Growing up ethically

Towards ethical and responsible growth

Growing ethically means developing responsibly and with integrity over the long term, creating shared value while respecting fundamental human rights, the environment and the health and safety of all.

A family-owned group for more than four generations, our business model is based on the long term, and develops for the benefit of all. We are convinced that shared growth is a lever for collective progress. As a signatory of the Global Compact since December 2020, we believe that wealth creation cannot be achieved at the expense of the environment, the safety of our yachtsmen or fundamental human rights.

Our commitments to ethical growth

From our exemplary ethics and compliance, to our uncompromising commitment to the safety of our customers aboard our boats, to building a sustainable future with our suppliers and partners: the “growing ethically” pillar is at the heart of our business model.

1. Setting an example in ethics and compliance

Our Ethics Charter and Code of Conduct apply to all our employees worldwide. We educate, train and support them in developing respectful practices and ethical behavior in their day-to-day professional activities.

We pay particular attention to supporting our managers, so that they are the driving force behind their teams and are attentive to the fight against corruption, fraud and respect for human rights.

We do not tolerate any practices that are inconsistent with honesty, integrity and fairness, wherever we do business.

Our alert.beneteau-group.com system gives our employees and all our stakeholders the opportunity to report, anonymously or not, any breach of our Code of Conduct.

In 2025 :

• Reinforcing communication of our warning system through campaigns to combat all forms of harassment or sexist abuse.
• The Ethics Charter and Code of Conduct are available in 5 languages

2. Guaranteeing the safety of all users of our boats

As a trusted boatbuilder, we collaborate with all players in our value chain to guarantee optimum safety aboard our boats.

Our teams accompany the first sea trials of every new model to conduct quality audits under customer operating conditions. Our in-house training centers qualify Group operators for all high-risk operations concerning boat compliance. Our brands support our dealers through technical training courses run by our after-sales service teams.

In 2023 :

The indicator measuring the quality of our boats rose by 5%.

3. Developing responsible purchasing

Collective innovation, shared commitment and local sourcing: accelerated in 2023, our Responsible Purchasing Policy mobilizes all our suppliers in the territories where we operate.

The Group’s Supplier Code of Conduct, available in 7 languages (French, English, Italian, Spanish, Polish, German and Chinese), is the key reference for this responsible purchasing policy. Trained and committed to the challenges of ecological transition and compliance, our buyers favor a network of local suppliers whom they support in their progress. Our development teams work closely with them to eco-design our boats.

In 2023 :

• 40% of our Boat Division purchases are made from suppliers whose CSR approach has been assessed by Ecovadis (+24% vs. 2022).
• 38% of our production purchases are made from French suppliers.
• 74% of the total quantity of wood purchased for our activities came from FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) certified forests.

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