Orange is at the World Forum at Lille: the world forum of responsible economy
19 November, 2009 - The World Forum Lille is the unmissable meeting of companies involved in responsible economy.
The objective is to going through the "best practices" in sustainable economy and getting them to spread. All over the world, an increasing number of companies are showing that they can improve their results while better respecting man and the environment. The Social and Environmental Responsibility World Forum has set its goals upon going through these “best practices” and getting them to spread.
The Group is present at this event since it integrates environmental and societal aspects in its global business strategy and presents its latest eco-citizens offers. A conference on Green Money will be introduced by a video of Marc Fossier: Group’s corporate social responsibility Executive Vice president.
new eco citizen packages to offer to the great number of people access to telecommunications in France
Click: Orange offers this exclusive range on Orange.fr; these are three mobile phone packages with very attractive voice and texts tariffs. A 20% extra discount is granted to large families and job seekers.
Top-up RSA-targeted plan: all RSA recipients can subscribe a top-up RSA-targeted plan in France from 12th May.
Youth and senior-dedicated plan: Orange makes the access to mobile services easier as it has special offers for young people and seniors.
Second-hands: Orange has been selling second-hand mobile phones in stores since 18th June 2009.
Seconde vie mobile plan: this programme makes economy and ecology compatible. Mobile users, both Orange clients and no-clients, are asked to bring the old mobile phone back to a store in France.
mobile banking by Orange and PlaNet Finance in Africa and the Middle-East
In Africa and the Middle-East, mobile banking services are dedicated to rural, remote populations with low incomes. It makes it possible for them to have access to financial services while offering them the opportunity to save money, pay their bills, or get a microcredit.
A billion people have a bank account, while 3 billion have a mobile phone. In 2008, Orange, faithfully following its CSR policy, co-developed a mobile banking service with PlaNet Finance, an international, solidarity-based organisation aiming at fighting against poverty while backing microfinance development.
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