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CORPORATE PHILANTHROPY, A NETWORK OF GLOBAL INITIATIVES

Renault and its subsidiaries are involved in a wide range of corporate philanthropy initiatives worldwide. Areas of focus include education and training, humanitarian aid and road safety.

A total €8 million was devoted to this action in 2007.

Education and formation: varied initiatives  

The Renault Foundation

The Renault Foundation trains foreign students from prestigious universities in other countries. It aims to teach them to be at ease in a multicultural environment.

  

The Valued Citizens program

Renault is the main partner in this initiative, which was set up to teach South African children to be responsible citizens.

  

Women for Education

Cette action, initiée par le Women’s Forum et le magazine Elle, a pour but de promouvoir l’éducation des jeunes filles et la formation des femmes.

 

Humanitarian aid: the work of Renault Retail Group 

The Renault Retail Group Fund

 

Since its founding in 2003, the social and humanitarian aid fund of Renault Retail Group (RRG), the Renault group’s European distribution subsidiary, has financed more than 50 projects led by not-for-profit organizations (NGOs, associations, etc.).

 

Most of the initiatives were humanitarian projects conducted primarily in France and in the countries of Africa and Asia.

 

Humanitarian projects in 2008

 

In 2008, RRG focused on:

  • emergency aid: 50 tonnes of cereals sent to northern Mali and supplies provided for the canteen of a Malian orphanage for six months with Planète Urgence;
  • health aid: a continuous supply of pharmaceutical products for the dispensary set up by RRG in Senegal;
  • sponsorship of ten business creation projects by young people in difficulty, with the ADIE (a French association set up to help the socially excluded create their own business through microcredit);
  • Enfants de l’Ovale with Philippe Sella, a French rugby player;
  • health missions: in Madagascar with Médecins de l’Océan Indien, in Togo with EVADEH (a humanitarian student association) and in Mauritania with Santé Sud.

 

Humanitarian service leave

 

RRG allows employees to take “humanitarian service leave” in Africa through the organization Planète Urgence. The company finances the humanitarian work of employees who wish to use their skills to help local communities. Since 2004, 18 RRG employees have run training sessions in Mali (16 in the field of mechanics and two in office automation).

Examples of initiatives conducted by Renault in other countries  

Alongside initiatives to educate young people on road safety wherever it is present, Renault is conducting a wide range of actions to support local communities and causes.

 

Half of the funds invested by Renault in corporate philanthropy are allocated to initiatives chosen by the subsidiaries. Their intimate knowledge of local issues means that the funds are always used appropriately.

 

A few examples

 

  • In India, major donations have been made to contribute to building houses, hospitals, a police station and a fire station in the region of Chennai.

 

  • In South Korea, a number of projects of many types have been put in place, for example to help sick children and disabled or elderly people, mainly in the Busan region. The “Arts for children” program, for example, provides art lessons for underprivileged children. Renault has also set up a voluntary program through which employees can help to clean up the beach in the region of Tae-an following an oil slick.

 

  • In Belgium, vehicles are placed at the disposal of UNICEF.

 

  • In Spain, a large number of vehicles are loaned or given to hospitals, training centres and humanitarian or cultural associations.

 

  • In Poland,  Renault is supporting the Foundation “Free your dreams”. The aim is to assist and support underprivileged or sick children and teenagers. This support promotes health protection and lets the young people continue their studies and give free rein to their artistic or sporting talents.

 

  • In Argentina, the Renault Foundation Argentina has supported a number of programs in the field of humanitarian aid, education, health, road safety and the environment over the past 50 years. For example, a donation was made to the Conin Chaco foundation to finance the construction of a centre to prevent infant malnutrition in the city of Barranqueras.

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