2005-10-07 - ABB and six other Swiss-based companies have signed a long-term partnership agreement with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to support the organization’s humanitarian work.
The agreement was formally announced and launched today at the ICRC’s Geneva headquarters. Each corporate partner has pledged to make a substantial donation over the next six years to either the organization’s operational activities or the endowment fund of the Foundation for the ICRC.
It’s the first time the ICRC has established a long-term partnership with the private sector.
The objectives are to diversify the organization’s sources of funding and to promote exchanges between the ICRC and its partners in areas of mutual interest, such as risk management, human resources development and training, logistics, information technology and communication.