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Social Responsibility

    At Voith, we are aware of our social responsibility. "Developing sustainable technologies for future generations" is our DNA. It is our goal to actively help shape the future and make the world we live in a little better every day. That's why we get involved with donations and sponsorships. Particularly close to our hearts is the promotion of science and research in the field of sustainable technologies, as well as education and training for children, adolescents and young adults.
     

    Donations and Sponsorships

    As part of our social responsibility, Voith’s donations and sponsorships focus on education and training; science and research; and social issues. Voith also supports sports and culture projects in communities where Voith has deep roots, thus contributing to an attractive living environment for our employees and their families.

    Corporate Volunteering

    Many of our employees personally volunteer with nonprofits in their community. Through the #VoithCares program, we support the social commitment of our employees and donate to projects and nonprofits worldwide that cover one of the following focus areas within the framework of our company DNA, "sustainable technologies for future generations”: digitalization, technology, innovation and decarbonization, or social issues.

    This year, 25 projects are selected to receive a donation of EUR 2,000 each. A total, annual donation of EUR 50,000 is provided by Voith and the Hanns-Voith-Foundation. Each of the projects selected to receive a #VoithCares donation must support children, adolescents, young adults, or those who are disadvantaged. Thereby, Voith supports projects such as the construction of schools and orphanages in Africa, India and Brazil; provides aid to help people with disabilities; supports programs for those in need, and much more. Through this program, our employees and Voith work together to help make our world a little better.

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    Port-au-Prince | Haiti
    Port-au-Prince | Haiti

    Social security and sustainable climate protection for Haiti

    Children and adolescents in Haiti receive financial funding as part of the #VoithCares program for a tree planting project to plant a total of 1,000 trees. The trees are valuable for the local population for several reasons: They serve as erosion control and help mitigate the impacts of climate change in Haiti. Additionally, children and adolescents can finance their education through the later sale of the planted trees.
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    Water and electricity for Kokwobanga school
    Kokwobanga | Kenya

    Water and electricity for Kokwobanga school

    In the economically underdeveloped East Pokot region of Kenya, educational opportunities for children and young people are scarce. However, education is key to breaking the cycle of poverty and improving prospects for employment and income. Voith supported the school in the village in 2023 to improve the water supply for the 120 students. The following year, with the help of a Voith employee on-site, a solar panel was installed at the school to ensure availability of electricity and lighting.
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    Support for school children and village communities in Malawi
    Ulongwe | Malawi

    Support for school children and village communities in Malawi

    The Njobvu Cultural Village Lodge is a communal initiative of several surrounding village communities to generate income and raise awareness about the importance of preserving the valuable resources of the Liwonde National Park for tourism. The #VoithCares donation was used to provide meals for the kindergarten, where 150 children eat daily, and to repair houses for elderly people to prevent water intrusion during the rainy season.
    Voith in pole position in supporting STEM education
    Ulm | Germany

    Voith in pole position in supporting STEM education

    Voith supports Einstein Motorsport, a dynamic team of students from the Ulm University of Applied Sciences that develops a racing car with an electric drivetrain and competes in international contests. In this way, we foster the innovative spirit of young adults – particularly in the area of sustainable and future-oriented technologies – and contribute to the development of their practical skills as well as to the promotion of science and research in the STEM field.
    Go green together with aquaponics in Malaysia
    Ipoh | Malaysia

    Go green together with aquaponics in Malaysia

    Voith in Ipoh organized an event to donate a sustainable aquaponics system to a special education school in Malaysia. Fifteen intellectually challenged students actively participated in the event, engaging in hands-on activities such as transplanting plants and feeding fish. These activities aimed to familiarize them with concepts of sustainable development, healthy eating and STEM education while highlighting the significance of urban agriculture and its positive impact on environmental protection.
    Inspiring young minds with STEM workshop at an orphanage
    Chemor | Malaysia

