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Creator
Gerard C. Smit
Created in
2006
Head office
Ontario, Canada
Industrial facilities
China
CSR investment
Did you know?
What is BSCI?
The Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI) is an industry-driven movement that aims to monitor and assess workplace standards across the global supply chain. The BSCI offers companies a common code of conduct and an action plan.
The company
is involved in 3
projects:
A drinking water project
This is what the company is all about. So far, Grosche has developed drinking water projects in six countries: the Philippines, Malawi, Pakistan, South Sudan, India and Uganda.
Planting of 10,000 trees
As a partner of Trees for the Future, the company has contributed to the planting of 10,000 trees in Haiti and Africa.
Banana plantation
The company cultivates its own banana plantation
in South Sudan to help
the local population to diversify its income.
A priority: action on the ground
Having spent several years working as a CSR director for a multinational company, Helmi joined his wife Mehreen in the Grosche project. The couple wanted to have a strong impact on disadvantaged communities and found the means to take action on the ground.
The drinking water crisis affects some 800 people worldwide.
Profits from sales are used to fund the Grosche Safe Water project. Each Grosche product purchased provides more than 50 days of clean water to families who would not otherwise have access to it.
Biosand filters are installed to supply clean water for these local communities.
What is a biosand filter?
It is a filter designed to purify water in remote areas where the water is unsafe. It requires no maintenance and is made of cement, sand, gravel and clay. It requires no electricity, chemicals or replacement filter cartridges and can operate for up to 30 years. It is ideally suited to warm temperate climates and can be manufactured locally, thus also creating jobs and skills in the regions that need them most.
Families are visited 30 days, 90 days and one year after installation.
Grosche pays particular attention to the workers in its partner facilities.
Helmi audited them all before signing any contract to ensure they meet Grosche’s CSR standards. It was also an opportunity for the brand to meet these workers and check the installations and safety conditions.
200 days of drinking water have been financed over the past 12 years.
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