Paradies Lagardère makes a commitment to diversity and inclusion
NIKKI HARLAND
President of the Retail Division, Paradies Lagardère
Diversity and inclusion have always been fundamental to Paradies Lagardère. In order to increase employee commitment in this regard and step up our rate of progress, we have launched a strategy centred around diversity and inclusion.
In 2020, the United States experienced a wave of protests in reaction to the death of George Floyd. These events further reinforced our desire to become a more inclusive company and to make this a priority.
Centred around three main areas of focus (market, place of work and employees), Paradies Lagardère has adopted concrete initiatives to implement this strategy:
- creation of a Diversity and Inclusion Committee, bringing together leaders of the company in order to define and implement the targets set. Its members are passionate about the subject and want to make a personal contribution to our progress;
- introduction of a dedicated session on diversity and inclusion in our annual management seminar and launch in 2021 of a dedicated training programme on unconscious biases;
- publication in the first half of 2021 of a Diversity and Inclusion report comprising all quantitative HR diversity indicators in order to measure the improvement made.
We still have some way to go but I am proud of the commitment made by Paradies Lagardère and our desire to push the boundaries.
As part of its commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion, Paradies Lagardère donates $1 to the National Center for Civil and Human Rights for each Unity t-shirt sold at its stores in the United States.
Paradies Lagardère’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee focuses on three main areas: market, place of work and employees.