Rexel : Veolia, Unilever and Crédit Agricole S.A. join forces for sustainable growth at the Convergences World Forum
September 08, 2014 at 03:01 am EDT
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Four world-leading companies are joining forces, for the first time, at the Convergences World Forum in Paris driven by a shared conviction that businesses have a major role to play in promoting sustainable growth. Through targeted conferences and workshops in support of the theme of the event "Goal 2030: building tomorrow's world together", Rexel, Veolia, Unilever and Crédit Agricole S.A. will lay the foundations for shared discussion on a global scale and exchange ideas around the opportunities for creating new, more inclusive development models.
With 5,000 participants, more than 50 conferences, and a host of internationally renowned speakers, the Convergences World Forum takes place from 8-10 September, 2014, at the Palais Brongniart and Paris City Hall. The forum is the first platform in Europe for shared thought and debate surrounding the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
"Creating a global partnership is at the heart of the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda. Within this context, adopting new sustainable consumption and production patterns is essential: it is for this very reason that Convergences has made this cross-cutting theme one of the pillars of the 2014 World Forum. Businesses are key members of this global partnership and have a critical role to play in encouraging more equitable growth. We are proud that Crédit Agricole S.A., Rexel, Unilever and Veolia have answered the call of Convergences," said Jean-Michel Severino, President of Convergences.
Rexel is the world's leading professional distributor of electrical equipment. Present in 19 countries, the Group offers electrical products and solutions to professionals for buildings and for residential, industrial, and tertiary infrastructures, through a multi-brand network of 1,972 outlets. The products and solutions marketed by the group are in response to demands for electrical equipment, lighting, security, climate control, communication, industrial automation, and energy savings. The activity is organized around 3 markets:
- tertiary: malls, sports facilities, hospitals, airports, etc.;
- industry: system integrators, production site builders and equipment producers;
- residential: comfort, security, and home automation.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: Europe (50.2%), North America (43%) and Asia/Pacific (6.8%).
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