Performance on Diversity and Equal Opportunities

The content of this webpage has been verified and assured.

Our Commitments

2014 Commitment	Status	Update on Progress
Support our affiliates in promoting diversity opportunities	On track	We continued to support affiliates in promoting diversity opportunities linked to education and empowerment

Progress Against our Shared Goal

Target	Achieved	Progress in 2014
Equal opportunity ratio of 1.0 by 2014 Gender equality	On track	Our equal opportunity ratio has increased by 15.4% on 2013 to 0.75. Although the total number of female employees has decreased by 2.3%, the total number of female managers has increased by around 8%. While we did not achieve our goal by the end of 2014, we expect further improvement in our performance beyond 2014.

Target

Achieved

Progress in 2014

Equal opportunity ratio of 1.0
by 2014

Gender equality

On track

Our equal opportunity ratio has increased by 15.4% on 2013 to 0.75. Although the total number of female employees has decreased by 2.3%, the total number of female managers has increased by around 8%. While we did not achieve our goal by the end of 2014, we expect further improvement in our performance beyond 2014.

Our 2015 Commitments
- Explore opportunities to encourage more women into leadership positions within SGS
- Ensure that our approach to talent mobility respects diversity and equal opportunities across our global network
- Continue to support affiliates in community projects aimed at encouraging economic, health and gender-based empowerment