Sustainability
At ManpowerGroup, we want to make a positive contribution to society by making the world of work better.
Founded 75 years ago to help people find meaningful work, ManpowerGroup still embodies the principle of ‘Doing Well By Doing Good’ that back in 1948 inspired our founder Elmer Winter. We remain committed to this dual objective: generating profit for our shareholders and creating value for all our stakeholders, employees, temporary workers and associates, candidates, customers, suppliers, partners, communities and for wider society.
Today, our work in the labour market is based on this founding principle and on the ManpowerGroup values (‘People, Knowledge, Innovation’): We believe meaningful and sustainable employment has the power to change the world.
Our Working to Change the World Plan
Our sustainability plan (‘Working to Change the World’) addresses the challenges of the world of work through three priorities (ESG), focusing on the areas where we have the most impact:
- Planet, responding to the climate emergency;
- People and Prosperity, placing talent at the heart of our approach;
- The Principles of Governance, setting high ethical standards.
More information about our ESG action plan available on our global website.
Our Working to Change the World plan reflects the United Nations Global Compact sustainability principles and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
We have been actively engaged with the United Nations (UN) since signing the Global Compact in 2006. In 2015, the UN established the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), its blueprint for a more sustainable future. We are committed to promoting all the goals and are particularly focused on those goals where we can have the biggest impact.
Our ethical and corporate commitments
We are committed to running a responsible and transparent business, setting high ethical standards for our industry and supply chain, and embracing corporate governance best practices.
As a guide, our ESG and Sustainability Policies contributes to our future success by helping to maintain this culture. And provides guidance to all our colleagues and partners on the conduct of our business according to the highest ethical standards.
Our ‘ESG and Sustainability Policies’ document sets out our various commitments in support of our Working to Change the World Plan.
- ESG & Sustainability Policy
- Human Rights Policy
- Health, Safety and Well-being Policy
- Non-Discrimination/Diversity/Equity/Inclusion/Belonging (DEIB) Policy
- Policy on the fight against all forms of modern slavery
- Anti-Corruption Policy
- Policy on Gifts, Entertainment and Sponsorships
- Environmental Policy
- Social Dialogue Policy
- Information Security Policy
- Supply Chain Business Partner Policy
Sustainability Reports
We believe that transparency builds trust and enables meaningful progress to be made. That’s why we are committed to ESG disclosures and reporting our policies, procedures and performance in a transparent manner.
Our ‘Working to Change the World’ sustainability reports detail our commitment to shaping a more sustainable future and the progress we are making in Belgium and around the world against our three ESG pillars.
EcoVadis Certification
Since 2017, ManpowerGroup BeLux has achieved a Gold CSR & sustainability rating on EcoVadis’s environmental, social and ethical supplier performance assessment.
EcoVadis is the world’s largest and most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings.
The assessment focuses on 21 sustainability criteria that are grouped into four themes: Environment, Labour & Human Rights, Ethics and Sustainable Procurement. These criteria are based on international sustainability standards such as the Ten Principles of the UN Global Compact, the International Labour Organization (ILO) conventions, the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards, the ISO 26000 standard, and the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.
In 2023, ManpowerGroup BeLux was awarded the Gold Medal with a score of 77/100, which places us in the Top 1% of the best-rated companies in our sector.
More information: ManpowerGroup Knowledge Center
Results : ManpowerGroup BeLux EcoVadis Scorecard
