Vivendi

Civil Society

Christian de Boissieu, Professor at the University of Paris 1 (Panthéon-Sorbonne), Economic Advisor to the Paris Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIP) (ASDR 2009)
« Sustainable development is too often reduced to its environmental aspect. Economists themselves too often fail to consider its cultural dimension. Yet culture is one of the pillars of sustainable development (...) »

Christian Gautellier, General Secretary, Enfance et Média Federation of Association (CIEM) (ASDR 2008)
« In the context of its work on the influence of images on very young children, the CIEM had occasion (...) »

Vanessa de Lauzainghein, Director of Sponsorship, Auteuil Foundation (ASDR 2008)
Festi-mobiles, or using film as as tool for prevention
« Since September 2008, 26 youth at Notre-Dame de la Fondation d’Auteuil (Department of Eure-et-Loir) have participated in the “Festi-mobiles” project developed with Vivendi’s support (...) »

Katherine Miles, GRI Media Sector Supplement Manager (ASDR 2009)
« One of the unique sustainability impacts of the media sector is its so-called ‘brain print’ (...) »

Helen Nissenbaum, Professor of Media, Culture & Communication, New York University (ASDR 2008)
« In our project Values-at-Play, Mary Flanagan (games designer and professor, Dartmouth University, USA) and I suggest ways of taking social, ethical, and political values into consideration in the design of digital games, (...) »

Pascal Ory, Culture and Media Historian, Professor at the Sorbonne, Sciences-Po Paris, and EHESS (École des hautes études en sciences sociales) (ASDR 2009)
Promoting cultural diversity is a clever choice
« We all know that cultural globalization has never been as advanced as it is today. But deep down, the phenomenon is as old as humanity. The same is true for hegemony: there have always been dominant cultures (...) »

Janice Richardson, Senior Advisor, European Schoolnet; coordinator of the Insafe network (ASDR 2009)
Young Europeans’ point of view at their digital practices
«Young people are the innovators when it comes to using online technology and very often the unexpected applications they come up with not only open new learning opportunities but very often also give rise to new risks (...) »

Marc Valleur, Psychiatrist and Head Physician at the Hôpital Marmottan specializing in care and accompaniment of addictive practices) (ASDR 2009) [
Increasing parental awareness and helping young people control themselves
« What is addiction? Addiction is an interaction between a product, a personality, and an environment. For the person affected, it is a desire to reduce or cease a practice without being able to (...) »

Investors

Isabelle Cabie, Head of Sustainable & Responsible Investment (SRI), Dexia AM (ASDR 2009)
Forging sustainable relationships with talent, guaranteeing the independence of content, being present on local markets
« The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), established in partnership with the United Nations Global Compact, are becoming more and more important (...) »

Cécile de Lasteyrie, Directorof Sales France, Dexia Asset Management (ASDR 2008)
« In 2008, Vivendi devoted a meeting of its Sustainable Development Committee to the role of women in corporate decision-making bodies (...) »

Marie-Pierre Peillon, Head of Financial and Extra-Financial Research, Groupama AM (ASDR 2008)
« Sustainable development is an integral part of our approach to investment analysis and choice at Groupama AM (...) »

Group’s Employees and Directors

• Activision Blizzard

Jean-Philippe Agati, Managing Director, Europe, Blizzard Entertainment (ASDR 2009)
The Rest System in World of Warcraft
«World of Warcraft’s Rest System rewards players when they take breaks and are offline for a period of time. This comes in the form of a boost to their character’s rate of advancement in the game (...) »

Mike Griffith, Chief Executive Officer Activision Publishing, Activision Blizzard (ASDR 2008)
« At Activision Publishing, we realize that our social impact is greater than the games that we make. Video games are an ideal medium to promote social values and cultural diversity (...) »

George Rose, Chief Public Policy Officer, Activision Blizzard
(ASDR 2009)
Our video games contribute to cultural diversity
« Video games provide a medium that allows people from different cultures and walks of life to engage in a shared entertainment experience (...) »
(ASDR 2008)
Protection of Minors
« Activision Blizzard has adopted a number of measures designed to ensure that minors are not exposed to inappropriate entertainment content (...) »

Chuck Shapiro, Vice President Internal Audit, Activision Blizzard (ASDR 2009)
Activision Blizzard regularly audits its suppliers to ensure that human rights are respected
« Activision Blizzard pays a great deal of attention to ensuring that human rights are respected by its suppliers and supports, together with Vivendi, the principles of the UN Global Compact (...) »

• Universal Music Group

Kevin Garabedian, Directeur des Services administratifs Universal Music Group, Santa Monica, USA (ASDR 2008)
« We are delighted UMG has been recognized by a number of national and local organizations for its sustainable activities (...) »

Max Hole, President of the Asia Pacific Region and Executive Vice President, Universal Music Group International (UMGI) (ASDR 2008)
Promotion of Local Talents
« Universal Music Group remains committed to investing in artists & repertoires and nowhere is that more apparent than in our activities on the local level (...) »

Olivier Robert-Murphy, Head of International Business Development, Universal Music Group International (ASDR 2009)
Our success relies on local artists
« Music can unify people in a way that few other things can. Sociologists found that Music is one of only two ways we define our nations. The culture of a nation is reflected in the artist and the music they create from and for their people (...) »

Rob Wells, Senior Vice President Digital, Universal Music Group International (ASDR 2008)
« Universal Music Group International takes very seriously the protection of minors in the digital space (...) »

