Case Studies
SGS is committed to a wide range of local and global sustainability initiatives. We focus our efforts on environmental, social, professional excellence and community projects.
Our teams form partnerships with not-for-profit and non-governmental organizations to support projects that are encouraging sustainable practice and corporate responsibility.
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Professional Excellence
We introduced new training initiatives to help employees maintain our standards of conduct in their everyday work.
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Professional Excellence
We deployed a Group-wide program that uses positive reinforcement to change risky behaviors and improve safety performance.
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Environment
SGS Chile and SGS Philippines are demonstrating their commitment to continuous improvement in energy performance with ISO 50001 certification.
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Environment
We are supporting a forest protection initiative in Zimbabwe.
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People
We use feedback from our employee engagement survey to gain insights that allow us to adapt and be ready to take on new challenges.
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Community
SGS France held a breast cancer prevention awareness and fundraising campaign across its vehicle testing centers.
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Professional Excellence
SGS Russia suppliers completed a self-assessment questionnaire to align themselves with our sustainable procurement criteria.
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Professional Excellence
Through our contract with Lyreco, we continue to ensure that our office supplies are environmentally friendly and sustainably sourced.
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Professional Excellence
Our new eLearning course shows employees why human rights are important and how SGS’s global policy promotes them.
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People
Our apprenticeships help us to foster the next generation of skilled workers.
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People
SGS Canada’s Employment Equity program is helping to correct conditions of disadvantage in employment.
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People
SGS Peru was one of the top 50 companies to receive a Best Workplace award at an event organized by a leading job portal.
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People
SGS Ireland supports employee wellbeing through a confidential counseling service and other initiatives.
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People
More than 1,000 SGS employees participated in a 100 day event aimed at improving health and wellbeing.
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Environment
We deployed a solar farm at our inspection and testing facilities in Tema, Ghana’s main harbor.
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Environment
Our e-waste management program helps governments to eliminate environmental risks and provide access to high quality and less costly products.
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Environment
SGS North America is upgrading existing fluorescent lighting systems to LED lighting.
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Environment
We offset part of our emissions by supporting a rapid transit project in Mexico.
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Community
SGS employees take part in an annual event to help protect the La Mesa Watershed Reservation.
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Community
After an earthquake, SGS Mexico employees painted a reconstructed house and facilities at a local school for low income children.
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Community
Employee members and their families planted acacia saplings to support reforestation in Madagascar.
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Community
We are partnering with the Heart of India Foundation to train underprivileged women to become geriatric nurses.
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Community
SGS Philippines is taking part in a government initiative to clean up Manila Bay by institutionalizing good sanitation and solid waste management practices.
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Community
SGS Malaysia is taking part in a project to protect coral reefs from erosion and overexploitation.
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Community
We support programs that help rural small businesses generate income and invest in projects that mitigate climate change.
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Community
SGS South Africa invested in the construction of a physical science laboratory and helped to provide textbooks, equipment and teacher training.
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Community
We donated computer equipment to a high school that provides quality education to socially vulnerable young people.
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Professional Excellence
Customers can purchase pesticide residue analysis for fruits, vegetables and grains at our online store.
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Community
SGS Spain employees volunteered at two events to help people with disabilities integrate into society and the labor market.