Facing the pandemic

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.

Man standing in front of lockers

Psychological support with

>5,000

connections

>3,000

surveys

244

blog updates answering employees’ questions

Staff wearing masks in a canteen

~15,000

employees working from home

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

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Social distancing measures

Screenshot from a video call

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.

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10 million

protection masks provided to employees

Digitalization of processes and working methods

Two men mixing hand sanatizer

>14,700

liters of hand sanitizer

Hands holding masks over an open box

Strict control of site entrances and travel restrictions

People on a bus wearing masks
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3D printed valves to transform snorkeling masks into breathing masks designed in our innovation labs

Man putting masks in boxes

>400

face shields

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>100

corporate crisis team meetings

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

Colourful face shields

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.

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>US$

926,500

cash

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>434,000

surgical and FFP2 masks

Hospital staff holding signs with thank you messages
Two people bringing a trolley with masks
Three people loading boxes of masks onto a truck

>46,400

protective clothes

Icon of hand below sanitizer dispenser

>10,000

liters of hand sanitizer

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>10,600

face shields and protective glasses

People in full protective gear holding papers saying
Administrative staff with masks holding signs
Woman in full protective gear holding sign

>300

ventilators (donated by a supplier and redistributed to hospitals)

Group of hospital staff holding sign and box with masks
Five people in front of boxes holding signs with hearts
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>60

mobile phones for isolated people to reach their family

Woman holding package
Icon of person in front of notebook

>700

computers to schools and non-profit organizations to help disadvantaged pupils access school digital solutions

Man giving box to ambulance staff
Two woman in front of boxes