• A nutritionist comes to the company to give guidance to employees, • Growth and metabolism, • A lecture about health is given to all employees. • Immunity, allergy and infections, • Diet and behavior. Mérieux NutriSmiles Photo Contest A Global Photo Contest was launched in 2017 in which employees could participate to illustrate our Sport dans la Ville - France values at work and the benefits of working with us. Other initiatives are organized to aid underprivileged children, in particular through continued support to the French organization “Sport dans la Ville”, which helps young people from disadvantaged neighborhoods discover sports as a means of social and professional integration. As part of this association, young people from the association got the opportunity to do an internship in one of Mérieux NutriSciences premises. Interview with Iliès Nyanford, Student in Communication HEALTH & SAFETY INITIATIVES Iliès got the opportunity to do an internship in the Communication department of Mérieux NutriSciences in Chicago during summer 2018. Global Health, Safety & Environment Passport for new employees When did you join Sport dans la Ville and what do you do As part of a global initiative to welcome and inform new employees, a number of integration programs in this association? have been created. Among the various programs, the “HSE passport” stands out as it includes CSR I joined the association three years ago. The first year was topics such as : an observation year during which I discovered the actions obligations of employer and employees, carried out by Sport dans la Ville. They gave me the • opportunity to obtain a youth work certificate (BAFA). • what to do in case of non-compliance, safety guidelines for employees, During the second year, I participated in a program • which objective was to help young people improve • safety guidelines for visitors, audits and controls. their oral expression exercising as a sportscaster. In this • This has been made available to all employees around the globe. context, I had the chance to go to Paris and meet with communication professionals who helped me a lot defining my work project. PATRONAGE ACTIVITIES And this year, I took part in the United Kingdom project which helps us finding a work experience abroad. This is As a corporate citizen, we support projects related to our field of expertise and mission to improve how I got in touch with Mérieux NutriSciences and was public health as well as projects in the communities where our sites and operations are located, where offered an internship in Chicago, IL, USA which is very we contribute to cultural and social philanthropy actions. exciting. Better Foods for Better Health Symposium What did the relationship between Mérieux NutriSciences and Sport dans la Ville bring you? So far, being in contact with employees from big companies like Mérieux Mérieux NutriSciences supports the Better Foods for Better Health symposium, organized by the NutriSciences brought me a lot. They shared with me their experience, their Fondation Mérieux, which aims to continue knowledge-based debate and discussion to identify novel knowledge of the company and more generally of the working life. As an example, I got help to approaches and solutions to the complex issue of nutrition. prepare some job interviews, which is very stressful for students like me. Among the employees I The “Better Foods for Better Health” series of symposiums is dedicated to sharing the latest scientific have met, I saw that they really want to share and this is very important for us, as students who are developments in nutrition in both developed and developing countries. Valuable insight from industry starting our professional life, we really need it. Having worked with Mérieux NutriSciences is, and is provided, placing the consumer at the center of the dialogue between scientific evidence and public will be, a unique human experience. policy makers. The best is yet to come. What do you expect from your internship in Chicago ? In 2018, over 100 global experts from academia, international organizations, NGOs, regulatory Yes, I am very excited to start this internship. I believe this will bring me a real experience from the authorities and industry met at Les Pensières, the Fondation Mérieux Conference Center, for the 6th field. I am studying at the university and the opportunities of internships are scarce. edition of the “Better Foods for Better Health” forum. I will join the communication team so I think I will learn a lot in this domain. It will also allow me to During this year’s symposium “Childhood nutrition: building a healthy life ”, participants looked at improve my English skills by talking directly with native speakers and to feel more comfortable when infant and childhood nutrition, as well as the challenges and unmet needs in both low- and middle- speaking English. And last but not least, it is a unique chance for me to discover the American culture! income countries and industrialized countries. Three themes were discussed: 28 29