THE ALSTOM FOUNDATION
FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
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HENRI POUPART-LAFARGE President of the Alstom Foundation Alstom Chairman and CEO
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“ As a responsible company, Alstom created its foundation in order to improve living standards of communities located close to where it has a presence around the world. The Alstom Foundation supports projects that meet needs identified by Alstom’s local employees. All these projects are focused
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on raising living standards within local communities and all of them have a sustainability dimension. The Alstom Foundation promotes economic development and social progress on a local scale – usually in the vicinity
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LOCAL COMMUNITIES of Alstom’s operating locations. Since 2007, the Alstom Foundation and Alstom employees have been working in solidarity with local organisations and institutions to carry the projects that contribute to improving day-to-day
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life in local communities. To date, around 100 projects have been successfully completed. The Alstom Foundation typically maintains about 25 active projects and adds around 15 new projects each year. I take this opportunity to express my sincere thanks to all the partners and Alstom employees who have helped these projects to become reality. ”
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THE ALSTOM FOUNDATION IS A VITAL PI L LAR OF ALSTOM’S CORPORATE CITIZENSH I P COMM ITMENT, A M EANS OF CONTRI BUTI NG SUSTAI NABLY TO COMMU N ITI ES I N NEED.
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THE ALSTOM FOUNDATION WORKS CLOSELY WITH ITS PARTNERS TO ENSURE THAT THE TARGET COMMUNITIES MAY TAKE FULL BENEFIT FROM THE PROJECTS IT IS FUNDING.
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A COMMITMENT TOWARDS LOCAL COMMUNITIES
BARRY HOWE, SECRETARY GENERAL OF THE ALSTOM FOUNDATION
Established in November 2007, the Alstom Foundation supports and funds projects which serve to improve living conditions in communities located near to Alstom’s facilities and projects sites
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PROJECTS SUPPORTED TO DATE
around the world. The projects are conceived,
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presented and supported by Alstom employees
CONTINENTS
who team with local partners and look to the Alstom Foundation to make a positive impact
1 MILLION € /YEAR
on their local environment. These initiatives focus primarily on social and economic development whilst taking into account the protection of the environment.
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GOVERNANCE TH E ALSTOM FOUN DATION IS H EADED BY A BOARD OF DI RECTORS, WH ICH SETS TH E STRATEG IC TARGETS OF THE FOU N DATION AN D SEL ECTS TH E PROJECTS TO BE FU NDED.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS - President of the Alstom Foundation - 1 Alstom’s employee representative - 3 external board members - 4 internal board members
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE - President - Secretary General - Deputy Secretary - Treasurer
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HE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS WORK ON A VOLUNTARY BASIS AND DO NOT RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION
FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT. The external members are each recognised experts in one or more fields relevant to the Alstom Foundation. The Executive Committee’s role is to make sure that projects are properly executed and in compliance with the contract terms. The Executive Committee also decides on emergency aid donations. The Alstom Foundation has appointed a statutory auditor and an alternative auditor to ensure the probity of its financial statements and report to the Board of Directors.
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ORGAN ISATION THE ALSTOM FOUNDATION SU PPORTS PROJECTS PUT FORWARD BY ALSTOM EMPLOYEES WORKI NG HAND I N HAND WITH LOCAL ASSOCIATIONS, NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGAN ISATIONS, OR OTHER TYPES OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGAN ISATION. SELECTION CRITERIA For selection by the Board of Directors,
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a project must: Align with one or more of the four categories Be beneficial to the general interest Be located in a country in which Alstom has a physical presence
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Be measurable in terms of its outcome and impact on the communities concerned
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Be realistic and feasible within the budget and deadlines Involve local stakeholders and local team/management ACCESS TO MOBILITY ~
Be in line with Alstom Foundation’s Ethics Charter
PROJECT PROCESS April
End September
December
Project duration
DEFINITION
SUBMISSION
SELECTION
IMPLEMENTATION
Definition of the project with
Preparation of the project file
Selection by the Board of
Review of the achievements
partners and stakeholders
and submission to the Alstom
the projects to be funded. Elaboration
and challenges of the
and verification of adherence
Foundation by the end
and signature of the contract between
project. Verification of
to Alstom Foundation
of September.
the Alstom Foundation and the partner
achievement of milestones
with a detailed objectives, budget plan
and overall project
and timeline.
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guidelines.
