Speakers - Ashoka

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Geopost
GeoPost, subsidiary of La Poste Group, consolidates the Express service subsidiaries of the
Group and is a major player in express services in Europe, as shown by its top ranking road
transport network, DPD. GeoPost, via its subsidiaries in France - Chronopost and Exapaq
- and abroad, mainly DPD, operates in over 230 countries on behalf of over 300,000 customers
worldwide and is n°1 in France and n°2 at European level on the express parcel market
with a consolidated turnover fi gure of 3.440M€ billion euros in 2010. Entrepreneurship
values are part of GeoPost Group’s DNA and are now supported by its “Responsibility”
programme. Thus, the commitment to Ashoka’s mission is the opportunity for GeoPost to
demonstrate consistency between its own corporate values and those of the social entrepreneurship
developed by Ashoka.
Swift / Innotribe
SWIFT is a member-owned cooperative that provides the communications platform, products
and services that allow more than 9000 fi nancial institutions around the world to
connect and exchange fi nancial information securely and reliably. Under the label of Innotribe,
SWIFT acts as a catalyst to engage the fi nancial community in open innovation, creating
and nurturing new ideas. SWIFT’s CSR vision is to stimulate an industry wide effort
to support sustainable and responsible economy. For this reason we sponsor Ashoka and
the Changemakers’ week, where we will launch a dialogue with social entrepreneurs, angel
investors, banks and other infl uencers on how to create “Banks for better world”.
Total
As a major energy player, Total is willing to contribute to the access to energy of low-income
populations in Northern and Southern countries according to 4 key axes: photovoltaic solar
energy, bio-fuels, valorization of associated gas and fi ght against fuel poverty.
In Europe, an estimated 50-125m people are “energy vulnerable” and spend more than 10%
of their budget in heating and mobility expenses. Total is concerned by this issue for several
reasons: as a fuel provider, an energy supplier, a housing actor and a producer of components
for thermal insulation. With this in mind, Total is willing to promote fi nancially accessible
business models combining multi-energy offers and adapted distribution channels for energy
vulnerable people.