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Non-Financial Indicators Handbook -
2013
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VIVENDI
Societal Indicators
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CSR criteria in the purchasing policy and relations with suppliers and subcontractors
Each of the Group’s subsidiaries has made a formal commitment, by
virtue of a code, charter or clause, to the acknowledgment of societal,
social or environment issues. This commitment refers particularly to the
fundamental principles, such as the ones formulated by the ILO in its
conventions (please refer to footnote page p. 10), the United Nations
Global Compact or the OECD.
Besides the formal commitment of the Group’s subsidiaries to
incorporate CSR issues into their purchasing policy, a number of them
have also taken further steps in this approach.
Progress an deployment of responsible purchasing
policies from suppliers and sub-contractors accounting
for at least 75% of total expenditure
GRI
UNGC
OECD
DMA HR, HR2,
HR6, HR7
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10
II.A.12 and 13, II.B.2,
IV, VI.1.c and d
All the subsidiaries have adopted various methods for gathering
information and monitoring their suppliers (including assessments and
audits in a number of cases), in order to verify the proper application of
the Group’s commitments.
The legal prerequisites included in the Canal+ Group’s calls for
tender in France specify the supplier’s CSR commitments. In addition,
a number of specific calls for tender include special obligations
corresponding to a number of these criteria: a social responsibility
label and personal data protection for call centers, and waste
management for the manufacturers of set-top boxes.
When tendering and contracting with global suppliers in all
major territories (including the United States, Germany, France,
Japan, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Scandinavia, Australia, New
Zealand and Brazil), UMG includes a clause in the tender referring
to the UMG CSR policy and an additional link to Vivendi’s CSR
requirements.
A specific provision referring to the United Nations Global Compact
is included in GVT’s supplier contracts. These partner suppliers are
then bound to comply with the principles of the Brazilian operator’s
Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards.
SFR is pursuing its policy of evaluating and assisting its suppliers
with the Ecovadis agency. Thus, at year-end 2013, 146 suppliers
had been assessed on their CSR performance. The CSR rating
is integrated in the overall assessment of suppliers and a CSR
provision is systematically added to those contracts.
Since 2012, Maroc Telecom has conducted supplier audits to
evaluate compliance with CSR provisions of its contracts (including
provisions related to compliance with fundamental principles of
human and labor rights, with commitments related to protection of
the environment, and on combating corruption). At year-end 2013, 20
suppliers had been audited.
Lastly, the Group’s subsidiaries have all invested in training for
purchasing teams regarding the issues involved in a responsible policy,
with a view to reinforcing their performance in this area.
Percentage of employees in purchasing teams
educated or trained in responsible purchasing
GRI
UNGC
OECD
LA10
6, 8
II.A.8, VI.7
In 2013, all the purchasing teams of Canal+ (100%) underwent
“Socially Responsible Purchasing” (Achats Solidaires) training.
Moreover, all employees involved in purchasing are given awareness
training on a regular basis regarding dependence on suppliers and
fair practices.
Within UMG, all the purchasing teams (100%) are trained in
responsible purchasing and follow the corresponding guidelines.
Moreover, since 2009, as a member of the Creative Diversity
Network, the UMG purchasing team is committed to encouraging
diversity in purchasing processes in the United Kingdom.
One year ago, GVT announced an ambitious objective: giving
awareness training in responsible purchasing to at least 90% of
the teams concerned before the end of the year. This objective has
been fully achieved: 98% of the purchasing teams have received
this training.
As a result, in early 2013, all GVT’s purchasing departments met
at an in-house seminar to share their best practices and results. A
special presentation was made on the importance of responsible
purchasing.
The following points were covered in the training program given
to 95% of SFR’s purchasing teams: incorporating the fundamental
principles of the CSR policy, identifying the place and role played
by purchasing in that policy, producing a chart showing sustainable
product and service offerings, making sure that sustainable
purchases match needs expressed within the Company, acquiring
the proper reflexes to incorporate environmental and social criteria
when drafting terms of references, and evaluating and monitoring
suppliers.
With regard to Maroc Telecom, over the past two years, 58% of
purchasers have been trained in sustainable development and in
fraud detection and prevention.
