Ascend becomes a corporate sponsor of Surfrider Foundation Europe for the protection of the Ocean
For over 30 years, Surfrider Foundation Europe has been protecting the ocean, the coastline, and the people who depend on them. Ascend is now supporting them with Harnest, providing this commitment with the same management tools used by businesses.
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Ascend becomes a patron of Surfrider Foundation Europe and provides its ESG platform Harnest to support them in structuring their strategy, managing their action plan, and collecting information from their partners.
Through this partnership, Ascend reaffirms its conviction that rigorous management of non-financial data is not just for businesses: non-profits championing essential causes need it just as much to turn their ambitions into measurable results. Protecting the ocean is one of the most urgent battles of our time, and to contribute concretely, Ascend is providing Harnest, its platform, to an organization that has been committed to this cause for over 30 years.
Dedicated to the defense, preservation, and sustainable management of the ocean, coastline, waves, and the people who enjoy them, Surfrider Foundation Europe leads numerous awareness, mobilization, and advocacy initiatives, while engaging in dialogue with public decision-makers. To continue carrying out this mission with even greater impact, the organization aims to have a consolidated view of its goals, initiatives, and results.
Connecting strategy, actions, and data collection
Through this partnership, Surfrider Foundation Europe will be able to link its strategic pillars to its goals, programs, actions, and indicators, with a shared environment to track project progress and clarify responsibilities. The organization will also be able to structure the collection of information from its partners by specifying the required data and centralizing all submitted materials.
This partnership with Ascend, through the provision of the Harnest license, will allow Surfrider to strengthen the monitoring of its activities and the steering of its strategy. By gaining efficiency in our tools and decision-making processes, we will be able to increase our impact in the service of ocean protection. A big thank you to Ascend for this valuable support!
Eric Morbo, General Manager, Surfrider Foundation Europe
"Our goal is to provide Surfrider's teams with a tool that allows them to bring their strategy to life over the long term, by creating a direct link between their ambitions, the actions taken, and the observed results."
Patrice Hiddinga, CEO of Ascend
A phased rollout
The rollout will be based on a phased approach involving ESG data structuring, defining governance rules, and training teams. The goal is to enable Surfrider Foundation Europe to quickly become self-sufficient in using and managing the platform.
About Surfrider Foundation Europe
Surfrider Foundation Europe is an environmental organization dedicated to the defense, preservation, enhancement, and sustainable management of the ocean, coastline, waves, and the people who enjoy them.
About Ascend
Ascend develops Harnest, the first non-financial data ERP that enables organizations to structure their strategy, manage their action plans, collect their KPIs, and produce their various reports from a single source of data.