Sponsors & Supporters
A commitment to the FSM is a sign that the sponsor takes account of the clarification of the effects of non-ionizing radiation and accepts its responsibility towards society, customers, employees and the industry as a whole. Would you also like to support our work? We look forward to hearing from you!
We distinguish between four groups of sponsors:
Founders
The founders have provided the initial capital for the foundation. They are listed as founders in the Deed of Foundation and are given a seat on the Foundation Board. The five founders of the FSM are: ETH Zurich, Swisscom, Salt, Sunrise, 3G Mobile (dissolved in 2011).
Sponsors
Sponsors support the foundation annually with an amount that enables both project financing and the work of the office. They are given a seat on the Foundation Board, according to the Rules of Foundation. Our current sponsors are the companies: Swisscom, Swissgrid, Sunrise, Cellnex and Ericsson.
Supporters
Supporters back the Foundation non-materially or pay a regular amount towards the targeted funding of a specific activity, such as the organisation of the Science Brunches. Supporters are represented by the NGOs, the federal authority or the industrial members of the Foundation Board.
The supporters of the FSM are: Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH), Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), Federal Office of Communications (OFCOM), Federal Office of Energy (SFOE), Swiss Federal Inspectorate for Heavy Current Installations (ESTI), Swiss Conference of Directors of Building, Planning and Environmental Protection (BPUK), Conference of Cantonal Energy Directors (EnDK), Swiss Consumer Forum (kf), Swiss Cancer League (KLS), Swiss Heritage Society (SHS), Ingenieur Hospital Schweiz (IHS), Association of Swiss Electricity Companies (VSE), Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences (SATW), Swiss Telecommunications Association (asut), Electrosuisse, Suissedigital, Swico, High Voltage Testing and Engineering Commission (FKH).
Patrons
Patrons either pay a substantial one-off amount or an annual donation of CHF 10’000 – CHF 50’000. They appear in the Foundation’s list of patrons.
The FSM’s Patrons are: Enkom AG, ewz Elektrizitätswerke der Stadt Zürich, City of Zurich, Hasler Foundation.