Carrefour Foundation - 2017 Annual Report

Food aid goes digital with ifoodbank Thanks to new technologies, logistics and distribution channels are becoming even more efficient, further improving access for all to decent, healthy, high quality food. This is the case in Taiwan, where the Federation of Food Banks was set up on December 30, 2016 with support from the Carrefour Foundation and dedicated local teams. In order to help collect and distribute food products, the Federation has developed a digital platform called “ifoodbank”. With just a few clicks, stores can donate their unsold and surplus food to one of the member associations situated within a radius of a few kilometres. Irma, a devastating hurricane On September 6, 2017, winds of over 270 kph devastated the French islands of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin. The Carrefour Foundation quickly organised emergency aid and validated special funding up to €103,000 to transport and distribute essential supplies (water, food, toiletries and cleaning materials, tents and desalination equipment). In partnership with the Red Cross, Secours populaire and Carrefour stores, several collection campaigns were held with customers. For example, “Donate your small change to help”, made it possible to finance a new mobile health bus for the Saint-Martin branch. Since January 2018, it has been travelling the island, offering medical and social assistance (making rounds, providing preventative care and treatment) for those affected. TAIWAN Federation of a network of 60 partners 15.4 tonnes of food collected during the annual international campaign FRANCE 39 tonnes of emergency essential supplies delivered Over €300,000 collected for Secours populaire français in Carrefour stores Distributing and facilitating access to food for all 2 0 1 7 A N N U A L R E P O R T — 07