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- Sustainable development and environmental considerations: Crédit Agricole S.A.'s commitments
- Cultural philanthropy: a deeply rooted tradition at Crédit Agricole
- Aid to developing countries: a long-term commitment
- Solidarity is central to our mutualist values
- Supporting education
- Encouraging staff involvement
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18.01.12
“Say yes to recycled paper” with WWF, a must-see exhibition
To understand the issues affecting paper consumption, an exhibition entitled “Say yes t... (+) -
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Crédit Agricole’s corporate social commitment with respect to carbon offset.
The approach allows Crédit Agricole to offset its irreducible CO2 emissions by supporti... (+)
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Encouraging staff involvement
Crédit Agricole encourages staff involvement in social causes and has opted to support its employees' efforts to help society. We support charitable, environmental and cultural initiatives, in France and internationally, by donating money, employee time, premises and through volunteer work and subsidies.
Courte Echelle: leveraging our commitment to society
In March 2008, Crédit Agricole launched Courte Echelle, a programme that is consistent with its mutualist values. Its goal is to encourage and help develop employee initiatives to volunteer for the common good and for charitable, environmental, educational or cultural causes outside the workplace.
Initiatives supported:
- Solidarity: nearly 60% of projects
- Healthcare: nearly 30% of projects
- Cultural programmes: nearly 10% of projects
Water for the Sahel: Crédit Agricole staff rally to support causes
Water for the Sahel, an association created by a group or Crédit Agricole employees in 1992, provides assistance to 200 villages in four countries in the Sahel region: Senegal, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso.
Its mission is to develop access to drinking water and sanitation services while promoting rural development.
Substantial support
• Over 250 donors within the Group for total donations of €40,000 per year
• Funds collected: €712,000
• Nearly 45% of the association's funds come from donations from Group employees
Sylvain: helping people afflicted with neurological diseases
Sylvain, a charitable organisation created on the initiative of Crédit Agricole employees, helps people who have become disabled from degeneration due from Charcot's disease. Over the past 10 years, more than 70 employees have volunteered to provide moral and financial support to Charcot's syndrome sufferers and their families.
Significant staff involvement
- Over 60 patients supported over 10 years
- 70 Crédit Agricole employees are contributing members
- One benefit concert every year to help the association, which is run by employees