Focus #2: Biodiversity

Biodiversity and sustainable industry

Preserving biodiversity: a core commitment of the Humens Group’s CSR policy

Protecting the natural environment around us is an integral part of our responsibility as a committed industrial group. Every day, our teams work to reduce our impacts (emissions, energy use, water consumption) while also maintaining and restoring the natural environments surrounding our sites.

Our commitments to nature

To reconcile industrial operations with biodiversity preservation, we implement a structured approach based on the ERC sequence (Avoid, Reduce, Compensate), complemented by supporting measures and rigorous scientific monitoring.

Taking action for biodiversity: concrete measures

At the Lenoncourt salt concession, we ensure that every intervention respects and protects local ecosystems. This includes planning works outside sensitive periods, preserving protected areas, and maintaining constant on-site vigilance to avoid altering biodiversity-friendly developments.

Our commitments do not stop at implementing measures: we ensure their long-term maintenance and evaluation.

Monitoring and Transparency: Measuring, Understanding and Improving

To ensure sustainable land management, scientific monitoring has been entrusted to NEOMYS, an accredited nature protection association. This monitoring focuses in particular on:

  • Flora
  • Natural habitats
  • Protected species (Red Kite, Black Kite, bats)
  • The evolution of restored environments

The results enable us to adjust our practices, improve our actions, and ensure transparency in our approach.

Key numbers

4
hectares already reforested
18
natural habitats created for local wildlife
15
years of ecological monitoring of Red and Black Kite populations

Behind these commitments: teams mobilized every day

Preserving biodiversity and sustainably managing water, soils and natural environments requires expertise and organization. At Humens, these commitments are supported by a structured organization and complementary areas of expertise. Their coordination relies on a dedicated internal team that combines industrial performance, regulatory compliance and environmental standards, serving all our sites.

Our conviction: industry and nature can coexist

At Humens, we are convinced that a responsible industrial model is possible, provided it is driven by rigor and transparency. We continue this commitment, in Lenoncourt and across all our sites, to promote a sustainable industry rooted in its territory and respectful of biodiversity.

Focus #1 | Decarbonization

Focus #3 | Water quality

Focus #4 | Employement