Vivendi

The United Nations Global Compact

Vivendi adheres to the United Nations Global Compact and is committed to promoting its ten principles (human rights, labor rights, the environment, and the fight against corruption).

Presentation of our adhesion to UN Global Compact

The European framework

The Treaty on European Union sets down the principle of sustainable development in its preamble. All areas of corporate responsibility are impacted by the orientations or decisions adopted by the European institutions, including governance, the rights of shareholders, social agendas and environmental protection. Vivendi’s specific issues in the area of sustainable development are also core concerns fot the European institutions. These institutions are devoted to the principle of building a particularly innovative information and media society while reaffirming fundamental principles such as the protection of children from unsuitable content, the protection of human dignity in the face of racial hatred, the protection of consumers’ interests, access to the cultural heritage for artists, entrepreneurs and consumers, and the promotion of pluralism in the audiovisual media

The group’s commitments

• The Compliance Program The Compliance program, adopted in 2002 and updated in 2005, formalizes Vivendi’s commitments in the form of rules of conduct regarding
  • employees’ rights,
  • fairness and protection of information,
  • the prevention of conflicts of interest,
  • commercial ethics,
  • the protection of property and resources belonging to the Group,
  • financial ethics and respect for the environment.

Abiding by these rules of conduct is a condition to joining Vivendi. An evaluation report on their implementation within the Group’s entities is drawn up each year by the General Counsel and submitted to the Audit Committee. The seventh edition of this evaluation report was presented to the Audit Committee in February 2010.

• The Charters Vivendi has defined its values and committments regarding its partners in six Charters, all of which are accessible on the group’s Intranet site :
  • Values Charter,
  • Work Safety Charter,
  • Fundamental Social Rights Charter,
  • Supplier Relations Charter,
  • Environmental Charter,
  • Data and Content Protection Charter

• The program of compliance with environmental, health and safety standards The main objectives of this program adopted in 2000 are
  • to give assurances of compliance to the Group’s management,
  • to conduct an audit program,
  • to relay the group’s environmental commitments, and to identify best practices.

The Sustainable Development Department, in liaison with the General Counsel, contributes to the coordination and application of this program.