5. Corporate Social Responsibility - Page 96 | Rémy Cointreau

Helping employees become the actors

of their growth

Acting for gender equality

Rémy Cointreau hires talented individuals eager

to make a long-term commitment. Operating

in three continents, the Group offers a great

variety of jobs and international mobility enabling

each person to grow in step according to their

desires and personal life. The Group’s jobs reflect

its products: highly diverse, often complex,

and with strong added value. Mobility is strongly

advocated as a way to encourage employees

to enhance their skills. Like the Group for which

they work, talented individuals are encouraged

to show boldness and ambition in their career

choices. To guarantee equal opportunities

across all regions, an international policy

has been introduced. The aim is to multiply

the origins and cultures of our co-workers,

whether in France or abroad.

In 2018, Rémy Cointreau joined the “World is

a village” platform. This initiative organises

international travel opportunities for our

employees’ children, who can stay with other

Group employees. As such, it provides each

family with an opportunity to discover new

cultures and build relationships with their

peers all over the world.

As part of a sustainable, future-oriented

management approach, Rémy Cointreau

develops its relationship with each employee

in the long term. The example comes from the

Rémy Cointreau regularly demonstrates

its commitment to social issues through

company agreements, in particular

regarding gender equality. In France,

human resources teams combat gender

discrimination in a very practical way

with an equality policy applicable

to compensation, mobility and recruitment.

Non-discrimination indicators have been

established in France to monitor any pay

gaps. Rémy Cointreau has always focused

on expertise, creativity and intelligence

as criteria for distinction. The teams

responsible for recruitment select the

best talent, driven by the passion of the

brands’ universe to continue to create

products of exception.

top: in Cognac, St. Lucy, Barbados, the Isle

of Islay, Angers or Kifissia, the Group’s Cellar

Masters cultivate unique expertise, passed

on from generation to

generation. This expertise

drives each Group employee,

motivated by the same

goal: continuing to create

products of exception.

Multiple professions enhance each other and new

skills are formed, in particular in the field of digital

technology. The Group offers external digital

technology training sessions to all employees eager

to learn about the subject.

Creating sustainable management means

planning for changes in the future. In early

2019, the marketing of Louis XIII connected

decanters required the talent and creativity

of the iconic brand's employees to implement

this innovative technology. Equipped with

NFC (Near Field Communication) electronic

chips, these decanters can identify and connect

clients to the Louis XIII Society*, a private

club whose members benefit from exclusive

content, unique experiences and customised

services.

“The Group’s businesses

reflect its products: highly

diverse, often complex, and

with strong added value.

_ ENCOURAGING RESPONSIBLE PRACTICES

Whether creating a climate of trust and transparency in sourcing

practices or supporting employee commitment alongside local

communities, Rémy Cointreau demonstrates its commitment

to People by widely broadcasting and sharing its responsible

practices both in-house and externally.

Committed to responsible sourcing

To measure the impact of Rémy Cointreau’s

and its teams’ commitment in each of its

businesses, a first in-depth study on the

total social impact of the Group's activities

in Barbados was conducted in 2018.

This study aimed to assess the social

footprint of Mount Gay in the region,

based on three major considerations:

environmental, economic and social

sustainability.

In terms of jobs, the results obtained

allow an assessment of the direct impact

(Mount Gay employees), indirect impact

(jobs supported in the supply chain) and

induced impact (jobs supported through

wages and taxes). It is also possible

to identify the socio-economic impacts

of Mount Gay's activity on the local

economy of Barbados and worldwide.

As such, in 2017 Mount Gay's activity

supported 760 jobs worldwide, including

475 in Barbados. More specifically,

the main results concerning the “job”

impact are as follows:

- Direct jobs (Mount Gay employees): 145

- Indirect and induced jobs (Barbados): 330

- Indirect and induced jobs (World): 285

This means that, for 1 job at Mount Gay,

2.3 jobs are supported on the Island

of Barbados and 5.3 jobs are supported

in the world. In addition to the jobs

supported, Mount Gay’s activity also

boosts wealth creation in the Barbadian

economy by injecting 47 million Barbadian

dollars. Not to mention the wealth generated

in the rest of the global economy, namely

the equivalent of 35 million Barbadian

dollars. All of these figures confirm

Mount Gay’s important contribution to

the development of the Island of Barbados

in terms of jobs and wealth creation.

Regarding sourcing, the Group has

been a member of the SEDEX (Supplier

Ethical Data Exchange) platform since

2016. This international organisation

encourages ethical and responsible

corporate practices in global supply

chains. It provides the Group with an

overview of supplier practices – in terms

of working standards, hygiene, safety,

and even commercial ethics.

For Rémy Cointreau, fostering transparency

means ensuring excellent practices by

its distributors and suppliers. Thanks

to the work undertaken by the Group

among suppliers (information kit and use

of the platform) and its employees (in-house

training), more than 93% of its partners

have joined SEDEX. Rémy Cointreau

has continued its responsible sourcing

efforts to contribute to the goals of the

2020 plan, which determines that 100%

of suppliers will have joined SEDEX

within the next year.

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