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The SDL Foundation Mission

The SDL Foundation Mission

Our Mission - to provide support for sustainable, structural development that improves the quality of life for disadvantaged communities around the globe

The SDL Foundation is committed to supporting sustainable development for communities across the globe.  We achieve this by providing financial grants for programs which are aligned with our primary focus of:

As an international organization working in over 30 countries worldwide, SDL strives to make a significant and positive impact in the countries where it operates and supports the efforts of their employees in their own charitable activities.

All SDL employees are actively encouraged to nominate and sponsor deserving causes in their local communities.  SDL employees or groups of employees actively participate in helping the recipients of SDL Foundation funding to achieve their goals.

The SDL Foundation is a UK charity, registered with the Charity Commission (registered charity no. 1127138) and is managed by an independent Trustee committee, chaired by ex SDL CFO, Alastair Gordon. To show its commitment to the SDL Foundation, the SDL Board has resolved to donate a percentage of the Group's pre tax profits to the SDL Foundation each year.  In December 2008, as the Foundation became fully operational, we received £250,000 from SDL plc.

The SDL Foundation comprises just one part of the SDL Corporate Social Responsibility Policy designed to ensure that SDL provides a positive contribution to the areas in which it operates.

If you would like to understand more regarding the Foundation and this aspect of SDL's CSR then please contact SDLFoundation@sdl.com 

The SDL Foundation has a strict independency policy and will not support causes where Trustees or SDL employees will receive direct benefit from donations of the SDL Foundation.  The SDL Foundation will not support activities which could in anyway be seen as Political or discriminatory. Neither will they support causes which are recognized as being large or well-known national or international charities or international appeals. Only causes supported and sponsored by SDL employees will be considered by the SDL Foundation. 

 

Registered charity no: 1127138