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Social responsibility
Action programs
In Brazil, Carrefour has set up a programme called
Parceria que
In France, Carrefour provided 40,000
euros in support to
A table
alimenta
to promote the donation of still-edible products to food
citoyens
for scaling up its
Baluchon
project. Two years after its launch,
banks. 143 Carrefour stores have signed contracts with 34 local food this programme employs 34
people, 20
of them with job integration or
bank branches.
apprenticeship status in food services careers.
Logistics for social responsibility
Since 2011, the Carrefour Foundation has also supported the social
integration project of the Emmaüs Défi association in France, helping
Carrefour’s corporate philanthropy actions are also demonstrated
set up and develop a Solidarity Equipment Bank in Paris. The system
through its logistical support. The Foundation provides refrigerated
involves selling and delivering new home equipment to
vehicles to transport fresh products, as well as cold storage areas to
underprivileged families at low prices. Since it was created,
ensure compliance with the cold chain. Since 1994, Carrefour has
1,485
people have benefitted from the Solidarity Equipment Bank. But
funded the purchase of 281
refrigerated vehicles and 55
cold storage
the process does not stop there; Emmaüs Défi is also a job integration
areas, along with refrigeration chambers and other equipment to
project that hired 187
employees in 187. In addition, 8
immersions
support the work of food aid associations around the world. In 2015,
were organized at different Carrefour sites.
the Foundation funded 12
refrigerated vans and four cold storage
rooms for the French Federation of Food Banks.
Innovation supporting solidarity in food
Key developments
In 2015, Carrefour supported the Taiwanese association Chinese
Christian Relief Association (CCRA), founded in 1998 to provide
By drawing on Carrefour’s retail expertise, the Foundation can act to
high-quality food to those most in need. Its first food parcel
reduce exclusion by working towards food solidarity goals and
distribution center opened its doors in April
2010, and since then 410
supporting socially responsible projects in the general interest.
“1919” distribution centers have been established, covering 22
cities
Food for those in greatest need
in Taiwan. The association provides basic food and hygiene products to
underprivileged
families,
offering
support
and
conducting
Carrefour’s teams have partnered with Food Bank Federations since
twice-monthly home visits in partnership with social services. In 2014,
1994, and in 2015 they worked alongside volunteers on the 3
rd
the Carrefour Foundation funded the purchase of a vehicle and
international food drive, with national food bank federations in
refrigeration equipment worth 44,327
euros. In December
2015, the
10
countries. 1,446
voluntary employees lent a helping hand to
CCRA opened a low-income grocery store in the north, benefitting
volunteers in 2,217 of the brand’s stores: customers, volunteers and
55
families each month. To support this new store, Carrefour Taiwan
Carrefour employees were all called to take part in the drive. The
will provide two volunteers for each partner store, three hours a week,
international collection drive supplemented the daily food donations.
to train them on inventory management, pricing, and health and safety
At the Milan World’s Fair, the Carrefour Foundation supported the rules. When stores are renovated or updated, old equipment from
Italian Food Bank Federation by funding a refrigerated container. This
certain Carrefour stores will be given first to the Association.
allowed nearly 50
tons of food to be collected and redistributed to local
In Romania, Carrefour has been supporting
OvidiuRo
, a pilot program
food aid associations between May and November
2015. On July
6,
to promote social integration for at-risk families. Under the program,
2015, the Food Banks were awarded a “Best Practices in Sustainable
each family receives food vouchers worth 12
euros each month to
Development” prize for this initiative, recognising their action in
encourage parents to send their 3- to 6-year-old children to school
combatting food waste (by donating meals).
every day.
The Romanian government, recognizing the effectiveness of
Food promoting social inclusion
this program, has just allocated 12.3 million euros in 2016 to keep the
Founded in 2002,
Rede Cidadã
works in Brazil to promote jobs for
program running and allow the children who benefit (more than
young people by facilitating relations between government,
110,000
children ages 3 to 6) to attend nursery school.
associations, and private entities. Carrefour has been a strategic In France, Solaal received 3.5
times more agricultural donations in
partner to
Rede Cidadã
since 2012 in three ways: providing funding,
2015 than in 2014, for a total of 5,800
tons of food (98% of it fresh
providing skills, and recruiting. The association’s
Conexão-Varejo
products), which represents 11.6 million meal equivalents. Carrefour
project is designed to promote access to employment in food retailing.
also provides Solaal with access to trucks and its Rheu warehouse.
In 2015, the programme trained 1,358
people (495 of them in retail
Products donated by Breton farmers are brought by Carrefour trucks
professions), and Carrefour trained and hired 86 of its graduates. Some returning from their delivery rounds to the banner’s warehouse to be
classes are run by Carrefour volunteers from the head office, providing redistributed to food aid associations, who already come to pick up
support to the instructors. After contributing 337,411
euros in 2012,
products donated by Carrefour. The system, which was established in
Carrefour has been subsidising the project with grants worth March, has already facilitated the donation of 9
tons of potatoes to
approximately 500,000
euros annually since 2013.
three local food aid associations: the French Red Cross, Secours
populaire français, and the Food Bank.
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