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Alongside their key areas of focus – the environment, social equity and education – the Audemars Piguet Foundations are committed to promoting the autonomy and resilience of members of civil society, notably through organisational development (OD). To this end, they are supporting a programme run by the Institut Européen de Coopération et de Développement (IECD), which is helping to structure a group of organisations working to foster socio-professional inclusion in Marseille.
In the north-east of Madagascar, in the dense forest or turquoise waters of Sainte-Marie Island, dealing with ecological issues is not just the business of experts, it is also carried out by the women and men who live there on a daily basis, and who made it possible to lay the bases for a protected marine and terrestrial area covering 265,000 hectares. On this island, protection of biodiversity takes place in a different form.
In February, year 8 pupils from Pasteur secondary school in Arbois, France, were given the opportunity to experience a school day like no other thanks to the association De l’or dans les mains. Its "Je découvre les métiers manuels" (Discovering manual trades) programme, supported by the Audemars Piguet Foundation for Common Good since 2023, introduced them to a range of manual trades through immersive workshops run by artisans from the region.
To mark the 20th anniversary of the PPI and the end of its sixth phase, more than 80 participants gathered in Toubacouta, in the heart of the Saloum Delta Biosphere Reserve in Senegal, for the second edition of the PPI Exchange Forum.
Recently, the Audemars Piguet Foundations travelled to Uganda to meet with Right To Play and Teach For Uganda: two organisations that are supported by Audemars Piguet and the Audemars Piguet Foundation for Common Good respectively.
A new educational forest trail was inaugurated in Grimentz this summer. Developed with the support of the Audemars Piguet Foundation for Trees, the project is the result of a partnership between the Association forestière des propriétaires de forêt du Valais central (the Central Valais Forest Owners’ Association), Anniviers Tourisme, and Forêt Valais.
We know how important forests are for the climate and biodiversity. Audemars Piguet’s cradle, the forest of Risoud, conceals other treasures besides.
On Friday May 3, the Association pour la sauvegarde de Morges inaugurated two didactic trails linking Morges and Vaux-sur-Morges.
The State of Vaud and the City of Lausanne recently signed an agreement establishing a natural forest reserve of almost 450 hectares in the heart of the Parc naturel du Jorat, the first peri-urban park in French-speaking Switzerland.
Under the auspices of the Audemars Piguet Foundations, Audemars Piguet organised two auctions in 2023 as part of their continuing commitment to create value and positive impact as a responsible, uncompromising, and visionary company.
