Rapport annuel de Palexpo

WORKING FOR A BETTER SOCIETY

Driven from the start by a duty to be exemplary, Palexpo mobilises its employees and stakeholders to take part in a fairer, more responsible society.

PALEXPO, A PLACE WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS TRANSMITTED

Put in place by the State of Geneva in 2021, the apprenticeship policy offers companies or independent public entities (like Palexpo) located in the canton to train apprentices to enable them to acquire the necessary skills to exercise a profession, certify their professional skills, be the next generation of qualified, efficient workers, and let the company benefit from the fresh viewpoint and new ideas that are typical of the young people who are being trained. Palexpo is intensely involved in this policy and has multiplied its number of apprentices from two in 2021 to seven in 2023, with two new training courses: AFP Logistics, and Mediamatician. Palexpo is proud to be transmitting the plurality of its skills to prepare the professionals of the future. And because supervising is also a skill to be learnt, Pelexpo trainers can develop their supervising skills with the help of an educational tool provided by specialists in occupation training. Ten people have already been trained so far, and the company is counting on an increase in the number of trainers in the next few years.

MOBILITY PLAN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED

Palexpo officially launched its mobility plan to optimise the travel efficiency of its employees and to reduce polluting emissions and reduce the amount of time lost in travelling. Since January 2023, Palexpo now reimburses up to CHF 250 of its staff’s public transit passes.. As of 2024, parking is no longer free, and each employee can choose the mobility plan that best suits their everyday needs. In the continuation of this plan, Palexpo took part in the biggest health and cycling campaign in Switzerland called “Bike to work”, organised in May and June 2023. The aim of this event is to add up a maximum number of kilometres cycled per company. Palexpo is proud to say that its four teams and 14 participants cycled a total of 6,700 kilometres in two months!

THE END OF DISPOSABLE CUPS A NEW STEP TOWARDS AN INCREASINGLY VIRTUOUS ENVIRONMENT

Our sustainable development ambassadors, which include one representative from each department of Palexpo, with the support of the HR division, once again helped to organise concrete actions for the environment. At the end of August 2023, disposable cups were definitively banned from the administrative building of Palexpo and each department now has its own set of cups, spoons and glasses for which it is responsible. Dallmayr vending machines no longer give cups either, and employees are asked to bring their own cups or mugs for drinks of which the prices have been reduced by 10 centimes. Cups are also available for people from outside Palexpo.

Coffee capsules that are compatible with the machines located in meeting rooms are strictly reserved for clients and can be obtained from each head of department.