Welcome Aboard 2021-2022

Active CSR policy

Dassault Aviation is committed to a proactive corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach with respect to its employees, the environment and its suppliers. Through our actions, we are contributing to 8 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the UN in 2015. The Group has been a member of the United Nations Global Compact since 2003. In 2021, we further strengthened our CSR system and were recognized by the French magazine Le Point as the second most responsible French company operating in the aviation and automotive sectors.

Vigilance plan

To ensure optimum management of the risks of serious harm to the environment, occupational health and safety, human rights and fundamental freedoms, we have set up a vigilance plan covering our subsidiaries and suppliers. As part of this plan, more than 2,300 suppliers were audited in 2021.

Strict business ethics

We adheres to strict ethical business standards, in compliance with national laws and international agreements. The Ethics department, an independent body which reports directly to the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, is tasked with implementing measures to fight corruption and influence peddling, and closely monitoring performance in these areas.

Compliance system

Dassault has set up a rigorous and highly organized system for ethical compliance, based on the following procedures and tools:

• an anti‑corruption code which is incorporated into our internal regulations, and which defines the different types of prohibited behaviors; and an anti‑corruption guide that shows how this code works in practice, with specific examples and exercises;
• an internal alert procedure, enabling employees, temporary staff and outside partners to report any infraction, or any behavior not in line with the anti‑corruption code;
• a chart of risks to identify, analyze and rank corruption exposure risks and the steps to be taken to reduce them;
• procedures for assessing how customers, tier‑1 suppliers and consultants are performing  in relation to this chart;
• internal and external accounting control procedures;
• special training sessions for staff with the greatest risk exposure and awareness‑raising campaigns aimed at all staff.

An internal assessment and control process, run by the audit and risk management team, is also in place to support this system.