<aside> 💡 In France, the 2019 PACTE Act allows companies to include a purpose ("raison d'être") in their articles of association. The purpose aims to map a long-term plan for the integration of ESG policies within your firm's core activities and competencies.

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Such statements are an opportunity to strengthen the firm's social and environmental commitments, making them explicit to internal stakeholders as well as third parties, and positioning the company as a true agent for change.

<aside> 💡 Who are you? What is your company’s impact beyond profit-making? What makes your employees get out of bed in the morning?

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Your purpose is embedded in the company’s daily routines and core competencies. Compliance is assessed by a monitoring body that includes employee representation.

⇒ It provides guidelines for corporate strategy, towards a decision-making that is aligned with the firm’s ethos

How do I state a purpose?

Assessing my purpose statement

SCORE Framework

enactingpurpose.org

<aside> 💡 5 essential questions to assess your purpose statement

They did it first

Patagonia’s Core Values

Our Core Values | Patagonia UK

Energiency’s Purpose Statement

Sustainability and energy efficiency in manufacturing systems and industry 4.0

Veolia’s Purpose Statement

The long version of our purpose

Opal’s Manifesto

Our Manifesto | Opal

Advens’s Purpose

Purpose - Advens