Shaping the Future of Work
Supporting Tomorrow's Talent
Work for future generations will be very different from the forms it takes today – with new skills required to make best use of emerging technologies and other breakthroughs.
From Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled databases to virtual meetings, the ‘new normal’ will enable our colleagues in new ways. We are investing in a range of ‘upskilling’ initiatives to ensure we are becoming more and more digitally dexterous in the future.
Building on the World Business Council for Sustainable Development’s Future of Work Principles, which we have contributed to define, our Future of Work project follows a two pronged-approach: a focus on our customers’ expectations and a commitment to the upskilling and reskilling of our colleagues to impact their employability.
"As a family company, we want to transfer our heritage to the next generations by helping them acquire important job skills and adapt to a fast-changing world.”
Mieke Van de Capelle
Chief Human Resources Officer
Supporting Young People
Businesses have an unprecedented opportunity to develop and draw from the largest pool of talent and human capital that has ever been available. As a responsible company, we decided in 2019 to join forces with 20 multinational companies in the Global Alliance for Youth, a business-driven movement committed to helping young people around the world to build the necessary adequate skills to thrive in the world of work, today and tomorrow.
Through our commitment to equal opportunities for all, we partner with a number of organizations to reach out to people with different abilities and help them develop their work skills. In particular, through a pioneering program with a local NGO (SGIPA), we have set a target of employing 17 young people and young adults with intellectual disabilities.
Firmenich is also on the global management board of the Global Apprenticeship Network (GAN), a worldwide coalition of leading companies committed to promoting work-based learning programs for young people, by collaborating with governments.
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Caring About People
From the farmers and workers in our supply chains to our colleagues, customers and consumers – people are at the heart of everything we do. We care for every person touched in any way by our business. Caring about people starts by ensuring their fundamental human rights.
