Casablanca, August 5th 2011

Adecco Morocco is the first temporary work and recruitment company to receive the CGEM label that acknowledges their Corporate Social Responsibility policy.

Adecco Morocco sees its social responsibility policy approved by receiving the CGEM label (Confédération Générale des Entreprises du Maroc, i.e. General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises). Jerick Develle, General Manager of Adecco Morocco and his team are acknowledged for putting the individual at the heart of the recruitment process.

In mid 2010, Adecco Morocco launched a first Vigeo audit with the intention of improving its CSR policy. The commitment of the Adecco Morocco teams following this audit resulted in the awarding of the CGEM label today.

This label is based on nine values adopted by Adecco Morocco:

• Respect for human rights
• Continuous improvement of working conditions and professional relations
• Environmental protection
• Prevention of corruption
• Respect for the rules of fair competition
• Transparency of corporate governance
• Respect for customers' interests
• Social responsibility towards its suppliers
• Development of the company's social commitment

The award of this label is valid for 3 years and is a strong signal for Adecco Morocco to reinforce its decision to put the individual at the heart of the recruitment process also marks the 20th anniversary of its presence in the Moroccan kingdom.

As well as already being considered in Morocco as one of the precursors in the employment sector, Adecco Morocco has now become the pioneer of corporate social responsibility in temporary work and recruitment.

BILANZ magazine CSR rating 2011 - Adecco scores high, August 26th, 2011

The business magazine "BILANZ" in cooperation with Inrate, an independent sustainability rating agency based in Switzerland, rated 20 companies of the Swiss Market Index (SMI) comparing them against 1,800 international companies from the same sector. As a basis for the rating, 100 criteria were defined and the ratings went from -6 to (least) to +6 (best). Adecco reached grade +5 and came in the top 5.

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In October 2011, Adecco S.A. has been named among the top 250 companies on the 2011 NEWSWEEK GREEN RANKINGS®Global list.

Newsweek's Green Rankings cut through the green chatter and compare the actual environmental footprints, management (policies, programs, initiatives, controversies), and reporting practices of big companies. Newsweek teamed up with two leading research organizations, Trucost and Sustainalytics to create the most comprehensive rankings available. Newsweek ran its first Green Rankings two years ago for the first time.

Environmental policy

Although our business of providing HR services is principally considered to be of low ecological impact, we recognise that providing over 750,000 people with work every day does have an effect on the environment.
Therefore, we are committed to environmental responsibility and take steps to reinforce this commitment.

Wherever we are operational, the applicable environmental regulations and laws will be regarded as setting the minimum standards of environmental performance.
Furthermore, we work to minimise the environmental impact of our branches and offices around the world by reducing emissions and waste.
To achieve this we seek to decrease consumption of energy and materials. In particular, this means for our business:

• saving, where practicable, electric and fossil energy used to keep our offices and their infrastructure running
• reducing the amount of paper used and increasing the use of electronic documents
• increasing the proportion of environmentally friendly paper where paper is still needed
• encouraging the re-use and recycling of paper
• encouraging the use and recycling of other recyclable products
• encouraging our Business Units to incorporate environmental considerations into the procurement of goods and services.

These environmental commitments will be reported in the Adecco Group's sustainability reports.