Committed to education for sustainable development since 2004, the Michel-Chasles college in Épernon joined the network of UNESCO associated schools during the 2008-2009 school year.
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In 2010, the establishment and the pharmaceutical and dermo-cosmetic laboratory Expanscience joined forces. For an unusual partnership. Jean-Marc Septsault, professor of technology and education referent in sustainable development for the network of associated schools of Unecso, explains:
“The objective of this collaboration is to find out what influence a school can have on the policy of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which designates the taking into account by companies of environmental, social and economic issues in their policy. “
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And when he talks about a school, Jean-Marc Septsault talks about the college’s eco-delegates. Elected and present in each class, from 6th to 3rd, they are responsible for implementing sustainable actions aimed at changing their immediate environment. Young people also responsible for having a role of spokesperson towards their comrades.
College students free to give their ideas
If this partnership has lasted for more than ten years, one of the pivotal moments of this collaboration was the Cop 21 in 2015, organized in Paris. Jean-Marc Septsault develops:
“The college worked on this event. And it was an opportunity to look at the Sustainable Development Goals, established by the United Nations. We brought this dialogue on these SDGs with Expanscience, explaining to the company that it could be part of this change. “
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If the example of Cop 21 shows the company’s investment with college students, they had plenty of time to come up with many ideas. “We have identified certain points”, confides the professor. “In terms of product processing, gender equality, and the waste produced. On some creams, we have proposed some modifications. For example, the use of bulk, so that the product is not sold packaged, ”continues Jean-Marc Septsault.
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And these ideas have been taken into account. In two pharmacies, in Paris and Angers, Expansciensce is experimenting with the sale of products that are not prepackaged.
“The laboratory is also working to have more natural components in its products. Someone from the company even thanked us for talking about some points, because they couldn’t get an echo within the company. “
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From this partnership, still in progress, a guide came out a few weeks ago: Influence of a school on the CSR policy of a company. A work published within the network of associated schools of Unesco.
A work presented to the senior official for sustainable development
This guide, the eco-delegates presented it to the former member of Parliament Brune Poirson, charged by the government with a temporary mission on education for sustainable development, and Coralie Noël, senior official for sustainable development, on March 9 . “She described our work as ‘exemplary’,” smiles Jean-Marc Septsault.
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In ten years, according to the professor, about fifty eco-delegates have invested in this partnership.
“This experience shows that young people can be trained in these questions. Today, 12,000 schools are associated with the Unesco network in 183 countries. We would like other establishments to join us. “
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