Commitment
WE AIM TO MAKE OUR BUSINESS A FORCE FOR GOOD™, TAKING ACTIONS TO BALANCE PROFIT WITH PURPOSE, AIMING FOR A MORE POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL ECOSYSTEMS.
OUR COMMITMENT IS TO CULTIVATE DIVERSITY TO REVEAL CREATIVITY.
IN JULY 2023, SHERIFF PROJECTS OFFICIALLY BECAME A CERTIFIED B CORPORATION™, JOINING THE 200 FRENCH COMPANIES THAT PUT THEIR SOCIAL, SOCIETAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT AT THE HEART OF THEIR MISSION IN ORDER TO CREATE A MORE INCLUSIVE, CIRCULAR AND COLLABORATIVE WORLD. IN JANUARY 2022, SHERIFF PROJECTS UPDATED ITS COMPANY STATUTES TO INTEGRATE SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITMENTS INTO THE COMPANY’S MISSION.
WE COMMITTED TO :
• MAKE THE IMAGE CREATION ECOSYSTEM MORE ACCESSIBLE, CARING AND EQUITABLE.
• CREATE AN INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT THAT ALLOWS EACH INDIVIDUAL TO EXPRESS THEIR CREATIVITY AND TALENTS.
• REDUCE OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT BY IMPLEMENTING A DIGITAL ECOLOGY STRATEGY.
THE MYCELIUM FUND
CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR TALENTS
THE MYCELIUM FUND INCLUDES ALL OF SHERIFF PROJECTS’ PATRONAGE PROJECTS. LIKE THE MYCELIA THAT ALLOWS THE FOREST ECOSYSTEM TO COMMUNICATE, FEED AND REGENERATE, THE MYCELIUM PROJECT INTENDS TO CULTIVATE THE IMAGE CREATION ECOSYSTEM TO MAKE IT MORE ACCESSIBLE, BENEVOLENT AND EQUITABLE.
TO THIS END, SHERIFF PROJECTS HAS COMMITTED TO DONATING 2% OF ITS SALES IN FINANCIAL OR INKIND DONATIONS TO ENSURE ITS LONG-TERM COMMITMENT TO SOCIAL OPENNESS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY. IN LINE WITH ITS CORPORATE MISSION, THE MYCELIUM PROJECT’S PARTNERS ARE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS OR ASSOCIATIONS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND PROMOTION OF INCLUSION AND SOCIO-CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN THE IMAGE INDUSTRY.
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• 2% OF OUR REVENUE IS DONATED THROUGH THE MYCELIUM PROJECT
• 100 PROJECT HOLDERS, ENTREPRENEURS, STUDENTS, ARTISTS SUPPORTED THROUGH THE MYCELIUM FUND OVER 3 YEARS
• 2022 AN ENDOWMENT FUND IS CREATED TO LEAD THE MYCELIUM PROJECT INDEPENDENTLY
OUR EDUCATIVE PROJECTS ALLOWS US TO TAKE CONCRETE ACTIONS IN FAVOR OF CREATIVITY AND EDUCATION. THIS IS WHY, SINCE ITS CREATION, SHERIFF PROJECTS HAS BEEN WORKING IN COLLABORATION WITH SCHOOLS IN THE FIELDS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, AUDIOVISUAL CREATION AND FASHION. IN 2021,
UNDER THE MYCELIUM PROJECT PROGRAM, SHERIFF PROJECTS HAS STRENGTHENED ITS COLLABORATION WITH THE FRENCH INSTITUTE OF FASHION, CE3P AND 0-93. LAB TO FOSTER THE DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR TALENTS.
SHERIFF PROJECTS’ CONTRIBUTIONS :
• 13 COACHING APPOINTMENTS AND 3
WORKSHOPS
• 9 DAYS OF SHOOTING 4 DAYS OF POSTPRODUCTION
• 6 PHOTOSHOOTS PRODUCED
• 5 EMPLOYEES AND 4 SERVICE PROVIDERS OF SHERIFF PROJECTS MOBILIZED (PRODUCTION, POST-PROD, ETC)
• 551 HOURS OF WORK
SINCE ITS INCEPTION, SHERIFF PROJECTS HAS BEEN SUPPORTING CREATORS AND TALENTS IN NEED OF VISIBILITY AND RECOGNITION IN THE
PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGE CREATION INDUSTRY.
