New Zealand Resocialization Delegation and High:five visit CSWO: Inspiring for a brighter future

Building an offshore wind farm is definitely also the work of many, and it is therefore also a natural step for us to contribute to society by establing collaboration with people who have served a sentence, and are willing to make a new future for themselves. 

On Monday, Dan Pallister-Coward met with Director of High:five, Ole Hessel in Copenhagen, Denmark to discuss High:five’s work.

On Tuesday, the visit continued in Aalborg, where Aalborg Municipality and High.five shared experiences on cross-sector collaboration—both before and after release. 

The group then visited CS WIND Offshore headquarters in Aalborg, Denmark - as a High:five partner company. To learn from our experiences. 

Here, Maslah and Nicki - who are both former inmates and now apprentices with us - shared their journey into employment and education with our guests. 

Hans Ole also pointed out that company days at the Hammer Bakker Release Prison have been an important part of the journey — both to introduce CS WIND Offshore as a workplace and to inspire other inmates through stories like Maslah’s.

Maslah and Nicki will complete their education in March 2026 - a milestone both we and High:five are very proud of.  

High.five says: "A big thank you to Hans Ole, Per Bomholt, and the entire team at CS WIND Offshore for showing how companies can help create hope and opportunities — and for inspiring both inmates and other companies. Thanks also to God Løsladelse in Aalborg Municipality for the sublime collaboration on our shared goal: getting more former inmates into education or regular employment."

About:

The Salisbury Street Foundation (SSF) is a residential programme for men who have been involved in criminal offending and who have spent significant periods in prison. It aims to prevent further offending and to facilitate their safe integration into the community.

Salisbury Street Foundation provide services that create real social change. 

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High:five was established in 2006 by Virksomhedsforum for Socialt Ansvar (the Business Forum for Corporate Social Responsibility, VFSA) in order to assist private and public Danish businesses in establishing jobs and/or traineeships for young people at risk of marginalisation due to their criminal record.

Read more about our colllaboration with High:five:

CS WIND Offshore at Hammer Bakker Prison to provide insight into how to contribute to a more meaningful future for inmates - CS Wind Offshore

Read more about our partnerships:

Partnerships and sponsorships - CS Wind Offshore