sustainability

As a company that puts people at the heart of its business, USG People takes its corporate responsibility to society as something that goes without saying. We do not consider it to be an obligation but an opportunity. That is why we encourage our operating companies to develop innovative solutions to social issues including diversity, integration and reintegration, and equal opportunity. We have summarised the highlights of our sustainability policy in a pdf document.

Labour conditions
As a corporate member of CIETT, the International Confederation of Private Employment Agencies, we actively support efforts to achieve an open and accessible job market. We encourage all our operating companies to be involved in (national) industry associations. In this way we work to achieve well-regulated labour conditions for all our staff and flex workers.

Diversity
In 2007 we performed a quick scan among our operating companies to assess the impact of diversity on the European labour market, which initiatives were being developed by the operating companies in respect of diversity, and the composition of our body of employees. We aim to see in the composition of our regular staff and flex workers a realistic refl ection of the composition of society, taking into account the skills and the expectations of both our clients and us. Diversity is therefore an integral part of our corporate HR policy.

Inspiring workplace
We aim to bring the best out of everyone, whether it be flex workers or regular staff. For regular staff it means that we provide the facilities, conditions and support they need to excel - regardless of background, gender, age, religion or disability. For flex workers it means that we use all our expertise to prepare them and support them in finding the right job.

Charitable contributions
Many USG People operating companies offer their support to a variety of charities. Their contribution is often linked to a charity in the same market segment as the operating company.

Environment
We are committed to achieving a safe and environmentally friendly working environment. As a services provider we use relatively few raw materials, but nonetheless we try to limit the impact of our activities on the natural environment as much as possible. At our head office in Almere we separate our waste and limit our energy usage with the help of light switches with movement sensors. We also encourage staff to recycle all appropriate (suitable) materials and to dispose of cartridges, computers and printers in an environmentally friendly manner.