Environmental Responsibility

Respect for the environment is a Saft priority. Our batteries are emissions-free and we are reducing their entire environmental footprint. We take legal requirements on health and safety and environmental protection as a minimum.

Environmental Responsibility

Efficient use of resources and reducing our impact on the environment are at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to high standards of environmental stewardship and to developing sustainably-responsible products. From eco-design, life-cycle assessments, recycling raw materials and reducing our own emissions to ensuring that our customers can recycle spent batteries, we are investing in our sustainable future.

A great example is Saft's revolutionary, lithium-ion rechargeable technology. Not only does it offer improved performance, extending the lifetime of industrial batteries, but it significantly cuts their environmental impact.

Clean energy

Our batteries are zero CO₂ energy-storage devices
Li-ion technology provides innovative and sustainable energy

Sustainable design

Advanced batteries tailored to customer needs increase our customers’ energy efficiency
Our batteries are designed to be recycled as easily as possible, without compromising performance

Circular economy

Our take-back network (Bring Back Points) recycles used nickel-based batteries
More than 75 percent of materials from returned, spent batteries are extracted to be reused by industry

Manufacturing

Saft is committed to minimizing the environmental impact of our manufacturing operations
Saft always strives to exceed compliance with national laws and regulations governing environmental protection

The digital technology age means a massive boom in devices and increasing energy demand, but it doesn’t have to come at the cost of the environment

Patrick de Metz Environmental and Governmental Affairs Director at Saft.

The sustainable and ethical supply of minerals (e.g. nickel, cobalt, cadmium & lithium)

Saft does everything it can to avoid including any unethically mined minerals in the manufacture of its electrodes and batteries and has developed a Code of Conduct (downloadable below) to this end. To ensure that our suppliers and subcontractors share our values, we ask that they sign and return a formal agreement (referred to as 'Ethics Letter' - downloadable below) that summarizes the Code’s principles. We also ask that they do the same for their own suppliers and subcontractors. The agreement covers three areas - social responsibility, ethics and environmental responsibility.

Social responsibility

Support and respect the protection of internationally accepted human rights
Ensure they are not complicit in human-rights abuses, in particular slavery and human trafficking
Respect the freedom of association and the right to collective bargaining
Eliminate all forms of forced or compulsory labour
Never employ child labour
Eliminate discrimination in employment and occupation
Comply with applicable regulations relating to wages, working time, working conditions, occupational health and safety, protective equipment, physically demanding work and medical surveillance

Ethics

Work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery
Respect the principles of honesty and fairness, notably with regard to regulations on competition
Avoid any relationships that could present a conflict of interest. Where this is not possible, notify the appropriate member of staff at Saft in a timely manner
Protect intellectual property and the confidentiality of data and information provided by Saft
Never include conflict minerals in any manufacturing processes in accordance with the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act 2010. Total’s disclosure on conflict minerals is downloadable below.