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Maisons du Monde rewarded by the R Awards!

Maisons du Monde was awarded the Judges' Special Grand Prize for the creation of its Foundation at the R AWARDS ceremony last December.
The Judges' Special Grand Prize awarded to Maisons du Monde

The organisers highlighted the innovative aspect of the Foundation and the actions carried out by Maisons du Monde"More than a foundation, it is an innovative initiative to get employees and customers engaged in a collaborative philanthropic action. With a target set at 1,000 employees to have participated in solidarity activities by 2020, Maisons du Monde has chosen to give meaning to the projects it supports by getting its employees engaged through team building in Southern countries in the form of collective solidarity leaves or solidarity days…"

Fabienne Morgaut
The R AWARDS

Since 2010, the Club Génération Responsable®, the R AWARDS aim to reward businesses which have demonstrated and set up an initiative in favour of sustainable development in the preceding year, in one or more of the defined categories. The categories are: responsible purchases, social HR, energy improvement, waste management, responsible point of sale, sustainable mobility and responsible communication.

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The Maisons du Monde Foundation

Launched in 2016, the Maisons du Monde Foundation under the aegis of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for nature and men is dedicated to the conservation of forests and the reuse of wood as a material.

For more info: Maisons du Monde Foundation

 

Call for projects: 3 projects selected by the Maisons du Monde Foundation

Following a new call for projects launched last July by the Maisons du Monde Foundation, three new projects have been selected in 2017 to be supported and assisted for at least three years.
The three “Favourite” projects of the panel of judges

In the category “Preserving forest areas and their biodiversity”, two projects were selected:

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“Trees for the conservation of forest and the artisans of tomorrow” in the Colombian Amazon by the NGO FORESTEVER

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Promoting biodiversity for better preservation” on the island of Flores in Indonesia by the NGO CŒUR DE FORÊT

In the category “Re-use of wood material to promote the circular economy, re-employment and integration into employment”

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“2mains furniture: skills training of people returning to employment in re-using wood when creating furniture” by the Association Foyer-Notre Dame des Sans Abri (FNDSA).

These three projects will also be topped up by customer donations via the cash desk ROUND-UP scheme and will be in stores for a period of three to four months.

Two new projects with the NGO Man&Nature

This year, two new projects will also be funded by the Maisons du Monde Foundation for three years:

  • With the local NGO SEED Trust for the project “An innovative initiative to combat extinction of the Loris in the Ayylur forest in India”.
  • With the local NGO MMT in the Democratic Republic of Congo for the project “Reconciling preservation of the Bonobo and the economic development of local populations.”
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Discover all the initiatives led by the Maisons du Monde Foundation 

L’ARRONDI is coming to Maisons du Monde!

Since 23 March 2017, Maisons du Monde is offering L’ARRONDI! How does it work? When you pay in one of our shops, you will be able to round up your purchases by a few cents. 100% of these "micro-donations" will then be given to associations supported by the Maisons du Monde Foundation.

Jusqu’à la mi-mai, c’est l’ONG Awely et son projet de préservation de l’habitat des

Until mid-May 2017, your donations will go to Awely and its project for the conservation of the gorilla habitat through sensitisation and development along the Dja Reserve in Cameroon. L’ARRONDI, a micro donation for major causes.

With l’ARRONDI, each cent is a solidarity cent and contributes to financing projects supported by the Maisons du Monde Foundation!

You can now support AWELY

Thanks to Awely, a school and an environment sensitisation centre have been built in Cameroon to offer economic alternatives to local communities and thus protect the gorilla habitat. This project was selected at the First Call for Projects by the Foundation as the "Judges' Favourite".

 

Until mid-May, 100% of your micro donations will be given to Awely.

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Maisons du Monde's commitments

Since 2006, Maisons du Monde, whose products are mainly made out of wood, has been committed to protecting forests and promoting wood as a raw material.