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LOCATION
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COUNTRIES
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PROJECTS AROUND
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PARTNERS
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PROJECTS The Alstom Foundation project list is very varied, ranging from economic development initiatives, such as the provision of small scale renewable power plants, the organisation of waste recovery and eco-tourism support, to campaigns aimed at raising awareness of environmental issues.
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INDIAI KARNATAKAI THERE ARE MANY DI FFERENT FACETS TO ECONOM IC AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, AMONGST WH ICH ARE: CREATION OF SUSTAI NABL E I NDUSTRI ES AND JOBS, TRAI N I NG AN D SKI L LS DEVELOPMENT, H EALTH AND HYG I EN E
Skill development for a better life PARTNER: Pankh Handicrafts • Imparting handicraft skills to a target group of women in a rural area, thereby securing for them a source of future income • Procuring and installing machinery for the training to enable these women to manufacture products/goods
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WOMEN
trained (1st batch)
I MPROVEMENT, APPROPRIATE WASTE MANAGEM ENT OR
ENCOURAGE ACCESS TO HEALTHY FOOD SOU RCES. THE ALSTOM FOUN DATION SUPPORTS I N ITIATIVES I N AL L THESE AREAS WH I LST ALSO PRESERVI NG THE CULTURAL HERITAGE AND NATU RAL ENVI RON M ENT OF PARTN ER COMM UN ITI ES.
VENEZUELAI KAMARATAI Sustainable agricultural production centre PARTNER: EPOSAK
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Facilitating local food production with sustainable energy • Young people trained • Building rehabilitated • Installation of solar panels • Recovery of water leakage of existing turbine • Improved water distribution
SCHOOL CHILDREN
have access to food now
1 — I NDIA - Women manufacturing product 2 — INDIA - Women trained 3—V ENEZUELA - Facilitating water access 4—V ENEZUELA - Training session with volunteers 1
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Renewable energy for micro enterprise development PARTNER: GERES
THE ALSTOM FOUNDATION SU PPORTS PROJECTS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE ENVI RONMENTAL AWAREN ESS, PROTECT NATU RAL HABITATS AN D BU I LD RESI L I ENCE TO NATURAL DISASTERS.
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VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURS
• Reducing the degradation of Cambodian forests by switching away from fuelwood burning • Supporting the local supply of renewable fuels through landscape assessment and collective planning • Providing higher efficiency multi-energy productive stoves to food processing micro-entrepreneurs and their families • Training to assess the biomass resource needs
to benefit, leading to
30%
OF FUELWOOD SAVINGS and
6,4 t CO2 equivalent/year of emissions reduction
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Tangiers Express for the Environment PARTNER: Fondation Mohammed VI
SCHOOLS
• Establishing environmental committees in schools to promote environmental awareness • Building or renovating electricity and water infrastructure in identified schools • Garden improvement in the schools to mitigate soil instability • Training in the maintenance of electricity and water systems, including solar panels
to benefit from this initiative
1—C AMBODIA - Women producing sugar 2—C AMBODIA - Traditional palm sugar production 3—M OROCCO - Garden improvement in school with children 4—M OROCCO - Renovation of a classroom
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FRANCEI ALPSI Ecotourism: change your approach PARTNER: MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS
THE ALSTOM FOUNDATION SEEKS TO ENCOU RAGE THE USE OF PUBL IC TRANSPORT BY THOSE WHO HAVE ACCESS TO IT, WH I LST PROVI DI NG MOBI L ITY M EANS, COU PL ED WITH TRAI N I NG I N THEI R MAI NTENANCE, TO REMOTE COMM U N ITI ES
SEVERAL
TONNES OF CO2
Encouraging eco-friendly discovery of mountains by providing an alternative to private cars • Development of alpine itineraries supported by public transport • Communication on itineraries through website development and other media • Reducing the energy consumed by tourists in the Alps, 80% of which is related to transportation • CO2 savings calculation to demonstrate the contribution to climate change mitigation
per year to be avoided*
*Precise amount to be calculated at the end of the project when the reduction in car usage is known
OFTEN LOCATED FAR FROM A BU I LT-U P ROAD.
