SGS | Sustainability & Chart

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Basic information on SGS

Location: Switzerland

Industry: Professional & Technical Services

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Description SGS

SGS SA is a Swiss-based multinational company that provides inspection, verification, testing, and certification services across various industries globally.

SGS Sustainability Performance

Climate

64%

Renewable Energy

SGS obtains 52,4% of its energy from renewable energies. Target value per method: min. 100%

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

SGS emits 64% of its CO₂ budget of 499,655 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Supply Chain

Taking into account the entire supply chain, SGS emits 1,9 times its CO₂ budget of 499,655 tons of CO₂ equivalent. Target value per method: max. 100% of CO₂ budget

Recycling and Recovery of Waste

SGS recycles 36,3% of its waste. Target value per method: min. 75%

Society

46%

Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power

SGS issues 46% collective agreements. Target value per method: min. 80%

CEO Pay Ratio

CEO Géraldine Picaud earns 59 times the median salary of employees. Target value per method: max. 30 times

Employee Turnover Rate

No data available for SGS. Target value per method: max. 10%

Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace

SGS meets 3 quality criteria for handling harassment and discrimination at the workplace. Target value per method: 4 quality criteria

Gender

58%

Women on the Board

SGS has 22,7% women on the board. Target value per method: min. 40%

Gender Pay Gap

No data available for SGS. Target value per method: max. 3%

Women in Management

SGS employs 32,5% female managers. Target value per method: min. 40%

Glass Ceiling

The proportion of women in senior management at SGS is 85,5% of the proportion of women in the overall workforce. Target value per method: min. 90%

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

Renewable Energy

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Supply Chain

Waste Recycling

Sustainable [100]

Almost sustainable [67-99]

Moderate [34-66]

Not sustainable [0-33]

No data

We measure the sustainability of companies based on 12 criteria.Indicators range from 0 to 100: values from 0 to 33 are shown in red (“not sustainable”), values from 34 to 66 in yellow (“moderate”), values from 67 to 99 in light green (“almost sustainable”), and a value of 100 in green (“sustainable”). Learn more about our method.

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Metric	Value	Unit	Year	PDF Name	PDF Page
CEO Pay Ratio
CEO name	Géraldine Picaud		2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	9
CEO-to-median-salary-ratio	58,5	Ratio	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	181
Glass Ceiling
Women in management	32,5	%	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	3
Women in workforce	38	%	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	179
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Number of employees	102 804	people	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	179
Scope 2 emissions, location based	222 263	tCO2eq	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	176
Scope 1 emissions	99 544	tCO2eq	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	176
Harassment and Discrimination at the Workplace
Incident notification mechanism	Yes		2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	184
Anti-discrimination policy	Yes		2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	187
Confidentiality mechanisms	Neutral		2025	SGS Compliance Code of Integrity English UK.pdf	13
Retaliation safeguards	Yes		2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	184
Renewable Energy
Total energy consumption	941 200	MWh	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	175
Total renewable energy consumption	493 300	MWh	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	175
Supply Chain
Scope 2 emissions, location based	222 263	tCO2eq	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	176
Scope 1 emissions	99 544	tCO2eq	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	176
Number of employees	102 804	people	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	179
Scope 3 emissions	611 582	tCO2eq	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	176
Union Formation and Collective Bargaining Power
Collective bargaining agreements coverage	46	Percentage	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	182
Recycling and Recovery of Waste
Total waste generation	79 073	metric tons	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	177
Waste diversion	28 715	metric tons	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	177
Women on the Board
Supervisory board size	9	people	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	40
Executive board size	13	people	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	89
Women on supervisory board	3	people	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	40
Women on executive board	2	people	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	89
Women in Management
Women in management	32,5	%	2025	SGS 2025 Integrated Report EN.pdf	3

Note: The PDF pages given here refer to the page in the PDF document, which is not necessarily the one found in the footer of the page. For example, page 10 is the 10th page in the document, even if it is labeled as page 8.

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