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Jane, a mother of 4 children in Bungoma, Kenya, says that with Solvatten, the only thing needed to get safe and warm water is sunshine. Solvatten works with communities to provide a sustainable solution to improve lives, health, and alleviate poverty. They invite partnerships from organizations and individuals to join in this important initiative to help humanity.
Solvatten slideshare CR
- 1. “the only thing we need to get safe and warm water now is sunshine” Jane, mother of 4 children. Small scale farmer in Bungoma, Kenya onsdag 20 mars 13
- 2. Working with Solvatten means winners all around “We have a vision of providing people with a sustainable solution that helps families improve their lives, stay healthy and rise out of poverty. We invite everybody to join us in this urgent task. Let’s come together in the name of humanity!” BUSINESS BENEFITS Increase sales, improve brand image employee engagement increased share value New markets VALUE CREATION CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY CARBON/ ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS MARKETING/ BRANDING / PR Offsets Climate Investment General environmental benefits COMMUNITY BENEFITS Business ethics interlocks CR and Marketing, branding and PR Increased quality of life Reduced illnes Empowerment Timesavings Improved house hold economy The tripple bottom line economic, ecological, and social This infogram demonstrates how we see Solvatten as a tool for Corporate Responsibility Initiatives and how they link to Marketing Branding and PR purposes. onsdag 20 mars 13
- 3. “Easy to learn- easy to use- easy to talk about“ onsdag 20 mars 13
- 4. A story worth telling Ways for companies, individuals and organisations to get involved with Solvatten 2013 - Invest in a Climate Impact Project - Contribute with Solvatten units to Kenyan refugee camps - Get involved in a Solvatten campaign or start your own - Purchase the Solvatten bottle or give a gift certificate (launching 2013) - Purchase Solvatten for a location of your choice - Develop your own project together with the Solvatten Team This will help your company to - Reduce carbon footprint - Improve public image and brand - Increase visibility in new markets - Increase employee engagement - Reach new audiences - Attract and develop staff onsdag 20 mars 13
- 5. Climate Impact Do you know how big your company´s carbon footprint is? any and who lesale comp is h food retail ✓ Swed collaboration: 2013 f ✓ Year o contributing: Carbon/CSR f ✓ Way o n: Kampala, Uganda rbon ✓ Locatio Trust and Impact Ca p artners: Eco ✓ Local Solvatten helps reduce climate change From 2013 it is possible to compensate for carbon dioxide emissions via a unique Solvatten project in Uganda. Climate compensation* through this monitoring project will help families to lift themselves out of poverty through the use of Solvatten. *Solvatten saves c.1.2 ton CO2 per year, according to third-party study Thanks to U&We and there clients Solvatten will reach thousands of families in Uganda! onsdag 20 mars 13
- 6. Humanitarian CSR utor produc er and distrib ✓ Swedish film n: 2013 f collaboratio ✓ Year o contributing: Humanitarian f ✓ Way o n: Kakuma, Kenya io ce ✓ Locat artner: LWF and ACT Allian ✓Local p Give safe and warm water The Church of Sweden’s international For less than 20 USD one person will have mission has made it easy to donate and help vulnerable families get access to access to safe and warm water for 7 years + A gift that matters Solvatten. As Solvatten provides safe and warm water it will improve health, save time, money and firewood. Solvatten contributes to the realisation of For Christmas 2012 Solvatten and Fair Unlimited offered a special corporate the UN Millenium Development Goals. gift. The aim was to give others access to safe water, whilst being mindful of the scarcity of safe water in the world and of the value of the clean water we have in Sweden. The gift was a carafe manufactured from recycled materials by a Fair Trade company in Bolivia. Thanks to Fair Unlimited for the initiative to market and sell this gift to Swedish Film (SF) and many other companies! onsdag 20 mars 13
- 7. Marketing/ CSR pany s con sultancy com ✓ Swedish sale 012 f coll aboration: 2 R ✓ Start o contributing: Marketing/CS f ✓ Way o n: Kenya io ✓ Locat artner: KOWLF p ✓ Local ! ! Prosales links corporate responsibility with sales competence A challenge for all social innovations is finding the quickest route to financial sustainability. In the developing world one way to facilitate sales is by combining subsidies with micro-savings. The Swedish company Prosales was attracted by this solution and identified an opportunity to link their core activity - developing sales competence - with a Solvatten project which provides education and supports savings groups. This project enabled representatives from the Kenyan organization KOWLF to market and sell Solvatten through solidarity savings groups in Mwingi and Mombasa in Kenya. A Prosales representative met with the Kenyan sales team to exchange ideas on how to sell new groundbreaking technology. Thanks to Prosales, Solvatten now reaches hundreds of families in Kenya! onsdag 20 mars 13
- 8. Company Campaigning CSR to address water challenges in Kenya ✓ International Construction nsulting management, engineering co e 2010 ✓ Collaboration sinc g: CSR ✓ Way of contributin ✓ Location: Kenya us ✓ Local partner: Vario Running to solve water challenges Since 2010 WSP has contributed to various Solvatten projects and has raised funds to send Solvatten units to Kenya. Staff at WSP Sweden, a branch of the global WSP Group, have raised money through several activities including running and biking events. Thanks to WSP where staff continue to believe in empowering families and communities with Solvatten! Rikard Appelgren, CEO of WSP Sweden toured the country by bike to engage his organisation in supporting the Solvatten cause. onsdag 20 mars 13
