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4. The Group’s contribution to local and societal development

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- REGISTRATION DOCUMENT 2016

This program has a double impact:

gain in the efficacy of measures favoring local economic

development;

positive returns internally in terms of team motivation and

commitment.

Support for the development networks and

local bodies

Vaucluse, Nord-Isère, Savoie, Manche, Grand-Hainaut and the

L’Arbresle and Tarare region.

large number of local networks and participants (large

enterprises, institutional networks, regional communities,

chambers of commerce and industry, etc.). Saint-Gobain is

more particularly present in the following ALIZE systems:

Saint-Gobain Development contributes towards the

economic development through its permanent collaboration

with local participants in the economic development and

more particularly the ALIZE system which brings together a

ENCOURAGING SPONSORSHIP CONNECTED WITH THE GROUP’S

4.2

STRATEGY

local communities. Some initiatives are undertaken centrally;

others stem from the General Delegations, Activities or the

Group’s sites.

€6.3 million

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was invested in 2016 in solidarity actions with

International Corporate Foundation

The Saint-Gobain Initiatives

4.2.1

sponsor solidarity actions in two fields:

Foundation relies on employee commitment. All Group

employees – whether currently employed or retired – can

The Saint-Gobain Initiatives International Corporate

inclusion of young adults in professional life;

preserving the environment.

the construction, improvement or renovation for general

interest purposes of the social habitat, contributing in

particular towards reducing energy consumption and

The projects must be borne by a non-profit organization and

be situated close to a Group site.

support in terms of technical skills or donate materials.

Certain projects provide the opportunity to involve local

selects. In addition, the Saint-Gobain subsidiaries may offer

The Foundation provides financial support for the projects it

employees, who become involved in the association and

participate on a voluntary basis.

The Foundation was formed in 2008. Up to December 31,

2016, its endowment amounted to €1 million per annum.

Over the period 2008-2016:

322 projects were submitted to the Foundation, situated in

59 countries;

commitment by the Foundation of €8.5 million.

136 projects have been supported, representing a

Local societal actions

4.2.2

research, culture or health.

projects, the companies, the Activities and the General

Delegations, in their respective scopes and based on their

local challenges, carry out sponsorship actions in the Group’s

reference markets, but also in fields such as education,

In addition to the Saint-Gobain Initiatives Foundation

brings together employees, customers, suppliers and

members of the local communities around a solidarity action.

Consequently, all the Group’s sites in the UK and in Ireland

participate in the charitable program “Together”, which

Active local foundations

4.2.3

set up foundations to act more closely with the regions.

Certain Saint-Gobain General Delegations or Activities have

The Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation

In North America, the Saint-Gobain Corporation Foundation

operates three programs:

increased by around 50%;

“matching gifts”, enabling personal gifts made by

employees to NGOs or in favor of education to be

requirements;

“community gifts”, whereby each industrial site established

in the USA or in Canada makes a contribution to a local

community; donations and initiatives are left for the

assessment of the sites, based on their priorities and local

communities by building and sustainable renovation.

partnership with YouthBuild, a non-profit association,

makes it possible to help young people in underprivileged

and preservation of the environment; for example, the

“direct grants”, a program providing direct support for

certain non-government organizations for social and

societal development, improvement in energy efficiency

reporting in India to be aligned to a new local context. At equivalent scope, the global figure will be €6.8 million, an increase of 5%.

taken with regard to cultural, educational and general interest sponsorship.The decrease compared to 2015 (-2%) is due to a change in the scope

These figures include the annual endowment of the Saint-Gobain Initiatives International Corporate Foundation (€1 million) as well as the measures

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