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CAPGEMINI: PEOPLE, CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) AND BUSINESS ETHICS
3.5 Our People, Social & Sustainability commitments and recognitions
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Registration Document 2016 — Capgemini
Our People, Social & Sustainability
3.5
commitments and recognitions
Each year, Capgemini is recognized by independent research agencies, sustainability analysts and industry partners as a leader in
Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability at both a Group level and across our different geographies. These awards and
recognitions inspire us to think bigger, reach higher and be bolder with our Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability program.
Our Commitments
For Capgemini, our commitment to CSR & Sustainability extends
beyond strict legal compliance, we have made public various
commitments in a number of areas:
Capgemini CEO Paul Hermelin signed the Business Proposals
for COP 21 in support of the 21st session of the Conference of
the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change
in 2015;
support/comply with ten principles in the areas of the
environment, human rights, labor rights, and the fight against
corruption;
Capgemini has been a signatory to the UN Global Compact
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since 2004. The member companies of this program
Capgemini supports the principles of the 1948 Universal
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Declaration of Human Rights and the fundamental conventions
of the International Labour Organization (ILO) refusing the use of
forced labor or child labor;
Capgemini supports the OECD guidelines for multinational
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enterprises;
Capgemini has been a signatory to the UN Global Compact’s
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“Caring for Climate” initiative since its inception in 2007;
Capgemini has been a signatory to the Women’s Empowerment
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Principles since their inception in 2011; and
Capgemini is a signatory of the 2010 Guadalajara ICT
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Declaration on Transformative Low-carbon Solutions. This
document urged governments at the 2010 Cancun Summit to
use the power of ICT to make the transition to low a carbon
economy.
A number of important commitments have also been made in
certain countries, including:
In France, where we:
implemented a carbon off-setting program during COP 21;
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became a member of the “
Grande École du Numérique
” in
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2016;
signed a number of business commitments;
Charte de la
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diversité
in 2006; the
Charte de la banlieue 2.0
in 2010; the
Charte de la parentalité
and
Charte de l’apprentissage
in 2011;
and the
Charte Entreprises et Quartiers avec le Ministère
Délégué à la Ville
in 2013.
In the UK, where we:
2015 Paris Agreement to keep temperatures below the 2°C
threshold;
became the first IT services and consulting company to publish
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approved science-based targets consistent with the COP 21
on Climate Change. They are the Trillion Tonne (2014), Climate
Change (2012); etc.;
signed a series of six communiqués on Climate Change
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organized by the Prince of Wales’s Corporate Leaders’ Group
registered our support for the “Think Act report” initiative, a
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voluntary framework developed by the UK Government with the
aim of promoting gender equality within the workplace.
In Germany, where we:
signed the
Charta der Vielfalt
(the Diversity Charter) in
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October 2014.
In the Netherlands, where we:
committed to MJA3, which is the third Energy Efficiency Plan
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(2017-2020) with ambitious targets and innovative energy
efficiency measures. This is public/private collaboration program
aiming for more effective and efficient energy use.