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We offer solutions that are inventive, reliable and easy.
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A word from the management
For over 65 years, the SFA Group companies have been committed to enhancing the daily comfort of our customers, both professional and non-professional. We give them a lot more than just technical know-how: we offer them solutions, solutions that are inventive, reliable and easy to put in place.
This is our hallmark!
A way of thinking which resulted in 1958 in the release of the first Sanibroyeur. An idea that revolutionized interior installation all over the world. Through our 28 subsidiaries and more than 60 distributors, our Group is now present in nearly 70 countries.
At the same time, our company is committed to diversifying its historic business.
Several acquisitions have enriched our brand portfolio: Europelec, Kinedo, Grandform, Watermatic, Zehnder Pumpen and more recently Format. They have enabled us to successfully penetrate new markets.
SFA has reached the size of a global group, powerful and recognized in its markets.
A brand that, since its creation, has carried values, a commitment and an inspiring personality that are a unifying base for all of us, employees, customers and partners. This global approach to corporate social responsibility of our company deserves to be displayed today, not only as a commitment but as a reality maintained on a daily basis.
Welcome to SFA !
CSR in the SFA Group
Our approach
As an international industrial group our primary purpose is simple: to design and manufacture home and professional solutions wherever water flows.
In 2016, SFA’s management decided that it was now imperative to engage the company in a Corporate Social Responsibility approach to meet new communication, human resources, and regulatory compliance challenges.
SFA’s commitment to corporate social responsibility (CSR) reflects our aims to pursue Sustainable and Responsible growth of our activities and to meet Social and Environmental challenges by continuing to provide our customers with inventive solutions to meet their expectations.
Our inventive approach to product solutions and brand creation begins and ends with quality and services.
SFA’s product solutions have been widely recognized within our industry and beyond as best practice.
On important environmental issues like using eco-responsible reflexes right from the design stage and reducing waste, we push ourselves not only to improve our own performance, but also to raise the bar for others, including our suppliers.
In supporting our employees and partnering with suppliers to deliver quality products to our customers, we hold ourselves to high standards of ethics and integrity. Collaboration and inclusivity are central to how we work. We believe the best solutions are those that draw on diverse ideas and perspectives.
We aim to enrich the lives and communities we touch. SFA has a long history of helping people worldwide in sanitary matters. Every year, for the world toilet day, where it is all about inspiring action to tackle the global sanitation crisis and help achieve Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG 6), we support through product donations. These help children and adults receive much needed health facilities.
Our ambition
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Growing together
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Our ambition in terms of corporate responsibility is to develop our company with our employees and alongside our customers and partners.
This desire drives us in our daily choices.
Our engagement
Social Engagement & Sponsorship
SFA Group continues its commitment to the Planet Water Foundation
The SFA Group has actively pursued the goal of improving global access to clean water since 2011. Since 2021, it has been supporting the Planet Water Foundation and implementing concrete measures to achieve this objective. The latest project, implemented in 2023, once again demonstrates its strong commitment and unwavering dedication. In collaboration with the Planet Water Foundation, the SFA Group installed the AquaFill drinking water filtration system in the Dan Ha Primary School in Hanoi, Vietnam. This system, gravity-based and utilizing state-of-the-art water purification technology, ensures the removal of pathogens from the water. Florian GARNIER, the Managing Director of SFA Vietnam, personally attended the installation, underscoring the personal involvement and commitment of the SFA Group to this vital cause. The project also included the implementation of a hygiene education program for the schoolchildren. This is a crucial step in promoting awareness of healthy hygiene practices and ensuring long-term positive impacts on the community.
SFA Group supports Sulabh School Sanitation Club, in India
On World Toilet Day, we want to spotlight the partnership of the SFA Group and the support we've provided for the Sulabh School Sanitation Club, India. Together, we are steadfastly committed to accelerating school sanitation and hygiene education in Haryana. The SFA Group, through financial donation, has laid the foundation for the implementation of this ambitious initiative. It aims to improve the quality of life and educational opportunities for students in four schools in the Gurgaon block of Haryana State, India. The collaboration between the SFA Group and the Sulabh School Sanitation Club, India, encompasses the following steps:
1.Scoping and School Infrastructure Assessment
2.Capacity Building for Students and Teachers
3.Sensitization of Stakeholders and Communities
4.Mass Media Awareness Campaign
5.Development of Educational Materials
6.Project Reviews and Follow-up Visits
These steps are integral to the success of the project, which seeks to make schools cleaner and healthier while promoting awareness of clean water and proper sanitation. The project not only positively impacts students but also teachers and the community. With the financial support of the SFA Group, this project is becoming a reality.
SFA New Zealand is proud to support the Whakatāne Kiwi Trust in their efforts to ensure kiwi thrive and prosper in the Whakatāne district.
Our certifications
Environment
Our sustainable Packaging
To demonstrate our commitment to packaging sustainability, SFA Australasia signed the Australian Packaging Covenant in 2020. As a member of the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO), SFA is committed to further reducing our environmental footprint by reviewing new and existing packaging against the APCO Sustainable Packaging Guidelines in order to minimise usage and to ensure recyclability. SFA is currently in the pro-cess of reviewing polystyrene to see where it can be replaced with recyclable materials.
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CSR assessment by EcoVadis
SFA Group has been awarded a Bronze Medal for Corporate Social Responsibility from EcoVadis, the world's most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings. This result places the SFA Group among the top 50% of companies assessed by EcoVadis.
The EcoVadis assessment is built on international sustainability standards, including the Global Reporting Initiative, the United Nations Global Compact, and the ISO 26000, covering 200 spend categories and 160+ countries.
SFA Group was rated based on a sustainability scorecard which illustrates performance across 21 indicators in four main categories:
environment,
labour and human rights,
ethics, and
sustainable procurement.
