IdealPeople: improve quality of life

Edenred is a multi-local company, and proud of its multiculturalism. The Group is aware that the diversity of its employees brings strength and richness, while reflecting the diversity of its clients.

In the unparalleled situation stemming from the global health crisis, the Group unveiled its employer brand for the first time. It aims to bring out the uniqueness of the Edenred adventure for each employee, as well as its global reach. The employer brand is built around three key strengths:

• a fast-growing company committed to people at work;
• working in an ever-changing playground of opportunities;
• inspiring teams connected by a shared passion.

Edenred is committed to promoting its core values in respect for human rights, labor regulations and good environmental practices, as evidenced by its signing of the United Nations Global Compact.

Workplace gender equality index (March 1, 2023)

For the 2022 reference period, Edenred SE’s index score was above the threshold set by the decree, coming in at 86/100.

Convinced of the importance of workplace gender equality, Edenred SE is already launching several initiatives to promote gender diversity throughout the Group and ensure women and men are on an equal footing.

Contributing to local development

Edenred carries out solidarity projects aimed at forging strong ties with local communities. Thanks notably to its day of action to support these communities, Idealday, 85 outreach initiatives were carried out in 2022, which have enabled Edenred employees to engage with local communities on projects around food, environmental protection and assistance to people in difficulty.

The Group's commitment is also reflected since 2017 in the connected Edenraid sports challenge in support of a NGO. All Edenred employees are invited to run, walk and cycle for the benefit of Médecins sans frontières [Doctors without borders]. In 2022, more than 1,500,000 kilometers were covered over the course of two months by over 4,500 employees spread across 45 countries.

Other relief initiatives are also carried out to support the fight against hunger and poverty, and promote health, education and professional integration, at local and international levels.

Since 2005, Edenred France has been supporting actions dedicated to French Red Cross food aid, notably by offering lunch benefits holders the opportunity to donate their vouchers throughout the year. In 2021, the campaign was once again highly successful, raising 883,452 euros, with 772,836 euros via the card (87% of the total).

In Spain, Edenred has partnered with the NGO Acción contra el Hambre for more than 20 years. Each euro donated by Edenred users is directly allocated by the NGO to food aid for employability and entrepreneurship programs for the families most affected by the coronavirus crisis.

In April 2020, Edenred announced the creation of a relief plan to support its ecosystem in the face of the consequences of the Covid-19 epidemic. The “More than Ever” relief plan represents a pledge of up to €15 million and has notably been endowed with the proceeds of:

• protect Edenred employees, notably the most vulnerable, in countries with little or no healthcare coverage or social safety net;
• support partner merchants;
• provide assistance to truck drivers using the Group’s Fleet & Mobility Solutions.

Faced with the exceptional scale of the crisis stemming from the Covid-19 epidemic, Edenred demonstrated unmatched resilience and responsibility. Many Edenred business units actively supported local communities through numerous relief initiatives (health support, donations, meal deliveries).

In all, 251 non-profits in host countries around the world were supported in 2022, with 2,347 eight-hour days devoted by employees to volunteering activities.

Long-term Group’s commitments