GENDER EQUALITY
BolognaFiere Group’s gender-equality management system has obtained UNI/PdR 125:2022 certification. The Company was rated on the results of the main key performance indicators (KPIs) established to meet the objectives of its equality policy and gender-equality parameters covering all Group employees.
Assigned to four companies belonging to the Group (BolognaFiere and Wydex in Bologna, Cosmoprof in Milan, and Henoto in Padua), these certifications testify to the Company’s commitment to promoting and spreading a culture in which the gender gap has no place and where the D&I model is an integral part of its DNA. The BolognaFiere Group is driving sustainable and lasting change sustained by management and HR processes fostering inclusion. These include equality and neutrality during the recruitment phases, and policies ensuring equal access - independent of gender - to training and professional development and leadership programs.
Encouraging female employment and career development opportunities are two key areas for the Company. This focus is acknowledged by the certification achieved, as are the Company’s longstanding family-friendly and employee work/life balance policies, including job-security and support mechanisms during the maternity period.
“Certification of our gender-equality management system marks a fundamental step towards building a more inclusive and equal opportunities-friendly work environment. We are proud of this result since it confirms our resolve to be a benchmark in the exhibition organisation sector not only for our business performance but also for our attention to the values of inclusion and diversity.”
Rosa Grimaldi - Deputy Chairman of the Board, BolognaFiere Group
“The certification we have obtained is not a point of arrival, rather an encouragement to further improve our corporate policies with the aim of making BolognaFiere Group a concrete example of innovation and responsibility.”
Alessandra de la Ville sur Illon - HR, Legal and Corporate Affairs Director BolognaFiere Group
FACTS & FIGURES AT BOLOGNAFIERE
An analysis shows the Company’s workforce to be made up of 69% women, a finding compatible with the sector in which the Group operates. Importantly, the survey also highlights how successfully achieving equality and gender parity objectives correlates with the Company’s excellent business results.
Particular attention is also paid to measures to prevent any form of physical, verbal or digital abuse at the workplace. These include the creation of an equal-opportunities mailbox, internal whistleblowing procedures, awareness-raising activities and internal communication on issues of diversity, inclusion and gender equality.
THE TEAM
The certification process was coordinated by Alessandra de la Ville sur Illon, BolognaFiere’s Director of HR, Legal and Corporate Affairs, and managed by BolognaFiere’s HR team, in partnership with the Italian Business Association, Confcommercio Bologna, and the consulting firm Noverim. The requisite audit was carried out by the certifying body Uniter S.p.A.
ABOUT THE FUTURE
Certification is only a first step towards creating greater awareness and understanding of equality issues. The Company is committed to building and strengthening its inclusive corporate culture as it continues to encourage talents to drive the Company's economic and corporate growth and further progress its gender-equality record.
BolognaFiere Group, with reference to gender equality issues, has adopted specific policies that it implements on a daily basis in the corporate context.
