Protecting the ecosystem, raising awareness of the importance of caring for it and working to integrate people into society and the work environment marked the 2023 sustainability strategy. Cofidis, a financial entity specialized in providing consumer loans and financing projects to natural persons.
To contribute to its goal of reducing its carbon footprint by 30% in 2023, the company continued to mobilize its more than 900 associates in Spain through the #LikeMyPlanet program. As part of this initiative, Cofidis continued to promote the “Respira Vida” project in response to the promise of planting a tree for every loan contracted. In 2023, the forest exceeded the target of 100,000 planted units and reached more than 150,000 trees, covering an area of 52 hectares, the equivalent of 72 football fields, and representing a reduction of 6,252 tons of CO2.
A commitment to inclusion and diversity led the company to formalize its alliance with REDI, the Business Network Association for LGBTI Diversity and Inclusion. In addition, Cofidis has a standing committee that ensures an environment free of discrimination for any reason and supports positive inclusion initiatives.
In 2023, Cofidis consolidated its Future Makers program, a program through which internal volunteering is encouraged and which enables the knowledge of the various people in the team to serve the community, thereby becoming agents of change and social development. .
Cofidis with sports
For the 11th consecutive year, Cofidis has renewed its contract with the Royal Spanish Cycling Federation (RFEC) and continues to be one of the main sponsors of “La Vuelta”. The company also has the oldest cycling team in the International Cycling Union squad and one of the few to have a professional women’s section and another for athletes with disabilities.
The support of Paralympic sports is one of the main axes of the company’s social strategy, which has maintained a sponsorship commitment with the Spanish Paralympic team since 2011. In order to highlight the greatness and achievements of these athletes, “Auténticos Referentes” launched a campaign with athletes Sarai Gascón and Desirée Vila, which was able to connect the audience with these athletes and their incredible story.
In addition to supporting elite sports in general, Cofidis is also committed to the social integration of people with disabilities through the sport discipline. Since 2018, Cofidis has had the Paralympic Promises Team, a program that aims to give young people with physical, visual, intellectual disabilities or cerebral palsy access to the sport of cycling. The aim is to attract and retain talent and prepare these young people for the leap into the elite of Paralympic sport. To this end, they have already started physical preparation and psychological training at the Murcia High Performance Center with the aspiration of being part of the Spanish Paralympic team in the future.
“At Cofidis, we define ourselves as a company with a certain goal. Therefore, in addition to helping people achieve their dreams and realize their projects, we are committed to achieving a better society. For this reason, we work to ensure that all people have equal opportunities in society, protect the environment we live in and reduce our ecological footprint as much as possible.” Explain Joachim Rolland, Digital Director of Business Experience
With more than 30 years in Spain, the company was awarded the “Customer Service of the Year” award for the 10th year.. For the second year in a row, the company received the Great Place to Work 2023 certification, a seal that marks companies with the most pleasant working environment, taking into account the opinion of their employees.
Cofidis also continued to support the promotion of financial education through its blog Live more lives and social channels and supporting innovation and business digitalization through its innovation center Innolab.