• SFR

Antonella Desneux, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility and Secretary of the Sustainable Development Committee, SFR (ASDR 2008)
Sustainable Development issues integrated into SFR strategy
«For several years now SFR has been committed to a sustainable development policy backed by its management, fully integrated into its strategy (...) »

Arnaud Lucaussy, Director of Regulation and Economics, SFR (ASDR 2008)
« SFR is continuing the deployment of its mobile and fixed networks, an essential dynamic for territorial development (...) »

Marie-Christine Théron, Director of Human Resources, SFR (ASDR 2009)
SFR facilitates access to information and communication technologies
« The fight against the digital divide remains a major challenge for the telecommunications sector. The technologies that play an essential role as bridges to content must be accessible to everyone (...) »

• Maroc Telecom

Janie Letrot, Managing Director, Regulation, Communication and International Development, Member of the Management Board of Maroc Telecom (ASDR 2008)
Maroc Telecom subsidiaries and Sustainable Development in Africa
« Mauritel, Onatel and Gabon Telecom have listed the development and democratization of telecommunications and new information technologies among their priorities (...) »

Abderrahim Koumaa, Director of Network Planning and Control, Networks & Systems, Maroc Telecom Group (ASDR 2009)
Maroc Telecom contributes to reducing the digital divide
« For several years, Maroc Telecom has been engaged in efforts to reduce the digital divide in order to fight exclusion, encourage access and sharing of knowledge, while strengthening connectivity with the rest of the world in the Kingdom and Africa (...) »

Hassan Rachad, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, Member of the Management Board of Maroc Telecom (ASDR 2008)
« Internal equity and professional parity are the two main drivers of the Human Resources policy conducted by Maroc Telecom regarding women (...) »

• GVT

Gustavo Pinto Gachineiro, GVT legal and human resources Chief Officer (ASDR 2009)
GVT accompanies young audiences on the Internet
« GVT takes society’s awareness of the use of new technologies, especially the Internet, seriously. With the vision of being the leader in Next Generation Services in Brazil, we consider that the ultra-high speed access requires Internet users’ constant attention (...) »

• Canal+

Rodolphe Buet, Executive Vice President, International Distribution and Business, StudioCanal (ASDR 2008)
« Managing a back catalogue as rich as StudioCanal’s, including prestigious films and directors like Senso by Luchino Visconti, À Bout de souffle (Breathless) by Jean-Luc Godard, and Carol Reed’s The Third Man (...) »

Christine Cauquelin, Directrice Director, Documentaries, Canal+ Group (ASDR 2009)
Canal+, a creator of progressive documentaries
« In 2009, Canal+ reaffi rmed its documentary policy of engaging today’s world. Playing a major role in exploring major national and international issues, the channel makes a habit of engaging subscribers via its documentaries to make them feel that they too can take action (...) »

Arielle Saracco, Head of Canal+ Original Programming, Canal+ Group (ASDR 2008)
Using content to promote Sustainable Development
« Canal+ programs provide a forum for sustainable development issues every day. These issues include solidarity, the fight against exclusion, discrimination, discovering other cultures, protecting the environment, (...) »

Dorota Zawadzka, Director of Communications, Canal+ Poland (ASDR 2009)
Canal+ in Poland has produced 120 feature films and 30 documentaries
« In Poland, Canal+ not only presents fi lm to its subscribers – broadcasting 400 films a year, including some of the best work from Poland and around the world –, but also contributes to Polish cinema with financial support for some of the most interesting projects developed in the past 15 years (...) »

• Vivendi’s Headquarter

Francis Borensztein, Vice President in charge of Administrative Services (ASDR 2009) Environmental initiatives at Vivendi Headquarters
« In 2009, Vivendi’s Corporate headquarters obtained EMAS (Eco-Management and Audit Scheme) registration. As part of the process, several environmental protection initiatives were implemented during the year (...) »

Jean-François Dubos, Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Secretary of the Supervisory and Management Boards (ASDR 2009) The Group’s business is based essentially on the subscription economic model
« The Group’s business is based essentially on the subscription economic model, which requires that personal data directly related to the consumer be collected. These administrative and financial data are essential to managing commercial relations with our customers (...) »

Solange Maulini, Press Director and Shareholder Relations, Vivendi (ASDR 2008)
« Vivendi wants to keep its 600,000 individual shareholders thoroughly informed at all times. The Shareholder Information Service contributes greatly to achieving that (...) »

Stéphane Roussel, Senior Executive Vice President, Human Resources (ASDR 2009)
Innovation also means anticipating change in order to reconcile technological time with social time
« Vivendi, with its positioning as world leader in communications and entertainment, and given its business sector, driven by the accelerated pace of the new technologies, must count on the talent of its employees (...) »

Pascale Thumerelle, Vice President, Sustainable Development, Vivendi (ASDR 2008)
« Vivendi, which has considerably strengthened its business activities through major acquisitions in recent years, now stands as a world leader in communications and entertainment (...) »

Vincent Vallejo, Senior Vice President, Audit and Special Projects, Vivendi (ASDR 2008)
« With the creation of the Risks Committee, chaired by Jean-Bernard Lévy, sustainable development issues are taken into consideration at group level (...) »

Dominique Welcomme, Vice President, Employee Stcok Plans, Human Resources Department, Vivendi (ASDR 2008)
« The Vivendi group has adopted a policy of encouraging employee shareholding, and has strengthened its efforts on behalf of this type of share acquisition over the last two years (...) »