With shared values in favor of health and naturalness, nearly 300 food supplement companies have committed to creating France's first mission-driven sector.
A commitment to health and the environment
Brought together within Synadiet, the food supplement sector has become the leading French mission sector by adopting a raison d'être and mission objectives shared by its members.
Its purpose is to contribute to preserving and improving the health of the population while reducing its impact on nature.To achieve this, these companies are committed to offering quality products and services that contribute to preserving and improving the health of the population, but also to working to reduce the impact of the sector on nature through concrete actions.
Amplify the dynamics initiated by the mission-driven company
Created in 2019, the mission-driven company status marked a turning point toward a more sustainable economy by going beyond the purely profit-driven definition of the company. Within the dietary supplement sector, around ten companies have already adopted this status. The creation of the mission-driven sector amplifies this positive dynamic by initiating a positive ripple effect among the various stakeholders in an entire sector around a shared vision that complements the companies' individual strategies.
A structured, targeted and controlled commitment
As with mission-driven companies, a mission referent has been appointed and an annual mission report will be published and evaluated by an independent third-party body in order to guarantee the impact of this approachIn a spirit of continuous improvement, monitoring the progress of mission objectives and indicators will thus demonstrate the progress of operators in their commitment to serving health and the environment.
For Bénédicte Duchamp, Strategy and CSR manager at Utopies, who supported the sector in developing its mission objectives, " This mission-driven approach is truly new. It reflects the sector's ambition to make progress on these issues and to monitor this progress. It is a concrete follow-up of what it has already started to do and how it can continue to always improve the impact of its activities on human health and the health of ecosystems. ».
An inspiring model for other sectors
As the number of mission-driven companies in France has just surpassed 2,000, the creation of the first mission-driven sector paves the way for additional commitment at the sectoral level. By structuring a collective ambition around health and the environment, the food supplement sector hopes to inspire other sectors to follow this responsible and committed dynamic.
According to Nicolas Cappelaere, president of Synadiet, " eBy becoming the first mission-driven sector in France, we hope to contribute to the spread of a sustainable economic model, where health and the environment become shared priorities. ».