Diversity Label

Policy Response DateSeptember 11, 2008 Country: France General Type: Discrimination Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-migrant/xenophobia, Anti-semitism, Islamophobia, Afrophobia, Arabophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Migrants, Muslims, Ethnic minorities, Religious minorities Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Employment - labour market

The Diversity Label is a framework for concrete actions in favour of diversity in French companies. The companies which want to obtain the label, will have to submit themselves to very precise conditions, a kind of "good practices guide". They will be audited by Afnor-certification (the leading body for certification and evaluation of products, services, systems and competences in France and one of the foremost at international level). The audit, in the framework of diversity, will test communication, training, careers, partneship with trade-unions and concrete actions. The label wil be given for three years, by a committee composed by State representatives, National Association of Human Resources Managers, employers, trade-unions and experts. Four hundred companies are already candidate.

Source: Afnor Groupe, http://www.afnor.org/liste-des-actualites/actualites/2008/septembre/lancement-du-label-diversite