Building on our commitment to environmental sustainability, we have conducted a workshop using the 3 Horizons methodology. With this approach, we could map out the present (Horizon 1), define our long-term vision (Horizon 3), and identify the innovations required to…
In 2024, an independent consultant provided guidance on managing and considering the end-of-life of the Relief Housing Unit (RHU), contributing to circular economy efforts within humanitarian shelter, and offering recommendations for future action. As part of this study, 95 individuals…
Reducing energy use across our supply chain has remained a priority in recent years. Since manufacturing accounts for the largest share of emissions, the greatest impact can be achieved by: While some energy use is inevitable, particularly when transporting shelters…
Most of our emissions fall under Scope 3, which includes all indirect emissions across our value chain. The most significant source is the manufacturing of materials used in our shelters. This insight allows us to focus our reduction efforts where…
We often operate in regions already acutely affected by climate change. Measuring and actively reducing the environmental footprint of our shelters, including their CO₂ emissions, is essential to minimising harm and contributing to global climate efforts. With a shelter’s environmental…
In 2024, we continued to strengthen our collaboration with suppliers to support sustainable sourcing and production practices. While we are not a manufacturing entity, our close cooperation with key suppliers plays a central role in our sustainability strategy. Most of…
Access to primary healthcare in remote and mountainous regions was critically disrupted after the 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Morocco in September 2023. Health facilities across El-Haouz, Chichaoua, and Taroudant provinces were either severely damaged or rendered inaccessible, leaving thousands at…
In 2023, a powerful earthquake struck Morocco, affecting thousands of people and badly damaging schools and classrooms across the region. To meet the urgent need for safe places to learn, Better Shelter worked with the International Federation of Red Cross…
In recent years, we have supported Sudanese refugees in Chad, as well as returnees, host communities, and internally displaced people in Sudan. With the support of a private sector partner, we provided the International Organization for Migration (IOM) with 144…
Ten years ago, we sent our first shelters to Nepal and to countries across Europe. 65 million people were displaced then. Today, that number has doubled, yet global aid budgets are shrinking. As a young designer, I noticed that the…