Publicis Groupe has rolled out the internal tool “LionAlert” in order to be able to contact employees in the event of an extreme emergency and ensure that they are safe. This system is activated locally in case of an event that could affect the health and safety of employees (earthquake, cyclone, flood, major fire, act of terrorism, conflict, political tensions, etc.).
Publicis Groupe applies to its suppliers the same level of care as it provides to its own employees. These three topics are part of the CSR for Business Guidelines appended to contracts signed by the Groupe with its suppliers.
The risks monitored in terms of human rights, on the one hand, and personal health and safety, on the other hand, and comply with the principles and policies of the Janus Code of Conduct and Ethics, in particular:
These policies are aligned with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, incorporating article 1: men and women are born and remain free and equal before the law, with the ILO Declaration (International Labour Organization) on fundamental principles and rights at work – including freedom of expression, freedom of association and the fight against child labor and forced labor. The reference to the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact and the Seven Principles of Women Empowerment Principles of the United Nations is included in Janus.
For around the last fifteen years, Publicis Groupe been implementing its “Net Zero Climate Policy,” which is based on eight pillars aligned with the SBTi objectives – each one of these pillars is backed by a performance indicator (see Section 4.1 “Environment”):
In 2022, in-depth work was carried out on the analysis of risks related to climate change in order to take into consideration both physical risks and transition risks and their potential impacts on the Groupe’s activity and on employees, bearing in mind that Publicis Groupe is not exposed to serious risks with regard to the provision of intellectual services to companies (see Section 4.2.1.3).
Employees in all entities have come together to reach these targets, to find local solutions enabling them to better manage the so-called irreducible impacts of our activities.
The Groupe’s continued growth over the last several years has been accompanied by plans to control carbon emissions in order to manage the risks related to its ecological and environmental footprint.
Publicis Groupe expects its suppliers to make a serious commitment to combating climate change and alignment with the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
This aspect of the Duty of Care Plan complies with the principles and policies of the Janus Code of Conduct and Ethics, in particular:
The Net Zero climate policy is aligned with the United Nations Rio Declaration on Environment and Development and with the 2015 United Nations Paris Agreement.
The Duty of Care plan is based on the principles and policies established in the Janus Code of Conduct and Ethics. Agency CEOs are responsible for implementing local measures, and the indicators are monitored at Groupe level. Measures are implemented with the involvement of the Shared Service Centers (Re:Sources). Procedures are implemented to assess the situation of subsidiaries, subcontractors or suppliers with which there is an established commercial relationship.