DEVELOP
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Pedala Zezinho PARTNER: INSTITUTO AROMEIAZERO Teaching teenagers from a poor community how to ride a bicycle safely and how to look after their bicycles • Provision of basic skills of bicycle mechanics, giving them the basic tools to develop bicycle-related professions • Providing them with bicycles and thereby giving them some autonomy of movement • Promotion of bicycle-related activities
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TEENAGERS
benefitted directly from the training and
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became involved in bicycle-related activities
1—B RAZIL - Cycle ride 2—B RAZIL - Training of teenagers 3—F RANCE - Young - Bivouac 4—F RANCE - Mountain hike 5—F RANCE - Nature reserves of the Vercors - Hauts Plateaux
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ACCESS TO EN ERGY AN D WATER ~ INDONESIAI PANGGANGI
17% OF THE WORLD’S POPU LATION HAS NO ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY; 9% HAS NO DI RECT ACCESS TO CLEAN DRI NKI NG WATER AND 15% HAS NO ACCESS TO SAN ITATION.
Installation of solar water pumping system PARTNER: ENERBI Providing local access to water in Giriharjo Village • Avoiding the need to walk 3.2 km/day to fetch and carry water • Installation of solar panels and pumping system • Training in the maintenance of the system
6 M3/DAY
of water available for each of 30 households
THE ALSTOM FOUNDATION SEEKS TO MAKE A CONTRI BUTION I N TH ESE DOMAI NS, H ELPI NG REMOTE COM MUN ITI ES TO RAISE THEI R L IVI NG STAN DARDS TH ROUGH ACCESS TO TH ESE FU NDAMENTAL FACI L ITI ES.
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SENEGALI OUONCKI Solar water pumping equipment PARTNER: FONDEM Equipping existing farm wells with solar pumping equipment • Replacing the manual water pumps with electrically-powered ones • Helping women to exploit the full potential of their farms through easier water access • Improving women’s earning potential by freeing up their time and energy for income generating activities and by enhanced crop volume
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WOMEN AND THEIR FAMILIES to benefit directly
1 — I NDONESIA - Building the solar water pumping system 2 — I NDONESIA - Digging a pipeline 3 — INDONESIA - Solar panels 4—S ENEGAL - Benefit of the solar pumping system 5 — SENEGAL - Solar water pumping system
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PARTN ERS THE ALSTOM FOUNDATION IS CU RRENTLY WORKI NG ON ACTIVE PROJECTS WITH THE FOL LOWI NG LOCAL OR I NTERNATIONAL PARTNERS*:
ASPROVEL, BRAZIL TARAYANA FOUNDATION, BHUTAN ADEID, CAMEROON SWAMI VIVEKANANDA VANI PRACHAR SAMITY, INDIA ELECTRICIENS SANS FRONTIÈRES, FRANCE, CAMEROON, LAOS PATRONATO HUACAS DEL VALLE DE MOCHE, PERU WATEVER, BANGLADESH INSTITUTO AROMEIAZERO, BRAZIL ASBL FRATERNITÉ AU KIVU, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO ONYVA, INDIA THE OBSERVER CENTRE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (ALRASED), IRAQ MUSIQUELAINE, SOUTH AFRICA INTERNATIONALER BUND, GERMANY, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO HELEN KELLER INTERNATIONAL, USA, VIETNAM FUNDACION ESCOLARES, ARGENTINA GROUP FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND SOLIDARITY (GERES), CAMBODIA AGRONOMES ET VETERINAIRES SANS FRONTIERES (AVSF), FRANCE, ECUADOR ATD QUART MONDE, FRANCE MOUNTAIN WILDERNESS, FRANCE PANKH HANDICRAFTS, INDIA ASHA BHAVAN CENTRE, INDIA FUNDACION MEXICANA PARA EL DESARROLLO RURAL, MEXICO GRUPO PARA PROMOVER LA EDUCACION Y EL DESARROLLO SUSTENTABLE (GRUPEDSAC), MEXICO RAINFOREST ALLIANCE, USA, MEXICO FONDATION MOHAMMED VI POUR L’ENVIRONNEMENT, MOROCCO FUNDACION UNIDOS POR LA EDUCACION, PANAMA INICUDE, PERU MANO A MANO, PERU ACTED, FRANCE, PHILIPPINES VOILES SANS FRONTIERES, FRANCE, SENEGAL EGG ENERGY, TANZANIA FONDATION ENERGIES POUR LE MONDE (FONDEM), FRANCE, SENEGAL ORGANIZACION EPOSAK, VENEZUELA
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