    Inspiring young minds with STEM workshop at an orphanage

    Employees from Voith in Ipoh organized a STEM workshop for children and young adults at a local orphanage in Chemor, Perak. The event aimed to ignite curiosity and passion for STEM through interactive, hands-on activities. Additionally, Voith donated essential supplies to support the orphanage. The project engaged 40 children ages 5 to 19.
    Voith supports Theater Arts for Everyone
    York | Pennsylvania | USA

    Voith supports Theater Arts for Everyone

    Voith was proud to award Theater Arts for Everyone (TAFE) in York, Pa. with a $1,000 #VoithCares donation for fiscal year 2023/2024. TAFE is a community theatre focused on the mission of giving everyone the opportunity to be involved in, educated about, and entertained by the art of live theatre. TAFE believes that everyone can benefit from what theatre arts can teach and is committed to serving those who are not always involved with theatre, such as seniors and people with disabilities.
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    Preventing child labor: the Catavento Project
    SÃO PAULO | BRAZIL

    Preventing child labor: the Catavento Project

    Located in São Paulo's Jaraguá district, the Catavento Project is committed to combating child labor by offering educational activities to children and teenagers ages 7 to 16. The project's team actively reaches out to children engaged in child labor. With the consent of their families, the project provides after-school activities while also assisting families through a monthly stipend and helping them secure employment opportunities. Sponsored by Voith since 2023, this project serves over 80 children in the district.
    Shanghai | China

    Caring for children with autism

    In 2023, Voith China collaborated with the Ed-Ability Center for Child Development and the Shanghai Pudong New Area ZhongBang Public Service Center to launch a series of initiatives to support children with autism.
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    Voith employees in India support the education of children
    Delhi NCR | India

    Voith employees in India support the education of children

    In 2022, Voith in India dedicated their efforts to supporting children's education. In collaboration with the Shri Adwait Pariwar Foundation, they funded the construction of three classrooms at the Adwait School and a lecture hall featuring desktop computers, laptops, and specialized equipment to enhance the learning experience of children with disabilities. These facilities have added qualitative momentum to the holistic development of the children, empowering them to reach their full potential.
    Voithians hold donation campaign for food bank in Ravensburg
    Ravensburg | Germany

    Voithians hold donation campaign for food bank in Ravensburg

    "Collect together, help together." With this motto, Voith employees in Ravensburg, Germany held a donation campaign for a local food bank in December 2022. The number of people who visit the food bank to cover their daily needs has increased noticeably, and our Voith colleagues were eager to help. Food, hygiene products, and monetary donations were collected. After the success of the previous year, the initiative was repeated with equal enthusiasm in 2023.
    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith awards partial scholarships for a school year abroad for 2022/23
    Heidenheim | Germany

    Voith awards partial scholarships for a school year abroad

    The Voith Scholarship aligns with Voith's efforts to support young people in their development. In cooperation with AFS Intercultural Programs, Voith offers an international scholarship program for children of Voith employees. The aim of this scholarship program is to encourage and promote young people to gain intercultural experience and practice inclusion at an early age.
    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voithians make children's eyes light up
    Heidenheim | Germany

    Voithians make children's eyes light up

    For the fifth year in a row, Voithians supported a holiday project to help children in need. In 2023, Voith employees once again volunteered to fulfill holiday wish lists for children from low-income families in Heidenheim. Over the past five years, Voithians have made 700 children's dreams come true by providing items such as toys, school supplies, clothing and more.
    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith North America supports victims of domestic violence
    York | Pennsylvania | USA

    Voith North America supports victims of domestic violence

    In observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Voith North American D&I team hosted a fundraiser in October 2021 that inspired Voithians across the region to donate approximately 3,000 items and $2,000 to 13 nonprofits in their local communities. More than 15 Voith sites participated in the fundraiser.
    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith Paper Neenah supports local nonprofit with food drive
    Neenah | Wisconsin | USA

    Voith Paper Neenah supports with food drive

    Voith Paper employees in Neenah, Wisconsin held a food drive at the end of 2021. Due to the increased need for food in the community, a local nonprofit, St. Vincent DePaul, decided to expand its services and open the first food distribution in the Neenah area. Voith Paper employees quickly agreed to support this new community project.
    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Hanns Voith Foundation sponsored “Nurture the Future” book donation campaign in Voith China
    Zasak Town | Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region | China

