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6Corporate social responsibilityAs part of the RACE 2012 business transformation programmewhich ended in late 2012, Antalis set up a Sales Academy to bolsterthe skills of its sales teams. This initiative allowed a seamless transitionto an effective new-look sales organisation for Antalis in Europe,Asia, Latin America and South Africa, by preparing all sales staff fordevelopments in their particular function.In view of this success, Antalis extended its training programmeand set up an integrated skills development and management systemknown as eXcellence. This system, based on bespoke softwareinfrastructure created by a market leader, will allow all employeesto attend personalised online or classroom training courses inphase with the Group’s changing objectives. eXcellence also helpsevaluate performance and staff development needs, and analysessuccession plans. The system went live in January 2013 in AntalisFrance, UK and Poland, and will be rolled out gradually to theSequana Group and Arjowiggins. As part of ongoing efforts toimprove team commitment, Antalis launched a leadership trainingprogramme for all management during the first quarter of2013. This programme will look at change management as wellas people and business management.The percentage of payroll dedicated to training is higher in productionthan distribution or at the registered office because of theimportance of safety awareness.The Sequana Group wishes to pay more rigorous attention to thenumerous questions surrounding the issue of HR management.Several HR indicators are now available at Group level that willallow Sequana to have a clearer overview of certain developmentsand make the necessary adjustments in these areas.6.7 - TrainingAntalis Arjowiggins Sequana/SRS TotalNumber of training days per employee in 2012 2.09 (1) 2.90 (2) 1.00 1.84 (3)Number of training days per employee in 2011 2.78 2.06 2.14 2.45(1) Calculated on the basis of 29 entities representing 72% of Antalis employees.(2) Calculated on the basis of 16 entities representing 84% of Arjowiggins employees.(3) Calculated on the basis of 47 entities representing 77% of Group employees.6.8 - Hires and dismissals (1) Antalis Arjowiggins Sequana/SRS TotalNumber of employees hired in 2012 412 244 4 656Number of employees hired in 2011 731 297 2 1,028Number of departures in 2012Voluntary departures and contractual terminationsLay-offs and dismissals(1) Data calculated based on all Group entities.274229266329295425636.9 - Diversity (1) Antalis Arjowiggins Sequana/SRS TotalPercentage of women in management in 2012 23.7% 23% 20% 23.4%Percentage of women in management in 2011 22.6% 25.5% 19% 23.9%(1) Data calculated based on all Group entities.Antalis Arjowiggins Sequana/SRS TotalPercentage of employees with disabilities in 2012 1.99% (1) 2.79% (2) 0% 2.42% (3)Percentage of employees with disabilities in 2011 0.83% 1.88% 1.58% 1.51%(1) Calculated on the basis of 14 entities representing 53% of Antalis employees.(2) Calculated on the basis of 12 entities representing 71% of Arjowiggins employees.(3) Calculated on the basis of 28 entities representing 61% of Group employees.206 | Sequana | 2012 Document de référence (English version)