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CAPGEMINI: PEOPLE, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) AND BUSINESS ETHICS
3.1 Our approach
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Registration Document 2016 — Capgemini
Our approach
3.1
Setting our ambitions and priorities in CSR
3.1.1
environmental contexts.
while strengthening our footprint in Europe, Latin America and
significantly increasing our presence in India and North America,
organization, by fully integrating IGATE and its employees, thereby
2016 marks a milestone in a sustained growth journey for the
specific to these geographies and their business, social and
APAC. Consequently, we face new challenges and opportunities
improvement and renewal as we broaden our business horizons.
been both a guiding principle and an area for continuous
commitment to people management and social responsibility has
Firmly grounded on the Group’s 49-years old values, our
we operate.
and contributing to the development of the communities in which
best value to our clients, reducing our impact on the environment,
enabling our people to fully develop professionally and bring the
impact: creating a diverse and inclusive work environment, thus
across three key areas where our activity has a clear and direct
services, Capgemini Group’s Corporate Social Responsibility runs
As a provider of consultancy, technology and outsourcing
conventions on labor standards of the International Labor
international laws and regulations, in particular the fundamental
and the OECD guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.
Human Rights (where we refuse the use of forced and child labor)
Organization, the principles of the 1948 Universal Declaration of
Our approach is aligned with and supports all national and
rapidly changing world.
services we provide to our clients, helping them to adapt to a
striving to identify opportunities to embed sustainability into the
initiatives within our key focus areas and we continue to innovate,
During 2016, we have extended and enhanced our range of
The key components of our CSR strategy are:
behaviors and employee welfare policies.
Values & Ethics: it is about who we are and the way we do
culture and permeates all our business practices, procurement
Modesty and Fun), our Code of Ethics supports our corporate
(Honesty, Boldness, Trust, Freedom, Team Spirit/Solidarity,
business. Built on the foundation of the seven Group core values
choice for people who wish to develop in an open, diverse and
Diversity and inclusion: we are committed to being an employer of
We have a culture whereby we respect and value the diversity and
both our business practices and our facilities empower excellence.
development and well-being of our employees by ensuring that
inclusive environment. Our priority is to promote the professional
recognized and promoted at all levels in the organization.
creativity of all our people and we strive to ensure that both are
priorities, with a strong focus on education at all levels, from
(NGOs) and other engaged stakeholders on their development
members in our communities.
Group encourages the active involvement of each of our team
elementary school to higher and professional education. The
internationally with authorities, non-governmental organizations
a major global employer, we work locally, nationally and
live and work to support their development and empowerment. As
Community Engagement: we work with communities in which we
considerations into our service offerings in collaboration with our
environment. Furthermore, we look to embed sustainability
employee awareness of the critical issues related to the
clients.
as by optimizing business travel. We also work to raise our
reduce this impact by saving energy and reducing waste, as well
provide have an impact on the environment. We work hard to
do not manufacture physical products, the business services we
Environmental Sustainability: we recognize that, even though we
Reinforcing our CSR governance
3.1.2
18 committed executives around the table. The Board is
services and geographies by bringing together a group of
our CSR strategy. The aim is to better reflect the variety of our
Board, the governing body setting the ambition and direction for
and Christine Hodgson, Capgemini UK Plc Chairman.
co-chaired by Group Executive Board member Hubert Giraud,
In 2016, the Group renewed its Corporate Social Responsibility
The Board’s mandate is to:
with our business strategy;
set the Group CSR ambition, strategy and targets in alignment
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monitor progress versus strategy;
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CSR;
bring views, needs and priorities from our operations regarding
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challenge the status quo and foster innovation in our approach.
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responsibility initiatives at local or global level, or both when
Board members commit individually to champion social
the highest level in the organization.
personal commitment, as well as the place of CSR governance at
environmental commitments through exemplary action and
relevant. This highlights the importance of our social and