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Health & Safety
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Employee engagement
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Human rights
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Service continuity
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Diversity and inclusion
“Ensure people’s health, safety & security everywhere, at all times” is one of GEODIS’ 7 Golden Rules.
GEODIS employs 53,000 people worldwide and several thousand temporary workers and service providers are involved in the Group’s activities. They include drivers, employees handling parcels on logistics platforms, workers on complex freight operations – oversized goods or heavy loads – and operators and support staff.
These people are key to carrying out the logistics and transport services that the Group provides to its customers.
GEODIS’s health and safety roadmap aims to achieve progress in five key areas:
- risk prevention: identifying, understanding, reporting and analyzing incidents, focusing on major risks and taking account of the impact of global warming;
- solid processes and standards supporting preventive actions;
- initial training and regular communications for all: visitors, employees, temporary workers, subcontractors, from the moment they are welcomed into the Company;
- commitment, proximity and kindness at all levels;
- innovation to improve everyone’s working conditions and health.
9.8
frequency rate of lost-time accidents in 2023 per million hours worked
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27
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accident frequency rate in the last 3 years
0.56
severity rate in 2023 per million hours worked
Since 2001 in France, and since 2013 throughout the world, GEODIS has been committed to evaluating its employees’ satisfaction and engagement every year.
An annual satisfaction survey is sent to all employees to assess employee engagement. Consisting of 57 questions grouped by theme, the survey covers a wide variety of topics: career development, communication, management, work relations between colleagues, global strategy, compensation, etc.
The survey reveals a robust base of endorsement, recommendation and commitment, as well as strong support from managers upon which the Group can rely as it continues its transformation.
Human rights and Responsible value chain
With a network extending to some 170 countries, GEODIS is determined to ensure that human rights are honored wherever it operates.
By joining the United Nations Global Compact in 2003, GEODIS formally committed to integrating and promoting human rights, including employment standards.
GEODIS reaffirmed this commitment in its Code of Ethics in 2009 and is committed to fostering the well-being and development of its employees, especially by promoting their professional development, encouraging diversity and in particular gender equality, and providing assistance to the most disadvantaged people.
Service continuity
Logistics is an essential link in world trade.
Accepting responsibility for maintaining the supply and distribution of goods that meet the essential needs of end-users at all times, even in situations of social, economic or health crisis, is one of GEODIS’ priority challenges.
This responsibility is clearly expressed in the Group’s purpose: “Serving people by delivering their goods all around the world with innovative, sustainable and ethical logistics.”
Promote diversity, inclusion & equal opportunities.
As a global player, GEODIS sees part of its mission as nurturing an open and inclusive work environment and mindset. By encouraging diversity in its teams, the Group intends to reflect society and better understand the expectations of its customers.
Professional gender equality:
- GEODIS founded the GEODIS Women’s Network (GWN) in 2013. It is a global network designed to encourage the emergence of more women in management positions by developing their potential and supporting them in their professional development.
- The Group is continuing its efforts to achieve an ambitious target of 25% women among the Top Executive population, initially set for 2023.
- To ensure recognition of the quality of its commitments, the Group has initiated a progress initiative based on the Gender Equality European International Standard (GEEIS).
Inclusion of people with disabilities:
- The three pillars of the Group’s approach to disability are raising awareness, empowering and measuring.
- In September 2023, GEODIS launched a process to assess the issue of disability within its Head Office companies, as part of its commitment to an employment policy in favor of people with disabilities.
39
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percentage of women at Group level
35
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percentage of women managers
1449
FTEs employees at GEODIS with disabilities (3% of the workforce)