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April 24, 2020
New Social Response Unit to mobilize and scale key initiatives with primary focus on public health
Paris, April 24, 2020 – Capgemini today affirmed its commitment to the global fight against COVID-19, by detailing a series of initiatives being undertaken across the Group. Capgemini colleagues have mobilized strongly, expressing their solidarity and leveraging their creative and deep technology and data expertise, to address the needs of local authorities and communities as they cope with the crisis.
In addition to the donation and delivery of hundreds of thousands of key pieces of personal protection and medical equipment to frontline organizations such as hospitals, police departments and fire stations, a recent companywide internal ‘Call for Ideas’ saw more than 250 proposals from team members, in just two weeks, for short term and longer term practical initiatives, many of which are now under construction.
Furthermore, over 40 local activities are already underway – see some examples below.
Paul Hermelin, Chairman and CEO of the Capgemini Group and Aiman Ezzat, the next Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group following the May 20, 2020 Annual General Meeting, are delighted with the global mobilization of each and every team member, that reflects a strong sense of solidarity and team spirit, part of the founding values of the Group.
“During these unprecedented times, Capgemini’s number one priority is to look after our people and their families, our clients and business partners. As a global leader with a strong sense of responsibility to the communities in which we live and work, we are committed to the fight against COVID-19 by mobilizing the broad technology and creative expertise of our 270,000 team members,” comments Aiman Ezzat, Chief Operating Officer and the next Chief Executive Officer of the Capgemini Group following the May 20, 2020 Annual General Meeting, who is co-ordinating this effort. “These exceptional circumstances call for agility and ingenuity and setting up the Social Response Unit will enable us to share best practices and bring great ideas to fruition quickly to benefit the many.”
The new Social Response Unit, a clear commitment by Capgemini for a better society and citizen welfare, will accelerate, replicate and amplify planned initiatives, enabling them to be executed in a coordinated manner with agility and speed, to deliver social impact to a broader set of individuals and communities. While the unit’s initial focus will be solely on the need of the hour – public health, longer term interventions are planned to help tackle the economic and social impacts on society in the aftermath of the pandemic.
“As a global company, we are in a position to purposefully apply our technology expertise and passion where it is most needed in the fight against COVID-19,” comments Shobha Meera, recently appointed as Chief CSR Officer at Capgemini, member of the Group Executive Committee, and Group Leader for the Social Response Unit. “With the creation of our Social Response Unit, we are expanding upon Capgemini’s existing social impact effort, the Architects of Positive Futures program, to truly make the world a better place now and post-COVID.”
About Capgemini
Capgemini is a global leader in consulting, digital transformation, technology, and engineering services. The Group is at the forefront of innovation to address the entire breadth of clients’ opportunities in the evolving world of cloud, digital and platforms. Building on its strong 50-year heritage and deep industry-specific expertise, Capgemini enables organisations to realize their business ambitions through an array of services from strategy to operations. A responsible and multicultural company of 265,000 people in nearly 50 countries, Capgemini’s purpose is to unleash human energy through technology for an inclusive and sustainable future. With Altran, the Group reported 2019 combined global revenues of €17 billion.
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Global PR Lead at Capgemini