Gender Equality Index – 2025

As an independent French family-owned company, we believe in the diversity of talent and are committed to promoting equality between women and men.

The Gender Equality Index is rated out of 100 points.

• The index result is 86/100 for SBM Supply Chain et Services.
  
• SBM Life Science France scores 79/100.

SBM Life Science France has therefore set the following improvement targets:

Progress target Indicator n°1 => Pay gap (Result 34/40)

In order to ensure equal pay for men and women for the same work or for work of equal value, SBM Life Science has set a 3-year target to reduce pay gaps not justified by objective criteria. The aim is to achieve, as far as possible, a result of 35/40 points on this indicator.

Measures:

• Increase envelopes: Ensure fair distribution in order to reduce unjustified pay gaps between women and men.
• Hirings & Promotions: Continue to ensure fair compensation for the same work or for work of equal value & ensure consistency with market pay levels when recruiting and promoting.

Progress target Indicator n°2 => Difference in the rate of individual pay rises (Result 25/35)

SBM Life Science has set itself the target of achieving, as far as possible, within 3 years, a result of 10 points more on indicator 2 of the index concerning individual increase rate differentials.

Measures:

• Analysis of variances in the rate of individual increases.
• Corrective action to be taken if unjustified discrepancies are identified.

Progress target Indicator no. 4 => Number of employees of the under-represented gender among the top 10 earners (Result 5/10)

SBM Life Science has set a 3-year target to increase the number of employees of the under-represented gender among the 10 highest-paid employees: as far as possible, at least retain 2 women in the 10 highest-paid and aim to reach 4 women.

Measures:

• Promote the inclusion of women and men in management teams: raise managers’ awareness of gender diversity and remind them of this whenever internal and/or external positions are opened.