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Sustainability at IBL

Sustainability is an indirect lever for long-term value: one shaped by our purpose and the realities of a changing world. 

Together, we focus on three priorities: Rights & Wellbeing at Work, Climate & Energy, and Rights & Resilience in Communities.

50 %

of IBL’s Mauritian operations track carbon emissions via Nexus, the Group’s carbon accounting initiative

60 %

of IBL’s businesses have mapped their key sustainability issues

100 +
participants at the Responsible Business Summit (private, public, NGO, civil society, academia and diplomatic sectors)
100
hours of internal sustainability awareness and training delivered per year at the Head Office

Our approach

At IBL, sustainability is a journey. It starts with scanning the world and business ecosystems, and ends with inclusive actions that future-proof our impact.

Seeing how
everything
connects
Seeing how everything connects

The world around us is changing fast. Understanding these shifts helps us to make more informed choices, together. By first scanning the wider landscape, then zooming in on our own context, we can identify where to focus and how best to act.
Deepening
understanding
Deepening understanding

Change begins with learning and understanding. This belief shapes the way we work, deepening sustainability relevance through knowledge sharing, capacity building, and collaboration with our stakeholders - including our Business Units, the Embedding Project, and networks such as Business Mauritius and the UNGC Indian Ocean. Over the past year, colleagues at Head Office have dedicated 124 hours to sustainability awareness and training.
Setting
priorities
Setting priorities

Using the Prioritisation Radar tool, 70% of our businesses have now assessed their double materiality. This helps us align with international sustainability standards and concentrate our efforts where impact matters most.
Building
accountability
Building accountability

Real progress starts with recognising our impact as a regional group. Already, 57% of IBL Mauritian operations have tracked carbon emissions setting a baseline. Along the way, we’ve identified three Group-wide priorities: protecting Rights & Wellbeing at Work, driving action on Climate & Energy, and strengthening Rights & Resilience in Communities.
Charting the
way forward
Charting the way forward

Finally, we translate insights into action. Guided by the data, we’re now shaping measurable goals and interim targets that will keep us accountable, track our progress, and drive change over the long term.

Our Group sustainability priorities

To create lasting impact, we first need to understand what matters most. That’s why we adopted the Embedding Project methodology and developed our Prioritisation Radar tool. It helps each company map out its most material environmental, social, and governance issues in a structured way. To date, 70% of our businesses have completed their double materiality assessment and prioritisation radars, giving us a clearer picture of what to focus on as a Group.

Rights & Wellbeing
at Work

From our gender-based violence (GBV) programme to broader HR initiatives, we are addressing issues that directly affect the dignity, safety, and growth of our people.

Climate & Energy

With 57% of IBL operations now on the Nexus Project, we have created a Group-wide baseline for carbon accounting. It’s giving us the data and accountability needed to drive meaningful climate actions.

Rights & Resilience
in Communities

Our work with Fondation Joseph Lagesse shows how business and community impact go hand in hand. Among other actions, Les Cuisines Solidaires food surplus is turned into meals to fight hunger , Horizon 2024 helped reduce teenage pregnancy in vulnerable communities, and IBL on the Move has been over 10 years an event for raising funds and spirits through sport – these initiatives are building resilience where it’s needed most.

From these priorities, we are in the process of defining goals and targets to guide our sustainability journey. The aim is to not only measure outputs, but outcomes as well: safer workplaces, lower emissions, and stronger communities. As we progress, we ensure transparency so that our actions and impact remain visible.

Shaping our Sustainability Journey

Building our carbon baseline across IBL. The Nexus Project gives us reliable data to cut emissions, set targets, and drive meaningful climate actions.
The Nexus Project
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A baseline for climate action
Restructured to focus on education, digital inclusion, environmental stewardship, and economic empowerment, Fondation Joseph Lagesse empowers communities with long-term, sustainable opportunities.
Fondation Joseph Lagesse
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Reshaping community resilience
An initiative to creating safer workplaces. The GBV programme tackles harassment and violence, protecting dignity and wellbeing while building a culture of respect.
Gender-Based Violence (GBV) Programme
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Protecting rights at work
More than a race. IBL on the Move raises funds for social causes, builds resilience, and unites communities through the power of sport.
IBL on the Move
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Sport as a catalyst for community impact
A four-year programme in Bois Marchand reduced teenage pregnancy, strengthened families, and empowered youth to take ownership of their future.
Horizon 2024
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Tackling teenage pregnancy & building resilience
Transforming surplus into support. Les Cuisines Solidaires creates jobs, reduces waste, and provides meals for vulnerable communities through private–NGO collaborations.
Les Cuisines Solidaires
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Solidarity and sustainability in action

Partnerships & Collaborations

Sustainability can’t be achieved alone. Through our partnerships and collaborations, we continue to work towards shared goals.

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