CARIF presents its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Charter
Corporate Social Responsibility : sustainable performance and commitment : sustainable performance and commitment
At CARIF, social responsibility is not a passing trend, but the natural extension of a family history committed to food security, innovation, and respect for the environment. Our ambition is to build sustainable performance that benefits our customers, our employees, and the communities where we operate.
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Our CSR commitment and the CEO's vision
A family business committed to responsible growth
At Carif, our story is that of an independent, family-owned company built on internationally recognized technical expertise. Since our founding, we have always placed ethical relationships, scientific rigor, and excellence at the heart of our mission. Today, as we face the social and environmental challenges that are reshaping our world, these values serve as our guiding compass more than ever.
CSR as an accelerator of our history
Our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) approach is not a new direction, but rather the formalization and acceleration of who we are. It aims to harness our strengths to build a sustainable future. The strategic assessment we conducted revealed that our corporate culture and our capacity for innovation are major assets, but that we needed a framework to guide our commitments.
Our collectively developed CSR policy
This page outlines these concrete commitments. They are the result of a collective effort and embody our commitment to fostering responsible, sustainable growth that is shared with our employees, customers, and partners. This is our vision; this is our promise for the future.
Guy and Elisabeth De La Serve
Our CSR DNA: mission, vision, and values
OUR mission
Our mission is to develop and produce innovative, high-quality ingredient solutions for professionals in the bakery, pastry, and confectionery sectors, with an unwavering commitment to food safety. We aim to build trusting partnerships based on our technical expertise.
OUR VISION
CARIF aims to become the partner of choice for sustainable performance in its sector and to be recognized for its ability to combine innovation, operational excellence, and responsibility. Our CSR commitments will be a driver of resilience and the creation of shared value.
Carif's core values
Sustained performance based on a strong identity that is shared by all employees and recognized by customers
- Ethics and reliability: our word is our bond. Loyalty and transparency form the basis of our long-term relationships with our employees, customers, and suppliers.
- Innovation and rigor: science and evidence-based research shape our decisions. Our R&D is at the heart of our value creation, focused on useful and concrete results.
- Excellence and safety: consumer safety is our top priority. FSSC 22000-certified quality control and traceability are the cornerstones of our excellence.
- Customer Partnership: We go beyond simply supplying products. We work together to develop customized solutions, responding quickly and maintaining a consistent commitment to three key areas: quality, timelines, and budget.
- Responsibility and restraint: we are aware of our impact and take action to control it, whether through respect for people, internal promotion, or a pragmatic approach to environmental restraint.
Our three pillars of CSR commitment
Our CSR strategy is built around three fundamental pillars, which translate our values into concrete and measurable actions derived from our prioritized roadmap.
Building a culture of trust and ethics
CARIF has implemented an ethics charter and code of conduct that are accessible to all employees, to ensure responsible practices at all levels of the company. Each new employee benefits from a dedicated onboarding program, enabling them to become ambassadors for this culture of trust and transparency.
Striving for excellence in partnership with our customers
Customer satisfaction is at the heart of our CSR strategy, with the implementation of structured management of feedback and field reports. This feedback feeds into continuous improvement plans, enabling us to offer more effective, responsive solutions tailored to the challenges faced by our industrial and artisan customers.
Innovating for a positive environmental footprint
CARIF is undertaking its first comprehensive carbon assessment to measure and steer its decarbonization trajectory. At the same time, a circular economy program focusing on packaging and waste recovery aims to significantly reduce our environmental impact while ensuring the quality of our products.
Our Key CSR Goals for 2026
Ethical objectives: 100% of employees signatories
By the end of 2026, CARIF aims to have 100% of its employees sign the ethics charter, in order to embed CSR culture in all teams. This shared commitment provides a common foundation for more responsible practices on a daily basis.
Environmental objectives: sustainable packaging and decarbonization
By 2026, we will roll out more sustainable packaging solutions and finalize our first comprehensive carbon footprint assessment. These milestones will enable us to define a trajectory for reducing emissions and guide our environmental investments.
Customer objectives: measuring and improving satisfaction
CARIF will launch its first structured customer satisfaction measurement campaign, followed by a formalized action plan. The goal is to strengthen the quality of our relationships, the reliability of our services, and the joint development of sustainable solutions with our partners.
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