What is the Transition Fund?
It’s an initiative of the setec Foundation which, following requests from setec Group employees, decided to dedicate part of the annual endowment to finance projects outside the annual campaign (which focuses on biodiversity in coastal wetlands in 2023).
The 2023 winners
The winning 2023 Transition Fund projects selected by the setec Foundation Executive Committee are those of Rêv’Elles, Travail et Vie and Innovations Bleues. The projects are sponsored by Fabienne Bardin, Project Director at setec its, Stefania Salerno, River Hydraulics Design Engineer at setec Hydratec, and Audrey Patucca, Design Engineer at setec Energie Environnement.
Since 2013, the Rêv’Elles association has been inspiring, motivating and supporting young women from working-class neighborhoods in building their personal and professional projects. Operating in the Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes regions, the association raises awareness and supports more than 1,000 young girls a year, acting in the long term to promote the economic and social emancipation of young women from working-class neighborhoods. The setec Foundation is supporting the 2023-2024 graduating class of the branch located in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. The project will start in September 2023 and end in March 2024.See you next winter for a first update on our partnership.
To find out more, visit the website.
The association Travail et Vie helps women in extremely precarious situations to find their way back into sustainable employment, thanks to the integration workshop at the laundry on rue Saint-Maur in Paris. Having proved its worth as an integration tool, the new project involves changing the scale of the laundry activity by moving to new premises that will double the capacity, offering work to 15 – 20 women, while significantly improving working conditions. The laundry’s energy and ecological performance will also be improved following the acquisition of new machinery. Work has already begun, and the move is scheduled for September 2023!
Stefania Salerno, setec hydratec and sponsor of the project, had the opportunity to visit the laundry and raise awareness of water issues among beneficiaries.
To find out more, visit the website.
Innovations Bleues is an association promoting eco-innovation, a more environmentally-friendly approach to the sea, rivers and coasts, and sustainable management of maritime, river and coastal areas. It created the Ocean & Climate Platform at COP 21, which has now become independent.
The “Greenlandia” project, financed by the setec Foundation, supports scientific research while giving a voice to a Greenlandic community on the front line of climate change. In August 2023, a new scientific expedition will be carried out at sea to study and understand the evolution of climate change and its consequences on the community’s ability to adapt. This invaluable data will then be disseminated to schoolchildren, and documentaries will be produced. The primary aim of this meaningful project is to anticipate changes and adaptations in response to the climate crisis. It provides the keys to developing innovations and adapting our lifestyles.
To find out more, visit the website.