Based in Paris, France, Agence du Don en Nature is an organization that works businesses in order tackle both waste and exclusion. "This agency collects non-food-based product surpluses from a range of corporate companies and redistributes these to associations who aid disadvantaged people in France," writes Clearly So on its social enterprise directory. "AND takes unsellable products from corporate companies and ensures they reach those who are most in need, thus reducing waste and alleviating poverty."
The association collects products that would otherwise be thrown away by companies and gives it in the network they have with over 300 groups that are working toward social exclusion issues.
Contact Information
Agence du Don en Nature website
Agence du Don on Facebook
Agence du Don on Twitter
Agence du Don on YouTube
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Surplus Product Distribution
- Create a business that partners with corporations to redistribute unsellable products to those in need and reduce waste.
- Socially Responsible Waste Management
- Develop new waste management methods that benefit disadvantaged people.
- Circular Economy Solutions
- Innovate processes and systems that reduce waste and increase resource efficiency.
Industries Being Reshaped
- FMCG
- Partner with organizations like Agence du Don en Nature to ensure unsold or expired products are redistributed and do not contribute to landfill waste.
- Retail
- Create a sustainable supply chain by donating excess inventory to organizations that aid disadvantaged people and reduce waste.
- Waste Management
- Incorporate a social responsibility element to waste management by partnering with organizations like Agence du Don en Nature to distribute unsellable products to those in need.
