Atlas Copco doubles contribution to Water for All

Atlas Copco doubles contribution to Water for All

Atlas Copco will increase its contribution to Water for All in order to
enable clean drinking water for more people in need. From 2011, the
Atlas Copco Group will give two times the sum of the voluntary employee
donations. Up till now, around one million people have received clean
drinking water through Water for All.

Water for All was founded in Sweden in 1984 by Atlas Copco employees.
The organization operates with the motto that clean drinking water is a
basic human right and have over the years helped people in countries
like Peru, Sudan, Afghanistan and China to get safe drinking water.
Simple methods are use such as drilling or digging or protecting natural
springs.
Employees make voluntary donations to the organization, normally on a
monthly basis, and can vary the size of these donations as they wish.
Since the beginning the Group has matched employee donations, but
starting 2011 Atlas Copco will contribute with an amount of money two
times the sum of what employees are giving.
A EUR 5 (approx. USD 6, CNY 40 or, SEK 44) per month contribution during
a year can give sustainable drinking water to more than 100 people.
To find out more, please visit:
http://www.water4all.org/ (http://www.water4all.org/)

For further information please contact:
Love Liman, Acting Media Relations Manager
+46 (0)8 743 8060 or +46 (0)73 318 8060