Social
Just as it is responsible for its employees, Schmalz regards itself as responsible to society. The company provides financial support for many charities, regional associations and clubs. In addition, Schmalz regularly supports national and international organizations such as the "Deutsche Gesellschaft der Mukoviszidose e.V." (German Cystic Fibrosis Society), the children's home "O Mundo do Amor" in Angola and a children's home in India.
In addition to this direct financial support, Schmalz and its employees are socially active in many ways:
- Within the framework of the action "Faszination Technik" (The Fascination of Technology), Schmalz trainees and their trainers arouse the interest of children for this subject by providing practical demonstrations in schools and kindergartens.
- The annual Trade Information Day at Schmalz offers young people and their parents a chance to obtain information about the various trades directly at the workplace and to learn more about our company.
- As part of an action to combat leukaemia, Schmalz employees gave blood samples for analysis as part of an action for collection of stem-cell donations and had themselves registered as potential donors. The costs for the blood analyses were covered by J. Schmalz GmbH and the Rotary Club Freudenstadt.
- The company cooperates closely with a sheltered workshop and regularly places production orders there. This contribution, and also the number of severely handicapped persons in the company, lies far above the figure demanded by the temporary employment office.
- Serviceable computers no longer needed in the company are donated to schools. For example, 23 computers, complete with monitors and keyboards, were donated to a school in Namibia, where managing director Wolfgang Schmalz has assumed sponsorship for several children. Basic computer training gives the children a far better chance of getting a job and thus earning their own living.
- In a spontaneous action, company employees voluntarily donated a share of their "working-hour accounts".The total number of working hours donated in this manner was converted into its monetary value and handed over to the Schmalz company in India, which acted as a trustee for the money. This company assumed the sponsorship for three children who lost their parents in the flood catastrophe and will use the donated money to keep the children safe and healthy until they finish school and support themselves.
