19 December 2011
Scandic supports sustainability with donation
For the second consecutive year, Scandic’s sustainability fund awarded a large sum of money to support initiatives that actively contribute to a sustainable society. Each year, Scandic’s sustainability fund collects 100,000 euros from the chain’s sale of water bottles, where one krona per bottle sold is donated to the fund. The lucky recipients of the fund’s donations this year are two organisations from Sweden and a group of students from Denmark.
Scandinavia’s largest hotel chain, Scandic, is known as a frontrunner in sustainability and Scandic constantly works hard to improve sustainability at its hotels and throughout society as a whole. Scandic’s sustainability fund is making a large donation this year to individuals and organisations who actively contribute to increasing sustainability.
Water bottles provide the basis for heightened sustainability
Each year, the fund collects about 100,000 euros from the sale of Scandic’s water bottles at all of the chain’s hotels, where one krona per bottle sold goes to the fund. Scandic received a total of 32 applications this year from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Germany and England, and Scandic is pleased to provide three selected applicants with the opportunity to realise their sustainability projects.
"We have received many interesting applications, which just shows that lots of people are working to create an even more sustainable society. We are proud to help some of the ambitious projects with financial support," says Inger Mattsson, sustainability manager at Scandic Group.
Innovative solutions to benefit society
At Scandic, there was a broad consensus on awarding this year’s financial support to three recipients: Polyteknisk Forening from Technical University of Denmark, and the Swedish organisations, Rättviseförmidlingen and Retoy-Stiftelsen Lek För Hållbarhet.
"The three projects we chose this year have different areas of focus, but all share the aim of creating innovative solutions for sustainability – for society, for business and for children. We look forward to seeing the difference they will make by realising their projects in the coming time," says Inger Mattsson, head of the sustainability fund.
This year’s three recipients of financial support from Scandic’s sustainability fund will receive equal shares of the total amount awarded.
Facts about Scandic’s sustainability fund
- Scandic founded its sustainability fund in 2009 to support initiatives and projects that actively contribute to sustainable development in society.
- The scale of the projects does not matter, as long as the purpose is to make the world a more sustainable place and to make a difference.
- Each year, the fund collects up to 100,000 euros from the sale of Scandic’s own water, with one krona per sold water bottle going to the fund.
- Scandic’s water bottles contain filtered carbonated water and were designed by the Olympic swimmer Therese Alshammar.
- Scandic will continue to collect money for the fund in 2012 and will reassess the criteria for the donations to be given in 2012.
For each water bottle Scandic sells at its hotels, one krona goes to Scandic’s sustainability fund, which each year awards a large sum of money to selected projects that actively contribute to creating a more sustainable society.
Recipients of support from Scandic’s sustainability fund, 2011
Rättviseförmidlingen [Equalisers] – Sweden
Rättviseförmedlingen delivers the world’s most diverse conferences.
Rättviseförmidlingen will positively and proactively encourage and assist conference organisers to plan more diverse conferences by delivering a list of “different” panelists, presenters and lecturers, and by offering them direct contact with Rättviseförmidlingen regarding special requests.
Polyteknisk Forening [Polytechnical Association] – Denmark
Engineering Solutions for a sustainable world.
Engineering students from the Technical University of Denmark will test their inventions and practical solutions in the toughest environment imaginable – Roskilde Festival. They will implement their practical solutions in the largest temporary city in Northern Europe, where 130,000 need water, food and shelter. If it works there, it will work anywhere.
Retoy - Stiftelsen Lek För Hållbarhet
Teaching Sustainability through Play
Retoy creates places and events where kids learn, experience and dream about a sustainable world. Children play with toys produced with respect for both people and the environment, deepen their understanding of sustainability through our Retoy Packages of books and toys, practice sustainable consumption in our toy swap bazaars and give their dreams of a better world form through reused toys in Retoy Labs.