Mobilized around the social, environmental and economic challenges relating to its activities, the CSTB is committed to continuous improvement.

Its actions and management system have focused in recent years on cutting its consumption of energy.

ISO 50001 certification: 2011 “Energy management” at the sites of Marne-la-Vallée and Nantes (view the certificate) demonstrates the CSTB’s long-term commitment to its energy performance.This certification marked the implementation of a system to optimize energy consumption.

The CSTB has also signed the Sustainable Development Charter of public institutions and companies. As a result, a range of actions have been implemented, such as reducing business travel, encouraging video conferencing and low-impact mobility for the work commute (Company Mobility Plan).

In Human Resources, the CSTB ranked among the 500 best employers in France in the 2018 survey published by the business magazine “Capital”. In the general ranking, the CSTB was number 133 of the 500 best employers, moving up 33 places from 2017. In the Public Research segment, the CSTB climbed from 4th to 2nd place.

The CSTB has signed the Diversity Charter, with a commitment to equal opportunity and diversity in all of its areas by means of specific measures such as programs to raise employee awareness, and promoting and applying France’s principle of nondiscrimination and diversity.