Since 2013, 1% of sales of our eco-friendly products is donated to environmental associations.

Since 2016, the Maisons du Monde Foundation under the aegis of the Nicolas Hulot Foundation, has been providing financial support to environmental NGOs.

 

From 23 March in your Maisons du Monde shop!
To find the nearest Maisons du Monde shop: List of shops

Learn more about L’ARRONDI: www.larrondi.org

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L’ARRONDI rounds up Association Cœur de Forêt!

After the NGO Awely, our Maisons du Monde shops are now supporting the association Cœur de Forêt thanks to L’ARRONDI (ROUNDING UP)! With L’ARRONDI, each cent is a solidarity cent and contributes to financing projects supported by the Maisons du Monde Foundation!
Your donations for Awely NGO

L’ARRONDI is a micro donation for major causes. In this first part of our operation, over 705,000 donations have been made for Awely's project. A total of €72,444.05 was collected.

Your donations are entirely given to Awely and will be used to:

  • finance the running of the project's school and the environment education centre for 3 years
  • plant trees and ecological gardens in 10 villages
  • set up an ecological tracking of gorillas in the reserve

"Thanks to you, our gorilla protection and poverty alleviation programme in Cameroon is getting a tremendous support. We are very pleased that you got introduced to our organisation. One out of every two clients of Maisons du Monde has made a donation to Awely and this makes us very proud. On behalf of all the Awely teams and the beneficiaries of the project, Thank You! "
Renaud Fulconis, founder and director of Awely

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You can now support Cœur de forêt

From 16 May to 14 September 2017, inclusive, you will be able to round up your purchases by a few cents. 100% of these "micro donations" will be given to the Association Cœur de Forêt for its project "Planter pour préserver les forêts en danger de l’île de Florès en Indonésie" (Planting to preserve endangered forests on the Flores Island in Indonesia).

The aim of the Cœur de Forêt project is to preserve the forest of the Sacrée Wolomezé Mountain and neighbouring forests, via a reforestation programme reintroducing endangered trees such as the Sandalwood.

Through three reforestation campaigns, 100,000 trees will be planted.  Cœur de Forêt also supports local communities by helping them to live from the cultivation of forest products, such as vanilla and patchouli, in a sustainable and responsible manner.

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Give away, Give a makeover! Two days for giving a second life to our furniture

At Maisons du Monde we care about our products throughout their life-cycle and are committed to giving them a second life by promoting repair, reuse and recycling solutions whenever possible.

To share this approach and strengthen our partnerships with charitable and social economy organisations supported by the Maisons du Monde Foundation, Maisons du Monde is organising, for the first time, in partnership with the Ressourcerie de l’île recycling facility in Nantes and Emmaüs Défi in Paris, a major event combining decor, the circular economy, and community spirit.

By launching the ‘Give away, Give a makeover’ campaign together, we want to encourage customers and individuals to do their bit in offering a second life to furniture and decorative objects they longer need. By giving them away to recycling and upcycling organisations with a social and charitable mission, they can each prolong the life-cycle of the products and give them a unique value that forges human connection.

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Two key events
  • On 16 September in Rezé, near Nantes, with Ressourcerie de l’île (90 rue de la Basse-Île in Rezé)
  • On 30 September in Paris with Emmaüs Défi (104, 5 rue Curial / 104 rue d’Aubervilliers and 40 rue Riquet in Paris, in the 19th arrondissement)
Three highlights

Product donations: a collection counter will be available to the general public and customers of Maisons du Monde who want to donate furniture and decorative objects they no longer have use for. A more positive solution than throwing away!

Furniture makeover workshops: participants can customise and upcycle furniture with smart and stylish techniques (prior booking required - for more information, visit our Facebook page).

