Sustainability

ESG is part of our business strategy, and our focus has always been on what we can influence the most. What is measured is done, and in 2020 we expanded our ESG commitment by linking ourselves to the International Business Council's Stakeholder Capitalism Metrics. To support this, we measure and report our measures in three focus areas: "People and Prosperity" - people and opportunities, "Planet" - environment and "Principles of Governance" - management.

 

People & Prosperity - We set ourselves ambitious goals for diversity, equality and inclusion. We are committed to developing talent and influencing on a large scale, so that more people can enjoy a greater share of the world's prosperity.

 

The planet - We set ourselves science-based ambitious goals that deal with the environment and climate and aim for zero emissions.

 

 

Principles of Governance - We are committed to setting high ethical standards in our industry and leading the business to create long-term value for all stakeholders.

 

ManpowerGroup's report "Working to Change the World", describes how we set and follow up our ambitious ESG goals. The report is about collectively taking care of people and our planet, and this must be done quickly and with an even greater focus than before. Our ESG report is a further development of our sustainability plan and our sustainability pillars and focuses on what is most important and what matters most to our candidates, employees and customers.

 

Read about ManpowerGroup's ESG report here.

ManpowerGroup has been named one of the world's most ethical companies for 14 years in a row by the Ethisphere Institute. It is a recognition of the work done in the organization on ethics and compliance, organizational culture, governance, social responsibility, and management / reputation. Manpower is part of ManpowerGroup.

We live in the middle of a «Skills Revolution». Competence needs have never changed faster. Therefore, we place great emphasis on always being able to offer our employees the market's best competence development opportunities.

At Manpower Academy, we collaborate with the leading educational institutions and learning portals in Norway, and we set up tailor-made professional collections and trainings to ensure practical knowledge relevant to the job. In addition, dedicated coaches will ensure motivation and learning

We offer courses and training in many areas and levels:

• Courses and certifications - for example truck driver course, safety course, insurance adviser, driver's license class C
• Practical training and teaching / gatherings - for example in sales, customer service and production 
• Studies with college or vocational college credits - for example in economics, sales, project management, production, health & upbringing

Manpower and Toppfotball Kvinner have a unique collaboration agreement that will help more football players to have a career at the same time as they get the opportunity for customized work and education. Through the collaboration agreement, all players in the top series and 1st division get access to a career agent in Manpower, who assists through the various phases of the career.

Challenges of combining work and studies and a football career in a hectic everyday life, leads to many women in Norwegian football quitting early. In a survey conducted by NISO in May 2019, over 80% of the players surveyed answered that they find it demanding to combine football with work and studies. Through our career program we will change this. 

Manpower is the main partner with Young Entrepreneurship, an organization that promotes innovation, learning and entrepreneurship for pupils and students in the Norwegian school. Norway needs more of that! Through the Young Entrepreneurship courses, participants learn to develop business ideas and how to create and run a company throughout an entire year.

Through this offer, the participants develop practical skills that our customers demand, for example in sales, accounting, marketing and human resource management.

Every year, Manpower awards the "HR Prize" during the Norwegian championship for youth and student companies. The award goes to the company that best shows how they have utilized the company's human resources to achieve the business goals they have set.

At Manpower, we place great emphasis on running the business in a socially responsible and good way. In order not to be just empty words, we have been certified in this area by the independent organization EcoVadis. We are proud that in the survey for 2023 we were named among the very best in the industry in terms of social responsibility.

 

In 2023, we achieved Platinum level, which places us among the one percent best companies in the industry within corporate social responsibility. ManpowerGroup in Norway with the companies Manpower, Experis, Jefferson Wells and Right Management, has previously reached the gold level which places us among the five percent best companies.

 

The companies are assessed in four areas: environment, fair working conditions, ethical business practices and sustainable procurement.