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News 2024-11-06

The path to sustainability is through better design

Many initiatives to make our lives more sustainable are counteracted by user behavior. DTU Professor Daniela Pigosso is working to prevent this. She has dedicated her professional life to ensuring that sustainable innovations contribute to sustainability. For her efforts, she has been awarded this year's Grundfos Prize.
Disaster
response 2024-10-29

Support for UNICEF’s Emergency Response in Lebanon

The conflict in the Middle East has spread across all of Lebanon where escalating hostilities has created enormous needs for lifesaving assistance and support. The Grundfos Foundation is supporting UNICEF's humanitarian efforts in this already fragile country.
Safe water and sanitation in Togo 2024-10-25

Water as a job creator for youth in Togo

With DKK 20 m in funding from the Grundfos Foundation, PlanBørnefonden will use water as a lever for job creation among young people in Togo. The project combines the Foundation’s expertise in water with PlanBørnefonden’s many years of experience in job creation for youth to create sustainable future prospects for young people in the West African country.
Turbulence - Centre of Excellence 2024-10-22

New understanding of dynamics of turbulence

With support from the Grundfos Foundation, researchers at DTU have developed new theoretical knowledge that contributes to a better understanding of the dynamics of turbulence. A new DKK 12.5 million grant allows the continued work of developing the understanding of turbulence.
News 2024-09-13

Niels Due Jensen has passed away, aged 81.

Farewell to a remarkable person. Niels Due Jensen was a towering figure in Danish business. He transformed Grundfos into a global company with a strong foundation in his Danish roots and values.
News 2024-09-12

2024 Grundfos People Awards

Dedicated, passionate and creative employees were in the spotlight at this year’s People Awards where colleagues and their extraordinary efforts were celebrated in style.
Water for Kigoma Region 2024-08-25

Kigoma partnership enters the 2024 World Water Week

At 2024 World Water Week in Stockholm , the Grundfos Foundation shines a light on its important partnership with UNICEF and Water Mission in Western Tanzania’s Kigoma Region through an interactive photo exhibition.
Disaster
response 2024-08-09

Grundfos Foundation Leads the Way in Supporting UNICEF’s Efforts in Sudan

Escalating conflict has pushed Sudan to the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, with the threat of famine looming. As the first Danish foundation, Grundfos Foundation is supporting UNICEF's humanitarian efforts in this hard-hit country in Northeast Africa.
Local Community Engagement 2024-07-15

SOSNPO kicks off PITSTOP! project in South Africa

With a Community Engagement Grant from the Grundfos Foundation, the groundbreaking PITSTOP! project sets out to eradicate illegal pit latrines and upgrade ablution facilities in underserved communities, providing safe and hygienic sanitation solutions.
Local Community Engagement 2024-07-05

17 new Community Engagement Grants to support local projects

The Grundfos Foundation grants EUR 1.1 million to 17 local projects benefitting people, planet, and people all over the world.
Disaster
response 2024-06-11

Water Mission awarded grant supporting disaster response readiness

The Foundation has provided a DKK 5 million ($725,000 USD) grant to Water Mission, a Christian engineering nonprofit. The grant will support the continued expansion of Water Mission’s disaster response program with an emphasis on improving readiness and capacity to quickly and efficiently respond to multiple disasters simultaneously.
Kenya Refugee Alliance 2024-05-28

Denmark, Kenya, and Three Philanthropic Foundations Shape the Future of Refugee Aid

Two out of three refugees experience prolonged humanitarian crises lasting several years, often even decades. Meanwhile, refugee camps have traditionally been designed and run as temporary solutions for acute crises. A new partnership between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the LEGO Foundation, Novo Nordisk Foundation, and Grundfos Foundation supports Kenya's ambitions to move away from a temporary approach, benefiting both refugees and local communities.