SAINT_GOBAIN_REGISTRATION_DOCUMENT_2017

An efficient and responsible Group A Group that is committed to the professional growth of its employees

A specific program has also been designed to support and develop experts within the Group. 2017 was marked by the completion of a worldwide review of this program, resulting in a multi-year action plan which is currently being implemented. Career paths offered to its employees are an asset that Saint-Gobain continues to advertise to students and young graduates to attract the most appropriate talent, particularly through the launch in 2017 of its new Employer Brand, “Invent Yourself. Reshape the World.” Specific programs for young talent coordinated at General Delegation level are being developed in Germany, Brazil, the United States, India, China and the Nordic countries. Saint-Gobain’s ambition is to grow the skills and know-how of its employees while still ensuring excellence in each of its businesses, but also to be an employer of reference, known and recognized for the wealth of the career paths offered. It involves taking into account individual wishes and the requirements of the organization, offering adapted developing paths, whether individual or collective, specific or cross-functional. The training policy revolves around three areas of focus. Firstly, training must anticipate, facilitate and accompany the Group’s transformation. In particular, it should accelerate its digital transformation by continuing to raise employees’ awareness to the challenges and modalities of the digital world, while implementing training courses that are specific to our activities and that support sometimes radical changes. Saint-Gobain’s transformation is also found at management level: our Saint-Gobain Attitudes have defined the direction in which we want to move and the way that we want to live and work together. Second priority for the upcoming years: implementing training measures that will support growth and the development of our activities, thanks to operational excellence and innovation. Third priority: facilitate access to training and make available to every Saint-Gobain employee a unique and customized offer that fulfills his or her expectations, needs and learning process.

Saint-Gobain develops three types of actions at corporate level: training programs deployed throughout the Group in a „ systematic and uniform way such as compliance programs (Adhere, Comply, Act, etc.) or those dedicated to digital transformation (Digital Journey). In 2017, 51,823 digital journey modules (a program which aims to raise awareness of and expand the digital culture within the Group) were followed; training programs dedicated to Group’s functional jobs „ gathering technical trainings with no connection to specific Activities: mixing onsite training, blended path or e-learning modules, these programs communicate the Group’s policies and procedures, and favor the good practices sharing; the School of Management integrates important stages of „ a manager's professional life in the Group providing programs in five levels. The General Delegations deploy these training programs locally and develop a specific offer to answer to local needs. Sectors and Activities have the responsibility for strengthening and improving technical skills in their specific processes. Throughout their working lives, the training provided by the Group must guarantee the employability and success of all employees. The objective is to facilitate the access to training for all employees through processes and offers that correspond to their needs and expectations. On the one hand, this is based on redesigning training practices, in particular integrating all modalities such as digital skills. Already 185 trainers and training managers are trained in the new techniques of “Blended Learning”. On the other hand, it involves changing our habits by instituting a learning culture. Saint-Gobain dedicates an entire week to this theme during the “Learning Week” organized in all of the General Delegations. The 2017 edition, which spread from the 21 st to the 24 th of June, was mainly devoted to the Saint-Gobain Attitudes.

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