Our social commitments

Our priority: contribute to a more inclusive world

Vivendi’s businesses are made of passion, creativity and talent. Diversity, equity and inclusion are at the heart of their identity and are among the major commitments of the Group.

Vivendi places individual skills at the heart of collective performance. Making its businesses more inclusive is a long-standing commitment of the Group, both internally and externally, notably through the support provided by Vivendi Create Joy to organizations working to increase access to the creative professions.

Our commitments

Promoting diversity, inclusion and well-being

within our teams
Encouraging as many people as possible

to access our trade
Acting together

to enable everyone to have their positive impact

Promoting diversity, inclusion and well-being within our teams

Talent diversity is a source of creativity that drives the Vivendi Group’s performance. All our business units are committed to equal opportunity for all employees, both current and future.

Eliminating discrimation

Eliminating all forms of discrimination is one of the priorities targeted by the diversity, equality and inclusion programs implemented by the group’s businesses. The group is committed to providing equal opportunities for everyone in recruitment, mobility, promotion, training and compensation.
To create an environment aligned with their culture, values and challenges, all group companies are committed to promoting diversity within their organization and actively pursue a policy of equal opportunity and equality of treatment for everyone.

> To learn more about the fight against discrimination programs and actions carried out by our business units, please see the Universal Registration Document.

Havas is rolling out the Commit to Change initiative in the United States, with the implementation of an action plan to promote greater diversity among teams and managers of the group’s agencies

Gender equality

Equality between women and men is one of Vivendi’s core commitments, supported by the Supervisory Board and all the Group’s businesses. 51% of Group employees are women and 48% of managers are women.
Women now represent 33% of the Vivendi Executive Committee.
Vivendi SE’s occupational gender equality index stood at 88 out of 100 points for 2021.

> To learn more about the gender equality programs and actions carried out by our business units, please see the Universal Registration Document.

Havas offers the Femmes Forward program for the promotion of women in management positions

Employees with disabilities

Integrating persons with disabilities (whether physical or mental) and combating discrimination against them are important principles within the Group. All business units have committed to these principles by implementing a responsible and sustainable policy, including awareness campaigns for employees and managers, as well as by partnering with non-profit organizations to foster the employment and integration of persons with disabilities.

> To learn more about the programs and actions carried out within our businesses to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities, please see the Universal Registration Document.

Nurturing talent

Vivendi firmly believes that its greatest strength is a direct result of the dedication of the women and men it employs and that each person’s talent contributes to its success. Therefore, the Group strives to offer all employees experiences, career paths and growth opportunities that are in line with their aspirations, with the aim of encouraging sharing, agility and cross-functionality, thus providing opportunities for expression and creativity.

To this end, the HR teams at Vivendi and all its business units are implementing various actions to identify and attract talented people and to develop and retain them.

> To learn more about the initiatives put in place at our various business units to promote the development and career advancement of our employees, please see the Universal Registration Document.

Fostering social dialog

Vivendi is committed to fostering continuous, constructive dialog with employees and their representatives by promoting exchange and consultation at all levels, particularly in relation to working conditions and organizational changes.

Vivendi’s Works Council is a labor-dialogue body whose role is essentially to provide financial information, and whose members are kept informed on issues relating to the Group’s strategy and its development concerning economic, financial and social matters.

The European Company Committee (ECC) is a supranational body composed of 30 members representing 25 countries of the European Economic Area (EEA). It provides a forum for enriching social dialog at European level and covers all employees in Europe, including the United Kingdom after Brexit.

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

Supporting employee engagement

Overall, in 2021, 837 employees were involved in pro bono actions for a total of 2,694 days, representing nearly 1.5 million euros in monetary equivalent.

Pro bono action

Some initiatives:

In 2020, a multicultural Inclusion & Diversity Task Force was created with representatives from all Group entities to address issues related to discrimination.
In 2020, more than 7,000 young people and 37 associations received support in France, the UK and 8 African countries through our Vivendi Create Joy solidarity program, which helps young underprivileged adults without professional networks acquire the skills they need to work effectively in one of the group’s businesses.
Since 2018, Vivendi has partnered with the PAQTE (Neighborhood Pact for All Businesses) project and opened its doors to several middle-school students from disadvantaged neighborhoods so they could observe the work environment.
We launched a digital platform for engagement which offers employees opportunities to take part in community outreach or donate their time, skills and expertise: in 2021, 837 employees took part in pro bono activities.