In light of the scale of social and economic imbalances in the world, Edenred is proposing that its customers contribute to local economic development by supporting fair trade and promoting responsible and ethical buying.

In Austria, Edenred is affiliated with shops selling organic and/or fair trade products as part of Ticket Restaurant®, Ticket Service® or Ticket Compliments® network, thus affecting almost 120,000 users.

In the Netherlands, France and Spain, the different gift catalogues offer responsible and solidarity products. The initiative comes from the Netherlands, which has included different responsible fair trade products (Max Havelaar textile range) in its Tintelingen catalogue since 2007, as well as organic agricultural products (organic wines) and eco-friendly products (energy-saving). To help users to identify these products, a pictogram has been included on every page of the catalogue that they appear. A solidarity section also allows the user to give away some or all of their points to a good cause.

In the UK, Edenred now offers a Compliments Green® solution. This solution allows companies to offer their employees a reward and incentive scheme that is also environmentally friendly. Plus the solution is only available over the Internet in order to limit the impact on the environment.
To find out more about the Compliments Green® programme
 

Provided by Edenred Belgium, Ecochèque® is a service supported by the public authorities, combining the promotion of environmentally friendly products and services and increasing the buying power of employees. Since it was launched in June 2009, these vouchers have enabled almost 700,000 users to buy products in a network of establishments offering environmentally friendly products.
To find out more about the Ecochèque