THESE COLLABORATIVE PROJECTS TAKE THE FORM OF PRODUCTION OR POST-PRODUCTION SERVICES (CAPTURE, RETOUCHING), ART PRINTS, STUDIO OR EQUIPMENT LOANS AND SUPPORT FROM SHERIFF PROJECTS TEAMS TO ADVISE AND ACCOMPANY THE BENEFICIARY. THE TALENTS SUPPORTED IN THIS FRAMEWORK ARE SELECTED
ACCORDING TO THEIR CREATIVE POTENTIAL AND THE INNOVATIVE NATURE OF THEIR PROJECT.
THE ERE FOUNDATION IS A PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATION THAT LINKS ARTISTIC CREATION TO SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTAL AND ECONOMIC CAUSES. THROUGH THE CURATION OF IMAGES, ARTISTS AND ASSOCIATIONS COMMITTED TO THE ENVIRONMENT,
THE FOUNDATION AIMS TO RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS OF THE NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY WE SEE AND INTERACT WITH THE WORLD.
THUS, EVERY PROFIT FROM THE SALES OF EACH EXHIBITION IS DONATED IN PART TO ASSOCIATIONS COMMITTED TO EDUCATION AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
CREATE AN INCLUSIVE AND SUPPORTIVE WORK ENVIRONMENT
COMMITTED TO FOSTERING AN ENVIRONMENT OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, WE STRIVE TO CREATE A WORKPLACE WHERE INDIVIDUALS FEEL VALUED, EMPOWERED, AND ABLE TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. IN 2022, A REMARKABLE 98% OF OUR TEAM REPORTED HIGH JOB SATISFACTION, AND OUR 27% PROMOTION RATE UNDERSCORES OUR COMMITMENT TO RECOGNIZING AND NURTURING INTERNAL TALENT. TRAINING METRICS FURTHER SHOWCASE OUR EMPHASIS ON SKILLS ENHANCEMENT, WITH 567 HOURS DEDICATED TO LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY, 54 HOURS TO SUSTAINABILITY, AND 165 HOURS TO MANAGERIAL COACHING.
SHERIFF PROJECTS HAS COMPLETED
ALMOST ALL OF ITS SHORT-TERM GOALS CONCERNING COLLABORATORS.
• AS OF 2022, 57 % OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND 50% OF OUR MANAGERS ARE WOMEN.
• 97% OF OUR EMPLOYEES ENJOY WORKING AT SHERIFF PROJECTS, WITH 94% WHO APPRECIATE THE COMPANY CULTURE AND 98% WHO WOULD RECOMMEND THE COMPANY TO A
FRIEND OR RELATIVE.
• 50% AT LEAST OF MANAGERS ARE WOMEN
• 95% OF EMPLOYEES ENJOY THE COMPANY CULTURE, VALUES AND WORK ENVIRONMENT
• 100% OF EMPLOYEES ARE TRAINED ON SUSTAINABILITY
REDUCING OUR ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
TO ENSURE A BETTER BALANCE BETWEEN OUR COMMERCIAL GOALS AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES, SHERIFF PROJECTS IS COMMITTED TO REDUCING ITS CARBON FOOTPRINT AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE RESTORATION OF HEALTHY ECOSYSTEMS.
SHERIFF PROJECTS IS PROUD TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE REGENERATIVE AGRICULTURE PROJECT OF LA GRANJA FARM IN THE SOUTH OF FRANCE. THIS PROJECT, WHICH HAS BEEN AWARDED THE ‘LABEL BAS CARBONE’ BY THE FRENCH MINISTRY OF ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION, IS TRANSFORMING 150 HECTARES OF LAND USED FOR INTENSIVE MAIZE FARMING INTO A REGENERATIVE ORGANIC FARM THAT REINTRODUCES ALMOND PRODUCTION IN EUROPE.
THIS REGENERATIVE FARMING MODEL IMPROVES SOIL HEALTH, FERTILITY AND CARBON STORAGE BY IMPLEMENTING BOTH TRADITIONAL PRACTICES SUCH AS CROP ROTATION AND CUTTING-EDGE INNOVATION SUCH AS AGRIVOLTAICS.
SHERIFF PROJECTS’ PARTICIPATION CONTRIBUTES TO THE STORAGE OF 70 TONNES OF CO2 OVER 25 YEARS, AS PART OF A COLLECTIVE GOAL TO ACHIEVE GLOBAL CARBON NEUTRALITY.