Adding value through active ownership
Active ownership
The Ramboll Foundation is an independent Danish enterprise foundation with both corporate and philanthropic purposes.
People and philanthrophy
The Ramboll Foundation was established in 1971 by the founders of Ramboll. Børge Johannes Rambøll and Johan Georg Hannemann and three other partners. It was their wish to ensure long-term existence of the company for the benefit of the employees.
The Ramboll Foundation is the main owner of the Ramboll Group A/S. The Foundation is the majority shareholder in the Ramboll Group and owns 97.3% of the shares. The remainder are owned by the company and Ramboll employees.
According to the Ramboll Foundation’s Charter, the purpose of the Foundation is to own and support Ramboll Group A/S and to ensure the financial and commercial continuance and development of Ramboll Group A/S and its affiliated companies or associates in such a way that as many employees as possible can experience an exciting and inspiring workplace in a long-term perspective.
Flemming Bligaard Pedersen, former Chair of the Board of Trustees, gives his take of what it means being an active owner in this article.
The Ramboll Foundation supports:
- Mission-driven philanthropy within the areas of regenerative rebuilding, the built environment, and resource management.
- In addition, the Foundation helps current and former employees and their families in difficult circumstances.
- The Foundation also provides aid in emergencies and crises and grants to employee-driven philanthropy.
"The ownership of Ramboll has an eternal perspective."
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Nov 27, 2025
New partnership with UNLEASH: reimagining the future of the built environment
A just green transition is one of the defining challenges of our time. Cities across the world are navigating complex dilemmas: How do we build for density while preserving the green spaces that keep cities liveable? How do we transition to climate-neutral mobility without excluding the people who rely on today’s systems? How do we adapt our built environments to shifting realities in ways that strengthen, rather than fracture, community life?
Nov 11, 2025
The Ramboll Foundation funds climate adaptation tool – endorsed globally through C40 Cities and United Nations
In a collaboration between Ramboll, the City of Copenhagen, New York City, and Brooklyn College NYC, and Vienna Research Center for Visual Computing, the new digital tool enables cities to simultaneously calculate and address the impacts of flooding and urban heating through nature-based solutions, as well as the effects of the mitigation actions proposed.
Oct 29, 2025
The financial case for nature-based coastal protection
We are excited to commit 900,000 DKK to Green Finance Institute Denmark – a not-for-profit financial organisation dedicated to creating a greener future made possible by finance, part of an international organisation funded by Laudes and Quadrature Climate Foundation.
Our Legacy
Building the future on a strong legacy
When Ramboll was founded in 1945, Børge Johannes Rambøll and Johan Georg Hannemann had a clear vision for how a responsible company should act. It was their true wish to ensure a long term existence of the company for the benefit of the Ramboll employees and the surrounding society.