"Since its creation, IKOS has taken up the challenges of sustainable mobility in France and abroad, through their activities in the field of railways and energy, particularly electrical energy. IKOS’ CSR policy is naturally built in line with the group’s values and positioning. The involvement of all the teams is key to the success of our CSR approach, a guarantee of excellence for IKOS."
Today, IKOS is the European leader in engineering services for the railway sector as well as an important reference in the energy sector. This responds to the industry major stakeholders’ demand to outsource part of their activities. Our values are the foundation of our business project and the pillars of our cohesion: Respect, Passion, Excellence, Team spirit.
IKOS is a socially responsible company that integrates economic, social and environmental considerations into its decision-making across its value chain, providing a respectful and fulfilling working environment for all its stakeholders. Our CSR policy, applicable to all IKOS Group subsidiaries internationally, is defined on the basis of the analysis of the CSR issues and risks associated with the group and following the definition of IKOS' double materiality matrix. It is based on the ISO 26000 standard. It is reviewed annually following the Top Management Review.
Since 2011, IKOS has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact and is committed to respecting and continuously improving on its 10 Principles.
IKOS is positioned among the companies committed to a more sustainable world, both through its positioning and its CSR commitment so that its own actions are more virtuous for society and the environment.
IKOS 2025 TARGETS:
✓ Communicate transparently with our various stakeholders:
- Improve our sustainability report, in line with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) by the end of 2025
- Continue to improve our CSR performance (assessed by ECOVADIS)
✓ Improve the visibility of our CSR approach and our positioning:
- Complete redesign of our CSR page on the IKOS Group website
- Diagnosis and integration of IKOS group website access and environmental impact reduction objectives
- At least 5 internal and 5 external communications on our CSR approach and actions in 2025
Under its responsibility, for the year 2025, the Quality-OHS-CSR department has the authority to support Top Management in the implementation, monitoring and animation of this CSR Policy and the IKOS OHS management system.
Top Management may take disciplinary action in the event of non-compliance with this policy.
IKOS undertakes to measure and analyse its CSR performance using relevant indicators in relation to the ambitions and objectives set in this policy, at least every six months.
IKOS is committed to promoting its CSR approach to its clients and other stakeholders by communicating its policy and approach throughout the year.
IKOS is committed to being an honest, transparent and responsible economic player, working in full legal and ethical compliance in all the countries where it is established.
IKOS 2025 TARGETS:
✓ Ensure the financial sustainability of the group through fair commercial and contract practices across all its international subsidiaries:
- Continue to ensure compliance with the internal system to fight against all forms of corruption (bribery, conflict of interest, money laundering, fraud)
- 80% of employees have taken the IKOS awareness course on the topics of fair practices in 2024
- 100% of the roles identified as "critical" with regards to ethical issues have completed the "corruption risk prevention" training
- 100% of ethical alerts (internal or external) are handled in compliance with regulations
- Formalize the IKOS information system security plan for the entire group by the end of 2025, in accordance with ISO 27001
- Continue to ensure information security protection
- 80% of employees have taken the IKOS information system safety awareness course the by the end of 2025
✓ Ensuring responsible and sustainable purchasing:
- 70% of suppliers and service providers have signed the IKOS responsible purchasing charter by the end of 2025
- Implementation of a CSR improvement support program for our key suppliers in need of help on this matter
Aware that the strength of the group is first and foremost its employees, IKOS has been committed, from the start, to promoting a respectful, fulfilling working environment and a collaborative spirit for the entire group.
IKOS 2025 TARGETS:
✓ Ensure respect for human rights across our value chain, advocating for equity and diversity and fighting harassment and discrimination:
- 80% of employees have taken IKOS awareness e-learning on the topics of equality, diversity, harassment and discrimination at work in 2025
- 100% of employees are covered by fair social benefits; collective bargaining and social dialogue in accordance with local regulations et have working conditions aligned with the ILO
- 100% of subsidiaries located in high-risk countries are audited at least once a year on respect for Human Rights and international labor standards in 2025
✓ Enable the development of the skills and knowledge of all our employees in all subsidiaries:
- 100% of employees have access to internal and external training
- Minimum 10 hours of training per employee on average per year
✓ Maintain an effective OHS management system to ensure the safety, health and well-being at work of our employees:
- Obtain the ISO 45001 certification
- Continue to have no fatal accidents
- Continue to maintain the Frequency Rate and Severity Rate < National Average
- Continue to raise awareness, empower and involve 100% of the teams
- 100% of sites are covered by a risk analysis
- Make every effort to prevent accidents at work (training, authorizations, risk analyses, PPE, etc.)
- Increase the number of field visits compared to 2024
- Continue to strengthen EHS feedback
- Roll out QWL surveys to the entire group
✓ Promote inclusion and diversity:
- Integrate 3 new suppliers who are integration companies in France
- Carry out at least 3 actions with our partner “Femmes Ingénieures” in 2025
✓ Establish an official partnership with a charity and lead actions in favor of it throughout the year
As a consulting company in the railway and energy engineering fields, our impact on the environment is "indirect": it is mainly linked to the use of buildings, IT supplies and equipment as well as the travel of our employees. IKOS has set itself the following environmental objectives in order to continue to reduce its energy expenditure and limit its impact on the environment and biodiversity:
IKOS 2025 TARGETS:
✓ Obtain the ISO 14001 certification and formalize our SBTi commitment
✓ Act in favor of the climate and biodiversity through our projects:
- Make a "sustainable" consultant guide available to all our employees by March 2025
- Provide training on the basics of eco-design (including life cycle analysis) to enable consultants to be a source of proposals to our clients in their projects when relevant
✓ Be exemplary in our own activities:
- Continue to implement our IKOS Greenhouse Gas reduction action plan (to achieve the set target: -5% in 2026 compared to 2022)
- Reduce the environmental impact of buildings used by IKOS
- 100% of IKOS France offices continue to use 100% renewable energy
- 100% of IKOS France and international offices has an advanced waste recycling system (at least: paper/cardboard; plastic; glass: coffee capsules; biowaste)
- 0% disposable tableware in all France and international offices by the end of 2025
- Continue to have only 100% renewable energy contracts for all IKOS offices and new offices in 2025
- Reduce the environmental impact of business travel
- Reduce business air travel by 10% compared to 2024
- Reduce the impact of IKOS' IT equipment
- + 50% purchase of refurbished computer equipment compared to 2024
- Continue to recycle 100% of IT waste (donation or recycling depending on the state) throughout 2025
- Continue to ensure that 100% of new PCs use an eco-friendly search engine by 2025
- Continue to promote, among all our employees, good ecological and environmental practices in professional and personal activities in all IKOS offices
- Train 80% of employees on "environment" issues and biodiversity" related to IKOS' activities
- Organise at least 10 Climate Fresks in France and abroad
- Continue to include the environmental criteria in the selection of new suppliers in accordance with the IKOS responsible purchasing charter