The charity sale of the ‘Maisons du Monde Made in Ressourcerie’ and ‘Maisons du Monde by the Emmaüs Défi Redesigners’ collections: not all furniture had the same fate, some may have been damaged and Maisons du Monde gives these to Ressourcerie de l’île and to Emmaüs Défi. Thanks to the work of the artisan-reclaimers, Maisons du Monde furniture is discovering a second life!

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Come and see them soon:

  • On 16 September at Ressourcerie de l’île in Rezé for the ‘Maisons du Monde Made in Ressourcerie’ collection: it will be on display throughout the day and sold with all profits going to the association at an exclusive sale from 5.30pm.
  • On 30 September at Emmaüs Défi’s 104 outlet in Paris for the ‘Maisons du Monde by the Emmaüs Défi Redesigners’: it will be on display and on sale throughout the day, with all profits going to Emmaüs Défi.

Le Foyer Notre-Dame des Sans-Abri to benefit from L'ARRONDI micro-donation system!

After the Cœur de Forêt association, it is now the turn of the Foyer Notre-Dame des Sans-Abri to be supported by L'ARRONDI in all Maisons du Monde stores. L’ARRONDI is a micro-donation system for major causes: every centime counts and helps to finance projects selected by the Maisons du Monde Foundation!
Thank you for your donations to the Cœur de Forêt association!

From 16 May to 14 September 2017, the Cœur de Forêt association collected more than 140 000 euros from customer donations, exceeding its collection objective.

Your donations are fully transferred to the Cœur de Forêt association and used to:

  • Plant 100 000 trees
  • Train 600 producers on agroforestry principles
  • Make 200 children aware of the need to protect forests

For more information about the Cœur de Forêt association: www.coeurdeforet.com


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You can now support the Foyer Notre-Dame des Sans-Abri

From 15 September and up to 14 January 2018 inclusive, 100 % of your "micro-donations" will be transferred to the Association Foyer Notre-Dame des Sans-Abris for its project "Le mobilier de 2mains".

The Notre-Dame shelter's project aims to propose qualifying training courses on furniture repair to persons in the process of professional reinsertion. By offering them the opportunity to learn how to restore wooden furniture, the Notre-Dame shelter has a mission which is therefore both social and environmental. It helps people in situations of exclusion to find a job and reintegrate into society, while at the same giving a second life to furniture which would otherwise have been thrown away!

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Two Professional Qualification Certificates have now been created through this project: "Trainer of furniture and decorative object restorers" and "Furniture and decorative object restorer".

This project is implemented with:

  • Eco-mobilier for their expertise in the collection and restoration of old furniture
  • The UNAMA (the French national union of crafts in the furniture trade) to set up training courses for persons in situations of insertion.

The Foyer Notre-Dame des Sans-Abri is the project pilot structure, which is testing this new system for 3 years. This partnership will offer the association's employees training and the possibility of obtaining a diploma. This initiative will eventually be deployed throughout France for all associations in this sector of activity: they will therefore be able to propose to persons in the process of professional reinsertion a training course recognised by the State leading to a new innovating trade!

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For more information about the Foyer Notre-Dame des Sans-Abri: www.fndsa.org

Discover all the projects supported by the Maisons du Monde Foundation

For more information about L'ARRONDI system: www.larrondi.org

Second edition of the Maisons du Monde Sustainable Creation Awards: submit your projects!

Further to the success of the first edition, Maisons du Monde and its partners are launching the second edition of the Sustainable Creation Awards from 2 November 2017 to 31 January 2018!

In partnership with the eco-organisations Eco-mobilier and Eco-TLC, the association FSC France, the sustainability consulting firm EVEA, and with the participation of ADEME and the Foundation for Nature and Mankind, the aim of these Awards is to promote the young talents of the future, initiate a change in behaviour by raising awareness on eco-design, place sustainable management of wood at the centre of the product offering and identify sustainable products in order to sell them.

Students or young graduates from French design and fashion schools are invited to study the eco-design of furniture and decorative products (all materials, including textiles), including the product life cycle steps (choice of materials, transport, end of life) and innovate to reduce the environmental impacts without compromising on style.

