Orange rewarded for its ‘Capital Filles’ programme at the "Company Action and Diversity Awards"
Paris, November 18, 2011
Orange was awarded the Jury’s Special Prize for its Capital Filles* programme at the third “Company Action and Diversity Awards," which were held on Wednesday 16 November at the French National Assembly. The award was presented to Brigitte Dumont, Assistant Director of Group Human Resources by the chairwoman of the jury, Rama Yade, ex-Minister and founder of the "Allons Enfants" Association.
Designed and developed at end 2010 in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Capital Filles is a voluntary programme aimed at girls attending high schools that operate under municipal policies governing priority areas for education selected by the Education Offices. Orange offers them an opportunity to enter the world of work in the form of an apprenticeship agreement combining studies and work experience. Each girl taking part in the programme is accompanied by a female mentor from the Group, who offers advice and help in understanding the company.
At the start of the 2011 school year, the girls in the Capital Filles programme were among the 5,700 Orange apprenticeship agreements.
Brigitte Dumont declared: “We are proud to receive the award for this programme initiated by Orange, which is dear to our hearts. As a responsible company Orange has had a policy of actively supporting the integration of young people, and especially girls, for several years. Capital Filles makes it possible to offer new opportunities to girls from working class backgrounds and helps to build their self-esteem while creating a strong intergenerational bond thanks to the commitment of the mentors from Orange. We are also delighted with the interest shown by other big companies in the programme, companies that will soon be signing up to give it even more reach.”
The objective of the “Company Action and Diversity Awards” is to highlight innovative and daring initiatives that encourage diversity. They aim to promote concrete and innovative actions taken by companies. By providing media coverage for exemplary companies, the Awards raise the awareness of all companies about the importance of equal opportunities and diversity and hope to encourage new initiatives. The Awards have been supported since their inception in 2009 by the National Assembly and the Caisse des Dépôts Group. The award ceremony took place in the presence of Bernard Accoyer, President of the National Assembly.
Press contacts: +33 (0)1 44 44 93 93
Sébastien Audra, sebastien.audra@orange.com
Mylène Blin, mylene.blin@orange.com
Designed and developed at end 2010 in partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Higher Education and Research, Capital Filles is a voluntary programme aimed at girls attending high schools that operate under municipal policies governing priority areas for education selected by the Education Offices. Orange offers them an opportunity to enter the world of work in the form of an apprenticeship agreement combining studies and work experience. Each girl taking part in the programme is accompanied by a female mentor from the Group, who offers advice and help in understanding the company.
At the start of the 2011 school year, the girls in the Capital Filles programme were among the 5,700 Orange apprenticeship agreements.
Brigitte Dumont declared: “We are proud to receive the award for this programme initiated by Orange, which is dear to our hearts. As a responsible company Orange has had a policy of actively supporting the integration of young people, and especially girls, for several years. Capital Filles makes it possible to offer new opportunities to girls from working class backgrounds and helps to build their self-esteem while creating a strong intergenerational bond thanks to the commitment of the mentors from Orange. We are also delighted with the interest shown by other big companies in the programme, companies that will soon be signing up to give it even more reach.”
The objective of the “Company Action and Diversity Awards” is to highlight innovative and daring initiatives that encourage diversity. They aim to promote concrete and innovative actions taken by companies. By providing media coverage for exemplary companies, the Awards raise the awareness of all companies about the importance of equal opportunities and diversity and hope to encourage new initiatives. The Awards have been supported since their inception in 2009 by the National Assembly and the Caisse des Dépôts Group. The award ceremony took place in the presence of Bernard Accoyer, President of the National Assembly.
Press contacts: +33 (0)1 44 44 93 93
Sébastien Audra, sebastien.audra@orange.com
Mylène Blin, mylene.blin@orange.com
About Orange
France Telecom-Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with 171,000 employees worldwide, including 105,000 employees in France, and sales of 10.9 billion euros in the first three months of 2012. Present in 33 countries, the Group had a customer base of 225 million customers at 31 March 2012, including 181 million customers under the Orange brand, the Group's single brand for internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the company operates. At 31 March 2012, the Group had 166 million mobile customers and 15 million broadband internet (ADSL, fibre) customers worldwide. Orange is one of the main European operators for mobile and broadband internet services and, under the brand Orange Business Services, is one of the world leaders in providing telecommunication services to multinational companies.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
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Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
With its industrial project, "conquests 2015", Orange is simultaneously addressing its employees, customers and shareholders, as well as the society in which the company operates, through a concrete set of action plans. These commitments are expressed through a new vision of human resources for employees; through the deployment of a network infrastructure upon which the Group will build its future growth; through the Group's ambition to offer a superior customer experience thanks in particular to improved quality of service; and through the acceleration of international development.
France Telecom (NYSE:FTE) is listed on Euronext Paris (compartment A) and on the New York Stock Exchange.
For more information (on the internet and on your mobile): www.orange.com, www.orange-business.com, www.orange-innovation.tv or to follow us on Twitter: @presseorange.
Orange and any other Orange product or service names included in this material are trade marks of Orange Brand Services Limited, Orange France or France Telecom.
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