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technical and industrial sectors and to promote equal opportunity and diversity. Rexel France contributes to developing educational modules and leading training sessions in middle schools and high schools. A total of 100,000 young people in around 15 regions will benefit from this initiative between now and 2020.

KNOWLEDGE SHARING To a large extent, the promotion of energy efficiency relies on knowledge sharing in order to better understand energy consumption behavior and help change habits or develop new solutions. The Foundation therefore supports educational projects and research programs, primarily by providing grants to students and researchers and funding studies related to energy efficiency. It thereby contributes to building a shared knowledge bank on energy efficiency. In 2015, the Rexel Foundation signed a partnership agreement with the United Nations Foundation related to the Millennium Development Goals. For example, the Foundation is co-organizing three webinars on the topic of Energy efficiency, for energy access in 2016. The first webinar was held in February 2016 on Appliance efficiency in resource- constrained settings .

In 2015, the Foundation also contributed to the publication of two practical works. The Social Impact Assessment Guide, written by (IM)PROVE, is aimed at social entrepreneurs. It presents a

simple, practical methodology for measuring the social impact of projects, using a list of assessment indicators specifically designed for the energy sector. The other project, a reference base

PROMOTING A BETTER ENERGY FUTURE