- 9. Bringing members in an organisation together nt group ✓ Nordic restaura ce 2012 ✓C ollaboration sin : CSR ✓ Way of contributing : India ✓ Location ner: WWF rt ✓ Local pa The NORES Collaboration In 2012 the Norwegian restaurant group Nores, began a collaboration with WWF for a Solvatten project to strengthen the sense of community among their members. The goal is to expand the initiative during the next two years, including a field trip to project sites. Thanks to NORES for improving livelihoods, health and environment for around 2 100 people. onsdag 20 mars 13
- 10. CSR and community development up dus trial Gro erna tional In ce 2012 ✓ Int laboration sin : Purchase l ✓ Co y of contributing ✓ Wa ation: Various us c ✓ Lo al partner: Vario ✓ Loc Engaging staff with Solvatten and Water for All Atlas Copco has selected eight communities worldwide to receive Solvatten in commemoration of the World Water Day 2012. The recipients were selected by Atlas Copco employees after evaluation of 35 proposals from all over the world. Atlas Copco companies support Water for All in accordance with the Group's Community Engagement and Charity Policy. The impact of the many projects is clearly visible and brings winners all around. Thanks to Atlas Copco who recognizes the need for Solvatten all over the world! onsdag 20 mars 13
- 11. Climate and CSR initative pany e del ivery com fo od to hom 11 ✓ Swedish ion: 20 ear of c ollaborat oluntary Carbon ✓ Y of contributing: V ✓ Way s offset enya Lo cation: K i Agrofore stry ✓ ner: V ✓L ocal part Middagsfrid purchase enables CO2 reductions Approximately 5 000 people have benefited as they now have a tool to use sunlight to heat water and reduce their use of enviromentally-damaging fuels. And at the same time the project enabled Middagsfrid to compensate for their carbon emissions for a year. The collaboration between Solvatten AB, Tricorona and Middagsfrid demonstrated carbon offsetting in a way that significantly improves lives and the local environment – what better way to do this? Victor Theander; CEO Middagsfrid Thanks to Middagsfrid and partners who developed and participated in this initiative! onsdag 20 mars 13
- 12. Gifts that matter ✓ NK :117. Swedish d e ✓ Year of collaboratio partment store n: ✓ Way of contributing 2011 companies pu : Private perso rchasing desig ns and ✓ Location: Kenya n bottle ✓ Local partner: VI Ag roforestry The campaign generated press coverage in daily newspapers and magazines The Solvatten water bottle Sweden’s most prestigious department store, NK (Nordiska Kompaniet) hosted an event for Solvatten in 2011. Rum:117 brought together a bottle manufacture, an NGO and Solvatten. For three months these specially-designed glass water bottles were on sale in NK Stockholm and Gothenburg, with all the proceeds funding Solvatten units for Vi Agroforestry, Bungoma. This promotion enabled shoppers to support the scaling-up of Solvatten Projects in Kenya. Thanks to everyone who now drinks from this special bottle! onsdag 20 mars 13
- 13. Giving is caring ✓ Wellstep.se. Fitn e ✓ Year of collabora ss company t ✓ Way of contribut ion: 2013 persons and ing: Walking private companies ✓ Location: Kendu B ✓ Local partner: B ay, Kenya arnfonden Solutions fo r a healthier workplace is ta x deductible ! Walk with Solvatten This campaign will be launched in spring 2013. The swedish company Wellsteps will give customers tools to increase their exercise and at the same time contribute to the sending of more Solvatten to the refugee camps in Kenya. Walking that extra mile will make a big difference and this campaign will help you feel better in more then one way! onsdag 20 mars 13
- 14. Giving is caring Web campaigns to help vulnerable families in Kenya In 2012 Soo Lin made Solvatten the target for her very own birthday campaign. Turning twenty two is a big thing and Soo Lin built a website to fund-raise for Solvatten. In a short time she raised more than 1650 €. Happy birthday Soo Lin and thank you for bringing more Solvatten to the world! Hanna Bronfman from US and Cathrine Linder, Sweden have also marketed their brands in web-campaigns whose proceeds are financing the production and distribution of Solvatten. Web campaigning continues to grow. It’s easier than ever to contribute to a good cause. onsdag 20 mars 13
- 15. Giving is caring More web campaigns generating Solvatten The Swedish Telge Energy company launched their web campaign just before Christmas 2012, asking customers and visitors to their website to vote for the best charitable initiative. They received more than 3000 votes. Thanks to all the recognition we can now ship more Solvatten to where they do most good, in the hands of families without access to safe water. Web campaigning continues to grow. It’s easier than ever to contribute to a good cause. onsdag 20 mars 13
- 16. Empowering women pany de sign com ✓ Swedish 009 oration: 2 tmas gift ollab Year of c Chris ✓ on tributing: ✓ Way of c andu, Ne pal Kathm ✓L ocation: PHO Local p artner: EN A UN Habitat collaboration for women in Nepal ✓ In 2009 Solvatten units were distributed in Nepal for an implementation study in conjunction with UN-Habitat and ENPHO. The units were distributed to households, schools and community health centres and the users were trained by community mobilisers. Interviews with users were conducted for research and to increase understanding for future distribution of Solvatten in developing countries. Thanks to Pond AB who supported this project, one of our very first sponsors! onsdag 20 mars 13
- 17. WAYS TO BE INVOLVED • Play a pivotal role in expediting socio economic development in the region • Solvatten can bring new focus to your ongoing CSR program. • Encourage Media to take up the topics that is related to your company • Solvatten brings a visible commitment to a company´s CSR activity • Together we can attract support from multinational partners and make the impact of our joint initiative much bigger • Motivate and encourage fellow employees onsdag 20 mars 13
- 18. A SOLVATTEN project means more than safe drinking water; it means time, freedom and it changes life... onsdag 20 mars 13
- 19. Contact: www.SOLVATTEN.se Photos and presentation by Solvatten AB onsdag 20 mars 13