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S TA K E H O L D E R S
COMBINING THE ECONOMIC AND THE SOCIAL
All around the world, Groupe SEB contributes to the economic
and social fabric of the local communities where it operates.
This is particularly true in areas where its plants have existed for
a long time. In the United States, the All-Clad factory at Canonsburg
has worked for the last 10 years with a local community
organization, Life’s Work, which employs people who are mentally
or physically challenged. It gives them the task of recycling
metals and other one-off packaging projects. In 2010, Life’s Work
presented All-Clad with a ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for the
quality and consistency of its support. In France in 2009, the
Rumilly factory helped to create a local employment rehabilitation
enterprise EIDRA, which helps people in difficulty to move back
into regular employment. A large part of the work done by EIDRA
involves packaging Tefal products. In 2010, the Rumilly site
helped EIDRA to perfect its skills in several areas (industrial
organization, production management and training) thanks to the
participation of some 30 Groupe SEB volunteer employees.
TAKING ACTION ON HEALTH & NUTRITION
Being a citizen enterprise also means being concerned with social
issues. As a specialist in meal preparation, and with long years of
research into cooking and nutrition, Groupe SEB has a contribution
to make in the area of nutrition and the reduction of obesity.
As well as developing products that make it easier to cook
healthy and tasty food, the Group participates in many joint
projects with health professionals. Examples in 2010 included a
survey of medical practitioners on the eating habits of the French,
campaigns to raise patient awareness about healthy eating,
sharing of experience with hospital nutritionists, and participation
in symposiums on obesity.
A DOZEN ‘YOUTH AMBASSADORS’
fROM fOREIGN COUNTRIES,
SPONSORED EACH YEAR
BY GROUPE SEB MANAGEMENT
SO THAT UNSOLD PRODUCTS CAN BENEfIT THOSE MOST IN NEED
Jacques-Etienne de T’Serclaes, Founder-President of ‘L’Agence du Don en Nature’
“The Groupe SEB Foundation is a founding partner of ‘L’Agence du Don en Nature’ [the in-kind donation agency] which was
created in 2008. Right from the start, Groupe SEB became involved in our project to collect unsold products from companies,
and have them redistributed to associations helping people in difficulty. These associations place their orders with our warehouse
(which is run by a social integration company) and the products are sent to them for a nominal sum. In two years, we have
distributed more than €5 million worth of new products which have benefited some 350,000 needy people in France.
The Groupe SEB Foundation helped us financially from the start, and is a major donor of household products such as frying
pans, saucepans and vacuum cleaners – more than 85,000 articles in 2010. It is also helping us to expand in the Rhône-Alpes
area by putting us in touch with other associations which it also supports. This is an ideal partnership!”