Ayvens signs L’Autre Cercle charter to promote diversity and prevent discrimination

Created in 1997, L’Autre Cercle is the leading non-profit organization for LGBTQIA+ issues in the workplace. The organisation launched in 2013 the Engagement Charter to propose concrete action for employers looking to incorporate LGBTQIA+ issues into their policies for promoting diversity and preventing discrimination.

By signing this charter, we are thus taking a step further towards our commitment to ensuring our LGBTQIA+ employees belong and feel welcome in our company. It reflects the value we place on diversity, inclusion and a non-discriminatory workplace, regardless of people’s identities or sexual orientation.

Over a period of three years, companies who sign the charter commit to setting up dedicated actions to:

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  Create an inclusive environment for LGBTQIA+
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  Ensure equal rights & treatment for all employees regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity
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  Support employees who have been victims of discrimination in the workplace
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  Measure progress and share best practices to advance the general workplace environment

These commitments are already reflected in our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion key initiatives:

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  Ensuring Team Composition is diverse and inclusive and reflects the world around us. We have targets to ensure broader diversity in the top & in succession, and we have also systematized the recruitment process via diverse panels to avoid bias.
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  Creating Ways of Working founded on inclusion, where everyone feels they belong. This includes initiatives like rolling out a global DE&I policy, enforcing zero-discrimination across the organization and ensuring we have the governance in place to realize our ambitions (the Pride & Allies Employee Resource Group, sponsors, ESG Board).
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  Spreading Knowledge that is best-in-class and raises awareness about the issues that LGBTQIA+ colleagues face. This includes (mandatory) training, a global DE&I community and knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Societe Generale group originally signed this charter in 2021 and renewed its commitment alongside Ayvens, Societe Generale Assurances and Boursorama on 24 October 2024.

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