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What are the prizes?

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  • One winner for the "Furniture" category and one winner for the "Decoration and household linen" category: a cheque of €2500, an internship with the Designer teams at the Maisons du Monde head office and creation of the prototype.
  • A special FSC® France prize: Maisons du Monde FSC-certified furniture worth €600.
  • The winning items could be commercialised by Maisons du Monde, within the framework of partnerships to be set up between Maisons du Monde and the winner(s).

  • An "I like it" people's choice prize: all short-listed projects will be posted on the Maisons du Monde Facebook page. The project receiving the most "likes" will win Maisons du Monde vouchers to the value of €500.
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How to take part?

Download the application file, complete it and return it by 31 January 2018 to trophees@maisonsdumonde.com

Application file (in French)

Competition rules (in French)

Useful links

Eco-design

Environmental assessment of your product

End of life/recycling

FSC responsible forest management

Back to the first Sustainable Creation Awards

The Maisons du Monde Foundation launches Aux Arbres!

Aux Arbres! is the first major movement bringing together professionals, associations, institutional agencies and civil society to celebrate forests, biodiversity and the climate.

With the desire to initiate a lasting movement, the Maisons du Monde Foundation brings together, for the very first time, all the stakeholders who wish to take action to protect forests, biodiversity and the climate.

The first event, Aux Arbres! takes place in Nantes, on 8 and 9 June 2018, at the city’s iconic venue, Les Machine de l’Ile.

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This event dedicated to forest conservation, biodiversity and the climate targets a diverse and intergenerational audience of professionals, experts, general public and families.  Aux Arbres! gives visitors an immersive experience to learn more about forests:

  • conferences and debates (with renowned guests such as Francis Hallé, botanist, Sarah Toumi, French Tunisian entrepreneur who started 1millionTrees4Tunisia, Tristan Lecomte, founder of Alter-Eco and Pur Project, Chanee, founder of Kalaweit, Audrey Pulvar, President of the Foundation for Nature and Mankind, Johanna Rolland, Mayor of Nantes, and more).

  • virtual reality exhibits showing what the forest looks like through the eyes of an animal, workshops on planting greenery in cities and nature films.

  • Village of Solutions brings together associations from France and around the world that work to educate people about deforestation.

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Don’t miss this event on 8 and 9 June in Nantes, at the Machines de l’Ile.

All the information on the Aux Arbres! movement can be found on the event website (french only): www.aux-arbres.com.

Download the press release (french only).

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The association Envol Vert supported by the Arrondi Round up at the Register program in all Maisons du Monde stores in France

With Envol Vert, in Colombia, help local communities protect the last remaining forest habitat of the cotton-top tamarin monkey.

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After the 6 projects selected by the panel of experts from the Maisons du Monde Foundation, the employees were invited to vote for the next 4 associations supported by the Arrondi Round up at the Register program in Maisons du Monde stores. The association Envol Vert is a favourite of the employees and will be supported by Arrondi starting on Tuesday 3 April.

Starting on Tuesday 3 April, 100% of the micro-donations made via the Arrondi Round up at the Register program will be donated to the association Envol Vert for their project “In Colombia, protect the last remaining forest habitat of the cotton-top tamarin monkey”.

Selected during the 2018 Call for Projects by the Maisons du Monde Foundation to receive three years of support, this project is run by Envol Vert, a forest conservation and biodiversity NGO, in the world’s most disadvantaged countries and in France.

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The project supported in 2018

The Envol Vert project aims to protect and restore the tropical rainforest in Colombia. The association supports local communities in setting up agroforestry projects. 150 families of farmers are involved in this project.

Agroforestry is a farming method that combines agricultural crops and trees. The farmers plant trees in and around their fields to help the crops grow better naturally, without chemicals. The farmers thus participate in reforestation activities! Under this system the farmers not only grow more food, but also replant trees in the tropical forest.

