{"id":49403,"date":"2020-10-19T07:37:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T06:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.smartersurfaces.com\/blog\/save-the-children-canada-csr-case-study\/"},"modified":"2025-03-17T15:36:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-17T15:36:12","slug":"save-the-children-canada-csr-case-study","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/case-studies\/business\/save-the-children-canada-csr-case-study\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Children Canada: CSR Case Study"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/save-the-children-canadacsr-case-study.jpg\" alt=\"Save the Children Canada: CSR Case Study\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-76450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/save-the-children-canadacsr-case-study.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/save-the-children-canadacsr-case-study-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/save-the-children-canadacsr-case-study-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/save-the-children-canadacsr-case-study-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/save-the-children-canadacsr-case-study-272x182.jpg 272w, https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/save-the-children-canadacsr-case-study-720x480.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>How smarter surfaces supported save the children canada\u2019s CSR efforts<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Save the Children is a world leading independent organisation for children. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They strive to give children an environment in which human rights and needs are protected. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They contacted us through Smarter Surfaces Corporate Social Responsibility programme, looking to bring create a whiteboard wall with our whiteboard paint in their offices. They applied our award-winning whiteboard paint, Smart Wall Paint to three of their offices and are thrilled with the results.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They summed up <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"\/product\/whiteboard-paint-white\/\">Smart Whiteboard Paint<\/a><\/span> in three words: <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Innovative \u2013 it uses the as-built environment without having to drill, screw or damage a wall surface.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Streamlined \u2013 it provides a clean finished look for the user. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inducive \u2013 people naturally want to try it out, it supports innovation, collaboration and the exchange of ideas. People of all ages fulfil a need to write on walls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He went on to tell us, \u201cour contractor who applied the surface had experience with other whiteboard paints from a different manufacturer. He commented <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"\/product\/whiteboard-paint-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Whiteboard Paint<\/a><\/span> went on much easier and had less fumes\u201d. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The resulting finish was very nice and uniform. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They would \u2018recommend the products to other companies looking for unique solutions for their surfaces.\u2019 He was greatly impressed by the contractor\u2019s feedback that \u2018it was a lot simpler and less toxic in application compared to other products they have used in the past\u2019.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the past, Save the Children Canada used traditional whiteboards but now they have <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"\/product\/whiteboard-paint-white\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Smart Whiteboard Paint <\/a><\/span>in three of their offices, each with their own Smarter Surfaces area. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of their staff use new surfaces as they are a company who have \u2018frequent meetings and value heavy organisation\u2019. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do they make use of their new whiteboard walls? Mark answered that question for us too. \u201cWe can use our new surfaces for financial information, project information, collaboration ideas, staff education and seminars.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To learn more about Save The Children Canada, visit their website <span style=\"color: #99cc00;\"><a style=\"color: #99cc00;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.savethechildren.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/whiteboard-adhesive-film-education-college-student-university-student-teacher-lecturer.jpg\" alt=\"Whiteboard adhesive film education college student university student teacher lecturer\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-74428\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/whiteboard-adhesive-film-education-college-student-university-student-teacher-lecturer.jpg 800w, https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/whiteboard-adhesive-film-education-college-student-university-student-teacher-lecturer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/smartersurfaces.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/whiteboard-adhesive-film-education-college-student-university-student-teacher-lecturer-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How smarter surfaces supported save the children canada\u2019s CSR efforts Save the Children is a world leading independent organisation for children. 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