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Corporate Social Responsibility
Airbus Group is a signatory to the United
Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and believes
in the capacity of the private sector to make the
world a better place. The Group supports the
Sustainable Development Goals launched by
the UN in 2015. This report highlights the way
in which Airbus Group is directly contributing
to some of these goals.
THE GLOBAL GOALS
QUALITY EDUCATION
SDG 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education
and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
As well as providing continuous training for the company workforce, the Group actively encourages
science, technology, education and maths (STEM) education for school children, backing a
number of science museums and school programmes in Europe and worldwide. The Airbus
Foundation Flying Challenge is a youth mentoring programme, supporting disadvantaged and
disengaged youth across six different Airbus sites in Europe and the US.
AIRBUS FOUNDATION
FLYING CHALLENGE 2015
STEM UK PROGRAMMES
WORLD SPACE WEEK
611students attended
208 employees volunteered
More than
150,000
young people
schools and local
organisations visited
856
21.9% Recruits
17.2% Active Workforce
10.9% Senior management/
executive
1 No poverty
2 Zero hunger
3 Good health
and well-being
4 Quality education
5 Gender equality
6 Clean water and
sanitation
7 Affordable
and clean energy
8 Decent work and
economic growth
9 Industry, innovation
and infrastructure
10 Reduced
inequalities
11 Sustainable cities
and communities
12 Responsible
consumption
and production
13 Climate action
14 Life below water
15 Life on land
16 Peace and justice
strong institutions
17 Partnerships for
the goals GENDER EQUALITY
SDG 5: Achieve gender equality and empower
all women and girls
We develop our leaders, especially our managers, to create an inclusive and engaging climate
to enable diverse teams to flourish.We recognise the value that diversity bringsand weensure
that everyone has the skill sets required towork together towards the best possible outcomes.
The Group is committed to advancing women in the workplace and developing female talent.
Itis determined to increase the percentage of female new recruits to 30% and is committed to
significantly increase the number of women in senior management positions. In 2015, the Group
launched Balance for Business, its brand new network to foster gender balance involving more
than 3,000 employees.
WOMEN IN
THE WORKFORCE 2015
* According to Aviation Benefits beyond borders, a report
published by the Air Transport Action Group based on analysis
by Oxford Economics.
DECENT WORK AND
ECONOMIC GROWTH
SDG 8: Promote sustained, inclusive and
sustainable economic growth, full and productive
employment and decent work for all
The aviation industry supports 58.1 million jobs
worldwide and US$ 2.4 trillion in GDP.* These jobs
are spread across the aviation industry, its suppliers,
businesses induced by aviation industry and
tourism. The industry is set to continue expanding.
The Airbus Global Market Forecast for 2015-2034
anticipates that air traffic will grow at 4.6% annually.
If aviation were a country, it would rank
21st in size by GDP
Number of participants to training:
226,692 in 2015
Employee training: more than
2 million hours in 2015
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