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Solidarity
through food
Thanks to its foundation and its
representatives in different countries,
Carrefour coordinates and supports solidarity
programmes that help people in difficulty.
Donations and food collection campaigns,
healthy-diet rehabilitation programmes,
emergency aid, and more: the solidarity
actions that Carrefour and its employees
perform on a daily basis contribute to fighting
against food poverty at local, national and
international levels.
12 lorries
with refrigeration equipment
and 4 cold-storage rooms financed
by the Carrefour Foundation in 2015 for
the French Federation of Food Banks
Createdin2000,theCarrefourFoundation’spurposeistoactivelyparticipate
in programmes connected to food in order to help those in difficult or
emergency situations. As a cornerstone of this organisation, the Carrefour
Foundation, along with sponsorship associations and the store teams in
variouscountries,supportssolidarityprogrammesinthecountriesinwhich
Carrefour operates, as well as in some countries in which its suppliers are
located. In2015,more than70programmes in15countrieswere financed
by the Carrefour Foundation, thanks to an endowment of more than
€7.7million.
Supporting the neediest
Through partnerships establishedwith local food-assistance organisations
– Food Banks,
Secours populaire français, Restos du Cœur
, social grocery
stores, etc. – Carrefour’s warehouse and store teams provide daily coordi-
nationforthedonationofproductstakenoutofsale:fruits,vegetables,fresh
products, grocery items, and more. In 2015, the donations made by
Carrefourtofood-assistanceassociationsequalled100.5millionmeals.
Added to that, the Group’s various banners organised customer-donated
food and non-food itemcollections throughout the year: school supplies at
the start of the school year, games and toys during the holiday season, food
collections for
Restos du Cœur
, andmore. And for the third year in a row,
Carrefour organised a large international food collection campaign inmore
than2,200storestobenefitlocalFoodBankfederationsin10countries.
Carrefour’s corporate philanthropy is also well established in the area of
logistics. The foundation provides associations with refrigerated vehicles to
transport fresh products, as well as cold-storage areas to facilitate storage.
Since 1994, Carrefour has financed the acquisition of 281 refrigerated
vehicles and 55 cold rooms, along with refrigerated cabinets and other
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