Responsibility and Ethics

Our recruitment managers and other employees receive training on fair and equal human resources management. This applies to all our decisions on recruitment, remuneration, career management, training and promotions, the workplace environment and working hours.

We are convinced diversity provides both a rewarding working environment and a competitive edge. We promote gender diversity, equal opportunities and anti-discriminatory practices in recruitment, training and career development. 

We proactively recruit and promote people with disabilities, particularly through awareness-raising campaigns and training for all employees. 

Examples of GEFCO initiatives include: 

• A disability agreement in France since 2008, with our reaffirmed commitment for the 2018-2020 period (In France, people with disabilities accounted for more than 6% of our workforce in 2017) 
• Implementation of a waste management system with Cèdre, a French recycling company that hires people with disabilities (85% of the staff have disabilities) 
• A campaign in GEFCO Argentina to raise managers’ awareness of the importance of integrating workers with disabilities into the workforce 
• A partnership between GEFCO Czech Republic and an office furniture manufacturer employing people with disabilities 
• A collaboration between GEFCO Germany and the government authority for disability work equipment (e.g. ergonomic chairs) 

GEFCO has signed an agreement on gender equality at work, committing to: 

• Encouraging diversity in its business lines 
• Guaranteeing equal pay 
• Promoting women and men under the same conditions 
• Providing equal access to vocational training