Inclusion is at the heart of conviviality
We strive to foster a safe, fair and inclusive workplace culture that values everyone within the organisation and across our entire value chain for who they truly are.
It’s a culture that celebrates different experiences and unique perspectives, uniting them to drive our collective success.
Pernod Ricard United Kingdom
A Global Roadmap
Our Global roadmap with 3 clear priorities allows our teams around the world to pursue a common goal with global objectives. At the same time, it provides the necessary flexibility to respect local contexts and employee needs.
Pernod Ricard South Africa
Our ambitions:
- we have the ambition to approach gender parity in our workforce by 2030 (currently 38% women in Top management in June 2024) & continuously ensure gender pay equity
Recent key initiatives:
- Incorporated an Inclusion Index into "I Say", our annual employee feedback survey, to continuously track how our D&I efforts are resonating with you
- Launched an Inclusion self assessment : Almost 4000 employees benefit from it.
- Established a Council with senior leaders to drive momentum and ongoing progress
A roadmap with 3 clear priorities
| Ambition | Be a truly inclusive workplace | ||
| Priority | Continue accelerating gender balance and maintain gender pay equity* | Keep fostering an inclusive workplace culture for all | Support our employees throughout their working time with us, regardless of the health or disability situations they are going through today and tomorrow |
| Enabler | Equitable processes and robust global reporting on D&I metrics | ||
*per French law
Equitable processes
We continue building a skills-based organization by enriching our company with balanced teams and the most diverse skills to beat the market and prepare for the future. We grow our Talent enhancing their skill sets while providing equal opportunity for development and growth.
To do so, we foster equal opportunities to ensure successful and rewarding careers for you and every Pernod Ricard employee. Our talent development and management processes are designed to be fair, objective, consistent and equitable through every step of your employment, from recruitment to development plan to career development.
Conviviality at work
At Pernod Ricard, we represent 126 nationalities across 75 countries. We are open to the world and know that together we can make great things happen. For Pernod Ricard, conviviality goes hand in hand with inclusion. Our ambition is to have a truly inclusive workplace and we want each person who works with us to be their true selves and feel heard, valued and safe in order to feel they belong and thrive at Pernod Ricard.
How do we drive inclusion at Pernod Ricard?
- Authenticity is part of our DNA: we view diversity as a strength and aim to empower our employees to embrace and express their uniqueness. Every day, our goal is foster an environment where everyone feels respected, heard, and valued – where you can be your true self at work, thrive in your role and contribute to Pernod Ricard’s success.
- Leadership Behaviours: To help drive inclusive behaviours across the organization, leadership attributes are defined in the way we perform, which provide clear guidance for everyone at Pernod Ricard on the appropriate behaviours and work practices to anchor the inclusive workplace culture we aim to cultivate.
- Employee Resource Groups: ERGs help to foster an inclusive workplace culture and a sense of belonging. Each with their own area of focus, the groups function as cultural advocates, allies, ambassadors, and partners. They share experiences, progress understanding and celebrate cultural moments. ERG are open to everyone.
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Led by and for our employees around the world, ERGs are open forums that help foster an inclusive workplace and welcome you and each member of our team to share experiences, break stereotypes and celebrate differences.
- Raising awareness on LGBTQIA+ subjects and supporting inclusion: PRISM (Pernod Ricard North America), PRIDE (Chile), Fluid (UK), PR-ide (France), True Colours (The Absolut Group), PRIDE (Pernod Ricard Winemakers)
- Supporting the integration of international communities: Expats in France (France), Se habla espagnol (France), PaRa Amigos (North America)
- Supporting women and allies: Libra (UK), Womxn (North America), Women in Tech (global)
Female representation at board level
Female representation in the executive committee
Female representation at top management level
For the second consecutive year, Pernod Ricard was recognised by EQUILEAP among the Top 100 companies for gender equality.
