Press Release | 10 December 2019

Orange reveals its co-created purpose

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Stéphane Richard, Chairman and CEO of the Orange Group, today presented Orange’s “purpose” (raison d’être).

 

A large-scale co-construction process

Orange's purpose was co-developed with the support of all its employees in order to express the Group's collective vision in France and around the world. Orange also sought out contributions from all its internal and external stakeholders, including employee representatives, Board members, NGOs, think-tanks, customers, authorities, subcontractors and investors.

This methodology would not have been possible without the considerable involvement of the Group’s employees, who contributed through a two-part process:

  • Firstly, by responding to a question on the role that Orange plays in society as a whole. This question was put to employees in June 2019 by Stéphane Richard via Twitter and prompted more than 15,000 interactions and proposals in one month;
  • Secondly, a consultation was held with employees to jointly put-together the Group’s purpose. As a result, over 130,000 votes and 2,300 contributions were compiled through the multilingual mobile application, Toguna. This allowed for a large-scale sourcing of information enabling the consultancy Wemean to develop a common thread.

Orange has always upheld a strong philosophy to put people before technology, promoting a committed and accountable business model before its employees, customers and society as a whole. The Group’s #HumanInside philosophy is the foundation of this approach.

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About Orange

Orange is one of the world’s leading telecommunications operators with revenues of 40.3 billion euros in 2024 and 124,600 employees worldwide at 30 June 2025, including 68,700 employees in France. The Group has a total customer base of 300 million customers worldwide at 30 June 2025, including 262 million mobile customers and 22 million fixed broadband customers. These figures account for the deconsolidation of certain activities in Spain following the creation of MASORANGE. The Group is present in 26 countries (including non-consolidated countries).
Orange is also a leading provider of global IT and telecommunication services to multinational companies under the brand Orange Business. In February 2023, the Group presented its strategic plan "lead the Future", built on a new business model and guided by responsibility and efficiency. "Lead the Future" capitalizes on network excellence to reinforce Orange's leadership in service quality.

Orange is listed on Euronext Paris (symbol ORA).
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