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Social responsibility
Action programs
In 2015, Carrefour elected to adopt the
HeForShe
campaign initiated
Support for those who have difficulty finding
by UN Women throughout its organisation. The campaign was
work
launched by the Group’s Management team members and the CEO,
Collaboration with partners in the employment sector
who personally showed their support. The campaign was then rolled
out in Head Offices and stores in France, Taiwan, Brazil, Spain and
Carrefour France
and France’s
Pôle Emploi
job centre have been
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Italy. Carrefour’s European and Group Committee members also
partners since 1992. On July
10, 2015, they renewed their national
showed their support for the
HeForShe
operation.
framework agreement for a further three years. This agreement
makes provision for three sections: developing action focusing on
Gender Equality International Standard certification
digital technology; making the recruitment process simpler and
process launched
more secure and supporting the return to employment and helping
This international certification standard recognises the involvement of
to secure the career paths of new recruits. Carrefour signed a
a company and the quality of its initiatives aimed at gender equality in
partnership agreement with the
École de la deuxième chance
business, education and training in issues related to life balance,
(second chance school) in the
département
of Seine-et-Marne (77).
salary, involvement of trade unions, etc.
This school supports young people who have dropped out of school
and want a second chance. Carrefour undertakes to open its doors to
In 2014, four entities earned certification: Carrefour hypermarkets and
these young people to help them learn about its business lines. In
Carrefour
Market
in France, Carrefour Argentina and Carrefour
2015, Carrefour France also rolled out the Companies and Districts
Romania. The Group was recognised for its global approach, and also
Charter
(Charte Entreprises et Quartiers)
, which was signed in 2013,
received certification in 2014. In 2015, it was Carrefour Taiwan that
across five
départements
and regions. Signed in 2014 with the
was recognised and obtained certification. The Group’s aim is for all
French Minister for urban affairs, this agreement is aimed at
Carrefour countries to be eligible for certification within the next few
promoting access to employment for people living in priority urban
years.
areas and thereby contribute to the economic and social
Combatting discrimination, promoting diversity
development of these areas. Lastly, Carrefour France also signed the
Corporate Charter “Committed together for the region”
(Engagés
and equal opportunity
ensemble pour le territoire)
with the city of Montreuil (93) in 2015.
Carrefour fights against discrimination and promotes all forms of
Action in support of employment for young people
diversity. This is reaffirmed in the international agreement to promote
and seniors
social sialogue, diversity and respect for fundamental rights signed on
The chart below shows that 20% of the Group’s workforce are under
September
30, 2015. Specific Group-level training courses to raise
age 25, while 12% are over age 50. The proportion of young people is
awareness among managers were launched in 2014 and continued in
therefore particularly high in the Carrefour teams.
2015.
WORKFORCE BY AGE GROUP
in 2015, Carrefour Brazil continued to train 200 managers in the
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subject of diversity, and participated in Diversity Week (with one day
Age40≥age>35
<Age18
Age55≥age>50
Age25≥age≥18
Age30≥age>25
>Age65
Age65≥age>60
0.1%
0.7%
Age60≥age>55
4%
7.4%
Age50≥age>45
11%
Age45≥age>40
14%
13.9%
14.8%
14.4%
Age35≥age>30
1.5%
18.2%
devoted to gender equality and supporting UN Women’s
HeForShe
campaign, and the other days devoted to origin equality, people
with disabilities, refugees and the Federation of lesbians, gays,
bisexuals and transsexuals – LGBT). Carrefour Brazil reaffirmed its
commitment to diversity by supporting the creation of the Business
Initiative for Racial Equality and signing the relevant letter of
commitments, and also becoming a member of the LGBT Business
Forum Board;
Carrefour
market
in France launched a huge internal and external
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communication campaign on equal opportunity, with operations to
raise awareness among store management teams about equal
opportunity, a secure pre-apprenticeship pathway in the butchery
business line, disability training for store directors, raising
awareness among young schoolchildren about the stereotypes
linked to different types of business line, etc. All Market store
directors took the diversity and equal opportunity course.
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