Ramboll Foundation publishes 2025 Annual Report

The report highlights strengthened governance, a renewed philanthropy strategy organised around three missions, expanded employee engagement, and targeted humanitarian and mission-driven grants.

Key achievements in 2025:

• Record philanthropic giving: the Foundation awarded 70 grants totalling DKK 42 million — the largest amount to date — reflecting the operationalisation of the new philanthropy strategy and a broadened grant portfolio.
• New employee-driven philanthropy: a dedicated initiative and pre‑launch grants were established to let Ramboll employees propose and lead small, nimble projects they are passionate about; about one fifth of the 2025 philanthropy budget has been allocated to employee‑driven activity going forward.
• Strategic city partnership: the Foundation entered a core‑funding partnership with C40 Cities, committing USD 500,000 to accelerate urban resilience and put community wellbeing at the heart of city climate action.
• Regenerative rebuilding in Ukraine: the Foundation granted a total of DKK 4.2 million to Ukraine projects in 2025, including DKK 580,000 to RedR UK for training programmes that enable local engineers to assess and repair damaged buildings — prioritising reuse and regenerative approaches rather than unnecessary demolition.
• Humanitarian responses: targeted emergency support was provided to UNHCR for Sudan and Chad, and to CARE Denmark for earthquake response in Myanmar, among other crisis grants.
• Employee engagement and volunteering: Flourish, our co-led corporate volunteering programme, saw around 300 volunteers contributing more than 11,000 hours and reaching approximately 200,000 beneficiaries since its launch; over 700 Ramboll employees engaged with Foundation-supported activities during 2025.

What guided the year: strategy and missions
In 2025, the Foundation put its new philanthropy strategy into practice by organising grants and partnerships around three missions: regenerative rebuilding (post‑disaster and conflict recovery), enhancing quality of life in the built environment (urban resilience and liveability), and resource management within planetary boundaries (nature‑based and financeable solutions). This mission-based approach emphasises knowledge creation, scalable pilots, capacity building, and the mobilisation of Ramboll expert contributions alongside grant funding.

Active ownership, governance, and financial position
The Foundation remains Ramboll’s primary owner (98% of shares) and continued to refine governance and board recruitment processes to ensure long‑term, values‑aligned stewardship. Financially, the Foundation received a dividend of DKK 97.4 million from Ramboll Group, reported a securities return of DKK 50 million (6.4%), and closed the year with equity of DKK 4,212 million. The Board has set aside DKK 55 million for donations in 2026, intending to distribute around DKK 50 million while retaining flexibility for urgent needs.

Chair, Robert Arpe, reflects that 2025 was a year of implementation, strengthening internal procedures, expanding the secretariat, and rolling out a philanthropy approach that channels Ramboll knowledge alongside funding to create lasting impact.