We understand that we can achieve much greater positive impact when we work with other stakeholders. No single organization can successfully and sustainably operate in isolation. Collaboration is key to creating shared value and enabling a more sustainable society and world. We are in the decisive decade and we must work together to increase the scope and scale of our sustainability efforts. Together we can make a much greater impact on the social, environmental, ethical and economic challenges of our time.

Since 2016, around 1 633 500 people have benefited from our corporate community investment programs.

We understand that we cannot just concentrate on our own actions and challenges but need to work with a broad range of stakeholders that can bring their skills, knowledge and power to help resolve many of the environmental, social and governance challenges the world faces.

Collaboration is fundamental to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and ensuring that the benefits of the fourth industrial revolution and technology are available to all.

We engage with customers, suppliers, partners, industries, academia, non-governmental organizations, cities, governments and civil society, who all have an important role to play in making positive change happen.

We seek to cooperate on relevant projects where we believe we can make a contribution that has true impact, and where we can bring the benefits of technology.

Below is a summary of our global community investment projects in 2019. Read more details under Community investment and NGOs.

Greenlight for girls

In 2019, Nokia enabled 1290 girls to experience a day of science together with international NGO, greenlight for girls. 255 Nokia employees volunteered and supported these events that took place in seven cities around the world

UNICEF in Kenya

Nokia teamed up with UNICEF and the Government of Kenya in a multipartner collaboration to bring internet connectivity and digital learning to disadvantaged Kenyan schools.

UNICEF in Indonesia

In Indonesia, we have worked together with UNICEF since 2017 to support the development of high-impact mobile health (mhealth) applications, facilitating efforts to improve health, nutrition, sanitation and hygiene at the community level.

Save the Children in Myanmar

We finalized our 5-year program with Save the Children in Myanmar which improved access to and quality of preschool education for the most marginalized children and enhanced advocacy and policy engagement in the national education sector.

Oxfam

With Nokia’s Season’s Greetings donation support, Oxfam was able to support refugees affected by the Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh by introducing an e-voucher scheme.

Red Cross

With the aid of Nokia Season’s Greetings donation, the Finnish Red Cross provided disaster relief and deployed a field hospital to help victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique.

Plan International

Supported by Nokia’s Season’s Greetings campaign, Plan International continued its work with the Digital Gender Divide program, which builds up young people’s work-related skills and capacities in Uganda and Ethiopia.

Helping Hands

A community volunteering program based on employee engagement, which allows us to support 45 locally based community programs that are close to the hearts of our employees, covering a total of 30 countries. Read more here.