ETH Zurich Foundation

The ETH Zurich Foundation aims to support strategic research and education projects at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich. With the sponsorship by Sika, various projects, like the new Olympia bobsled CITIUS or the Monte Rosa Hut, were successfully implemented. Furthermore Sika supports a new professorship for sustainable civil engineering. With this sponsorship Sika continues the successful and multilateral partnership with the Federal Institute of Technology Zurich in the fields of chemistry, building materials and construction.

Sika professes its obligation to the principles of sustainable development.

Sika solutions help to reduce CO2 emissions in the building and construction sector, and water consumption in manufacturing of concrete. To emphasize this engagement, within the scope of its 100-year jubilee Sika is endowing a new professorship at a new institute to be founded at the ETH Zurich for sustainable civil engineering. Conjoined with this partnership is a grant to the ETH Zurich Foundation. Walter Grüebler, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Sika AG: "The demands for environmentally friendly materials cannot be developed solely on the basis of existing experience, but require new solutions. It is therefore crucial that Sika advance a high level of scientific competence to enable ideas for sustainable innovations. The ETH Zurich is the ideal partner for this."