#2 Putting people at the heart of strategy
46%
of top executives are woman
81%
of employees trained to combat harassment
(moral, sexual)
#2.1 Promoting equal opportunities
93/100
on the Professional Equality Index in Franc
46%
of “top executives” are women
(target of 45% by 2024, two years ahead of schedule)
Lagardère pursues an active equal opportunities policy, supported by actions taken at local level by its business divisions.
Prevention of harassment
- Deployment of e-learning to all Group employees to raise awareness of moral and/or sexual harassment.
Professional equality
- Deployment of female talent development programmes at Lagardère Travel Retail in Spain, Portugal and Poland to support the professional development of women. Gender Equity Certification obtained in Italy.
- Hachette Livre in France has a number of initiatives to support parenthood, including 100% salary continuation for employees on second-parent leave.
#2.2 Combating discrimination
Lagardère’s business divisions are implementing concrete actions to prevent and combat all forms of discrimination.
Inclusive recruitment at Lagardère Travel Retail
- Policy of combating discrimination by systematically including a reference to the diversity of profiles in job offers, and local actions, such as the recruitment programme for young people from disadvantaged backgrounds launched in 2022 in partnership with Lima airport.
Diversity of origins at Lagardère Publishing
- Inclusive recruitment initiatives in France: Training in inclusive recruitment and management, partnerships promoting equal opportunities with «Nos Quartiers ont des Talents» and the Priority Education Agreements of Sciences Po, etc.
- Continuation of the Changing the story programme in the United Kingdom and the United States to promote diversity within our teams.
INTEGRATION OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
At Lagardère, the inclusion of people with disabilities is a commitment shared by all its business lines.
Hachette Livre created its Mission Handicap in 2015. In France, it promotes recruitment, job retention and support for people with disabilities, in particular through workstation adjustments.
For its part, Lagardère Travel Retail France has set up a disability awareness programme, including a company agreement for the recruitment of workers with disabilities.
#2.3 Equality of life at word, training
14h
of training per employee, on average, in 2024
Lagardère Travel Retail in Italy awarded “Top Employer” certification for excellent working conditions
With more than 33,000 employees worldwide, the Lagardère Group is committed to guaranteeing quality working conditions while supporting skills development.
Employee training and professional development
- Deployment of an e-learning platform for all Group employees in order to invest in employee skills development.
- In all Lagardère Travel Retail entities, launch of a Retail training programme for sales staff, including face-to-face sessions and events to strengthen team spirit.
Quality of life at work and employee commitment
- Actions taken at Lagardère Publishing to improve the quality of life at work: events organised around the Paris 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, participation in The Quality of Life and Working Conditions week involving 450 employees in workshops, webinars, etc.
- Initiatives designed to encourage employees to adopt good health practices at Lagardère News and Lagardère Radio: breast cancer screening, “No Smoking Month” challenge, etc.
- Employee engagement surveys at Lagardère Travel Retail and Lagardère Publishing (Spain), which measure the well-being and quality of working life of employees and identify areas for improvement.