- Signature of the Responsible Care® global charter,
certifying the commitment of all AFYREN sites
- National Responsible Care® trophy awarded in the "Societal"
category for its "Sustainable industrial jobs for all" project at
AFYREN NEOXY
- An award illustrating an innovative HR policy in line with
the company's culture and development
Regulatory News:
AFYREN (Paris:ALAFY)
AFYREN, a greentech company that offers manufacturers
natural, low-carbon ingredients produced using unique fermentation
technology based on a completely circular model, announced today
its commitment to the global Responsible Care® and received a
trophy illustrating an innovative human resources (HR) policy to
support the company's development.
Signature of the Responsible Care® global
charter
The Responsible Care® initiative is the global chemical
industry's shared commitment to the safe management of chemical
products throughout their life cycle, and the promotion of their
role in improving quality of life and their contribution to
sustainable development. With the signing of the Responsible Care®
global charter by Jérémy PESSIOT, AFYREN's co-founder and Managing
Director, and Cyril LEPRÊTRE, AFYREN NEOXY's Managing Director,
AFYREN is committed to applying its key principles at both global
and strategic levels, particularly in its industrial
operations.
This strong commitment is fully aligned with the Company's
global CSR and QHSE strategy.
Responsible Care® trophy awarded
Following its recognition by the Grand Est region, AFYREN has
been awarded the national Responsible Care® 2024 trophy in the
"Societal" category for its innovative recruitment program
"Sustainable industrial jobs for all".
Designed in partnership with Pôle Emploi1, IUT St Avold, OPCO 2I
and with the support of France Chimie Grand Est, this program was
carried out to complete AFYREN NEOXY's production team, in a
context of scarcity of profiles for industrial jobs.
In particular, it relied on the “Simulation Recruitment Method”
(Méthode de Recrutement par Simulation), an original recruitment
method proposed by Pôle Emploi which focuses on candidates'
learning abilities, over and above their experience.
After a selection phase, candidates were trained on all subjects
prior to taking up their positions, in particular Safety,
Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Quality, Environment, Electrical
Habilitation and Material Handling Equipment.
Overall, this program led to the recruitment of some twenty
employees (including 12 via the SRM method), who embodied AFYREN's
values (commitment, agility and humility), and formed a
high-performance, committed and diverse production team.
Sandrine HILGERT, AFYREN NEOXY Human Resources Manager,
comments: “The results have exceeded our expectations. The program
enabled us to attract profiles with complementary and very varied
skills and abilities, with a very balanced age range (from 24 to
54), diverse professional experiences sometimes far away from
industry (service, transport, crafts...) and two women. During the
training period, which lasted several weeks, the 24 operators were
able to forge strong bonds of mutual support and solidarity.”
Over and above its effectiveness in terms of recruitment, this
program promotes inclusion and diversity, and plays an active part
in local, economic and social development by enabling unskilled
people to return to employment and/or change of career.
An innovative HR policy, adapted to AFYREN's culture and
development
In a context of rapid growth for the company and its workforce
(x5 in three years), the HR strategy is deployed to attract the
best talents, structure the ways of working and ensure
organizational efficiency.
Léa BASSEGODA, Human Resources Director and member of
AFYREN's Executive Committee, explains: "We don't operate in
the same way with 120 and 10 employees...especially in a context of
industrial scale-up. Structuring our governance, defining the roles
and responsibilities of each person within the organization, and
structuring our internal interfaces are all strategic priorities to
ensure operational efficiency that meets our challenges."
To secure the Company's development, AFYREN aims to rely on
profiles combining skills and adherence to its values. Moreover,
the company operates in an industry context that demands the
ability to perform with method and agility, in which roadmaps must
be built and executed simultaneously.
"The innovative recruitment program tested at AFYREN NEOXY is an
example of an original initiative offering an effective response to
the scarcity of certain profiles. It is fully in line with a
broader HR strategy currently being structured to further enhance
our attractiveness (regular internal surveys, training plan,
development of managerial culture, Diversity and Inclusion
strategy)," concludes Léa BASSEGODA.
About AFYREN
AFYREN is a French greentech company launched in 2012 to meet
the challenge of decarbonizing industrial supplies. Its natural,
innovative and proprietary fermentation technology valorizes local
biomass from non-food agricultural co-products, replacing
petro-sourced ingredients usually used in many product
formulations. AFYREN's 100% biobased, low-carbon and sustainable
solutions can meet decarbonization challenges in a wide variety of
strategic sectors: human and animal nutrition, flavors and
fragrances, life sciences and materials, and lubricants and
technical fluids. AFYREN's plug-and-play, circular technology
combines sustainability and competitiveness, with no need for
manufacturers to change their processes.
The Group's first French plant, AFYREN NEOXY, a joint venture
with Bpifrance's SPI fund, is located in the Grand-Est region of
France, in Saint Avold, serving mainly the European market.
AFYREN is also pursuing a project in Thailand with a world
leader in the sugar industry, and is developing its presence in the
Americas, following up on distribution agreements it has already
signed.
At the end of 2023, AFYREN employed about 120 people in Lyon,
Clermont-Ferrand and Carling Saint-Avold. The company invests 20%
of its annual budget in R&D to further develop its sustainable
solutions.
AFYREN has been listed on the Euronext Growth® exchange in Paris
since 2021 (ISIN code: FR0014005AC9, mnemonic: ALAFY).
Find out more: afyren.com
1 Today called “France Travail” (French governmental
agency which registers unemployed people, helps them find jobs and
provides them with financial aid)
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