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February 19, 2020

Saint-Gobain among world’s top 100 most innovative companies for ninth consecutive year

For the ninth consecutive year, Saint-Gobain has been named as one of the 100 most innovative companies and institutions in the Clarivate Analytics* “Derwent Top 100 Global Innovators” ranking. The recently published list is based on four main metrics: the total number of patents, their quality, their global scope and their impact measured by the number of references.

This renewed ranking recognizes the emphasis Saint-Gobain consistently places on innovation and R&D. It rewards the expertise and commitment shown by our teams to provide our customers with new and differentiated solutions to the major societal issues of comfort and wellbeing, responsible and sustained commitment, productivity and performance.

To develop these solutions, Saint-Gobain’s teams rely on strong R&D based on a global organization structured around eight cross-business research centers and numerous R&D units focused on specific product lines or regional needs. To protect and promote its innovation, the Group files more than 400 patents each year, thus strengthening its lead position on its various markets.

“This organization enables us to innovate openly with our partners and customers – whether young startups or established companies – and with the academic world. As a result, one out of every four products sold today by Saint-Gobain did not exist five years ago. For the Group, this drives competitiveness and growth; and for our employees, it is a source of great pride,” says Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Saint-Gobain Group.

* Formerly Thomson Reuters

ABOUT SAINT-GOBAIN

Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes materials and solutions which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of each of us and the future of all. They can be found everywhere in our living places and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many industrial applications. They provide comfort, performance and safety while addressing the challenges of sustainable construction, resource efficiency and climate change.

€41.8 billion in sales in 2018

Operates in 68 countries

More than 180,000 employees

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March 4, 2020

SAINT-GOBAIN launches its Serious Game dedicated to the employer brand: SAINT-GOBAIN BRAIN

Saint-Gobain launches its Serious Game, an online game designed for smartphones and tablets that allows players to explore various business environments of the Group including Industry 4.0, Distribution as well as Research and Development, while engaging them through common challenges in recruitment and gaming. Intended to be used all over the world, SAINT-GOBAIN BRAIN (www.brain-thegame.com) has been launched in French and English. It will be translated and rolled out in the Group’s various countries in the course of 2020.

The game combines an exploration of Saint-Gobain’s business environments with the world of online gaming. Through this new immersive experience intended to attract new talent, promote recruitment and engage potential candidates and all employees, the Group is affirming its uniqueness as an employer.

SAINT-GOBAIN BRAIN also acts as a partner to local charities supported by the Saint-Gobain Foundation and ad-hoc causes requiring emergency funds. Each time the game is played, a counter is displayed allowing a donation to be released. When the amount donated reaches €10,000, Saint-Gobain then transfers the amount to the selected charity. For this launch, France has chosen “Habitat et Humanisme”*.

What is SAINT-GOBAIN BRAIN?

An adventure at the heart of a futuristic graphic world featuring the Saint-Gobain colours.
The player, Alex, gets lost during a visit to a Research and Development centre when he enters a space reserved for employees. He then finds himself face to face with an Artificial Intelligence which needs help to restore its functionality. To respond to this challenge, Alex will need to call on his own soft-skills, corresponding to the Saint-Gobain Group’s Attitudes (cultivate customer intimacy, act as an entrepreneur, innovate, be agile and build an open and engaging culture). He will discover three of Saint-Gobain business environments: a sales outlet, a 4.0 factory and a Research and Development laboratory in which he is guided by Artificial Intelligence to solve the 15 challenges which help him progress.

“This digital and more personal approach to our employer brand is part of a more informal and open talent recruitment perspective. Today we are looking more for personalities rather than profiles, and we have real assets in this respect, including occupational mobility, the integration of new activities, and personal development…. These advantages give us an extremely favorable position in the battle to attract talents,” says Claire Pedini, Senior Vice-President, Human Resources and Digital Transformation.”

Habitat et Humanisme has been providing support with housing, professional integration and recreating social bonds for over 30 years, in response to the exclusion and isolation of vulnerable people. With a firm focus on innovation, the association has developed economic tools with a social vocation to finance and carry out its work.

ABOUT SAINT-GOBAIN

€42.6 billion in sales in 2019

Operates in 68 countries

More than 170,000 employees