Communauté Française de Belgique ISIN CODE: BE5957804644 Overall score 57/100 Sector: Local authorities Companies in sector panel: 30 General information The French Community is a federated body of the Belgian Federal State. Its responsibilities are exercised with regard to people living in the territory of the "French-language region" (Wallonia, with the exception of the inhabitants of the German-speaking Community) and the monolingual Francophone institutions of the "bilingual Brussels-Capital Region". Information rate: 73% (Sector average: 72%) Company cooperation level: Proactive * Main Economic Segment** Turnover Not relevant 0.0 % The issues which are part of the French Community's sphere of responsibility can be divided into six aggregates: culture (fine arts, theatre arts, audiovisual); education (from nursery school to higher education); sport; youth issues (youth assistance, early childhood); scientific research; justice. Financing for the French Community is ensured through non-tax revenue, allocated portions of taxes, federal contributions and loans. Overall CSR performance & trends Overall score : 57/100 60-100/100 Advanced 50-59/100 Robust 30-49/100 Limited 0-29/100 Weak Overall score Trend Compared to 2011 +3 points Overall Rank in sector : 4/30 The French Community achieves a global score of 57/100, improving its previous robust performance. In most domains, the local authority obtains performances above the sector average, except in environmental issues. On several themes, the Administration Contract fixes objectives and targets, to be implemented through specific actions. The local authority reveals to have policies and measures to reduce its environmental impacts from energy use and management of environmental impacts from transportation. On the other hand, in terms of policy, waste and water management reveals that there is still some room for improvement. In terms of human resources, the French Community has a good record for commitments, implementation systems and results for most drivers under review. Moreover, the Code of Conduct obliges the organization to respect human rights and to guarantee equal opportunities both to employees and service recipients. The French Community has established advanced policies on promotion of access to public services and infrastructures for socially and economically disadvantaged people. There is also a precise commitment to develop employment and vocational training to develop the local workforce competencies and support social cohesion, also in partnerships with specific trade associations. Regarding service recipients, the French Community generally commits to having a responsible relation with them, there is a formalised and accessible system to handle complaints, coordinated by an external mediator. For what concerns suppliers, the French Community commits only in some general terms to integrate social and environmental * On a 4-level scale: proactive, responsive, partially responsive, not responsive ** See detailed economic indicators in Selected financial data section *** Based on the most recent Index at the date of publication 1/38 www.vigeo.com corporate social responsibility ratings (LA2)
factor in the supply chain. In terms of corruption prevention there are detailed guidelines, which address the main responsibilities of the organisation. Governance themes achieve a better performance than the sector average. The nomination process of the main executives is clear, while there is no reporting on attendance at local council meetings. With respect to audit and internal controls, the Court of Audit of Belgium and the General Service for Audit and Quality supervises the French Community management and its reporting. Company inclusion in Vigeo Indices*** : NO 2/38 www.vigeo.com corporate social responsibility ratings (LA2)
Company performance in all the Sustainability Drivers Weight of the Sustainability driver Overall score 57/100 Environment 42 ENV1.1 3 Environmental strategy 54 ENV1.4 3 Biodiversity N/R ENV2.1 3 Water 15 ENV2.2 3 Energy 47 ENV2.5 3 Waste 53 ENV2.6 3 Local pollution N/R ENV2.7 3 Transportation 43 Human resources 63 HRS1.1 3 Social Dialogue 81 HRS2.4 3 Career Management 60 HRS3.1 3 Remuneration 53 HRS3.2 3 Health and safety 60 HRS3.3 3 Working hours 63 Human rights 70 HRT1.1 3 Fundamental human rights 64 HRT2.1 3 Fundamental labour rights 67 HRT2.4 3 Non-discrimination and diversity 79 Community development 74 CIN1.1 3 Territorial development 82 CIN2.1 3 Social cohesion 66 Procurement and services 49 C&S1.3 3 Quality of service 64 C&S2.2 3 Supplier relations 69 C&S2.3 3 Environmental standards in the supply chain 28 C&S2.4 3 Social standards in the supply chain 31 C&S3.1 3 Corruption 53 Governance 57 CGV1.1 3 Democracy 45 CGV2.1 3 Audit & internal controls 69 Weak (0-29/100) Limited (30-49/100) Robust (50-59/100) Advanced (60-100/100) Trend Score Involvement in allegations Involvement in allegations with evidence of corrective measures N/R means that this Sustainability Driver is not analysed for this Company 4/38 www.vigeo.com corporate social responsibility ratings (LA2)
Selected financial data Selected ESG Indicators Key data GDP EBIT Employees Not relevant Not relevant 6000 2009 Not relevant Not relevant 5077 Main shareholders Not relevant % Geographical breakdown Turnover Not relevant N/A N/A All Economic Segments Employees Turnover Not relevant 0.0 % 2014 Employee turnover rate N/A N/A Percentage of women in management 35 35 Percentage of handicapped in the staff 1 N/A Number of training hours / Number of training hours N/A N/A Annual training budget / Annual training budget N/A N/A Monthly rate of complaint 83 69 N/A means that the data is not available. 5/38 www.vigeo.com corporate social responsibility ratings (LA2)
General Overview Position versus sector peers Europe Environment ES0000106437 Basque Government = - = = + - 46 DE000A1K0V19 Bremen = = = = = = 48 DE0001040202 BUNDESLAND BADEN WURTTEMBERG = + + - = + 50 XS0223484345 CITY OF MILAN = - - = = + 45 XS0181673798 City of Rome -- -- -- - - - 28 ES0000101297 COMUNIDAD AUTONOMA DE MADRID = - -- - -- -- 35 BE0001710616 Flemish Community + + = ++ + = 54 DE0001053072 FREISTAAT BAYERN + + = = = + 51 ES0001352303 GALICIA (JUNTA DE) - -- - = - -- 33 ES0000095879 GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA = = + = = = 44 XS0223792085 GENERALITAT DE VALENCIA - - - = - = 37 DE000A1H3EK1 Hamburg - + = - = + 45 ES0000090581 JUNTA DE ANDALUCIA = = = - - = 42 DE000A1MLYD2 Land Berlin = + + - = = 48 XS0247474686 Land Brandenburg = + ++ = = = 50 DE0001381416 LAND HESSEN = = = - = + 47 DE000A1MLT03 LAND NIEDERSACHSEN = = = - = + 44 DE000NRW0EQ4 LAND NORDRHEIN WESTFALEN + + + + ++ + 59 DE0001786713 Land Sachsen-Anhalt = = + - + = 48 DE000A1CRXD2 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern = = = = = = 45 FR0010348680 REGION ILE DE FRANCE ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + 64 XS0305278797 REGION OF UMBRIA - - - - - - 35 FR0011183276 Région Rhône-Alpes = - - + - - 38 XS0259658507 Regione Campania -- -- - - -- -- 26 DE0001734440 Rheinland Pfalz = + = + = + 48 Human Resources Human Rights Community Development and Services Procurement Governance Overall score DE000A1MA599 Saarland = = = = = + 47 DE0001790681 Schleswig Holstein = = = = + + 48 DE000A1KQ8H0 Thüringen = = = = = + 47 FR0010772582 VILLE DE PARIS ++ ++ + ++ + + 64 BE5957804644 Communauté Française de Belgique = + ++ ++ + + 57 37/38 www.vigeo.com. corporate social responsibility ratings (LA2) Analyst : Federico Pezzolato. federico.pezzolato@vigeo.com
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