Natixis Foundation’s raison d’être

We aim for the Natixis Foundation to become the enabler for Natixis employees’ commitment to the transition towards a more sustainable and inclusive world.

The Natixis Foundation seeks to take Natixis staff’s commitment a step further by getting involved in general interest and impactful initiatives that both protect the environment and contribute to solidarity, in France and in the rest of the world.

Creation of the Natixis Foundation

The Natixis Foundation was officially established on December 1^st, 2020.

The Natixis Foundation pursues philanthropic initiatives combining both environmental and solidarity-based goals. It embodies our people’s longstanding tradition of engagement in community initiatives in France and worldwide, as well as the environmental dimension that is central to Groupe BPCE’s international businesses.

The Natixis Foundation supports both the environment and solidarity and has set out three priority areas for action i.e. workplace integration for young people and education, the circular economy and the protection of biodiversity and natural heritage.

The Natixis Foundation strives to select and support regional actions and projects around the world, with the support of our committed staff. Its work offers our people an opportunity to support society and contribute to innovative general interest initiatives with a strong social impact.

Since its creation, the Natixis Foundation has launched more than 40 projects worldwide, with over 1,500 employees from Natixis Investment Managers and Natixis Corporate & Investment Banking getting involved. The foundation’s partners actions have:

• supported more than 140,000 beneficiaries, including many young people and students,
• raised awareness among over 75,000 people about environmental protection,
• saved from waste and distributed 506 tons of food,
• collected and recycled 127 tons of materials,
• cultivated 65 kilometers of vegetation, and planted nearly 21,000 trees.

Thanks to the support of the foundation’s partners, an active contribution is being made to the achievement of 9 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among the 17 established by the United Nations.

Download the actions report 2020-2024 « Acting and Mobilizing for Sustainable Transitions» of the Natixis Foundation.

Discover the foundation’s 2022 achievements in our video (below).

A co-construction approach

The Natixis Foundation is growing thanks to our staff’s commitment to building a sustainable and solidarity-driven world, across all our geographical locations.

Our people can also get involved in volunteer initiatives by taking part in actions by the Natixis Foundation’s partners.

This co-construction approach allows the Natixis Foundation to support:

• the professional integration of young people combined with raising awareness about environmental protection through a project with the association Unis-Cité, called the «Ecovolonterre», a project with the association Sport dans la Ville called «Young Talents», a project with the association Pour Un Sourire d’Enfant called «Eco-Shool», a project with the association Télémaque, one “Promotion de l’Excellence” with the association les Entretiens de l’Excellence and a project with Make.org Foundation;
• the circular economy: support aid to people in need by combating food waste, in partnership with the associations Linkee, Banco Alimentare Lombardy and Refood Bonfim, as well as helping people in vocational reintegration through the renovation of toys, in partnership with the association Rejoué and through the sewing activity, in partnership with the association La Chiffo;
• the protection of biodiversity and natural heritage : support the improvement of the quality of biodiversity, in rural and mountain areas respectively, in partnership with the Terre de Liens Foundation, with the organization Des Enfants et des Arbres and with the associations Appalachian Mountain club. It also wanted to support the study of the evolution of plastic pollution in the oceans coupled with raising awareness of the young public with the association Expedition 7th Continent.
• the people affected by humanitarian crises thanks to a partnership with la Croix-Rouge française;
• numerous local organizations presented by Natixis staff for its annual call for projects, such as Parti Poétique which fights against social and cultural inequalities and food insecurity, Un Petit Bagage d’Amour which acts to improve the living conditions for mothers in precarious situations, while promoting an ecological and supportive approach, the organization World Cleanup Day France, the organization Môm’Artre, the organization Secours Populaire français, the organization Protection Civile Paris Seine, and many more.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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• Cécile Turbelin, General Delegate, Natixis Foundation
• Anne-Sophie Quinche, Assistant and project manager
• Yatzary Pineda, Apprentice

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