The Company has initiated a four-pillar action plan aimed at transforming the Company's diversity landscape by 2026.
It includes comprehensive anti-discrimination and unconscious bias training, establishing a community of role models, enhancing recruitment from diverse origins, and promoting employees from diverse backgrounds, especially women.
On 5 February 2024, Sanofi unveiled "Cancer and Work: Acting Together," a comprehensive global programme to support employees diagnosed with cancer or other serious illnesses.
This initiative ensures job security, salary continuation, and social benefits for at least twelve months, regardless of the employee's role or location, marking a significant step forward in corporate responsibility and employee welfare.
In 2023, L'Oreal's social programme program Share & Care, created to provide social and health protection and wellbeing at work for all employees, often exceeding local requirements, celebrated its 10th anniversary.
Last November, the Company confirmed its commitment, adding to the program new measures related to cancer prevention and financial, psychological, and practical support during treatment and upon returning to work, as well as support for victims of domestic violence.
On 22 December 2023, member states’ failed to find a majority over the platform work directive deal negotiated with the European Commission and the European Parliament.
The negotiation for an agreement on the directive on platform work will continue under the Belgian Presidency as of 1 January 2024.
On 4 December 2023, Safran announced the renewal of the global framework agreement (GFA) on corporate social responsibility (CSR) with the global union federation IndustriALL Global Union.
On 10 October 2023, Barilla, Italian excellence in the production of food products, announced the adoption of a new maternity and paternity leave policy, which will be implemented from 1 January 2024 worldwide.
The policy will guarantee 12 weeks of fully paid leave for each parent, regardless of gender, marital status, and sexual orientation.
On 3 October 2023, Axa announced its new 'We Care' programme, a long-term project to create an inclusive and supportive corporate culture that is attentive to the health and well-being of employees.
It will apply to all of Axa's more than 110,000 employees worldwide across 51 countries.