our responsibility corporate social responsiblity at 50hertz as at: april 2010
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Our responsibility
Corporate Social Responsiblity at 50Hertz
As at: April 2010
2April 2010, Our commitment – CSR at 50Hertz, Bilz/Westrup, Cororate Communication and Public Affairs
Contents
Our responsibility 3
CSR at 50Hertz 4
Our activities 5 - 20
Contact persons 21
3April 2010, Our commitment – CSR at 50Hertz, Bilz/Westrup, Cororate Communication and Public Affairs
Our responsibility
Social commitment – a matter of convictionAssuming responsibility – communicating in a transparent way
We are aware of our responsibility for coming generations, and let ourselves be guided in our entrepreneurial endeavours by the ethical maxim that only sustainable corporate governance will create lasting value – for our customers, employees, and society.
Pursuing our core business already means acting responsibly in society‘s interest. We, however, want to go beyond this – this is why we are committed to social projects as a matter of conviction.
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CSR at 50Hertz – Areas of our commitment
Social commitment – a matter of conviction
As a state-of-the-art transmission system operator situated at the heart of Europe, we assume our social responsibility by actively and foresightedly championing a smoothly functioning electricity market and sustainable climate protection.
We gear our activities to ensuring sustainable development in the following fields:
- Environment
- Education and science
- Youth and social affairs
- Industrial safety and health
Go to the next pages to read more about our action areas.
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Our initiatives for the environment
Objective- Research and development of innovative technologies to improve service
security and energy efficiency in the interest of ensuring market penetration for renewable energies.
- Magdeburg University
- Dresden Technical University
- Energy Institute of the Jena Friedrich Schiller University
- Erfurt Technical College
- Rostock University
Promoting scientific exchange with experts at national and international levels
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Our commitment to youth and social affairs
Our commitment to youth and education comprises activities in the fields of:
- Support for underprivileged young people
- Promotion of young high-potentials (co-operations with higher education institutions)
- Multilateral studies promoting renewable energies
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Our commitment to youth and social affairsThe well-being of children and young people is especially close to our hearts. This is why we donate money and goods to social projects supporting underprivileged children and young people, contributing to the positive development of future generations.
- Educational materials, e.g. for road safety and first aid
- Support for projects aiming at making living spaces suitable for children, e.g. providing materials for playground improvements and extensions
- Support for activities promoting the well-being of children and adolescents, e.g. financial support maintaining the nationwide free emergency hotline for children
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Our projects for children and young people- Gräfenthal elementary school
- Aid association 08 Steinbach
- Financial support for production of the “First Aid“ workbook (German Red Cross and publishers K&L)
-Teterow road safety association
- Learning book for the child welfare organisation Kinderschutzbund in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
- Children‘s daycare facility “Dachsteig” in Güstrow
- Siebeneichen elementary school
- Non-profit association supporting single mothers in Berlin-Neukölln
- Child welfare organisation Kinderschutzbund
- Children‘s emergency hotline- Rotaract Club Saalfeld e.V. in Thuringia - Special school for underprivileged children in Saalfeld-Gorndorf
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Our activities for education and science
We provide students with opportunities to acquaint themselves during their studies with the world of a transmission system operator and its complex challenges. Guided and supported by experts, students gather practical experience in research projects or write their final theses on a TSO-related subject, e.g. on themes like transmission capacity, the integration of renewable energies into the system, congestion management, and load-flow based auctions.
Cooperation ventures with universities to support young potential scientists and teaching
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Our activities for education and science
IEEE conference at the Power & Energy
Summer Summit on 14/15 May 2009 at
the Hamburg Technical University in Hamburg-Harburg
- Financial support for the 1st IEEE
- Students‘ conference and trade fair presence
- Supporting talented young students
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Our activities for education and scienceOur long-term project-specific and thematic cooperation ventures with universities
Through our research projects, we give students opportunities to collaborate in future-oriented projects. We coach students on their research and diploma theses in TSO-related themes like transmission capacity, auction & congestion management at the following higher education institutions:
- Graduate college of the Brandenburg Technical University in Cottbus (BTU)
- Ilmenau Technical University
- Berlin University of Applied Sciences (HTW)
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Our commitment to safety and health
We attach great importance to the well-being of our staffSafety and health as a quality standard at 50Hertz
Every company is only as good as its staff. This is why we pursue multiple activities and offer opportunities to invest in the well-being of our workforce of around 600 who work in various disciplines. They are committed to achieving the company‘s objectives and performing its important task for the economy and society – ensuring safe and secure electricity supply in the best possible way.
