“Sika Cares” Community Engagement Program
The “Sika Cares” community engagement program focuses on improving the quality of life of children, adults, and families in the local communities in which Sika operates worldwide. The program started in 2019 to give back to the communities Sika teams are operating in. Sika staff enjoys the intangible benefit of giving a feeling of connectedness and the satisfaction of trying to make the world a better place. The company aims to support local third parties to help people to develop themselves. With this program, Sika companies ensure that local community members have access to valued social settings and activities, that Sika staff can contribute meaningfully to those activities through volunteering work, and that functional capabilities are provided to enable individuals to participate in their communities. To achieve this goal, co-operation with and support for existing and professional charity organizations is given priority. In 2021, Sika started to develop a guideline on how to select, plan and run social community engagement projects. The content of this guideline has been developed in co-operation with a set of pilot countries and an external expert who is part of the Sika Sustainability Advisory Board. Sika Cares is focusing on the following three areas:
EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING
SUPPORTING EDUCATION
Investment in good education gives young people the most important tool they need to lead an independent life. Sika works to ensure that disadvantaged children and young people get a genuine chance in life.
WATER AND CLIMATE PROTECTION
SAFEGUARDING LIVING ENVIRONMENTS
Sika employees support projects which link social causes with ecological interests
BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
BUILDING SUSTAINABLY
The health and dynamism of communities also depends on the infrastructure in place for people and the environment. This is where Sika comes in with its expertise and product solutions.
