Climate change is unfolding against a backdrop of rising social inequality worldwide, which is qidening disparities between populations and regions in how they experience its impacts. Ever since Crédit Agricole was founded, our mutualist model has embodied the values of inclusion and social cohesion. To enable a just ecological transition, we are deploying a three-pronged social strategy, with a particular focus on the inclusion of younger generations and social mobility.
Contribution to SDGs:
Our social strategy is composd of 3 pillars:
- Offering an inclusive range of products and services to all our customers
- Helping to revitalise fragile local areas and reduce social inequalities
- Acting as a responsible employer : lien vers la page « Responsible employer »
The Crédit Agricole foundations
The Group relies in particular on its foundations to support local communities in France and abroad. The four national and 35 local foundations and endowment funds within the Regional Banks pursue several objectives to strengthen social cohesion:
Supporting heritage preservation: as a privileged partner of local authorities, the Fondation Crédit Agricole - Pays de France supports projects for the preservation and enhancement of cultural heritage carried out by local players, associations and the public sector to contribute to the socio-economic development and attractiveness of local areas;
Promoting social integration: the Fondation Crédit Agricole Solidarité et Développement carries out large-scale initiatives to promote social, economic and professional integration;
Promoting the sustainable development of agriculture worldwide: the Fondation Pour l'Agriculture et la Ruralité works to help identify solutions and speed up their implementation, in order to strengthen the resilience of rural areas and agriculture;
Fighting international poverty through microfinance: with the Fondation Grameen , Crédit Agricole has been contributing to the fight against poverty and inequality by promoting financial inclusion and social entrepreneurship since 2008.