In this way we help disadvantaged people at the company's locations. Concrete projects are supported which, for example, improve the situation of people whose quality of life is impaired by illness, disability or other circumstances. For example, a Hospice Foundation received a donation for a further construction phase. A significant portion of the donations is also used for projects concerning healthy nutrition and social participation of children and young people from precarious family situations.
Employee Donations
For decades, the Volkswagen Group’s workforce has assumed social responsibility for those in need: In the employee donation alone, the employees of Volkswagen AG and the company donated a total of around 725,000 euros in 2022.
In 2022, the willingness of the workforce to donate was particularly evident in the joint appeal for donations "Emergency Aid Ukraine" in favor of the UN Refugee Aid Germany, which amounted to a total of 2 million euros.
Restcentspende: Donations terre des hommes
Another regular form of donation by the workforce is the Restcentspende: Every month, numerous employees donate the remaining cents that appear after the decimal point on their payslip. The income supplements the sustainable financing of the projects at the Group's locations around the world. The company's workforce has been supporting the international children's charity “terre des hommes” for more than 23 years on the initiative and under the leadership of the Group works council. In 2022, the amount donated was over 1.1 million euros. At the Volkswagen Group's production sites in Argentina, Brazil, India, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand and Germany, a variety of projects for disadvantaged children and young people are funded from the donations. They receive protection, care and the opportunity for education as well as professional prospects. Regardless of these achievements by the workforce, the company makes extensive donations to social, cultural and sustainability purposes.
Employee donation