Community Relations

As a socially responsible company, Sika supports local communities. Community engagement for Sika is the process of working collaboratively with neighborhoods to address issues affecting the well-being of its residents. This engagement is the driver to bring social, environmental, and behavioral changes that will improve the lives of the communities and its members. This involves partnerships with NGOs and associations that help mobilize resources and influence the prospects of those neighborhoods in a positive way.  Sika defines “communities” as non-commercial stakeholder groups of local companies, neighborhoods, educational institutions bringing forward social activities and projects, environmental programs, and the development of recovering programs. 

Education and vocational training

Education and vocational training: Investment in good education gives young and underprivileged people the most important tool they need to lead an independent life. Sika provides support on training and capacity building in terms of refurbishment and construction projects. The company promotes quality education for orphans and vulnerable children or neighborhood-focused employability approaches. In this way, Sika increases employment opportunities for socially disadvantaged people. 

Buildings and infrastructure

Buildings and infrastructure: The health and dynamism of communities also depends on the infrastructure in place for people and the environment. This is where Sika comes in with its expertise and product solutions, providing housing and accommodation for social NGOs, enabling, and optimizing health and safety infrastructures, or traffic/transport services and facilities for the local communities. 

Water and climate protection

Water and climate protection: Sika employees support projects which link social causes with ecological interest: projects raising awareness on climate change, community health and safety, initiatives promoting the provision of drinking water in dry areas or technological development to stimulate the economic growth of local communities. Sika seeks to promote on-the-ground self-help. Supporting self-management involves enabling and instructing people about their condition and care and motivating them to care for themselves and to expand their quality of life by capacity-building.

Health and well-being

Healthy communities rely on campaigns and solutions in support of health promotion and disease prevention across a wide range of dimensions. By recognizing and working to improve their impacts on health and well-being among their own employees, across global value chains, and within local communities, Sika aims to help to foster and benefit from a more robust economy and marketplace, a healthier, happier, and more productive workforce, and more resilient supply chains and communities.