2008 Registration Document - Rexel

5. Corporate responsibility5.1 employees of the Rexel Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495.1.1 Number of employees and analysis of workforce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495.1.2 Recruitments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515.1.3 Turnover of employees ......................................................515.1.4 Organization and management of working hours ..................................525.1.5 Compensation and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535.1.6 Labor relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535.1.7 Health and safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545.1.8 Training and skills management ...............................................555.1.9 Diversity / Equal opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 565.1.10 Rexel’s ethical commitment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575.2 Rexel’s relations with civil society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585.2.1 The Rexel Group’s social challenges as a distributor of electrical equipment and solutions . 585.2.2 Impact on regional development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595.2.3 Charity and patronage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595.3 Environmental information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 595.3.1 Water consumption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605.3.2 Consumption of raw materials, energy and fuel ...................................605.3.3 The ecosystem ............................................................615.3.4 Waste management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615.3.5 Pollution and emissions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 625.3.6 Assessment and conformity process ...........................................635.3.7 Organization and training in environment management .............................635.3.8 Environmental risk management and prevention ..................................645.4 Statutory Auditor’s report on the findings resultingfrom procedures agreed on certain socialand environmental indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65PAGE 48 | REXEL 2008