Gender Equality

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.

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.