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Fondation Lombard Odier is celebrating its 20th anniversary and underlining its long-term commitment to strategic philanthropy with a new environmental programme. Building on two decades of experience in targeted project funding, from 2025 the Foundation will support international initiatives that combine climate protection with tangible social benefits.

Through this partnership with the Van Buuren Museum & Gardens Foundation, Lombard Odier joins with a key art deco heritage site to support the development of its activities over the long term. 

Fondation Philanthropia, which facilitates the philanthropic activities of Lombard Odier Group clients, is one of the few Swiss foundations to have received this distinction from the French government.

Mental health problems affect over 10% of the population, an area in need of rapid progress. We examine three major opportunities for improving the situation in the decade ahead. 

In partnership with UNICEF, we are launching the Donor's Guide to Children. Donations from philanthropists will support health, education and child protection to help children and youth during the pandemic.

Thanks in part to a large bequest, Lombard Odier's Fondation Philanthropia funded a significant part of the recently completed restoration of the Royal Chapel at the Palace of Versailles. Find out more here.

Our Global Head of Philanthropy, Dr Maximillian Martin, explains the need for philanthropists to engage in environmental action to protect the planet.

Read our interview with Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC, on how innovative financing models have proved successful for the ICRC. Now the efforts will help make cleaner water in Africa.