Our Second Mission-Driven Company Audit Has Been Successfully Approved!

Posted on: 25 • 07 • 2025
 

Since officially becoming a Mission-Driven Company in 2021, we have chosen an ambitious path: to enshrine in our articles of association our commitment to actively contributing to a fairer, more supportive and more sustainable world. In May 2025, we reached another important milestone: our second audit was successfully approved by the independent third-party organisation RSE France.

This is an important milestone that we are delighted to share with you, along with our full 2024 Mission Report, because this achievement is a collective one!

A Mission Driven by 5 Commitments, Put into Practice in 2024

Our purpose is built around 5 statutory commitments, each linked to measurable objectives, shared with our teams… and achieved!

Here are a few examples to illustrate our achievements in 2024:

1.Beautiful, Delicious, Healthy and Eco-Designed Products

· 100% of the products launched in 2024 were certified organic or natural, with no palm oil or endocrine disruptors.

· 69% come without overpackaging, 44% of our tea range is available in refill formats, with increasingly responsible packaging.

· More than 40 customer surveys were conducted to co-create with our consumer community: the terre d'Oc Tribe.

· We achieved a score of 4.75/5 on Avis Vérifiés.

· 84% of our social media posts are dedicated to CSR.

Refills Available for Most of Our Tea Collections

2. Organic, Fair Trade and Local Sourcing

· 100% of our finished products are manufactured in France, and 72% of our purchases are sourced in France.

· 16% of our purchases by volume come from fair trade, with 2 new tea supply chains established in India and China in 2024.

· We carried out 3 in-depth supplier audits and surveyed 22 suppliers about their CSR practices.

· Our R&D team formulated 89% of our product formulas in-house.

Our New Fair Trade Supply Chains in China and India

3. A Better-Respected Planet

· We used 35% less water and 11% less electricity in 2024 compared with 2023.

· 70% of our waste was recovered, and we introduced a new waste-sorting initiative: 600 kg of glassine paper were collected from other local businesses.

· 1% of our turnover was donated to charities through the 1% for the Planet collective.

· More than 14,000 finished products were given a second life through Too Good To Go and other solidarity sales.

4. Women Empowered and Celebrated

· All our private-label packs carry the “Born from women’s talent” signature.

· We have provided more than €10,000 in support to women-led projects, 50% of which are based abroad.

· Through 1% for the Planet, we have supported 13 women-focused organisations since 2018.

· We have created inspiring portraits and published one post every three days highlighting the role of women in our professions.

The Women’s Cooperative We Work With in India to Make Our Incense Sticks

5. The Well-Being of Our Employees

· With our 50 employees, we welcomed 12 interns in 2024 and organised 12 well-being workshops, as well as one “Ethiquethé” meeting every quarter to share company news and CSR topics internally.

· We conduct one employee satisfaction survey every month.

· 100% of our employees received awareness training and training in 2024.

· We organised co-creation and collective intelligence sessions, as well as convivial team moments, throughout the year.

All Our Employees Gathered to Celebrate terre d’Oc’s 30th Anniversary

Official Recognition and a Publicly Available Report

The 2025 audit concluded that our commitments are fully aligned with our purpose: “The company complies with all the social and environmental objectives it has set itself as part of its mission.” – RSE France, May 2025

Our 2024 Mission Report is available here to find out more.

A Living, Co-Created Approach

Our mission is not simply a label: it is a guiding principle in everything we do every day. Each employee has a personal impact-driven company objective, every department implements concrete actions, and our Mission Committee, active and committed, challenges and supports us with kindness and constructive feedback.

This year, we would particularly like to thank our Mission Committee, a key partner in this journey.

For the past three years, our Mission Committee has supported us with high standards, kindness and inspiration. It has challenged our objectives, questioned our actions and helped us make progress and go even further.

As their term of office comes to an end, we would like to warmly thank all of its members, and in particular those whose terms are ending:

· Pascal Mayol, for his environmental expertise and his vision of our connection with the living world.

· Mégane Vechambre, for her invaluable support and expertise in plants and fragrance supply chains.

· Georgia Lambertin, for her commitment to agriculture, her convictions and her support for producers.

Thank you for these three meaningful, committed and deeply human years. And thank you to those who will continue to support us over the next three years:

Valérie ROUBAUD, Pauline BECHET, Vincent CAVAILLES, Virginie JULIEN, Audrey HAUPT and Laure VINCENT. They will be joined by two new members, Ambre PELISSIER and Johann HUILLIER.

Notre comité de mission terre d'Oc 2022 - 2025

What’s next?

Our mission continues, with the same ambition: to create meaning, impact and beauty — together.

 
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