SOCIETE GENERALE 2014-2015 I 43 THE EMPLOYEE SURVEY: FROM LISTENING TO ACTION Every two years, Societe Generale asks its employees their opinions in the Employee Survey. The most recent Employee Survey, conducted in 2013, involved 131,000 employees in 76 countries, with a participation rate of 67%. It was followed up in 2014 by more than 1,700 improvement initiatives across all of the Group’s entities. For example, employees expressed a desire to be better informed about our strategic vision, so in 2014 Societe Generale organised nearly 60 internal roadshows to explain its strategic plan for 2014-2016. COMMITED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE In late 2014, Societe Generale and Crédit du Nord signed France’s “15 Commitments for Work-Life Balance” charter, aimed at improving the balance between professional and private life. The first concrete steps, for example concerning meeting practices, manager training and other areas, are being implemented in 2015. Initiatives put in place by Group entities outside of France include flexitime working policies and teleworking (see page 35). PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: A MULTITUDE OF LOCAL INITIATIVES Societe Generale is committed to non-discrimination and equal opportunities, particularly for current and prospective employees with disabilities. Accordingly, awareness-raising, recruitment, integration and support programmes have been established in Serbia, Romania, the Czech Republic, Spain, Scandinavia, Turkey and Japan. In France, Societe Generale organises “Pass pour l’emploi”, a leading specialised recruitment forum for persons with disabilities. And in 2014, the Group spent €4.9m on products and services from companies employing disabled workers (see pages 38-39). THE BANK’S PRODUCTS AND SERVICES: PROMOTING RESPONSIBLE ACTION Societe Generale endeavours to provide an offer that contributes to a more cohesive, greener economy. Through its range of solidarity-based products and services, the bank encourages its clients to support non-profit organisations. In addition, in 2014 the Group provided nearly €1.1 billion in green financing and approved €958 million in positive-impact financing. The Group also supports responsible financing through green bond issues, microfinance partnerships (see pages 46-47) and responsible solutions for managing automobile fleets and sustainable transport. PURCHASING: A MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE CSR STRATEGY The Group’s Purchasing department, which allocated €6 billion to suppliers in 2014, is conducting a sustainable sourcing programme over several years. The programme seeks to expand Societe Generale’s use of the social and solidarity-based economy, help reduce the Group’s environmental impact and enable easier access for small businesses to its contracts. In 2013, 60% of purchases were made from small and medium-sized businesses. Additionally, since 2007 Societe Generale has been a signatory to France’s Pacte PME (SME Pact), which aims to build ties between major corporations and small businesses through various mentoring and open innovation initiatives. In 2014, 280 suppliers surveyed in a Pacte PME poll gave Societe Generale a rating of 60/100, better than the industry average and a 10% improvement from 2013. ALLOCATED TO SOLIDARITY-BASED INITIATIVES IN 2014 Read the 2014 CSR Report www.societegenerale.com/csr
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