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1st prize Fighting fuel poverty in Austria, which affects 200,000 to 300,000 people. Submitted by Rexel Austria, the project will be led in partnership with the NGO Caritas among 170 households per year. It will involve diagnosis and advice, providing or replacing certain electrical installations and temporary financial support for people struggling to pay their energy bills.

We want to be able to expand our services throughout Austria and raise awareness of energy efficiency

For the first time in 2015, the Rexel Foundation launched a call for projects among Rexel employees in order to involve them in its community projects. The call was heard and generated considerable enthusiasm. Launched within

the framework of EcoDays (see page 53), it responds to the desire of the Rexel Foundation and the Group s employees to intensify their efforts to help the most disadvantaged. The Rexel Foundation and Employees Awards were launched in April 2015,

inviting all employees to present a project. Six projects were selected by a judging panel before being voted on by employees in October 2015. Three projects received the EcoDays Award but all six will be funded and implemented in 2016.

Call for projects among employees

PROMOTING A BETTER ENERGY FUTURE

ROBERT J. PFARRWALLER General Manager, Rexel Austria