The goal of the For-Te initiatives, launched in 2019, is creating an opportunity of integration into the labour market for people with disabilities, and offering a delivery service that allows our customers to save time and money at the same time.
Esprinet, in partnership with the L’Impronta Group - who have been committed to integrating people with disabilities and other weaknesses for many years now - have made this project possible by establishing the social cooperative For-Te.
Thanks to this initiative, the Esprinet Group achieved the perfect integration of a social project into its core business, proving how sustainability is not just a sideline activity, but rather a true source of added-value.
How does the For-Te project work
The ten people who are part of the For-Te initiative take care of delivering the products in their backpack every day, moving around on foot or via public transportation.
After closing an order received from the Esprivillage in Cesano Boscone - one of the 17 Esprinet stores located throughout Italy - those customers that purchase goods with a relevant weight and size, are offered the free “For-Te” service, with possibility to deliver even to end users.
Every morning, the Esprivillage staff prepares the orders for the For-Te staff, who, in the early afternoon, load their backpacks and receive the delivery indications, under the coordination and supervision of one of the L’Impronta Group operators, who will follow the delivery in real time.
The project involved also the Tucano, Jabra and Nilox vendors, which recognized its social-economic validity, by providing part of the technical instruments used.
The For-Te project completed 1,082 deliveries in 2019, and 731 in 2020.
For-Te even during the health emergency
The health emergency and the strict safety provisions led the Esprinet Group to rethink the For-Te project organization.
In order to protect the people involved in the deliveries, comply with current regulations and extend this service to companies, the delivery service has been partially repurposed. Deliveries of Esprinet tech products continued with the use of vans owned by the Cooperative, in order to avoid using public transportation.
In addition, to tangibly meet the social struggles brought on by Covid-19, the Esprinet Group has decided to optimize the For-Te service, by also using the delivery method to deliver basic necessities.
«The challenge was increasing our company’s value, by creating an actual sustainable business, with a strong social impact for all stakeholders involved. »
Alessandro Cattani - Esprinet Group CEO
Other Sustainability initiatives
Sustainability - Esprinet4others Volunteering
Sustainability - Project FOR-TE
