Franchise Expo Paris is deeply committed to a corporate social responsibility (CSR) approach.

1. Reduction of our environmental footprint

• During set-up and dismantling, exhibitors are offered selective collection of cardboard and wood.
• During the show, selective collection focuses on glass, plastic and cans, from visitors and exhibitors.
• In 2025, we will be offering bio-waste collection for the first time.
• New voluntary drop-off points will be installed at the show in 2025 to facilitate the recovery of materials.

• In 2024, we reduced the overall volume of our waste by 10%, mainly thanks to a reduction in residual waste. 
• We also managed to recycle almost 35 tonnes of waste!

• Scraped cotton was recycled into fabric.
• Melamine panels and flooring are used by DIZY, a French designer of sustainable furniture.
• Tarpaulins are transformed into bags, notebooks and pencil cases by Fabrique Pointcarré, a social integration workshop that produces creative objects through reuse.
• Toys from the day nursery are distributed to the CMP (Centre médico-psychologique des enfants et adolescents) and the Pitié Salpêtrière hospital psychology department (child and adolescent department).

• The cleaning products used during the show are environmental friendly.
• The furniture and partition walls used for fitted stands and the public areas of the show are reused from one year to the other.
• Suppliers of wood used for furniture and partition walls hold FSC or PEFC certification.
• All the stands fitted out by the exhibition have LED lighting.
• Since 2023, all the aisles have been carpet-free: every year almost 8,700 sqm of carpet are not saved.

• To reduce the amount of printed material, the exhibition maps and catalogue can be accessed digitally using QR codes. All printed materials use recycled paper.
• The themed itineraries are no longer printed, but are available in digital version only, using QR codes.
• We encourage our partners to reduce the quantity of newspapers and magazines distributed at the exhibition and offer a digital version of this content instead.
• The furniture used to distribute visitor tools is reused from one edition to the next.
• Invitations are no longer printed, but only sent by email.
• Badge holders supplied to exhibitors are made from eco-designed materials.
• In 2025, badge lanyards provided to exhibitors are made from recycled PET bottles.

• Waste management with a strong focus on sorting
• Recycling of green waste into compost
• Anti-wastefulness measures (water, paper, cardboard, electricity, fuel)
• Incorporation of recyclable and recycled products
• Donation of unsold foodstuffs to charities
• Use of glass bottles (deposit return, recycled)
• Purchase of local or French-sourced raw materials.

2. Awareness and education

• Digital events are organised around the year to prepare the physical show whilst limiting travel: exhibitor webinars to help them plan their participation, visitor webinars to explain the main principles of franchising, a digital press conference to present the next exhibition to journalists, etc.

• A "Responsible Exhibitor Guide" is published each year to help exhibitors design their stand and manage their participation in the show in order to limit their environmental impact. The technical guide is also packed with best practices to help exhibitors in this process.

• New in 2025: in the run-up to the show, exhibitors and their stand staff are made aware of the need to reuse and donate materials, and are informed of the introduction of new collections, such as bio-waste.

• The exhibition’s CSR initiatives are promoted all year round to all stakeholders.

3. Social involvement

• To prepare the bags distributed to visitors, the exhibition has enlisted the help of an ESAT (Etablissement et Service d'Aide par le Travail) to contribute to the vocational integration of disabled workers.

• A mentoring programme for migrant entrepreneurs proposed by SINGA España to provide training to help migrant entrepreneurs turn their projects into reality.
• An entrepreneurship training programme to empower women, run by Entrepreneurs du Monde. Women from rural and disadvantaged areas of Casamance in Senegal have benefited from training to help them finance, launch and develop their commercial activities.

• Among the many socially focused actions of the Infopro Digital group, we can mention its support for “Nos Quartiers ont du Talent”, a French association that works to promote equal opportunities. It helps young graduates from underprivileged districts to get a foothold in the job market.

4. Continuous improvement