Global workplace experience and facility management company, ISS, has committed to hiring 1000 refugees across its European operations.

Announced at the Tent Partnership for Refugee’s European Business Summit in Paris, ISS pledged to hire 1000 refugees, including Ukrainian women, across its European business over the next three years.

As part of the commitment, ISS will provide training, upskilling and development opportunities to the refugees.

ISS joins dozen of large employers across Europe, including Amazon, Marriott International and Microsoft, in pledging to provide jobs and training to more than 250,000 refugees in the region over the next three years. This marks the most significant set of business commitments ever made to advance to economic integration of refugees.

Jacob Aarup-Andersen, group CEO of ISS A/S and co-host of the Summit said “Every individual, every company, and every organisation has the power to make a difference. However, with the severe humanitarian crises we are facing, we must collectively accelerate our social efforts to create lasting change for the benefit of people and society.

“ISS has a more than 120-year legacy as a people company, and we have always had a strong drive to make a true difference for people and societies. I strongly believe that by joining forces and unleashing the power of unity, we can ignite a movement that shapes a better future for all.”

Last year, ISS committed to hire 1000 refugees in North America by 2025. It also signed up to Tent’s Sunflower Project, committing to hire, train and mentor Ukrainian refugees in Poland and Spain, as well as entering a new partnership with the ‘All 4 Youth Alliance’, led by Nestle, on a program called HONOUR, aimed at training, skilling and providing job opportunities for young Ukrainian refugees in Poland and Germany.

Tent is a global network of more than 300 companies committed to supporting the economic integration of refugees.

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