Origin & mission
The John Cockerill Foundation was set up in 2017, on the eve of the bicentenary of the John Cockerill Group. Its purpose is to structure the company’s sponsorship policy, and, over the past four rich and intense years, more than 35 projects have been rolled out in the fields of history, heritage, culture and social issues.
The world is changing. The needs of Society are also changing. In 2021, these elements prompted us to overhaul our vision of our role, and led us to review our positioning and our strategy.
All over the world, communities face multiple and complex challenges. We intend to support them in making their living conditions more dignified and, on a daily basis, we are coordinating a series of initiatives targeting a better world. Our actions are carried out according to the principle of mixed sponsorship, i.e. financial and in-kind investments, through the provision of skills, products or services.
We are focusing our efforts on tangible, local projects that are in synergy with the sustainable development objectives of the United Nations and those of development cooperation: the reduction of poverty and inequalities, access to vital resources and education, improvement of well-being and quality of life.
“Alone I go faster, together we go further.” This African proverb perfectly summarises the advantages of collective intelligence. In accordance with this vision, we want to bring together and channel all the positive energies, with a view to coming up with new and innovative solutions that meet the needs of communities. To build tomorrow’s better world today.