DOVISTA Sustainability Report / Human and labour rights / Environment / Anti–Corruption
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VILLUM FONDEN’s 50th anniversary
DOVISTA is part of the VKR Group under VKR Holding A/S – a limited company with the non-profit foundation, VILLUM FONDEN as its largest shareholder. VILLUM FONDEN goes all the way back to the vision of DOVISTA’s founder, Villum Kann Rasmussen, focusing on fresh air and daylight, and the desire to contribute to a brighter future for society.
shifted in our lifetime, with disastrous consequences for the world as a whole. And there’s no doubt: We need to think and act in new ways. An example of an annual grant programme at VILLUM FONDEN is the Villum Experiment Programme, where 51 researchers in 2021 have received 99 million DKK. Grants are awarded for research projects in techni-
cal and natural sciences that challenge the norm and have the potential to fundamentally change the way we approach important subjects. One of the current grant projects looks at the use of microwaves in com- bination with a special ceramic material to produce hydrogen cheaply and sustainably for use in hydrogen cars or for conver- sion to green fuel. Another pro- ject looks at whether reducing harmful methane emissions in livestock is valid, with a tech-
The projects often incorporate the relationship between nature and humans, striving to improve the balance between them.
These basic conditions for life are also the founding principles of DOVISTA, and each of DOVISTA’s employees has played a part in enabling the VILLUM FONDEN and its sister foundations to dis- tribute more than 15 billion DKK over the years. VILLUM FONDEN supports technical and scientific research as well as environmental, social and cultural projects in Den- mark and internationally.
nique that kills specific microorganisms responsible for producing methane. If this high risk/ high gain pro- ject works, it will be a major breakthrough in reducing the climate impact of the agricultural sector.
The projects often incorporate the relationship be- tween nature and humans, striving to improve the balance between them. This balance has drastically
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