Committed to working together
“The Group is focused on topics that affect us - the new generation.”
Caroline, Business Analyst
More than coexisting, we’re co-building
Diversity is a reality within the Group with more than 126,000 employees of 152 different nationalities, present in more than 60 countries and 54% of employees working outside France. And herein we see our greatest strength: the ability to combine cultures, viewpoints, and personalities to move forward together.
Our strength lies in our differences. That’s why our Group is committed to fighting all forms of discrimination and is devoted to the respect, recognition, and promotion of all talents.
Here, your beliefs, age, disability, parenthood, ethnic origins, nationality, sexual or gender identity, sexual attraction and orientation, and affiliation to any political, religious, political, union or minority organization will have no negative impact whatsoever on your growth with us.
Societe Generale has defined five priority areas in terms of diversity, equity and inclusion: gender, visible and invisible disabilities and neurodiversity, diversity of ethnic, social or cultural origin, intergenerational and the inclusion of LGBT+ people.
The future is you, all of you
- WAY (We Are Young): French and British network supporting the Group's trainees, apprentices, juniors through differents business and playful activities (ex : coaching)
- DKdrés: The equivalent of "Great Minds" in United Kingdoms, Dkdrés is a neurodiversity network raising awareness of atypical people (High Potential Individual, Dys ect)
- Differently Abled Network: Based in Asia Pacific area, this network contributes to enhance the unique capacity of every personn and overtake the perceived limits which can be associated to visible and unvisible disabilities including mental disorder.
- Mix & Win (currently Women in France): The association to promote at the Group scale the gender mixity and women career development.
- Prides & Allies: International network ( France, United Kingdoms, North America, Brasil, Asia-Pacific, India, Romania) working to build a positive work environment for the LGBTQ+ community and helping allies and management to make this environment safe and respectful.
- S’engaGer: collective of employees of Societe Generale group whose aim is to drive and catalyse change within our company, helping to build a responsible, sustainable and caring bank. S’engaGer takes action through concrete initiatives on social and environmental topics.
LET’S WORK TOGETHER TO MAKE INVISIBLE DISABILITY VISIBLE
Find out what Florence, a manager with the Finance Division, has to say about her experience and everyday reality.
Putting our employees at the heart of decisions
According to Lucile :
“Companies are rated by external agencies based on environmental, social, and governance criteria. But these arbitrary criteria don’t really reflect the reality – you can have a very good environmental score and still be very harmful to the planet. At SG, we’ve created a tool that allows us to see a company’s real reputation through press articles on the topic of CSR.”
- Lucile, Data Scientist
We’re fighting for the same causes
DISABILITY
Under the aegis of the International Labor Organization, Société Générale is a signatory of the Business and Disability Charter concerning the promotion and employment of people with disabilities.
More than 6,500 jobs have been adapted since 2007 in France.
LGBT+
As a signatory of the 5 U.N. Guiding Principles against the discrimination of LGBTQ+ individuals in the work force (June 26, 2018), the Group has committed to fighting against any type of discrimination and building an inclusive culture in accordance with human rights, namely through the Prides & Allies network.
GENDER EQUALITY
In 2023, the Group has strengthened it gender equity commitment
by its positioning among two indexs:
7th french company at the Equileap international ranking based on gender equity
2nd french bank at Bloomberg index based on gender equity
SOCIETE GENERALE
FOUNDATION
The Societe Generale Corporate Foundation supports some projects in three areas. To go further, employees can get involved alongside the Foundation's NGO partners.
122 projects supported in 2022
and a yearly budget of 7M€.
Shaping your training
Careers move fast here, and we are committed to helping you pursue your desires and ambitions. Take Caroline, for example, who discovered the job of Scrum Master during her VIE in London in 2019. She was able to further explore the subject and master new skills after just a few weeks of training.
TRAINING AT THE SOCIETE GENERALE GROUP MEANS :
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
at the heart of the Group's strategy
Our Group has a leading role to play in helping build greener and more inclusive development models, and enabling the emergence of new drivers of sustainable growth. Social responsibility is at the heart of Societe Generale group’s corporate purpose: “Building together, with our clients, a better and sustainable future through responsible and innovative financial solutions.”
Over 20 years of commitment to the environmental transition, Societe Generale aims to reduce its carbon footprint on its own account to -50% between 2019 and 2030.
We have identified the four key and interconnected areas of our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ambition. Two of the pillars form the framework of responsible banking: a culture of responsibility and being a responsible employer. The other two areas are the springboards for positive transformations driven by the Group’s actions as a responsible bank: supporting the environmental transition and having a positive local impact.
Find out more about our CSR commitments: https://www.societegenerale.com/en/responsibility/csr-ambition/csr-commitments