Märta Terne

Märta Terne

What Makes a Home

The photo project What Makes a Home shifts the focus from adversity and trauma to brief, intimate moments of joy, resilience, and creativity—moments where life can be about more than survival. For the past decade, Better Shelter has been active in…

A sustainable shelter portfolio

Climate change and displacement are increasingly interconnected. As extreme weather events and environmental conditions worsen with global heating, they are creating conditions for further forced displacement. The need for temporary shelters is expected to grow dramatically, as will their performance…

World Refugee Day 2024

More people than ever – over 117 million people worldwide – are forcibly displaced due to conflict and disasters. Every year, on June 20th, we commemorate World Refugee Day to remember and support the millions of people forced to leave…

Product development focus areas

We are developing a new shelter portfolio, which prioritises environmental sustainability in the following areas: Longer lifespan By designing shelters for temporary, short-term responses that can be extended, we can reduce the need for replacements if the crisis becomes protracted.…

Continuous product improvements

We developed an improved version of the current shelter in 2023, which will be available in 2024. The new version incorporates improved indoor climate and environmental sustainability Better indoor climate The panels in our new shelter version have a white…

Analysing our shelter from cradle-to-gate

A Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) calculates the environmental impact of products or services throughout their lifecycle. In our case, the LCA follows a “cradle-to-gate” approach, measuring the shelter’s environmental footprint until it leaves the factory gate. We completed the first…

Environmental progress

EcoVadis has recognised our third-party logistics partner with the top one per cent platinum medal for its sustainability rating. This award underscores our shared commitment to sustainable business practices and sets a high standard for our partners. EcoVadis, the world’s…

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