    “Nurture the Future” book donation campaign in China

    Sponsored by Hanns-Voith-Foundation, Voith China launched the “Nurture the Future” book donation campaign. More than 1,100 books were donated to an elementary school in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, with strong support from Voith China employees.
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    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Photo: Wissensfabrik/Häckl
    Heidenheim | Germany

    A strong network for a strong society

    Voith is a founding member of the association Wissensfabrik - Unternehmen für Deutschland e.V. (Knowledge Factory - Companies for Germany). Together with more than 130 companies and foundations nationwide, Voith is committed to making Germany ready for the future. How do we do this? By promoting innovative start-ups and by getting children and young people excited about Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM), as well as economic thinking and action. 
    www.wissensfabrik.de
    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith West Monroe donates $3,000 to City of West Monroe, Louisiana for cleanup of park ravaged by Hurricane
    West Monroe | Louisiana | USA

    Voith donates $3,000 for cleanup of park ravaged by a hurricane

    Hurricane Laura, which rolled into northeast Louisiana as a Category 1 hurricane in 2021, left a path of devastation behind it. One place particularly hard hit was Kiroli Park, a municipal park just 15 minutes from Voith’s West Monroe, Louisiana facility. Voith in West Monroe was honored to support the cleanup.
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    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith North America sponsors South Central Pa. Junior Achievement Inspire Event
    York | Pennsylvania | USA

    Voith North America sponsors Junior Achievement Inspire Event

    Voith North America was proud to serve as a gold sponsor of the 2022 Junior Achievement of South-Central Pennsylvania’s second virtual Inspire event, to help students in grades 7-12 increase their awareness of potential career paths in STEM and the trade industry.
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    Voith North America 2022 scholarships awarded to 14 students
    Appleton | Wisconsin | USA

    Scholarships awarded to 14 students

    In 2022, Voith North America awarded 14 children of Voith employees each a 2,000 USD scholarship towards continuing their higher education or technical training. The annual Voith North America scholarship program benefits eligible children of Voith employees in the U.S. and Canada. 
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    Voith Turbo team in York, Pa. assist service dogs in training
    York | Pennsylvania | USA

    Voith Turbo team in York, Pa. assist service dogs in training

    What began as a personal mission for one employee, inspired an office-wide, team effort to support the training of seeing eye service dogs. The Seeing Eye is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers to raise puppies to become seeing eye dogs. As a part of a Voith team member’s volunteerism as a puppy raiser, the entire Voith Turbo team in York, Pa. has continuously stepped-up to help expose puppies to new people and experiences while spending their days at the office.
    Voith inspires students at Smart Girls Rock event
    Appleton | Wisconsin | USA

    Voith inspires students at Smart Girls Rock event

    Voith Paper North America was a sponsor of the 2022 Smart Girls Rock! – an event that inspires students to consider careers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). Members of the Voith team were on hand to tell students about Voith and the types of STEM careers the company offers. As a learning exercise, Voith team members also led students in a game, which introduced the concepts of eliminating waste and improving efficiency in a manufacturing setting.
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    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Project sponsored by the Voith Brazil Foundation brings young people closer to classical music
    São Paulo | Brazil

    Voith brings young people closer to classical music

    Since 2006, the music project “A Música Venceu” (“Music Won”) has offered violin lessons as a music introduction course for students of the Friedrich von Voith State School, located in the Jaraguá neighborhood, near Voith’s plant in São Paulo. The project gave rise to the first classical music school founded by the Fundação Bachiana Filarmônica (Bach Philharmonic Foundation). The Voith Brazil Foundation is proud to be a sponsor of this project.
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    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Friedrich von Voith School embodies Voith’s bond with local Brazilian community
    São Paulo | Brazil

    Friedrich von Voith School is Voith’s bond with local community

    The public school's history is closely connected to the social responsibility and cultural inclusion initiatives sponsored by the Voith Brazil Foundation near Voith’s plant in Jaraguá.
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    Formare Program promotes the inclusion of Brazilian youth
    São Paulo | Brazil

