About us
The Ramboll Foundation is an independent Danish enterprise foundation with philanthropic obligations.
Trustee overview
The Ramboll Foundation is governed by a board of 11 members, of which four members are elected by the employees in accordance with applicable laws of Denmark.
The Ramboll Foundation Board
Members of the Ramboll Foundation Board works to ensure that the Ramboll Group A/S and its affiliated and associated companies behave in an ethical, responsible, and socially-minded manner to earn the respect and trust of clients and business partners and to increase satisfaction amongst employees.
From partnership to foundation
In 1972, it was decided based on a proposal by Børge Rambøll that Rambøll & Hannemann was to become a limited liability company – owned by a foundation. The foundation charter states the purpose and obligations of the Ramboll Foundation. The charter has undergone adjustments over the years and the current version was signed in March 2018.
Key figures
Key figures give will give you and insight into the financial situation of the Ramboll Foundation.
Financial assets
The primary purpose of the Ramboll Foundation, through its co-ownership in Ramboll Group A/S, is to further the Group’s continuance and development in terms of finances and business activity.
Investment policy
Our investments are managed by external asset management firms under a mandate to maintain our portfolio as sustainable investments by only investing in companies conforming with Art 8 or Art 9 of the European Union Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, meaning we only invest in funds that promote environmental or social characteristics, or funds that have sustainable investment as their objective.
In addition, all investments are screened for business involving alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and weapons with a threshold of 5% ownership applied in case of conglomerates with mixed businesses. Such assets are deselected for investment regardless of local legislation and the legality of the business or compliance with EU SFDR rules.
Key figures 2024 in DKK thousand
| The Foundation's total assets | DKK 4,444,734 |
| The Foundation's share of Ramboll Group equity | DKK 3,659,534 |
| The Foundation's holding of securities | DKK 773,539 |
| Donations | DKK 32,876 |
Annual reports
The Ramboll Foundation’s annual reports are available for download under Publications.
Publications
Annual reports
The Ramboll Foundation Annual Report provides a detailed look at our financial performance, our commitment to supporting society, people and, nature through our philanthropic activities and our ambition for the future.
Current publications
Featured publications
Historical documents
These historical documents form the core of Ramboll and Our Legacy is based on them. Below you can browse these historical documents.
Foundation Advisory Forum
The Foundation Advisory Forum (FAF) is an engagement initiative launched by the Foundation. The forum currently consists of 33 appointed non-executive employees from Ramboll’s global country and market business units, but the forum can expand to up to 50 members.
The Foundation sees the FAF as a sounding board for discussions about the Ramboll values, and how we can all find inspiration in Ramboll’s rich legacy. This will give the Foundation Board valuable insights from the diverse cultural backgrounds represented among the Ramboll employees. Furthermore, the FAF members will act as ambassadors for the Foundation and the Ramboll values in their day-to-day work in the company.
The main purpose of the Foundation is to be the best possible owner of Ramboll, and the Advisory Forum is a very important lever for connecting the owner with the employees, and to continuously live up to that purpose and promise.
Interviews and portraits
Flemming Bligaard
In June 2020, Flemming Bligaard Pedersen stepped down as chair of the Ramboll Foundation’s Board of Trustees after serving six years. Flemming Bligaard Pedersen’s career in Ramboll and the Ramboll Foundation spanned five decades.
Read the portrait with FlemmingCarsten Uttenhal
As of April 2 2019, Carsten Uttenthal’s tenure as a Ramboll Foundation board member ended after 29 years in the Foundation. Carsten can look back at close to 46 years in Ramboll.
Read the portrait with CarstenJens-Christian Schmidt
Jens-Christian Schmidt’s tenure as Ramboll Foundation board member ended on April 4 after twenty years in the Foundation. First employed in Ramboll’s Aalborg office in 1970, Jens-Christian looks back fondly over nearly fifty years of involvement with the company.
Read the portrait with Jens-Christian
Governance
The purpose of foundation governance is to support the management of commercial foundations and its work to safeguard the purpose and interests of the foundation.
The Ramboll Foundation follows the Recommendations on Foundation Governance by the Committee on Foundation Governance (godfondsledelse.dk/english).
Read how the Ramboll Foundation complies to the recommendations here:
Owners' Guidance
Want to know more?
Søren Staugaard Nielsen
Managing Director, Ramboll Foundation
+45 51 61 78 86