2005 ANNUAL REPORT - Renault

Sustainable development
Each year, 1.2 million people die and 50 million more
are injured in road accidents around the world. Renault
takes a holistic approach to safety that aims to protect
drivers and passengers of all ages in any seat in the vehicle,
but also pedestrians, bearing in mind every stage
in accidents. Renault’s onboard safety equipment
and systems are designed to:
• Prevent accidents, alerting the driver and passengers
to risks and promoting safe driving. Many models
include a tire pressure monitoring system and a speed
limiter.
• Correct driver errors to avoid accidents with driving
assistance devices such as ABS and Emergency
Brake Assist functions.
• Protect passengers if an accident does occur.
Renault was the first to offer load limiters, and is now
the only manufacturer to line up eight models with top
five-star ratings in the Euro NCAP crash tests.
Because human error is the cause of most accidents,
Renault also takes the initiative in raising awareness
among future drivers. Renault’s "Safety for All" program,
which has already involved 7 million children and teenagers
in 19 countries, is the most extensive road safety
operation for young people offered by any vehicle
manufacturer.
Messages in posters
for Renault's
"Safety for All"
program reflect new
awareness among
young people.
Benefiting society at large
The Renault Foundation promotes French and European culture, enabling foreign students, especially from
Japan, to study in Paris and obtain advanced diplomas in France. In 2005, the Foundation made an active
contribution to the launch of a post-graduate program in Transportation and Sustainable Development
offered by Paris Tech, an association of 10 top engineering schools, and Ecole des Mines. Renault also
helps unskilled young people get training, offering internships followed by a contract of employment
providing for alternate periods of work and study. In South Africa, the Group is a partner of the Valued
Citizens program to promote education, mutual respect and a sense of responsibility to prevent violence.
Turning to sponsorship, in 2005 Renault contributed to a number of humanitarian organizations
and in February 2005 raised e1 million for the victims of the tsunami in Asia, following this up at year end
with a review of the work of beneficiary organizations:
• Care France, an NGO, helped revive fishing in Sri Lanka;
• UNICEF distributed funds for the reconstruction of 17 schools in Sri Lanka;
• The Red Cross dedicated the funds received to reconstruction of housing in the Maldives.
With the agreement of unions, Renault’s distribution outfit REAGROUP France deducts 2% of the profits
normally distributed to employees and makes a matching contribution to a humanitarian fund that provided
support for a multitude of micro-projects in 2005.
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