In May 2026, WENES Group was awarded the EcoVadis Bronze Medal: 70/100, ranking among the top 35 global % companies in our sector. This certification aligns naturally with what modularity already embodies: a focus on reuse, resource optimization, and long-term sustainability.
EcoVadis is an international CSR assessment platform recognized by over 100,000 companies worldwide. It analyzes organizations on Four pillars: environment, social and human rights, ethics, responsible purchasing. Its method is based on documentary evidence, not on declarations of intent.
The scores are calibrated by sector and company size. A score of 70/100 in the manufacturing and ephemeral setup sector positions WENES Group well above the median for its category.
This is not a label you attach to a website page. It's an external, renewed, and verifiable online measure. And that's precisely why we submitted our process to it.
On the three pillars assessed:
🌿 Environment — 72/100 · Top 13 % in the sector
Waste management, energy efficiency, consumption and GHG emissions monitoring.
🤝 Social & Human Rights — 72/100 · Top 11 % Companies in the Sector
Continuing education, working conditions, health and safety, prevention of discrimination.
Scales Ethics — 63/100 · Top 26 % Companies in the Sector
Formalized Code of Ethics, Anti-Corruption Policy, Data Security.
The Responsible Procurement pillar was not included in the EcoVadis score for this initial assessment. The Group’s business structure did not meet the eligibility criteria for this module. This is not due to a lack of practices: our long-standing local partners, our certified suppliers, and our network of partner workshops all exist and form the foundation of our operational model. It is a matter of the scope of the assessment, not the reality on the ground.
We are publishing these scores as is, including where we have room for improvement. It is this transparency that gives meaning to the process.
In the events industry, environmental impact comes into play on several levels. First, there’s the design phase: the materials chosen, their origin, their certifications, and their lifespan. Next, there’s logistics: the distances traveled, the weight transported, and the frequency of shipments. Finally, end-of-life management: what is sorted, recycled, and reused.
At each of these levels, WENES Group has made concrete choices.
About the materials:
On logistics:
Specifically for the Modular Booth, reusability adds an extra dimension. A modular structure that is reused over a period of 5 to 10 years inherently uses fewer materials.
👉 To understand in detail how modularity affects the carbon footprint: Eco-friendly modular booths: How can you reduce your trade show’s carbon footprint?
There is no formal training program for exhibition stand builders. Precisely because this trade isn't taught in school, the group created the WENES Academy right from the start: an in-house training program structured into four modules, offered as part of ongoing professional development upon each new hire’s arrival. Each year, four to five work-study students join the teams. The transfer of expertise is part of a well-defined process.
The rest follows the same logic. Working conditions are clearly defined: remote work, flexible hours, structured annual reviews, an active employee representative body, and direct dialogue with management. A fitness coach comes to the office every week. These are details that, when taken together, say something about what the group considers normal.
One figure may say more than anything else: WENES Group is 84 women in a male-dominated sector, and an average age of 31. This is not a quota policy. It's the visible result of a recruitment culture based on competence and desire.
This is the pillar where we have the most work ahead of us. The areas for improvement identified by EcoVadis in this pillar are already incorporated into our action plan for the next cycle.
Current situation: A code of ethics that applies to all employees, managers, and service providers. Integrity in business relations, zero tolerance for any form of corruption, rejection of greenwashing. A GDPR charter and an IT charter communicated to the teams. Fully dematerialized administrative processes.
EcoVadis did not assign us a score on this pillar; our business structure did not meet the eligibility criteria for the module during this initial assessment. It's a question of scope.
And perhaps it's the pillar that says the most about how WENES Group actually works.
Our business is based on a network of local providers with whom we have been working for years. Carpenters present for 5 to 10 years. Partner electrician for over 13 years. Printers and sign installers: up to 16 years of collaboration. These figures reflect an economic model built on stability rather than constant competition.
This choice has concrete consequences: teams that know each other, established processes, and a quality of execution that doesn't have to be reinvented for every project. And traceability of materials and practices that only a long-term relationship can truly guarantee.
Our agencies in Paris, Lyon, and Nantes rely on partners located as close as possible to the exhibition venues. Geographic proximity, relationship duration, shared values: that's what responsible purchasing means to us..
If you read this article as an exhibitor, the question that likely arises is: concretely, what does this mean for my booth project?
According to the EcoVadis/Accenture Barometer 2026: 98% of companies have begun integrating CSR data into their procurement processes. Supplier selection based on environmental criteria is no longer a trend, it's an operational reality.
If your company tracks its scope 3 emissions, publishes a CSR report, or selects its service providers based on responsibility criteria, working with WENES Group aligns with a logic of consistency.
Operationally, this translates into documented material choices, structured end-of-life management for the stand, and transparency regarding elements reused or recycled from one trade show to another.
Are you preparing a booth project for 2026? Tell us about it, The CSR dimension is part of the initial brief.
70/100. Ranked in the global Top 35 for %. EcoVadis Bronze Medal
We are proud of this result. But what interests us more is what the process revealed: The practices that truly hold up, those that deserve to be strengthened, and the areas where the next evaluation cycle will need to show progress.
This medal would be meaningless without the people who make WENES Group what it is every day. Our collaborators, who carry this requirement in their work. Our partners long-standing ones, who share our standards without us always needing to articulate them. And those who have trusted us from the beginning and made this journey possible. This result is collective!
For WENES Group,WENES Stand, WENES Event, WENES Aménagement and The Modular StandThis medal is a common foundation. Four entities, four complementary professions, the same fundamental requirement.
Our Comprehensive CSR policy and our Code of ethics are available for download. Our certification is verifiable online.
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