Ubisoft lays out anti-harassment plan; quarterly sales jump

Ubisoft said that a confidential third-party ‘listening and alert’ platform has been put in place for employees to anonymously report inappropriate behaviour. — AFP

Ubisoft Entertainment SA, the French video-gamemaker, laid out several steps it’s taking to address a sexual-harassment controversy at the company.

Since late June, Ubisoft has faced dozens of accusations of sexual misconduct and abuse. Over the past few weeks, the company has promised to take action and several top executives have resigned. Bloomberg Businessweek reported that Ubisoft’s management and personnel departments had been aware of these allegations for years, according to interviews with more than three dozen current and former employees. On a call to discuss earnings on July 22, an analyst asked how much Chief Executive Officer Yves Guillemot had known about the incidents before they were reported.