Tarkett Activity Report 2012

COMMITMENT / social Responsibility
More than
700
managers were
trained in “Manager
@ Tarkett”
OVER
600
people trained to
“Project Management
@ Tarkett” program
61%
of Tarkett employees
participated in training
programs in 2012
Promote diversity and mobility: As a global
business, we embrace and understand the importance
of operating in a multicultural world. Diversity is at
the heart of the Tarkett culture and we encourage
internal mobility in many areas of Tarkett’s corporate
life, locally as well as internationally. We want to
encourage development of people from all of our
regions and to advance further in the promotion of
women in management.
Internal mobility creates new opportunities for our
people and allows us to plan for organic growth by
helping to ensure that our organization has the right
talents at the right time in the right position.
Dialog: Proactive employee
communication and dialogue
Communicate with employees: Tarkett
maintains a regular flow of communication with its
employees: monthly newsletters and CEO quarterly
management audio-conferences complemented by
internal communication driven at the local level in
each entity.
Tarkett promotes social dialogue at all levels of the
company. Thus, the “Tarkett Forum” European Works
Council meets quarterly, either in plenary or informal
meetings.
Listen to our teams: To evaluate team motivation
and implement the most appropriate initiatives site by
site, Tarkett has implemented an internal employee
survey of its employees every two years since 2008.
In 2012, over 81% of employees, speaking 16 different
languages, voiced their opinion in this global survey.
In 2012, beyond the very high response rate, the survey
demonstrated that Tarkett employees are significantly
more motivated and satisfied than average industrial
workers. This finding is from a benchmark of responses
in similar surveys across a wide range of companies
(Mercer Poll). In particular, on questions related to
pride in belonging to the company, management and
communication, satisfaction is significantly higher than
the industry average. These numbers are steadily
progressing, demonstrating continued momentum in
increasing employee satisfaction and motivation.
81% of Tarkett employees participate every two years in the internal Employee
Feedback Survey
tarkett awards
Promoting entrepreneurial success
and recognizing employee contributions:
More than 100 nominations were submitted to the Tarkett Award competition in 2012,
recognizing team initiatives, ideas and successes, in the areas of Tarkett’s 5C’s :
Customer, Cash, Cost, Commitment to People and Environment, Creativity. The site
of Narni in Italy won the “Tarkett President Award”, rewarding major progress in staff
commitment as measured in the employee survey, as well significant improvement in
site efficiency, following the implementation of World Class Manufacturing Initiatives.
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