    Formare Program promotes the inclusion of Brazilian youth

    The Voith Brazil Foundation sponsors the Voith Formare program, which annually offers apprenticeships and professional training to financially disadvantaged teenagers enrolled in public high schools from the Jaraguá neighborhood. Since 2006, more than 300 students have benefited from this social program which prepares young people for their first job.
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    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Help for children and young people in Nepal

    Help for children and young people in Nepal

    In 2009 Herwig Jantschik and Petra Pachner committed themselves to building a children's village for 73 homeless children 80 km away from Kathmandu. This is how the initiative "Voithians for Nepal" came into being. To enable the children to receive a technical education after school, the association “Future for Nepal” began building a training workshop. Voith donated woodworking machinery to be used in the workshop. After the devastating earthquake in 2015, Voith provided reconstruction aid to the shaken Nepal. Since then, Voith and many Voith employees have donated further funds and machines for the education of the orphans. As part of the #VoithCares program, Voith again donated money in 2023 and 2024 for the building of a second woodworking workshop, where the construction of earthquake-resistant, half-timbered houses will be taught and practiced and in which a carpentry training course has already taken place.

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    Groundbreaking ceremony for expansion of Cooperative State University in Heidenheim
    Heidenheim | Germany
    Groundbreaking ceremony for expansion of Cooperative State University in Heidenheim

    In 2017, Voith celebrated its 150th anniversary. In honor of this celebration, Voith donated 12 million euros for the expansion of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) in Heidenheim. With the ceremonial groundbreaking, the project entered the construction phase at the end of 2021. Voith is playing a major role in the creation of the DHBW extension, which will cost a total of around 30 million euros to build. Ten million of this will come from the state of Baden-Württemberg and 20 million from Heidenheim, i.e., from the city, the district and other companies. 

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    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith offers kids camps to support employees’ families
    Heidenheim | Germany
    Voith offers kids camps to support employees’ families

    Together with its sponsoring partners Fechtzentrum Heidenheim, Heideköpfe Heidenheim and Kunstmuseum Heidenheim, Voith again offered three camps for children of Voith employees during the summer of 2023. Whether it was fencing at the fencing center in Heidenheim; hitting balls at the HellensteinEnergie Ballpark with the Heideköpfe in Heidenheim; or doing crafts at the Heidenheim Art Museum – the children had plenty of fun.

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    Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith Brazil Foundation: Building a better future
    São Paulo | Brazil
    Voith Brazil Foundation: Building a better future

    The Voith Brazil Foundation was founded in 2004. Since then, the Foundation has managed Voith's social investments in Brazil and has coordinated the company’s social responsibility and internal volunteer initiatives. These efforts are focused on promoting the sociocultural inclusion of the community living in the vicinity of the Voith plant in the Jaraguá neighborhood, in São Paulo.

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    Cultural promotion

      Art and culture are important parts of our society. They are an expression of human existence and contribute to creativity and relaxation. Voith has therefore always supported art and cultural projects in our communities.

      Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith supports the Heidenheim Opera Festival OH!
      Voith supports the Heidenheim Opera Festival OH!

      With its annual program of opera, concert and many extras, the Heidenheim Opera Festival OH! has been a major summer classical music festival since 1964. The romantic Knights' Hall at Hellenstein Castle is considered one of the most beautiful open-air stages in Europe. The Heidenheim Opera Festival enjoys great popularity and is highly regarded among international festival destinations. The Heidenheim Opera Festival OH! has been supported by Voith for many years.

      www.opernfestspiele.de
      Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - The Voith Chamber Orchestra
      The Voith Chamber Orchestra

      The Voith Orchestra is a true institution at Voith. Hanns Voith always promoted music-making within his family circle and eventually extending that circle to include friends, schoolmates, teachers and company employees. In 1948, this passion for music led to the founding of the Voith Chamber Orchestra. The lineup of today's symphony orchestra consists of young and old, long-serving and beginners, professionals and amateurs. Every year, the Voith Orchestra performs two concerts.

