Stockholm, Sweden: Water for All, Epiroc’s flagship community engagement initiative, today celebrates its 40th anniversary of providing clean water and sanitation to people in need. The initiative has provided clean water to millions of people and continues to make a difference in people’s lives.

“The need for clean water and sanitation is constantly growing, making “water for all” more important than ever,” says Helena Hedblom, President and CEO of Epiroc. “We are very proud of the achievements of Water for All and of all the dedicated colleagues who make this possible with the support of the company..”

Epiroc runs the program together with the Atlas Copco Group. It is initiated and driven locally worldwide by Epiroc and/or Atlas Copco employees.

Water for All’s projects include drilling and digging wells, providing rainwater collection systems, repairing existing water systems, protecting natural resources and educating the population on sanitation and hygiene. A key focus is on supporting schools. The work is carried out in cooperation with non-governmental organizations that have expertise in water, sanitation and hygiene and staff in the project countries.

The result is a strong positive humanitarian impact with immediate consequences, especially for many women and girls, including:
– Give girls the freedom to go to school with their brothers, as previously they usually had to spend most of the day fetching (often dirty) water from far away.
– More time for women to work or start a business instead of fetching water.
– Make women and girls feel safer by building latrines that provide privacy.

The program is constantly growing and currently more than 2,000 Epiroc colleagues around the world donate every month. These donations go a long way. Employee donations are matched by the Epiroc Group. Almost 100% of donations go directly to water projects.

The many current projects include building rainwater cisterns for indigenous people in rural Mexico, ensuring sustainable access to water for at least 15 years for 48 villages in northern Uganda, providing clean drinking water and sanitation to 5,000 people in rural Nepal, and providing assistance to flood-stricken areas of Ukraine following the destruction of the Kakhovka Dam last year.

For more information on “Water for All”, please visit www.water4all.org.

For further information please contact:
Ola Kinnander, Media Relations Manager
+46 70 347 2455
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Epiroc is a global productivity partner for customers in the mining and construction industries, accelerating the transformation towards a sustainable society. Using groundbreaking technology, Epiroc develops and supplies innovative and safe equipment such as drilling rigs, rock mining and construction machines, and tools for use above and below ground. The company also offers world-class service and other aftermarket support, as well as solutions for automation, digitalization and electrification. Epiroc is based in Stockholm, Sweden, had a turnover of more than SEK 60 billion in 2023 and employs around 19,000 dedicated employees who support and collaborate with customers in around 150 countries. Find out more at www.epirocgroup.com.

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