REINVENTING OUR CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY
THE GIVENCHY MENTORING PROGRAMME

In 2020 Givenchy Parfums established its MENTORING programme, which offers its staff the opportunity to contribute as mentors of individuals having difficulty finding work. The company constructs long-term partnerships with associations recognised for their commitment and the impact of their initiatives.

Since 2020, the company has been a partner of LIVE - L'Institut des Vocations pour l'Emploi [Institute for employment vocation] which supports people who have been unemployed for over 2 years. Each year, this programme, financed by the LVMH Group, hosts about a hundred people at its site in the Ile de France: English, mathematics and history are just some of the subjects taught, but the emphasis is on workshops intended to help them to formulate a career plan, or enhance interview presentation skills. In total, ‘Livers’ follow 600 hours of training and two courses.

In addition, participants can have the benefit of the mentors form the Givenchy Parfums teams. In only two years, 94 mentors have already taken part in this programme. They provide support to the beneficiaries of the LIVE programme, and accompany them in reflections, exchanges, and shared experience. Their role is complementary to the training provided by the LIVE programme itself.

Following on from this success, in 2021 Givenchy Parfums has developed a partnership with Nos Quartiers ont du Talent [Our neighbourhoods have talent]. This arrangement enables staff working in the Beauvais production workshops also to become mentors for young people. It is planned that these programmes will extend within the markets where the company operates.