Axis 1: Social policy and human rights

Recruitment and career development

A responsible and egalitarian social policy has always been the cornerstone of our company. This policy applies in particular to our rules on recruitment, internal mobility, and remuneration. Our priority in recruitment is above all to match skills to a position, without discrimination on grounds of age, health, gender or origins. All of our job offers are written in an inclusive manner.

We respect the privacy of every individual and apply the principle of equal opportunity to all applicants, and the information we request is of a professional nature, used solely to assess professional skills.

Within the framework of internal mobility, we adapt skills to each position, and enable every employee who so wishes to progress within the company by offering appropriate training. We offer over 200 hours of training per year.

Our remuneration policy is based on objective criteria, both individual and collective. These criteria, which apply to all employees in every category, help build employee loyalty.

This policy can be measured by the annual publication of the gender index, which is systematically rated above 85/100. The company’s management is perfectly gender-balanced, with 11 female and 11 male Partners or Counsel. The company is chaired by a woman.

Well-being at work

Casalonga pays particular attention to the well-being of its employees at work and the respect for personal life. This ambition is illustrated by the following actions:

• - Strict compliance with regulatory obligations: occupational health, application of internal regulations, regular updating of the single document, holding of Social and Economic Committee meetings to encourage social dialogue. Advantageous health and provident insurance, salary maintenance in the event of illness. Adaptation of workstations in the event of disability

• - Work/life balance: telecommuting charter CasaWork and the possibility of telecommuting 4 out of 5 days a week. Financing of private nurseries

• - Right to disconnect

• - Encouragement of lifelong learning

• - Bright premises, access to flower-filled, user-friendly relaxation areas, yoga classes, regular festive events

Axis 2: Ethical standards

Partners Charter and employee commitment

In 2023, Casalonga’s partners adopted a charter setting out our values, our CSR commitments (travel, environmental and social responsibilities) and, above all, our ethical commitments.

• - Compliance with professional ethics (Patent and Trademark Attorneys/Attorneys-at-law)

• - Prevention of conflicts of interest, agreements and unfair practices

• - Secret - Confidentiality - Discretion

• Choice of partners and clients

• Elements of this charter, notably on secret, confidentiality and discretion, are included in all Casalonga employee contracts.

Data protection

As an intellectual property professional, Casalonga pays particular attention to the security of its clients’ data. Casalonga has built a network architecture to limit and secure access to its clients’ data and has implemented strict measures to secure its information system and data against unauthorized access or disclosure. These measures can be consulted in the PSSI (Information Security Management System) booklet, and are subject to regular review by the COPILSEC (Data Security Steering Committee) and to a continuous improvement program.

Axis 3: Environmental awareness

Waste management

• - Ban on capsule coffee makers in favor of bean-to-cup coffee makers whose grounds are recycled for the plantations

• - No purchase of plastic water bottles, but provision of individual water bottles for refilling

• - Recycling bins on every floor

• - Systematic recycling of computer cartridges and hardware. As an example, in 2022, we donated our used computer equipment to "La Transaharienne" association, which has been working for 20 years to help underprivileged children in Morocco

• - Paperless for 5 years

Respect for resources

• - Automatic timer: lights off at 10 pm

• - Heating and air conditioning must be turned off in autumn and spring - Modest settings in hot/cold seasons

• - Encouraging the use of public transport, bicycles and walking for home/office journeys

• - Visits to our clients in Paris and its suburbs are made by public transport, on foot or by bike

• - Travels within France are made exclusively by train

• - Air travel is strictly limited to destinations not accessible by train

Choice of suppliers

• - Building renovated in 2019 to RT2012 standard

• -Deliveries by bicycle couriers

• - Ecological and sustainable office supplies

• - Organic caterer delivering meal trays on foot with minimum waste