Supporting associations

SOS Villages d’Enfants, WWF, Emmaüs, and many others: we support associations that share our mission of “Living better in the world”.

At Schmidt Groupe, we believe that a strong and sustainable company is built with and for others. It is by forging solid links with our ecosystem – associations, institutions, local stakeholders – that we can develop projects with a positive impact, in line with our mission.

Putting a smile back on your face with SOS Children’s Villages

As a family-run business with a strong commitment to humanist values and child protection, Schmidt Groupe supports SOS Children’s Villages.

Since 2009, the Group and its network of Schmidt and Cuisinella dealers have been helping to improve conditions in 20 children’s villages. This partnership also takes the form of support for the Pygmalion programme, which helps 1,000 children to succeed at school every year.

  • Nearly €2.5m raised in 15 years for SOS Children’s Villages
  • 700 children: Cuisinella has helped to install 145 kitchens in SOS Villages, having a positive impact on 700 children.

Protect forests and biodiversity with WWF

Since 2021, we have been a partner of WWF France to support the preservation of forests and biodiversity.

The NGO also provides us with its expertise on responsible sourcing, decarbonisation strategy and biodiversity preservation.

The Group supports WWF’s “Nature Impact” fund, dedicated to protecting biodiversity and carbon sequestration, via forestry projects in France.

Because its main raw material is wood, Schmidt Groupe has joined forces with WWF France to preserve this natural resource. The originality of our partnership lies in the fact that it combines sponsorship initiatives with support for Schmidt Groupe from WWF experts.

It takes the form of 3 types of collaboration:

  • Transformation of the company : with the definition of decarbonisation and biodiversity preservation strategies for the group and a critical analysis of its wood procurement policy.
  • Raising employee awareness: through conferences and webinars on environmental issues.
  • Corporate philanthropy: Schmidt Groupe supports the Nature Impact initiative to promote the conservation and restoration of 15,000 hectares of the world’s richest and most threatened forests.

Fighting poverty with Emmaus

We support the local Emmaus community in Scherwiller.

The aim is to help people living in precarious conditions who are struggling to access decent housing and digital tools.

Since 2009, the association has been collecting some of the goods returned free of charge (household appliances, accessories, chairs and stools, etc.), which are then resold at the association’s sites in the Grand Est region. Donations of IT equipment have also been made to the Emmaüs Connect branch since 2024.

This approach enables Emmaus Scherwiller to grow its community and welcome people in precarious situations in a reintegration role. It also gives households access to low-cost housing equipment.

This initiative has a triple impact:

  • social, by facilitating access to rights, employment, etc.
  • environmental, by contributing to the recycling economy,
  • economically, by creating jobs in solidarity-based reconditioning sectors that employ people on social integration schemes.

Total donations in kind to Emmaus amount to almost €1 million a year.

Supporting the Root Peoples in their actions

Indigenous peoples represent 6% of the world’s population.

They occupy a quarter of the earth’s surface and protect 80% of the most biodiverse areas. Because we are committed to taking action on biodiversity, we support those who have been preserving forests for thousands of years.

Schmidt Groupe supports two associations that are committed to root peoples: Ligne Verte terre de paix, which organises the Forum des Peuples Racines, and Tchendukua, which helps the indigenous peoples of Colombia to preserve their ancestral lands. These partnerships are based on long-term, multi-year agreements.

In 2025, we welcomed representatives of the Kariri-Xoco people of Brazil and the Maya people of Mexico to our offices for an inspiring conference with our employees.