Fondation Agir Contre l'Exclusion (FACE) is a

private foundation A private foundation is a tax-exempt organization not relying on broad public support and generally claiming to serve humanitarian purposes. The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is the largest private foundation in the U.S. with over $38 billion ...

in France. The aim is to help young people from humble backgrounds to join the private sector.

Overview

It was founded by Martine Aubry in 1993.Élisabeth Laville, ''L'entreprise verte : Le développement durable change l'entreprise pour changer le monde'', Pearson Education France, 2009, p. 13

/ref>Patrick Refalo, Rémi Remondière, Nicole Frazier-Bouzouaoui, ''Concours d'entrée éducateur de la PJJ: Protection judiciaire de la jeunesse'', Elsevier Masson, 2009, p. 16

/ref> The founding partner companies were

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, Groupe Casino, Club Med, Crédit Lyonnais, Danone, Darty, FIMALAC, Euro-RSCG-Havas,

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Péchiney Pechiney SA was a major aluminium conglomerate based in France. The company was acquired in 2003 by the Alcan Corporation, headquartered in Canada. In 2007, Alcan itself was taken over by mining giant Rio Tinto Alcan. Prior to its acquisitio ...

, RATP, Renault, and Sodexho. Its current President is Gérard Mestrallet, the

CEO A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

of GDF Suez.FACE Board of Directors

Bernard Kouchner Bernard Kouchner KBE (born 1 November 1939) is a French politician and doctor. He is the co-founder of Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) and Médecins du Monde. From 2007 until 2010, he was the French Minister of Foreign and European Affairs ...

is a board member.

References

External links

Official website
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