      www.voith-orchester.de
      Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Art meets technology
      Art meets technology

      In November 2021, the independent Heidenheim Art Association awarded the "Art and Technology" prize for the first time at the Voith Training Center in Heidenheim. The event was supported by Voith and the Hanns Voith Foundation. The accompanying exhibition, "Art Moves. 6 Positions of Kinetic Art," showing works by the nominated artists, was on display at the Training Center. The "Art and Technology" prize was awarded again at the end of 2023, chaperoned by the exhibition "Art Electrifies. 6 Positions of Electronic Art." The nominated artworks were once again displayed at the Voith Training Center.

      Sports sponsorship

        Staying active is important for a healthy mind and body. Voith sponsors sports clubs that are flagships in their communities and that many Voith employees are personally connected to.

        Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith serves as principal club sponsor of 1. FC Heidenheim 1846
        Voith serves as principal club sponsor of 1. FC Heidenheim 1846

        Voithians got things started: In 1910, Voith engineers joined forces and organized Heidenheim soccer under the name VfB Heidenheim. Today, 1. FC Heidenheim 1846 is the sporting flagship for the entire Ostwürttemberg region. From 2014 to the 2022/23 season, 1. FC Heidenheim successfully played in the second Bundesliga before achieving the pinnacle of its recent club history in 2023. As second-division champions, the FCH got promoted to the first German Bundesliga! Voith is the principal club sponsor and in 2009, the team’s new stadium was named Voith-Arena.

        www.fc-heidenheim.de
        Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith supports Heidenheim Heideköpfe
        Voith supports Heidenheim Heideköpfe

        The Heidenheim Heideköpfe was founded in 1992 as the baseball division of the Heidenheim sports association 1846 e.V. In 2009, they became German baseball champions for the first time, a success they repeated in 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. Voith supports the internationally successful club as a top sponsor.

        www.heidekoepfe.de
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        Voith supports Hakro Merlins in Crailsheim

        The basketball department of the Crailsheim sports club was founded in 1986 from a student club. Until 1994, the Crailsheim basketball players played in lower leagues. In 2018, they advanced to the Basketball Bundesliga, where they reached the playoffs for the first time in 2021. Voith supports the club. 

        www.hakro-merlins.com
        Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith serves as sponsor of fencing in Heidenheim
        Voith serves as sponsor of fencing in Heidenheim

        The international fencing elite meets at the Voith Cup, the most important fencing tournament in the world, and at the Coupe d'Europe, in Heidenheim. The fencing center in Heidenheim is home to a national fencing base and a state performance center. Voith is the principal sponsor of the fencing department of the Heidenheim Sports Association. 

        www.hsb1846.de
        Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Voith runs at Heidenheim city run
        Voith runs in Heidenheim city run

        Voith supports the participation of employees in the Heidenheim city run annually. In May or June each year, the Heidenheim city run takes place. The event includes a 10 km and a 5 km distance run as well as the children’s run of 1,000 meters. 

        www.stadtlauf.heidenheim.com
        Social responsibility Voith - #VoithCares - Photo: Wissensfabrik/Häckl
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        Sponsored by Hanns-Voith-Foundation, Voith China launched the “Nurture the Future” book donation campaign. More than 1,100 books were donated to an elementary school in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region of China, with strong support from Voith China employees.
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        In 2017, Voith celebrated its 150th anniversary. In honor of this celebration, Voith donated 12 million euros for the expansion of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) in Heidenheim. With the ceremonial groundbreaking, the project entered the construction phase at the end of 2021.
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        Voith supports the volunteer work of its employees with the #VoithCares program. Every year, 25 projects worldwide receive a donation of EUR 2,000 each. Voith and the Hanns Voith Foundation provide the total donation sum of EUR 50,000.
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        For the fourth fifth year in a row, Voith employees in Heidenheim supported a children's holiday project. This made it possible to fulfill a total of 700 heartfelt wishes of children from families in need.
        Photo: Wissensfabrik/Häckl
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