Sustainablility and social responsibility
The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum is determined to play its part in shaping a responsible, inclusive and sustainable future. We constantly review our practices in line with evolving social, cultural and environmental issues and priorities. The various awards and certifications we have received in recent years underscore that unwavering commitment as well as our goal of serving as a hub for the local community.
The Museum has been awarded the “Level II – engaged” label by Swisstainable, the body behind a sustainability certification programme for the entire Swiss travel and tourism industry. Companies and organizations at this level are committed to sustainable business management and to tracking their efforts in this area, and they are recognized as having made a genuine contribution to the development of Switzerland as a sustainable travel destination.
The “1+ pour tous” label is awarded by the Canton of Geneva to local businesses and public bodies that hire, on permanent contracts, one or more registered jobseekers living in the canton rather than offering these same positions to other applicants with similar skills and qualifications.
The Swiss LGBTI Label is awarded to organizations that holistically and systematically about open, inclusive and diversity-friendly practices, with a particular focus on the inclusion of people who differ from the majority of the population in terms of sexual orientation, gender identity or physical sex characteristics.
Equal pay for equal work is an essential component of workplace gender equality. With this aim in mind, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum has used the Swiss federal government’s Logib tool to develop a fair, gender-neutral pay system that offers clarity and consistency.
The Kenneth Hudson Award for Institutional Courage and Professional Integrity is given by the European Museum Forum board to celebrate courageous, at times controversial, museum practices that challenge and expand common perceptions of the role and responsibilities of museums in society.
The Passerelle culturelle programme is designed for young people aged 16 to 20 with an interest in culture and specific skills that do not allow them to follow a standard career path. Thanks to a tailor-made 3-year course, they will be able to join public or private cultural organisations in order to discover their interests and develop a professional project in the field of culture and the arts (photography, music, printmaking, painting, theatre, nature, history).
For the past 20 years, Syni has been helping professionals looking for work to complete training and qualification assignments in the international cooperation sector. The aim of a Federal Temporary Employment Programme (PETF) via Syni is to increase a person's employability by first defining individual objectives and then looking for a position within a partner host institution enabling you to achieve them.