- Signing of the global Responsible Care ® charter, which certifies 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 that illustrates an innovative human resources policy in line with the culture and development of the company
CLERMONT-FERRAND, France and LYON, France–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Regulatory news:
AFYREN (Paris: ALAFY)
FIRE, a greentech company offering manufacturers natural, low-carbon ingredients produced using a unique fermentation technology based on a fully circular model, today announced its global Responsible Care ® commitment and received a trophy illustrating a policy innovative human resources (HR) to support the development of the company.
Signature of Global Responsible Care® Charter
The Responsible Care ® initiative represents the global chemical industry’s shared commitment to safely managing chemicals throughout their life cycle and promoting their role in improving the quality of life and their contribution to sustainable development. With the signing of the global Responsible Care ® charter by Jérémy PESSIOT, co-founder and CEO of AFYREN, and Cyril LEPRéTRE, CEO of AFYREN NEOXY, AFYREN is committed to applying its key principles both globally and strategically, especially in its industrial activities.
This strong commitment is fully aligned with the Company’s global CSR and QHSE strategy.
Responsible Care ® trophy awarded
Following recognition by the Grand Est region, AFYREN was awarded the 2024 Responsible Care ® national trophy in the “Societal” category for its innovative recruitment program “Sustainable industrial jobs for all“.
Designed in collaboration with Pôle Emploi1, IUT St Avold, OPCO 2I and with the support of France Chimie Grand Est, this program was created to complement the AFYREN NEOXY production team, in a context of scarcity of profiles for industrial works.
In particular, he used the Simulation Recruitment Method (Simulation recruitment method), an original recruitment method proposed by Pôle Emploi which focuses on the candidates’ learning abilities, in addition to their experience.
After a selection phase, candidates were trained on all subjects before taking up the role, in particular Safety, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Quality, Environment, Electrical Licensing and Material Handling Equipment.
Overall, this program led to the hiring of around twenty employees (of which 12 via the SRM method), who embodied AFYREN’s values (commitment, agility and humility) and trained a high-performance, committed and diverse production team.
Sandrine HILGERT, AFYREN NEOXY Human Resources ManagerComments: The results exceeded our expectations. The program has made it possible to attract profiles with complementary and very varied skills and abilities, with a very balanced age range (from 24 to 54 years), diversified professional experiences sometimes far from industry (services, transport, crafts…) and two women. During the training period, which lasted several weeks, the 24 operators were able to form strong bonds of mutual support and solidarity.
In addition to its effectiveness in terms of hiring, this program promotes inclusion and diversity and plays an active role in local, economic and social development by enabling unskilled people to return to work and/or change careers.
An innovative human resources policy, adapted to the culture and development of AFYREN
In a context of rapid growth of the company and its workforce (x5 in three years), the HR strategy is implemented to attract the best talent, structure working methods and ensure organizational efficiency.
Léa BASSEGODA, Director of Human Resources and member of the AFYREN Executive Committeeexplains: “We don’t operate the same way with 120 and 10 employees… especially in an industrial scale-up context. Structure our governance, define the roles and responsibilities of each person within the organization and structure our internal interfaces these are all strategic priorities to guarantee operational efficiency that is up to our challenges.”
To guarantee the development of the Company, AFYREN aims to rely on profiles that combine skills and adherence to its values. Furthermore, the company operates in an industrial context that requires the ability to operate methodically and agility, where roadmaps must be built and executed simultaneously.
“The innovative recruitment program tested at AFYREN NEOXY is an example of an original initiative that offers an effective response to the shortage of certain profiles. It is fully in line with a broader HR strategy currently being structured to further improve our attractiveness (regular internal surveys, training plan, development of management culture, Diversity and Inclusion strategy)” he concludes Léa BASSEGODA.
About AFYREN
AFYREN is a French green technology company launched in 2012 to address the challenge of decarbonizing industrial supplies. Its natural, innovative and proprietary fermentation technology valorizes local biomass from non-food agricultural co-products, replacing petroleum-based ingredients typically used in many product formulations. AFYREN’s 100% biobased, low-carbon and sustainable solutions can address the challenges of decarbonization in a wide variety of strategic sectors: human and animal nutrition, flavors and fragrances, life sciences and materials, lubricants and technical fluids. AFYREN’s plug-and-play circular technology combines sustainability and competitiveness, without manufacturers having 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, mainly serving 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 already signed.
At the end of 2023, AFYREN employed around 120 people in Lyon, Clermont-Ferrand and Carling Saint-Avold. The company invests 20% of its annual budget in research and development to further develop its sustainable solutions.
AFYREN has been listed on the Euronext Growth ® stock exchange in Paris since 2021 (ISIN code: FR0014005AC9, mnemonic: ALAFY).
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1 Today it is called France Travail (French government agency that registers the unemployed, helps them find work and provides them with financial aid)
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