions are part of our CSR strategy to promote equal opportunities and foster a respectful, fair, and inclusive corporate culture.

• Marck & Balsan wish to collaborate with service providers and suppliers in accordance with its commitments and convictions. This is why a supplier code of conduct has been put in place. Signing this code is required as part of a business relationship.

• To establish and maintain a lasting relationship with our suppliers, their evaluation and referencing take into account ethical, social and environmental criteria.
  The Responsible Purchasing Policy and the appointment of an internal mediator are the cornerstones of this project. Discover our purchasing policy.

• Widespread use of the OEKO-TEX label with the company’s suppliers and partners, guaranteeing the human-ecological properties of the textiles: except products that are toxic to the body and the environment.

• All fabric suppliers must sign a certificate guaranteeing the exclusive use of authorised colourants in accordance with the REACH regulation.

• Priority given to suppliers that have a sustainable development approach.

• LCA
  Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of our products enables us to measure their environmental and social impacts at every stage of their existence. Our goal is to conduct this assessment for every new product as well as for Marck & Balsan’s flagship products, share the results with our clients, and identify the most effective eco-design opportunities.
• TLS (Through-life support)
  Operational Maintenance Maintaining our PPE and other repairable products in operational condition is a key way to extend their lifespan. Rather than replacing and discarding items, we prioritize repair whenever possible. And when a product reaches the end of its life, we offer appropriate solutions to ensure it is recovered and repurposed.
• Recycling Used Textiles
  Our used textile recycling program begins with the 100% secure collection of end-of-life products and continues through to their recycling and recovery. The entire process is transparent and ensures full traceability.

Marck & Balsan launched its energy conservation plan in 2022. The company’s objectives are clear and have been evolving for over three years, incorporating new initiatives and improvements to existing ones. Our goal is clear, and our actions are measurable:

• Significant reduction in energy consumption between 2023 and 2025: approximately 15% for electricity and up to 40% for gas
• Improved waste management and packaging reduction at the source (overall reduction in total waste—excluding hazardous waste—between 2023 and 2025)
• As of 2025, Marck & Balsan has achieved its target of reducing energy consumption at its headquarters by 40%, in compliance with the “Tertiary Decree” and the threshold-based methodology.