Corporate Citizenship in figures


Social engagement (as of December 31) 20008 2009 2010 2011
Total number of projects supported 2,476 2,155 2,493 2,343
Number of people supported - 500,000 730,000 753,629
Time off from work for employee-initiated projects (days) 285 318 54 135
Donations in thousands euro
(financial and product donations, not counting time off)
7,529 7,684 6,087 6,002
Final donations for employee-initiated projects
of total donations

42 %

55 % 41 % 53 %

The number of projects and the volume of donations lie at about the same levels as the previous year. A more focused selection of projects resulted in a slight increase in the number of people supported. There was, however, a large increase in the number of days off from work compared to the year before. Generally speaking, employees may request as many as five days off from work per year. Half of all the financial donations were initiated by employees and retirees.