Facing the pandemic

Protective measures

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic our top priority has been to protect the health and safety of our employees. We activated a Corporate Crisis Team (CCT) to implement immediate measures to protect our employees, ensure the continuity of our operations, and limit the spread of the virus at our sites.

Psychological support with

>5,000

connections

>3,000

surveys

244

blog updates answering employees’ questions

~15,000

employees working from home

Protective barriers in areas such as canteens, meeting rooms, cloakrooms

Social distancing measures

In-site production

To address the worldwide shortage of protection equipment at the beginning of the pandemic, our employees used their creativity and expertise to manufacture sanitizer and protection equipment using our facilities, innovation labs and 3D printers.

10 million

protection masks provided to employees

Digitalization of processes and working methods

>14,700

liters of hand sanitizer

Strict control of site entrances and travel restrictions

3D printed valves to transform snorkeling masks into breathing masks designed in our innovation labs

>400

face shields

>100

corporate crisis team meetings

Financial assistance (salary advances, accommodation fees) for vulnerable workers

Donations to support communities

We supported our local communities with donations, fundraising and in-kind giving, in particular for hospitals during the first wave of the pandemic but also to help disadvantaged populations.