La Poste
Description
La Poste group is divided into four business units: Services-Mail-Parcels, Retail Customers and Digital Services, GeoPost and La Banque Postale, which, with its subsidiary CNP Assurances, is the 11th largest European banking and insurance company.
Every year, La Poste delivers over 18 million items worldwide (letters, printed advertising media and parcels), 6 days a week. Committed to its regional coverage, the Group has 17,000 retail outlets (post offices, local postal agencies, retail pickup points) and 18,000 postal service access points (Pickup points, business centres, lockers and parcel drive collection service).
In 2021, La Poste group generated €34.6 billion in revenue (41% outside France) and had a headcount of almost 245,000, in 63 countries over 5 continents, of which 193,000 in France.
As a mission-led company since June 2021 and a leader in environmental transition and green finance, La Poste aims to achieve "zero net emissions" by 2050. Through is strategic plan “La Poste 2030, committed to you”, the company has set itself the goal of becoming the leading European platform for links and exchanges, providing digital, people-oriented, green and socially-responsible services for the benefit of its customers and the transformation of society as a whole.
La Poste continues to demonstrate its commitment and expertise in developing useful innovations to make life easier for all French people. With its 251,000 postal workers and its technological and digital infrastructures, La Poste is meeting the new needs of customers in the face of the major societal challenges of territorial, ecological, demographic and digital transition.
La Poste's collaboration with start-ups
La Poste encourages start-ups that develop digital solutions useful to the greatest number of people. It does this through open innovation programs that bring together start-ups, large groups and digital experts across France and even internationally. Start-ups benefit from an acceleration program to develop their business, personalized support and a focus on communication operations. These collaborations accelerate creativity and innovation for new uses and new services.