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Carrefour Foundation – 2014 annual report –
Since 2012, Carrefour has been
a partner of
Emmaüs Défi
to run its
Solidarity Equipment Bank, devised
to help vulnerable Parisian families
to equip their social housing with new
products at low cost (linen, small and
large domestic appliances, furniture,
bedding, crockery, etc.). Vulnerable
families who are recommended by
the social services meet
Emmaüs Défi
in a model apartment, where they can
choose and purchase, at reduced cost,
new products donated by Carrefour.
As a result of this initiative, over
30,000 products have already been
donated by the company. In addition,
the association’s 130 employees
in job creation schemes and the
40 permanent staff organise the
collection and reconditioning
of all kinds of objects collected
from the public.
940
FAMILIES HAVE ALREADY
BEEN ABLE TO EQUIP THEIR FIRST
HOMES WITH EQUIPMENT SUPPLIED
BY CARREFOUR’S LOGISTICS TEAMS
Since 2007, Carrefour has lent its
support to a programme in Argentina
called “
Tu cambio puede cambiar vidas
”
(Your change can change lives) for the
benefit of UNICEF. The idea is simple:
suggesting that hypermarket
customers round up the cost of their
purchases to the next whole figure at
the cashier. These micro-donations
mean that everyone can give
something. The money that is collected
helps to fund educational projects for
vulnerable children and adolescents,
such as creating schoolrooms for
particularly remote rural communities,
purchasing teaching materials and
equipment, and setting up “virtual
learning” courses run by tutors. Some
of these courses have already started
in Chaco, Jujuy, Salta, Misiones
and Tucuman.
6.7
MILLION PESOS (ABOUT €700,000)
HAVE BEEN COLLECTED FOR UNICEF
SINCE THE INITIATIVE STARTED
OVER
€165
,
000
WERE COLLECTED IN 2014 ALONE
In France, one child in three does not
go on holiday. To help make up for
this, Carrefour employees have
joined forces to support the campaign
for children deprived of holidays.
For the tenth consecutive year,
Carrefour hypermarkets, supermarkets
and Drive online shopping service will
host the “Canned Food Fair” with
additional support from partner
brands
(1)
. The Fair helps to pay for
outings for children from disadvantaged
families who cannot afford to go away.
The stores appeal to the generosity
of clients as they shop and donate
5%of their profits from the sale
of canned foods to
Secours populaire
français
. The “Buy canned foods, offer
children a holiday!” campaign, of which
Carrefour has been a partner since
2006, has already enabled €2.3 million
to be raised (€372,000 in 2014 alone).
(1) Bonduelle, Cassegrain, Géant Vert, Hénaff, Petit Navire,
Raynal et Roquelaure, William Saurin, Zapetti, Saupiquet,
D’Aucy, Connétable, Garbit, St Mamet.
OVER
30
,
000
CHILDREN HAVE BEEN ABLE
TO HAVE UNFORGETTABLE
HOLIDAYS SINCE THE FIRST
CAMPAIGN WAS HELD
EQUIPPINGFAMILIES
REHOUSEDBYLOCAL
AUTHORITIES AT REDUCEDCOST
(France)
MICRO-DONATIONS
FOR
EDUCATION
(Argentina)
SUPPORTING
CHILDREN“DEPRIVED
OFHOLIDAYS”
(France)