FONDATION RÉMY COINTREAU
A foundation that promotes the transmission of expertise and excellence.
The Fondation Rémy Cointreau was founded in 2017 to inform and guide the Group’s corporate philanthropy efforts aimed at preserving its cultural and human heritage and investing in its shared future. When the original five-year term ended, the Board of Directors extended the foundation’s remit for another five years and doubled its budget to €2 million to fund its work until 2027.
Considering the Rémy Cointreau Group’s commitment to "terroirs, people and time", support for exceptional arts and craftsmanship speaks for itself. Craftsmanship means products that are made by hand from beginning to end, sometimes using special manual tools. The materials used by these artisans are natural ingredients - all used with the utmost respect for the environment. Each and every element, gesture and product is meticulously crafted to create unique and exclusive products. These men and women work in the slow lane. Standardised mass-consumption production is alien to them. Theirs is a long-term view, working with terroirs in all their cultural richness. Since its foundation in 2017, the Fondation Rémy Cointreau has provided practical financial support to 26 artisans to perfect and perpetuate their craft.
Handing down these specialist skills is a core aim for each project undertaken to counter the danger of skills being lost as young people turn away from craft trades. To let arts and crafts die would be to lose part of the Group’s heritage and consign ancestral know-how to the history books. Just as the Group’s Cellar Masters pass on their skills to future generations, the foundation helps outstanding artists, craftsmen and craftswomen pass on their know-how.
When deciding which projects to support, the foundation whittles down the options based on nine carefully selected criteria: exceptional craftsmanship, mastery of rare expertise, quest for innovation, determination to pass on expertise, aesthetics, keeping the skill alive, heritage, passion and commitment, and, lastly, recycling and upcycling.
In addition to supporting artisans, Fondation Rémy Cointreau is a leading light striving to promote and develop arts and crafts through partnerships with other industry players.
Each and every element, gesture and product is meticulously crafted to create unique and exclusive products.