According to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, better known as UNESCO, art is essential for the full development of the individual. Arts education promotes the development of skills, values and behaviors with competencies such as creativity, collaboration and imaginative problem solving. These in turn lead to greater resiliency, an increased appreciation of cultural diversity and freedom of expression, and development of innovation and critical thinking skills.

Similarly, a literature review by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) in the United States covering the literature published between 2000 and 2015 found that children who were exposed to various forms of arts such as singing, music, dance and visual arts multiple times a week appeared to develop more advanced and sophisticated social skills.

The International Child Art Foundation stated that the skill of thinking creatively that is developed as a result of children being exposed to arts and crafts, enabled them to develop more original and innovative thoughts, which are deemed to be key attributes for individual success and social prosperity.

We should do our part and encourage them to spend more time practising different forms of art as an activity that they can either perform by themselves, with schoolmates and friends, or one that can also bring different generations together at home or within the community.

Goupil & Cie, as a corporate citizen committed to make a tangible impact in the community, has engaged a global initiative to provide children in orphanages and hospitals with high quality art and craft tools to help them to express their creativity and foster unity.

We can equip children with these life-long assets from an early stage. Our role at Goupil & Cie is to contribute to the improvement of well-being for all children by creating expression opportunities that can help children with broader developmental trajectories.

Gender parity has always been part of Goupil & Cie’s corporate culture and commitment to women. Goupil & Cie has addressed organizational barriers of under representation and taken proactive steps to develop a culture of equality and inclusion notably to contribute to improve the environment for women globally.

At Goupil & Cie, gender equality has always been a reality rather than an aspiration or objective. Today, Goupil & Cie includes a majority of women at all levels of our organization. We have concretely taken actions to fulfill our ambition and original goals in order to achieve our current results and organizational structure.

Advancing women as executives and leaders stands for our corporate culture modernity and is part of our DNA. We believe that strong examples participate in raising a broader motion and setting up long-term structural social changes.

Our policies and practices converge to encourage women’s strengths and support their career development since implementing a sustainable corporate culture requires more than words. Goupil & Cie keeps committing to its core values every day and is proud to empower women in the workplace today and for the next generation ahead.

Developing an inclusive and diverse culture has been a major responsibility engagement of Goupil & Cie vis a vis the community as a whole. We believe that supporting a culture of inclusiveness and diversity contributes to the progress of the corporate sphere and of our society at large.

Goupil & Cie has taken initiatives and measures to promote and sustain our corporate commitments at all levels of our organization. The implementation of such a culture only takes mean and shape with sincerity and consistency within our company and interactions with external environments.

As with any core aspect of corporate culture, diversity and inclusiveness are to be encouraged, advocated and advanced at the leadership level with the greatest level of honesty and ethics. At Goupil & Cie, we also acknowledge that a diverse, inclusive and healthy culture and environment is a work in progress.

We consequently continuously support dedicated actions towards our objectives by extending and cultivating our values and principles throughout the organization and strive for a more tolerant and healthier global workplace.