Carrefour - 2017 Registration Document

2 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY Carrefour’s human resources policy CARREFOUR | 2017 REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 83 Steps taken in the last few years have led to real progress in gender equality and resulted in several female appointments to key positions within the Group: almost 50% of hypermarket directors in Taiwan are now women; ● women were appointed to the following high-responsibility ● positions within the Group and countries in 2015: Supply Chain Director and CEO Rue du Commerce in France, Legal Director in Argentina, Regional Operations Director in Spain, Supermarket Operations Director in France and Supermarket Director in Belgium (Executive Committee member); the number of women holding Senior Director positions nearly ● doubled in 2017 compared with 2013; the percentage of women in management in China rose by four ● points in two years (46% in 2017 versus 42% in 2015); the number of women with the status of Director has doubled in ● Argentina since 2015. Gender Equality International Standard certification process (GEEIS) This international standard certifies the involvement of a company and the quality of its initiatives aimed at gender equality in business, education and training in issues related to work/life balance, salary, involvement of trade unions, etc. The Group’s GEEIS certifications were renewed in 2017 in the following countries: Romania, France Hypermarkets and Argentina, based on a follow-up audit which was conducted two years after the initial audit. Carrefour France Hypermarkets stepped up its certification programme in 2017, qualifying for the Equality label awarded by Afnor (the French national organisation for standardisation). This label was renewed for the Market division. In 2017, Spain and Brazil passed GEEIS (Gender Equality - European & International Standard) audits for the first time, receiving Bureau Veritas certification. They were awarded their GEEIS certificates at the Women Leaders & Diversity Convention by French government minister Marlene Schiappa. At end-2017, eight entities had GEEIS certification: the Carrefour group, Hypermarkets and Carrefour Market in France, along with Argentina, Romania, Taiwan, Brazil and Spain. An audit is scheduled for Carrefour China and Carrefour Italy in early 2018. Performance The Carrefour group set itself two gender equality targets [CSR index] : at least 40% of appointments to key positions within the Group ● must be women by 2025; 100% of countries should obtain GEEIS certification. ● BREAKDOWN BY GENDER (MALE/FEMALE) % of women by category 2017 2016 Senior Directors 17.3% 15.7% Directors 25.0% 24.4% Managers 41.5% 40.3% Employees 59.9% 59.9% TOTAL GROUP 57.5% 57.5% The percentage of women in management positions is one of the Group’s key management indicators. In 2017, 40.4% of the Group’s managers were women, a figure that has risen steadily since 2012 (when it was 36.2%). 2017 2016 Change Percentage of women in management positions 40.4% 39.2% +4.2% Scope: Like-for-like BUs (100% of 2017 consolidated scope). Support for people who have difficulty finding work Collaboration with partners in the employment sector Carrefour France and Pôle Emploi, the French state employment agency, have been long-standing partners since 1992 and work together to apply the national framework agreement in the following areas: developing initiatives focused on digital technology; making the hiring process simpler and more secure for job-seekers; supporting return to employment; and helping to secure the career paths of new hires. In 2017, Carrefour France signed a partnership agreement on access to employment for individuals who benefit from support programmes offered by the city of Paris and Pôle Emploi. Carrefour France signed the Charte entreprise et quartiers, a charter to support socially responsible community initiatives implemented in 11 French départements and regions, and has teamed up with numerous organisations, including the second chance school (École de la deuxième chance) in the département of Seine-et-Marne (77), which supports young people who have dropped out of school and want a second chance, or the Apprentis d’Auteuil apprenticeship scheme.