Sustainable mobility
Mobility has become, over the past few years, an essential problematic of sustainable development. It spans every domain: economic, industrial, urbanistic, social, environmental…
The Michelin Corporate Foundation involves itself in innovative projects in favour of sustainable mobility, respectful of Man and the planet and resolutely turned towards the future.
Deployment of the VIA Road Safety Education Program
Because road accidents are the leading cause of death among young people aged 5 to 29, educating young people in safe behavior on the road is a priority. Launched by the Michelin and TotalEnergies Foundations in October 2019, VIA is a road safety education program intended to be deployed in schools all over the world.…
Discover this projectSouth Africa: Working for women’s mobility
The Michelin Corporate Foundation is backing an initiative launched by Sustainable Mobility for All (SuM4All) aiming to reduce gender inequality in public transport. Discriminating between women and men For women, travel can be a source of inequality and social exclusion, reinforcing existing differences between the sexes and inhibiting their potential for development. This situation exists…
Discover this projectSupport for the Youth Coalition for Road Safety
Road crashes are the leading killer of young adults aged between 15 and 29. Almost 350,000 die each year and 80% of them are males. To help in fighting this scourge the NGO YOURS (Youth for Road Safety) was set up in 2007. It has grown steadily and in 2010 became an official member of…
Discover this projectMOVIN’ON: World Summit on Sustainable Mobility
The solutions to tomorrow’s major mobility challenges will not result from individuals alone, but from an ecosystem of academic, political and business leaders. Accordingly, Movin’On Endowment Fund organised in Montréal the Movin’On summit 2018, the world sustainable mobility summit, with C2 as organising partner. Indeed, while mobility is a key factor for growth, as well…
Discover this projectRaising road safety awareness among school children
Deeply committed to making roads less dangerous, the Michelin Corporate Foundation has decided to undertake actions to improve the safety of children on their journeys to and from school. One major concern is the peak in pedestrian accidents among 11-year-olds when they enter middle school. The Foundation was especially attracted by a project entitled ‘On…
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