In France, we have made the integration of disabled people an important part of our social policy. An initial agreement formalising Legrand’s commitment in this area was signed in 1993 in the Limousin region, and a second national agreement was signed in 2006. This agreement by the Group in France, renewed in 2009, has raised disability awareness at all the French sites and resulted in the implementation of various actions.

In the United States, precise statistics are used to monitor the ethnic balance of the various local organisations.

Legrand South Africa obtained a BEE – Black Economic Empowerment – certificate in 2008 certifying in particular its inclusion of historically disadvantaged populations in the management of its team.

Another example is Bticino Italy, which has been taking action in favour of the integration of young mentally and physically disabled workers since 1987. Based on an agreement drawn up between Bticino and the Occupational Training Centre in the Varese Province, a workshop specifically for the occupational integration of these people has been set up within the company. Close to 300 young apprentices have followed two years’ occupational training. Each of them has their own specially adapted workstation and the support of a dedicated tutor for the whole of their apprenticeship.