Bouches-du-Rhône Food Bank: The CMA CGM Foundation Renews Its Support and Mobilizes 50 Group Volunteers

From June 27 to 29, 2025, as part of the larger food drive taking place in the Bouches-du-Rhône, the CMA CGM Foundation is strengthening its support by mobilizing around 50 staff volunteers to assist Food Bank teams in supermarkets across Marseille and the surrounding area.

Staff engagement is a cornerstone of this partnership, with nearly 300 Group employees participating in food drives since the beginning of the collaboration. The Foundation promotes this involvement each year through its skills-based sponsorship program.

In response to ongoing challenges, the CMA CGM Foundation is strengthening its support through:

• Donation of food parcels and essential goods.
• Deployment of trucks and CEVA Logistics drivers to support collections during the upcoming National Food Drive.
• Active participation of 50 staff volunteers in the June food drive.
   

This effort is part of a larger mobilization, which also included staff participation in food collection operations in Martinique and Guadeloupe earlier in June.

Since 2022, the CMA CGM Foundation has played a key role supporting the Food Banks Federation by:

• Enabling the distribution of 2 million meals to vulnerable communities.
• Covering the free transport of nearly 4,000 tonnes of food across mainland France via the Group’s subsidiary, CEVA Logistics.
• Providing maritime transport of over 1,600 tonnes of food to Guadeloupe, Martinique, and La Réunion Island through the Containers of Hope program.
• Engaging nearly 300 staff volunteers in food drives across Marseille, Le Havre, Guadeloupe, Martinique, and La Réunion Island.

In France, nearly 7 million people suffer from food insecurity. To address this urgent need, Food Banks play a vital role, collecting more than 120,000 tonnes of food each year and redistributing it to 2.4 million people through a network of 6,000 partner associations.

The CMA CGM Foundation actively supports this essential work by providing year-round logistical, human, and financial resources, both in mainland France and in the overseas territories, helping to ensure that food reaches those who need it most.