Orbea launches foundation to formalise its social and community work
Orbea has announced Orbea Foundation, a new organisation to run its own community projects and back third-party initiatives. The Basque company said that the foundation formalises the activity that its taken part in since 1969, when it became a worker co-operative.
"As a cooperative, we have always believed that lasting change comes through collaboration and by combining our strengths. We see this in projects that create opportunities wherever they take place, from trail-building initiatives that generate economic value in the Pyrenees to programmes that promote more sustainable mobility. Orbea Foundation has been created to strengthen that commitment and help us go even further alongside those who share our purpose," Arrate Vidarte, director of Orbea Foundation, said in the press release.
The foundation will work across several areas: sustainable mobility; sport and wellbeing; education, economic activity and cooperativism; social justice; and cultural and sporting heritage. Organisations wanting to read more about the application process and opportunities can contact the foundation through the Orbea Foundation website.
