Our societal commitments

Our priority: to make culture and education more accessible to all

Culture is simultaneously a corner stone of life in society and an essential way for each of us to break free from our current circumstances and aspire to a better life.

By investing massively in its content (4 billion euros in 2020), Vivendi is committed to supporting ambitious and multi-faceted creation. This will be possible by giving as many people as possible access to a diversified and inventive offer, so that everyone can live their life with purpose, broaden their horizons and acquire the skills to face the challenges of the 21st century.

Our commitments

Promoting access

to culture and education for all
Promoting and protecting

all cultures and sensibilities
Fostering the emergence

of positive impact content

Promoting and protecting all cultures and sensibilities

Vivendi supports creativity in all its diversity wherever the Group is present.

Discovering talent within local creative ecosystems, supporting them, enabling them to flourish and become known in their home country and abroad, is both a part of our core business and our contribution to society.

Local artists reinforce catalogs, many of which have been in existence for over a century: in cinema and publishing, our catalogs offer privileged access to a very rich cultural heritage.

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The Africa Stand-Up Festival, created by comedian Valery NDongo, attracts new talents, mostly from Central Africa, every year. The training consists of a workshop on writing sketches and a workshop on performing.

Promoting access to culture and education for all

Vivendi uses the diversity of its businesses to create, produce and distribute enriching content. It also sets up initiatives and partnerships that promote access to education and culture for as many people as possible, especially young people.

Promote access to education and culture for as many people as possible, especially young people

Fostering the emergence of positive impact content

As a global leader in culture, entertainment, media and communications, we have a real influence on the collective imagination and therefore, a strong responsibility towards our audiences.

It is our duty to be mindful of the impact of the messages and images conveyed in our content, to promote uses adapted to our audiences, especially the youngest ones, and to promote creation and ideas that support important causes.

We invest in impact-driven content that addresses key social issues and represents the diversity of our audiences. Our businesses can inspire change and call into action for a more sustainable world.

> To learn more about the Group’s social and societal commitments, please see the Universal Registration Document.

Because our content has the power to influence, we have a big responsibility.

Some initiatives:

In France, Editis Education has launched a new program called “Du labo Du labo à la classe ©”(“From the lab to the classroom”) which aims to bring the latest scientific reserach to schools in order to innovate on the way science is taught for greater student success.
In Poland, Canal+ developed an educational program distributed to more than 14,000 elementary school and 8,500 secondary schools. This programs is built around meticulously selected films, in cooperation with education specialists (certified by the Polish Ministry of Education).
Throughout the world, Havas Group agencies have carried out 77 pro-bono campaigns in 2020.
In Africa, Vivendi Village helps strengthen the cultural offering in areas with little infrastructure through its network of CanalOlympia theaters and Bluezones.
In France, Vivendi has decided to team up with Le Temps Presse, an international film festival that aims to raise awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals and get viewers thinking about how they want the future to look.