People facing barriers to employment
Our mission at Vebego has always gone beyond simply providing services. It is also about providing meaningful work and improving people’s quality of life. We believe that work does more than provide people with a living. It also allows them to be a productive member of society.
Based on this, Vebego aims to set a strategic objective to provide job opportunities for people facing barriers to employment. Barriers can take many forms: physical, mental, medical and social. And the way we create opportunities for these individuals varies widely across countries and contexts. Due to varying interpretations and legislation across these countries, we have had to rethink our approach.
In 2026, as part of the strategic driver Building Bridges we will have all eight core companies draw up a plan on how to increase opportunities for people facing barriers to employment. Including the definition of target groups, legislative conditions, labour market situation and concrete objectives. After that we will define and monitor the local and group targets. In 2030, a substantial part of our total workforce should consist of employees who have experienced obstacles to entering or remaining in the labour market.
In 2025, we signed an agreement with Tent Netherlands, a coalition of over 40 companies helping refugees to prepare for and enter the labour market. And with Dutch social security institutions UWV and WSP Gemeenten to create 200 jobs for people with barriers to employment.
UN Global Compact
Vebego Facility Services joined the United Nations Global Compact in 2025. The UN Global Compact is the world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative. It is a voluntary pact that encourages companies worldwide to adopt responsible and sustainable business practices and to report their progress. By joining the UN Global Compact, we commit to aligning our strategy and operations with the ten universal principles in the areas of human rights, labour standards, environmental protection and anti-corruption. The initiative brings together businesses, UN agencies, labour organisations and civil society to advance broader UN goals, including the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by fostering responsible corporate citizenship and encouraging collective action for a more inclusive and sustainable global economy.