Our ambition is to create a workplace that champions diversity, equity, and inclusion, and actively drives these by setting clear priorities to increase representation.
‘We consider ourselves a ‘People Company’. We want to achieve something positive for the people working for and affiliated with the DOUGLAS Group.’
We make no distinctions in skin color, origin, age, sexual orientation or personal pronouns. The DOUGLAS Group sees itself as a democratic and inclusive brand that stands for an open and diverse society. As an employer, we live by equal treatment, tolerance and equal opportunities across all levels of employees. Through internal formats and external campaigns, we take a stand against discrimination and for the inclusion of women, the LGBTQI+ community and various ethnic and age groups. We want to encourage everyone to be the way they want to be. We always strive to inspire our customers and employees to express their individuality.
The story of the DOUGLAS Group has been shaped by strong women running the company. The promotion of women at all corporate levels, including executive positions, is an established practice at the DOUGLAS Group and also serves as an important cornerstone of our success.
That is why we joined the Leading Executives Advancing Diversity (LEAD) Network in financial year 2022/23. The network aims to attract, retain, and advance women in the retail and consumer goods industries in Europe through education, leadership, and business development.
Germany’s Law on Equal Participation of Women and Men in Leadership Positions in the Private and Public Sectors requires the Supervisory Board to determine targets regarding the proportion of women in the Supervisory Board and on the team of managing directors, as well as deadlines for reaching those targets. For their part, the Management Board of DOUGLAS GmbH are responsible for setting such goals and deadlines for the two management levels below them.
At the DOUGLAS Group we have been implementing legal regulations on the gender quota. We have already achieved our target ratios at the Parfümerie Douglas Deutschland GmbH, and also exceed them. The exact figures can be found in the adjacent table. Further, we will continue promoting this important development towards equal opportunities in the future.
| Parfümerie Douglas Deutschland GmbH | Actual quota 30 June 2023 | Optional minimum quota |
|---|---|---|
| Executive Board | 66,66 % | 33,33 % |
| Supervisory Board | 63.64 % | 50.00 % |
| First level management | 75.00 % | 50.00 % |
| Second level management | 86.67 % | 46.66 % |
The DOUGLAS Group supports mothers and fathers in balancing family life and career development. Various working arrangements and part-time setups enable our employees to flexibly arrange their daily work routine. At our Headquarter in Düsseldorf, we also offer day-care spots to our employees.
The protection of human rights is essential for us. Our internal purpose, ‘Make Life More Beautiful,’ applies to our employees and is also a value that we share with our business partners. We respect the EU directive on due diligence in supply chains, a directive that standardises corporate responsibility for the protection of human rights in the supply chain. To this end, we have drawn up a Human Rights Statement that expresses this responsibility and forms the basis of our actions.
