About us
We are a staff of eight full-time employees housed in an office community in central Copenhagen, Denmark, together with a wide variety of green and blue organisations such as CONCITO, Plastic Change and Ocean Institute. You can read more about the office community here.
Our approach to funding is based on three basic principles:
- Science-based. Guided by climate science, we focus on the root causes of the climate crisis, which originate in our cultural, social, political, and economic systems.
- Collaborative. Meaningful and trusting relationships with a multitude of partners is a prerequisite for real impact. We always show up in partner-mode with an ambition to create powerful coalitions for change.
- Flexible. In a time of polycrisis, the context for our work constantly changes. Our approach is flexible, adaptive, and explorative, and we are constantly looking for synergies, gaps, and opportunities – also when they come with a risk of not being successful.
Meet the board
Five out of six KR Foundation Board members are independent. Board members are appointed or elected for a term of three years at a time. Appointment, election and re-election usually take place in connection with the annual meeting of the Foundation. If a vacancy arises during a term of office, the appointment and election may, however, take place at the following board meeting. Re-election is possible, however, not more than twice. Appointment, election or re-election is not possible if the member has reached the age of 75 years.
KR Foundation Board members must be legally competent, reputable, reliable and mature as well as fulfil the statutory requirements for serving as a Board member.
In connection with the election of members to the Board, efforts will also be made to ensure that the Board members together possess the qualifications desired for the performance of the overall purposes of the Foundation, and that such qualifications include professional insight and a relevant international network within the fields of environment, climate, nature, sustainability, resilience, finance, communication, political processes, processes of changes, etc. KR Foundation Board members and Vice-Chair receive DKK 150,000 annually in compensation. The Chair receives DKK 450,000 annually.
Meet the staff
