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HOMAGETOMR.BOUTROSBOUTROS-GHALI
Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali has been one of the original members of the Board of the Carrefour
Foundation for 15 years. It was a great privilege for us to be able to collaborate with him,
bringing his immense understanding of international contexts and his exceptional humanity
to all our discussions. Through the battles he fought while at the United Nations and in the
French-speaking world, Mr. Boutros Boutros-Ghali, will remain a leading witness of our era.
How do you work to promote food solidarity?
Food isat theheart of all of our Foundation’sactions.Westrive
to reduce inequalities, particularly by supporting projects that
offer access toquality foodtoasmanypeopleaspossible,while
remaining attentive to their essential needs. Our actions take
a number of forms, including logistics support for the distri-
bution ofmeals or food products delivery, helping to find jobs
for those who have come fromunemployment schemes and
enterprises, or providing support for social entrepreneurs by
sharing employee competencies fromquality, purchasing or
other departments of the company.
In 2015, over 70 programmes were funded in 15 countries,
thanks to abudget of over €7.7million. Among theseprojects,
wedecided toextendour commitments tokey regional associ-
ations.TheGroup’svariousbannersarethenabletoactasrelay
stations for collecting food and non-food products fromtheir
clients, throughout the year. As part of this process and for the
thirdyearrunning,theCarrefourFoundationorganisedamajor
collection in nearly 2,200 stores worldwide for the benefit of
local FoodBanks.
The Carrefour Foundation also strives to promote a
healthier and more balanced diet that is accessible for
everyone. It also works to promote the well-being and
education of young children.
InChina, for example, we arehelping to set upeight centres by
2017 to receive and educate childrenwhose parents have left
towork in the city.
Everywhere, we are more than ever committed to reducing
waste. Indeed, this commitment underpins many of the
initiatives we support. In France, the equivalent of 92million
meals were therefore distributed, using perfectly edible food
donated by our stores. The action of the Carrefour Foundation
also includes training initiatives, skills-sharing and links to
professional networks. Whether for young people who have
left school withno qualifications, the unemployed or those on
socialintegrationcontracts,ourgoalistoactforsocialinclusion
andprofessionalintegrationforall.Throughourcallsforproject
proposals, some of which cannowbemanaged online, we are
able to identify deserving local initiatives that the Carrefour
Foundationcansupport.
By offering logistics support to those affected by emergency
humanitarian crises, such as natural and industrial disasters,
as well as supportingmigrants and refugees, the Foundation
alsomobilises the financial, human andmaterial resources of
theGroup.Thismeansthatemergencysuppliescanbeontheir
way within hours of a disaster. In 2015, the Foundation also
supported non-profit associations operating in Europe and
theMiddle East to help improve living conditions for refugees
andmigrants.
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