Econocom - 2019 Universal registration document

03 corporate social responsibility nurture our excellence through responsible commitment

Aware of the added value that gender diversity gives to an organisation, Econocom would like to encourage the presence of ژ women in its activities and make digital ژ sectors, where women are under-represented, more attractive. The Group would thus like to take on a major challenge: to make the IT sector more female. By signing the Retraining Women in the Digital Sector Manifesto , Econocom is making a commitment, offering a support programme to women who have retrained. The task of Econocom Digital Women is also to raise awareness amongst young women through talks in schools and introductory internships. Anti-discrimination policy Professional integration of young people For its Services business in France, Econocom group clearly encourages hiring young graduates and final-year students on work-study programmes. Econocom plays an important role in training by supporting young workers every year in internships and ژ work-study programmes. These undergraduate and master’s-level training programmes are monitored by tutors in technical and functional jobs. As Econocom’s Services business has the highest recruitment needs, it has established special partnerships with more than 40 schools. As part of this commitment to opening the business world to young people, several years ago Econocom formed a partnership with Journée Nationale des Jeunes (JNDJ). Once a year, the Group opens its doors to middle and secondary school students from underprivileged backgrounds so that they can learn more about the business world and the solutions the Group provides for its customers.

The Group works to get its employees involved in its diversity policy and strongly encourages them to participate in local awareness and integration initiatives. Through the Group’s partnership with the organisation “100 000 Entrepreneurs” and its network of partner establishments, several managers speak at secondary schools all over France to give students greater insight into entrepreneurship, intrapreneurship and the business world in general. Taking its policy to support the professional integration of young people a step further, Econocom signed a generation contract for its different subsidiaries in France. This contract has three main goals: facilitate the long-term integration of • young people into the workforce by providing access to a permanent work contract; encourage hiring senior workers and • keeping them in the workforce; ensure the transfer of skills and expertise. • This agreement also aims to create synergies among the different generations of employees that make up the organisation and bring their expertise, a source of strength and innovative force. For this reason, the generation contract not only supports younger and older workers but also the generations in between, by giving them a key role in working with young people, transferring skills and training. In 2019, Econocom gave the opportunity to 50 of its co-workers in France to be Econocom ambassadors through a partnership with the platform My Job Glasses , which connects students with professionals. These meetings allow students who have completed their baccalauréat to connect with companies, and thus get the best advice on internships and jobs.

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