Shaping a better workplace

With 80,000 employees working in 140 different countries, our workforce is our most valuable asset.

The health, safety, well-being and development of our people are priorities.

By promoting an inclusive environment, we strive to Shape a Better Workplace.

OUR VALUE CREATION

• Positive impact on the lives of millions of people
• Health and safety are Group absolutes 
• Human capital development with a growing number of learning hours
• Comprehensive framework in line with digital and societal challenges 
• Growing number of women in management positions

• Monitoring and taking action to close any gender pay gaps. In 2020, at the non-management level this female/male ratio is 1.00, based on 74 countries covering 76% of our employees¹

¹: In 2019, at the non-management level this female/male ratio is 1.02 based on 42 countries covering 67% of our employees.

Bureau Veritas contribution to United Nations’ Sustainable Development goals:

OUR COMMITMENT

• Guaranteeing each worker an accident-free workplace: achieve 0.26 accident rate (TAR²) by 2025
• Reaching 35% of female representation in leadership positions³ by 2025
• Achieving 35 training hours per employee (per annum) by 2025
• Fostering an inclusive environment to ensure diversity  
• Ensuring an environment that enables all workers at Bureau Veritas to learn and grow
• Enhancing the expertise of our employees in order to provide our services
• Engaging our people by actively listening and measuring feedbacks
• Complying with the Human Rights principles
• Fighting against discrimination

²: TAR: Total Accident Rate (number of accidents with and without lost time x 200,000/number of hours worked).
³: Proportion of Women from Executive Committee to Band III (internal grade i.e. “management” or “leadership” position) in the Group.