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As a science-based company geared to progress, Dassault Systèmes develops virtual twins allowing customers to create products and services for a more sustainable future. We believe that virtual worlds generate positive impact for the real world and our more than 24 000 employees, from 142 countries of origin across 194 sites worldwide, all share the same mindset.
Diversity & Inclusion
Dassault Systèmes is committed to develop inclusive teams and a diverse workforce leveraging creativity around innovative projects and offering fulfilling collective work environment.
At Dassault Systèmes, we strive to develop human capital in respect of diversity, promoting equity, ethics and compliance, and strengthening employees’ engagement.
Our Code of Business Conduct and Corporate Social Responsibility Principles formally state Dassault Systèmes’ commitments in terms of mutual respect and diversity.
We are committed to providing a working environment without any form of discrimination, harassment or intimidation, and we must treat our colleagues, customers and partners with respect in all circumstances. Recruitment, training, promotion, appointment and other work-related decisions are based on the qualifications, talent and performance of each employee, as well as on our professional motivations.
From Dassault Systèmes Code of Business Conduct
The annual variable compensation of Executive officers and Executive Committee members includes a multi‑criteria ESG indicator including proportion of women on the Board of Directors, the Executive team and among People managers:
- 50% of women on the Board of Directors, higher than the 40% threshold required by law;
- 38.5% of women in the Executive team, in line with the target set by 2027 of about 40%;
- 24.5% of women among People managers, with a target of 30% in 2027
To be effective in the marketplace, we need to have people who represent that marketplace in our organization.
We host many different events at our campuses across the world to celebrate Inclusion and Diversity, with local Champions supporting activities and creating awareness internally and externally.
Discover a sampling of our initiatives:
Gender
For more than a decade, the 3DS WIN (Women’s INitiative) has encouraged, inspired and sustained the development of women within Dassault Systèmes. A number of events – open to any employee regardless of gender identity – are held each year to promote gender diversity and inclusion, creating opportunities for collaboration not just among employees but also with representatives from other companies and with women’s networks, including the Assises de la Parité and the Women’s Forum Global Meeting.
Additionally, actions toward gender equity include global programs encouraging girls and women to explore and prepare for Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) fields of study and careers
Pride
Local action plans support the LGBTQIA+ community and their allies. Here are some examples; and more can be discovered in this blog post:
- Since 2017, the US has operated PRIDE (Professionals Inspiring Dignity and Equality) – a committee that implements a range of actions including awareness raising, mentoring for LGBTQIA+ members and their allies, and actively working to recruit and retain diverse talent.
- The Rainbow Network, launched in 2020, regularly holds pride-focused events such as internal conferences and lunches at different sites across the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Sweden, Ireland and Lithuania.
- Our Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging Champion Program makes it possible for employees to get involved in drawing up LGBTQIA+ support action plans, defining the annual calendar of events and actively organizing and leading such events.
Ability
Dassault Systèmes is committed to long-term and inclusive disability policies. Initiatives to encourage the development of an inclusive work environment are deployed in many countries such as Germany, United Kingdom, Netherlands, United States of America, Canada, Japan, South Korea and to France, where we’ve signed a seventh consecutive collective to:
- Foster company commitment to the occupational integration of persons with disabilities;
- Strengthen the primary employment aspects for persons with disabilities: initial training, employability, accessibility, career advancement, sustainability;
- Value and involve those within the company who help implement the policies;
- Change people’s perception about disabilities, particularly when it comes to invisible and unusual ones; and
- Highlight the value of uniqueness within the company to leverage innovation.
Employee Engagement for Sustainability
To help encourage our employees to positively contribute to the challenges of climate change, Dassault Systèmes offers an annual internal innovation program called LEAP for SUSTAINABILITY@3DS. Every employee has the opportunity to propose ideas for new Dassault Systèmes solutions that can help our customers make the world more sustainable.
Hear about our employees’ experience in the workshop.
We strive to empower all of our colleagues to hone their knowledge and take action on our shared climate challenges within their professional and personal scopes. Providing trainings such as the Climate Fresk allows us as a company to continue walking the talk, ensuring we remain knowledgeable on climate challenges as a collective and continue to incorporate sustainability values into our products as well as our operations.
Employee Health and Wellbeing
In October 2021, we launched a socially innovative program named We Care for Your Health, led by more than 70 volunteer employees, and based on four pillars :
- Support for patients and caregivers,
- Prevention, with the organization of conferences all along the year on topics such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and acute respiratory infections,
- Promotion of physical activities associated with prevention campaigns,
Contribution of Dassault Systèmes’ Life Sciences & Healthcare solutions shared through a series of videos for employees on various themes, such as the development and discovery of drug candidates as well as improving the patients’ journey.
We believe that providing a favorable, suitable environment for colleagues affected by illness is an act of solidarity and care. We specifically aim to ensure that all our colleagues living with or affected by cancer and chronic diseases can find support and comfort within the company during their healing journey. Creating a safe space for our employees to obtain the care they require and ensure the best possible recovery is of utmost priority. Through We Care for Your Health, we also raise deeper awareness and understanding of the impact of diseases in the workplace.
In 2022, Dassault Systèmes signed the Cancer@Work charter in France and was awarded the Cancer@Work level 3 label in 2023. In March 2023, Dassault Systèmes joined the Working With Cancer initiative.
Employee Knowledge and Know-How
As part of our culture of innovation, our values are underpinned by a shared ambition to make a lasting, positive impact on everyone’s lives. This individual and collective mindset is embodied in the “Passion to Learn”. We are proud to report that, in 2023, more than 536,000 hours of training were delivered, benefiting to almost 99% of employees.
Labor standards
At Dassault Systèmes, we’re committed to acting ethically and with integrity in all our business relationships. This includes taking concrete steps towards the removal of slavery and human trafficking from our business and supplier relationships.
3DEXPERIENCE Edu
3DEXPERIENCE Edu takes a completely fresh approach to empowering people with the knowledge and know-how needed to thrive in the workplace. This initiative helps equip learners with in-demand industry skills for sustainable innovation. It helps shape an inclusive world where excellence, individual performance and purpose combine with user communities to make learning fun and beneficial.
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes
La Fondation Dassault Systèmes places virtual universes at the service of a more sustainable society in order to contribute to transformation in the following fields:
- Education, to support the development of new innovative learning methods in scientific and technical subjects, to facilitate and share the creation of 3D educational content and its dissemination, and thus contribute to the growth of innovation and sustainable development at all educational levels;
- Research, which is the main provider of solutions for economic, social and environmental challenges, by enabling researchers to push back the limits of knowledge;
- Heritage, by enabling scientists to find better ways of protecting it and enhancing it for future generations.
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Governance
For us, pursuing ethical and sustainable growth is one of the pillars of our Corporate Social Responsibility Principles and our sustainability strategy more widely.
Environment
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