"Engaged For Ocean" offers a number of fast, tangible financial benefits:

• Tax deductions on funds paid in: your payments are tax-deductible and, ultimately, increase profitability (do the math!).
• Acquiring new customers: a commitment to the environment attracts customers who are sensitive to CSR issues, and boosts sales.
• Enhanced extra-financial reports: enhance your CSR performance and meet CSRD criteria.
• Better bank rates: financial institutions favor responsible companies (lower rates, lower fees).
• Access to new financing: public/private finance and investors favor sustainable structures.
• Team building and productivity: an environmental commitment motivates teams, reduces turnover and increases efficiency.
• Anticipate legal requirements: you avoid penalties or additional costs linked to non-compliance with future regulations.

Banks and investors require concrete proof of CSR commitment before granting financing. Companies that are already committed will have a clear advantage.

Engaged For Ocean works by collecting a supervised financial contribution from committed entities to finance concrete ocean preservation projects, under the supervision of an independent committee. In this way, we can guarantee that the companies involved are monitoring their level of commitment in line with their economic reality.

These projects are monitored, and the results they produce are measured and attributed to members in the form of annual reports. Allowing many advantages: communication, fiscal, investment, administrative etc...

On a day-to-day basis, Engaged For Ocean is thecompany's brand of communication andcommitment to serving the planet, both internally and with customers via the mobile application, a transparency interface.

The "Engaged for Ocean" label is based on three levels, distinguished by the percentage of annual financial participation calculated on the basis of the company's sales:

• BRONZE: This level applies to companies making an annual contribution of between 0.2% and 0.4% of sales. It represents the most accessible initial commitment.

• SILVER: This level corresponds to an annual contribution of between 0.4% and 0.7% of sales. 

• GOLD: For this level, participation ranges from 0.7% to 1.5% of sales. This is the highest level of financial commitment.

• SAPHIR: This level is intended for GOLD-labeled companies whose environmental commitments are very high, as defined by the annual audit of label holders from the 3rd year onwards.

Each level thus makes it possible to value the financial effort made by companies according to their economic capacity, while encouraging a greater contribution to preserving the marine environment.

E4O operates on a full three-year cycle to ensure lasting impact.

The first year is dedicated to raising funds, the second to financing preservation actions, and the third to allocating results to members and using them.

This cycle allows companies to see the process through to completion, ensuring that each commitment produces measurable, positive effects.

"Engaged For Ocean is unique in the world, it's not a label.

Unlike traditional labels, which often require far-reaching transformations of the production chain, E4O focuses on raising funds for actions to rebuild and protect the oceans - in short, CSR - ESG results for companies.

It is therefore totally complementary to other labels and certifications, and can even strengthen the ecological positioning of companies that already have a label or certification, by adding a direct marine preservation dimension that generates tangible results.