Values and commitments

Rigour, authenticity and quality.

Our family-owned group, strengthened by its food and household care activities, its 8 industrial sites in France, its 2 sites in Italy, and its site in the United Kingdom, is committed to being a responsible and engaged stakeholder within our ecosystem.
In this article, you will find information relating exclusively to our food business activities.

Our Values

  • Team Spirit: supporting one another with trust and kindness to satisfy our customers and grow together
  • Commitment: being proactive, dedicated, and demonstrating high standards in our individual and collective responsibilities
  • Authenticity: being true to oneself while respecting others, and focusing on what truly matters
  • Agility: being open-minded, responsive, and flexible, drawing on our experience while embracing a sustainable long-term vision.

Our Commitment

The Charbonneaux Brabant family’s long-standing roots enable its group of companies to project itself into the long term through a shared vision driven by this family-owned group. A group guided by an ambitious and sustainable growth strategy.
Our companies are committed to promoting sustainable development through three CSR pillars:
1. Environment, Climate and Resources
2. Sustainable Performance and Supply Chains
3. Social Responsibility and Local Commitment

Environnement, climat et ressources


• Limiting our climate impact and protecting the environment

  • Scope 1, 2 and 3 carbon footprint assessment across all entities and implementation of a decarbonization plan
  • ISO 14001 certification supporting a continuous improvement approach across all environmental challenges


• Managing our energy and water consumption

  • Monthly and sector-based monitoring of our consumption; ISO 50001 certification since 2022
  • Investments since 2018 in alternative, lower-energy technologies for fermenter cooling (31% reduction in electricity consumption per hL of vinegar produced compared with 2020) and bottle blowing processes


• Promoting a circular economy

  • Waste recovery and recycling (92% in 2025): methanization of mustard bran and reduction in unsorted waste volumes
  • Recovery and valorization of local co-products (grape pomace and wines from the Champagne region)

Sustainable Performance and Supply Chains


• Eco-designing for more responsible consumption

  • Eco-design of packaging: reduction in the weight of preforms and containers


• Working with sustainable supply chains

  • Annual registration and assessment of our suppliers based on CSR criteria; deployment of an ethical charter signed by 100% of our suppliers
  • Preference for French/local sourcing (e.g., regional alcohol used for vinegar production), valorization of local co-products, and long-standing partnerships
  • Active involvement in the Burgundy Mustard Association to help revive the French mustard seed sector; volume growth targets and multi-year commitments
  • Investment in an organic French vineyard

Social Responsibility and Local Commitment


• Encouraging individual involvement and collective action

  • Quality of working life and working conditions: company-wide employee survey conducted every two years with an associated improvement plan
  • Training plan
  • Awareness initiatives promoting sustainable mobility


• Fostering ethics and integrity in business relationships

  • Company assessed by EcoVadis for its CSR initiatives
  • SMETA audit since 2025
  • Collaborative work on the company’s values
  • Code of conduct and anti-corruption awareness initiatives


• Acting as a responsible corporate citizen in the communities that host us

  • Founding member of the Dirigeants Responsables Marne association, whose mission is to collectively promote CSR practices among companies in the Marne region
  • Community sponsorship initiatives
  • Donations of unsold products to charities
  • Partnerships with local high schools through the "Relais du Goût" program in Reims and initiatives promoting products approaching their best-before date

PME+

This label signifies the FEEF’s (Federation of Enterprises and Entrepreneurs of France) ongoing commitment regarding the reclamation of the SME roles in the national economy, through the improvement of their relationships with the mass distribution and the promotion of their brands and products towards the consumers.
This is not a new product label but a corporate label. The PME + label recognizes and values an eco-responsible entrepreneurial approach, which in turn leads to the development of a socially responsible business.

ISO 14 001

The ISO 14001 standard is part of a family of standards (ISO 14000) designed to promote and guide an environmental management approach. It is applicable to any type of organization (business, association, public service, etc.) that is committed to implementing a system of production, management, and operations that integrates a dynamic perspective of environmental impact control.

IFS et BRC

The IFS and BRC certifications are two standards audit, put in place by the mass distribution to manage the delegation of their suppliers’ audits to third party organization in order to ensure the safety of food and supervise the product manufacturers’ quality level for the private label and/or best price products.

The IFS and BRC certifications were created to:

  • Provide healthy products to consumers
  • Ensure food safety to the retailer
  • Meet the requirements of the Community legislation regarding hygiene.

AB et Eurofeuille

The Organic Farming (AB) and Organic Farming Europe certifications refer to all the products that are from French (for the AB certification) and European (for the Organic farming Europe label) organic agriculture. The AB label was established first in 1985, while the European organic label was introduced in 2009. Since the implementation of the European label, the AB label’s criteria have been aligned with the European model to simplify regulations and provide better guidance to consumers.

Both the AB and Euroleaf certifications ensure that at least 95% of the product’s components come from organic farming that complies with European Union regulations. They guarantee that the production methods are environmentally friendly, promote biodiversity and animal welfare, and prohibit the use of synthetic chemicals and GMOs (with accidental traces of GMOs tolerated up to 0.9%). Additionally, these certifications certify that the product comes directly from the producing farmer and is packaged in a sealed package.