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Sustainability

The Statkraft Fund

Statkraft will allocate up to 5 MNOK to projects that build lasting value for local communities. The Fund 2010 aims at covering needs that are identified both at corporate and country levels.

Projects supported by the Fund have to respect the following criteria:

  • Respond to prioritized and recognized needs and challenges facing communities and aim at improving and developing social contexts at international, national, regional or local levels.

  • Take place primarily in emerging markets in order to allow for the Fund to be used where the needs are the greatest.

  • Involve partners such as international organisations, recognized international or local NGOs, business associations, etc.

  • Have a clear link to Statkraft’s activities, presence and market, or a link to company competences.

  • Respect Statkraft’s Code of conduct requirements in the execution of the project.

  • Be sustainable, measurable, transparent, accountable as well as have reasonable overhead and administrative costs.

  • The Statkraft Fund cannot be awarded to commercial enterprises.

The deadline for application is 1st June 2010.

For information on the Statkraft Fund, contact statkraftfondet@statkraft.com

Earlier awards:

2008 The Ny Ålesund Symposium, Vitensenteret in Trondheim and Technichus in Härnösand (Sweden)

2007 Young anglers and rock blasting museum to be awarded funds from the Statkraft Fund

2006 Statkraft Fund 2006 rewards efforts on behalf of children and environmentfriendly energy with NOK 5 million

2005 The Statkraft Fund 2005 shared by the Norwegian red Cross's Mountain Rescue Service and Norwegian People's Aid