The Foundation

By adapting to the specific characteristics of the countries in which it operates, Akuo, an independent producer of renewable energies since 2007, has placed sustainable development at the heart of its mission, and is helping to develop new, resilient energy models that guarantee greater autonomy on a local scale.

The Akuo Foundation was created in June 2011 as an extension of the Group's commitment. It supports various social and environmental projects in France and around the world with skills, funding and networking. Employee involvement, co-construction of projects and a holistic vision of development characterize the Foundation's values. It benefits from two vehicles, a Fondation abritée under the aegis of the Fondation de Luxembourg and a Fonds de Dotation under French law.

Foundation's missions
Marion Cotillard
"The Akuo Foundation carries out concrete actions to preserve the environment and biodiversity, and to give disadvantaged populations access to renewable energy sources."
Marion Cotillard
Actrice et militante pour le climat

The Foundation's governance structure is as follows

 

  • A Secretariat, which manages and monitors the Foundation's day-to-day projects,

  • A Committee, made up of Akuo Group employees elected by their peers, from a variety of sectors and regions. The Committee is the sovereign body that decides on the selection of projects to be supported. It is often also the Secretariat's link with the field.

    The Foundation Committee is under the patronage of the Akuo Foundation's founders, Éric Scotto and Patrice Lucas, who take part in project voting with the same weighting as any other employee. Projects are voted on by simple majority, on the principle of one vote equals one vote. The secretariat does not vote.

The members of the Akuo Foundation Committee are committed to supporting the selected associations beyond the decision-making selection process, by providing follow-up and extra-financial support, and by guaranteeing the link between them and the Foundation.

Since the creation of the Akuo Foundation, all Akuo employees have been invited to contribute, according to their skills and preferences, to the Akuo Foundation's projects, from conception to implementation, through skills sponsorship. The Akuo Group has decided to introduce skills sponsorship: in concrete terms, employees can dedicate up to 7 working days a year (on a rotating basis) to projects supported by the Foundation. It's a powerful initiative that enables us to put the many talents and skills we have at Akuo to work for the benefit of as many people as possible. This essential mobilization of our employees enables us to implement ambitious projects with the same quality, rigor and high standards that characterize the Akuo group as a whole.

Comité de la fondation akuo collaborateurs
Quentin Ghysen
"I'm happy to be able to help support initiatives in which we believe, and to help bring to fruition great initiatives which, without the Foundation, might not be able to take off and become independent."
Quentin Ghysen
Akuo collaborator and member of the Akuo Foundation Committee