Being committed
to making our world a better one has at all times been at the heart
of Trafigura, be it at the personal level of the employees
themselves, or at the global corporate one. During the 15 years of
existence of the Group, our people and offices have relentlessly
shown loads of imagination, dynamism and energy to organize,
contribute to or participate in charitable initiatives, offering
many charities and non-profit organizations throughout the world
significant resources for furthering their causes.
As the Trafigura Group steadily grew over the
years, the need to give support, structure and guidance to all
these philanthropic endeavours arose quite obviously and led to the
establishment of the Trafigura Foundation. Launched in November
2007, the Foundation was inspired by a desire to pool the
charitable and community-oriented actions of Trafigura employees
around the world and to encourage, support and develop these
activities.
Registered and based in Geneva under the
Swiss law for foundations, the Trafigura Foundation is governed by
a Board and managed by a small executive team. Although a separate
and independent entity, it is hosted in the Trafigura office, where
it can benefit from all the support functions and nurture a close
relationship with all the Group's employees.