Teammates :
rock solid team spirit

Whatever their job, wherever they work, our teammates are part of the same team.

The very essence of what we care about: our teammates! This can be seen by how we manage people, which is very specific to our company. Diversity, equality between women and men, and social integration are major issues within our teams. For us, diversity and a wealth of talent inspire innovation and performance.

Our 5 management pillars

1) LIVE YOUR PASSION, EVERY DAY
We all have the same passion: sport. Whether we are a beginner or an advanced player, sport sets the tempo of our days. We are on the move. We play. There is no time to rest!

2) A PLACE FOR EVERYONE
What is really important to us: a passion for sport, others and taking action. We're interested in personalities, not just qualifications. Desire, commitment, being generous and being genuine make all the difference.

3) TRUST FIRST AND FOREMOST!
Everyone can make an impact within the company. Whatever your job, whatever your position on the ground. Each voice counts! Assignments evolve at the pace of your ambitions and skills. Each teammate is surrounded and supported with their everyday challenges. We strongly believe in team spirit and mutual support!

4) THE RIGHT TO BE BOLD AND GET IT WRONG
We like initiative. We like to spotlight it. And yes, every day there is a new start line. A new opportunity to change the rules of the game. So, we have the right to try, to sometimes get it wrong, and to try again. With one rule that never changes: have fun throughout the game.

5) PLAY AN ACTIVE ROLE IN YOUR PROJECT
We think in terms of initiatives, personalisation and growth. We believe everyone is unique. Each teammate can change its job or assignment, without changing company. And find the job that truly suits them 100%. Everyone can invent their project, their assignment, by always making sport even more accessible to everyone.

Profit sharing

As you may know: DECATHLON is not listed on the stock exchange. The group is owned by a family-based shareholder scheme made up of 3 "colleges": The family of the ex-founding chairman Michel Leclercq, the Mulliez family and the employees.

What does being a shareholder mean ?
Being a shareholder, simply means owning shares, in other words, a part of the company . The term "college" refers to a group of shareholders. And the family-based stock ownership regroups the shareholders of the same family. There you go, you know everything now 😉

In picture : Shareholder event organised in Canada to announce the share value in 2019.

A quick history of the employee stock ownership plan at DECATHLON

To start off with the stock ownership plan was intended for ten or so French DECATHLON managers. Then it expanded, developed and became accessible to all teammates in France. And later on, all over the world.

1987: Michel Leclercq invited teammates to become partners, by becoming shareholders. It's an opportunity for them to invest in their company, to take part in a shared adventure. And to better understand the company's business and financial operation, making them feel more involved, and responsible, while also putting aside some capital.

2001: the employee stock ownership plan is available worldwide. Today, 40 countries are DECATHLON shareholders with close to 60,000 teammates shareholders.

In picture : Michel LECLERCQ explains his intention to open the stock ownership plan to teammates (1993).

Teammate well-being

Cultivating the pleasure of working together

Every year, the DECATHLON Teammates Barometer uses 49 questions to determine how well the company is implementing human fundamentals.

In 2023, 84% of teammates in 64 countries where the company operates answered the survey. If they so wish, countries can add specific questions in order to survey their teams on local issues. This regular survey allows the company to consolidate its knowledge, reliably compare human data (between specific scopes and periods) and to quickly address any problems that may be identified.

Despite difficult economic times and changes involved in implementing the 2023-2026 business project, the results of the survey varied little in 2023. In this year, 89% of teammates say they are happy to come to work each morning and support the company project, their own project and DECATHLON’s purpose (91% in 2022). This result reflects a year in which human fundamentals remained strong and motivating within the company.

The 2023 survey also saw the introduction of 16 questions related to DECATHLON’s new business project, which particularly:
- Give growing importance to the issues of inclusiveness, diversity, well-being (both physical and psychological) and career paths within the group,
- Measure how well teammates understand and contribute to this project, which was 89% in 2023.

The list of questions can be re evaluated each year to ensure they continue to be relevant to DECATHLON’s project.

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Teammates :rock solid team spirit

Teammates :
rock solid team spirit