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Our activities in the workplace
- European trainee programme
- Close support in practically oriented diploma and doctoral theses
- High apprenticeship quota
Our action is geared to sustainability – mindful of future generations
We are offering our trainees and apprentices a programme tailored to their needs. Our enterprise boasts an outstandingly high number of apprenticeships relative to its staff number: We look after over 20 apprentices, offer interns the opportunity to gather professional experience in our company, and coach students writing practically oriented diploma and doctoral theses. To do this, we maintain a broad range of cooperation ventures with renowned universities in technical, business and legal fields.
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Our activities in the workplace
- 4-week programme
- Assignment to the department relevant for the respective trainee
- The programme is developing. Further European partners will join.
Our youngest employees are given the opportunity of on-site learning at our European partner CEPS:
European trainee programme
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Our activities in the workplace
- Training in crisis communication serving the protection of our staff
- Training for shift leaders to improve their understanding of their role
Consistent vocational and advanced training policy
We set great store on well-founded vocational and advanced training of our staff. We have implemented the following programmes to ensure the occupational safety of our employees:
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Our activities in the workplace
Health and safety
The well-being of our staff is close to our hearts. Certified health and safety programmes are therefore priorities at 50Hertz. They are the basis of responsible action and a central pillar of our corporate culture. 50Hertz is investing in comprehensive health and safety programmes, flexible working time models, projects for employee codetermination, company sports and medical screenings.
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Our activities in the workplace
Employee survey “My Opinion“ - Annual employee survey on leadership culture and
employee satisfaction
Focus group- Regular (multifunctional) working party- Max. 20 employees (incl. Works Council
representatives)
Codetermination projects
Goals- Employee satisfaction- Identifying central topics of change important
to the workforce, and prevailing attitudes - Development of recommendations for
improvement action
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Our activities in the workplace
- Ergonomic workplaces (screens, office chairs selected according to the employees‘ individual needs)
- Communication corner for breaks
- Free coffee
- Water dispensers on all floors
- Showers and staff facilities
- Smokers‘ cubicles to protect non-smokers
Healthy infrastructure
The Safety & Health Management department is actively engaged in ensuring a healthy working environment at 50Hertz:
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Our activities in the workplace
Company sports- Over 100 employees of 50Hertz are actively using in-
house sports opportunities: Badminton, football, gymnastics, skittles, bowling, cycling, running, volleyball
Work/life balance services- Yoga, Feldenkrais, massage, back exercises, Qi Gong
Workshops for health promotion- First-aid instruction on Industrial Safety Day- Workshops about healthy diets and screen work
(wellness for the eyes)- Health-oriented shift regime and ergonomic shift
workplaces
* Wikipedia defines company sports as “organised sports activities of Employees in company sports clubs founded for this purpose, or in free company sports
groups”.
Company sports* and work/life balance services
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Our activities in the workplace
-Driver training and traffic education for employees driving a company car-Manager training on health themes and accident black spots-Occupational health checkups (back exercises, TBE and influenza vaccinations)-Appointment of representatives (ombudsperson, social counselling) -Annual report on safety management
Health and safety
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Our activities in the workplace
Blood donation day
- Quarterly
- Space made available for the Red Cross in the corporate head office (Eichenstrasse 3A)
- Average participation rate: 10 per cent
- Token of gratitude provided to blood donors
Further services
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Our contact persons
Corporate Communication/Public Affairs Silja Bilz
Eichenstrasse 3A
12435 Berlin
T 030-5150-3294
F 030-5150-4673
Tina Westrup
Eichenstrasse 3A
12435 Berlin
T +49 30-5150-2320
F +49 30-5150-4673