The final goal of Envol Vert is to give local communities the resources to protect the forest while improving their living conditions. The farmers involved in the project form a network and can transmit their knowledge to other farmers, on agroforestry and protecting the tropical forest in Colombia.

Envol Vert - parcelle agroécologique

The funds from the Maisons du Monde Foundation will help: 

  • Set up agroforestry systems and plant more than 80,000 trees.

  • Develop economic activities based on forest conservation to improve the living conditions of the local communities, such as the manufacture and sale of preserves made from the fruit growing in these fields.

  • Train the farmers in agroforestry practices.

 

For more information, visit the association website: http://envol-vert.org/en/

 

Envol Vert - Les bénéficiaires du projet

The Maisons du Monde Foundation unveils the programme for the first edition of “Aux Arbres!”

Created at the initiative of the Maisons du Monde Foundation, the first edition of Aux Arbres! will be held on Friday 8 and Saturday 9 June 2018 at the Machines de l’île, in Nantes. Over the course of two days, Aux Arbres! will bring together professionals, associations, public authorities and citizens to celebrate the forest, biodiversity and the climate, with a view to uniting all those concerned in a common cause and initiating new actions to preserve trees and forests.

Invitation in video to the event Aux Arbres

Aux Arbres! presents the programme for these two days which will combine immersive experiences, projections, debates and round tables, bringing together experts, businesses and NGOs, highlighting initiatives to imagine, create, learn about and take action with regard to developing projects to preserve forests.

At the heart of this first edition programme
  • A plenary session entitled "Views from Key Figures" which will give the floor to well-known speakers in the field, including Johanna Rolland, Mayor of Nantes and President of Nantes Métropole, Audrey Pulvar, President of the Nature et l’Homme Foundation, Tristan Lecomte, founder of PUR PROJET, Shubhendu Sharma, founder of Afforest, which specializes in "tiny forests”, capable of growing 300 trees in an area roughly the size of six parking spaces,  the Franco-Tunisian businesswomen Sarah Toumi, leader of the 1millionTreesforTunisia movement, and exceptional guest speakers who will give talks over the two days, such as the botanist Francis Hallé, the “earth doctors” Lydia and Claude Bourguignon and Maxime de Rostolan, the founder of the Fermes d’Avenir (Farms of the Future) and participant in the recent documentary On a 20 ans pour changer le monde (We’ve got 20 years to change the world).
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  • More than a dozen round tables, for discussions and solutions in response to the current challenges facing forests including:
    • Connected Forests: how artificial intelligence, drones and the IOT are helping forests. This round table will focus on new technologies available to protect forests and will present a prototype developed by Topher White, founder of Rainforest Connection, that can detect the illegal felling of trees in real time.
    • The challenges and risks currently threatening French forests and solutions to preserve their biodiversity. A round table to highlight projects by actors in the field, and by associations, such as the NGO Coeur de Forêt (Heart of the Forest), which supports small private owners in the sustainable, “gentle” management their forests, through the planting of trees that enables the diversification of species among other actions.
    • The surprising medical properties of trees, a round table about the health benefits of trees highlighting the latest discoveries in “sylvotherapy” and forest intelligence, revealing how to look after yourself physically and mentally thanks to the remarkable healing powers of trees. For example, in Senegal, the Nebeday Association supports women’s co-operatives in the production of powder from the Moringa, known as the tree of life, a superfood that helps combat diabetes and malnutrition.
  • Immersive experiences through workshops: such as DIY workshops to learn about how to recycle wooden objects, sessions on making seed bombs, nesting boxes for birds, growing mini forests, or using virtual reality to experience the forest through an animal’s eyes… a range of interactive, immersive experiences that will transform the Machines de l’île into a village-style presentation of solutions to raise awareness about the problems of deforestation and how to combat it.

 

For more information on the attached full programme, please visit the website aux-arbres.com.

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