We aim to make a positive contribution to the local communities in which we operate.

Collaborating with the humanitarian relief organisation ForAfrika, we provided donations towards the renovation of two schools in the Phola township in Mpumalanga, South Africa. The kitchens and plumbing will be revamped, improving water hygiene, and classrooms will be repainted and equipped with better resources.

For the past nine years, FLS South Africa has helped to fund maths and science educators at the Kingsway Christian School, Randpark Ridge, Johannesburg. In 2022, we doubled our contribution to the school, helping to also provide daily nutritious meals to students.

In Chile, we partnered with the Complementa Foundation, which supports families with children with Down’s syndrome, participating in a football match to encourage motor, cognitive and social skills development.

In Tiabaya, Peru, employees from our Arequipa service centre delivered sanitary items and gifts to the Hogarcito de Niños Especiales San José Benito Cottolengo home for children with special needs. They spent time at the school singing, dancing and chatting with the children, teachers and volunteers.

In India, we provided financial support to the FIDE Chess Olympiad 2022 held in Chennai in July 2022.

FLS Brazil supported various social projects to assist vulnerable people with donations totalling BRL 215,000 (USD 42,000).

Contributions from employees at FLS Tucson Operations (US) resulted in more than 300 toys and bikes being donated to a Salvation Army Christmas programme supporting children in need.

In August 2022, more than 100 families participated in the annual FLS Science Festival in Salt Lake City, Utah, US. Volunteers shared their passion for and experience in science, engineering and mining with local families. The event featured 12 science workstations with hands-on experiments designed to inspire young people.

In partnership with the Growing Trees Network, we are currently planting around 12,000 trees in Denmark, Uganda, Kenya and Ecuador. This initiative was announced to mark FLSmidth’s acquisition of Mining Technologies. In addition, we launched an initiative in Denmark to plant a tree for each new employee, who receives a certificate acknowledging the tree. The programme will be implemented globally through 2023.

We donated DKK 2 million to various humanitarian organisations, including UNICEF, Save the Children and the Red Cross, to support victims of the war in Ukraine.