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Sailing Dream Team 02 August 2019

'Sport dans la Ville' partnership, act 2: youngsters set sail with Edenred!

As part of its partnership with the nonprofit organization 'Sport dans la Ville' ('Sport in Cities'), Edenred gave a group of 7 youngsters from disadvantaged districts of the Paris suburbs the opportunity to take part in a trip to Trinité-sur-Mer.

The trip was designed to familiarize these youngsters with the world of work and give them a chance to enjoy the ocean and discover a new sport: sailing.

The weekend’s program included relaxed meetings with professionals from a variety of sectors and a tour of Nautic Sport, the company managed by Emmanuel Le Roch, the skipper of the Edenred sailboat. This was followed by an outing to the Île de Houat on the Class40, accompanied by Emmanuel Le Roch and Basile Bourgnon, to take advantage of the fine weather and enjoy various sailing activities.

In the words of Victor Genin, Edenred CSR Director: “This event gives youngsters from deprived districts of the Paris suburbs taking part in the ‘Sport dans la Ville’ program the chance to discover the world of sailing. It was the first time they had set foot on a sailboat and, for some of them, the first time they had even seen the sea. The initiative follows on from Emmanuel’s visit to Sarcelles in April and mirrors the introduction to sailing program currently being developed by Edenred Brazil with youngsters from Salvador de Bahia.

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Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments and the everyday companion for people at work, connecting more than 60 million users and more than 2 million partner merchants in 45 countries via close to 1 million corporate clients.

Edenred offers specific-purpose payment solutions for food (such as meal benefits), engagement (such as gift cards and engagement platforms), mobility (such as multi-energy solutions, including EV charging, maintenance, toll and parking) and corporate payments (such as virtual cards). 

True to the Group’s purpose, “Enrich connections. For good.”, these solutions enhance users’ well-being and purchasing power. They improve companies’ attractiveness and efficiency,and vitalize the employment market and the local economy. They also foster access to healthier food, more environmentally friendly products and sustainable mobility.

Edenred’s 12,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a connected ecosystem that is safer, more efficient and more responsible every day.

In 2023, thanks to its global technology assets, the Group managed €41 billion in business volume, primarily carried out via mobile applications, online platforms and cards.

Edenred is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and included in the following indices: CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, CAC Large 60, Euronext 100, Euronext Tech Leaders, FTSE4Good and MSCI Europe.

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