2016

In the category “Small Enterprises (50-500 employees in China)”, Krones Machinery (Taicang) Co., Ltd. was chosen for its ongoing Apprentice Training Program. Krones has built an apprenticeship program that offers majors in the areas of mechatronics and cutting. The company aims to foster a tradition of vocational training in China as a way to guarantee the production of qualified work as well as to further increase employees’ loyalty to their company by empowering them and creating a culture of trust.

In the category “Medium Enterprises (500-10,000 employees)”, the exemplary engagement of Merck China for its School Water Project was recognized. This project started in 2012 with the goal of providing children in selected primary schools in Shanghai with safe drinking water and raising their awareness of environmental protection measures.

In the category “Large enterprises (more than 10,000 employees)”, Bayer (China) Ltd. received the award for its Bayer China Volunteer Association (BCVA). BCVA offers a platform that allows employees to initiate their own projects. The employees themselves can decide which issues they will focus on in Chinese society. Moreover, Bayer’s employees have the possibility to use their own expertise and skills to optimize the volunteering services.

In the category for “Collaborative Projects”, which applies to projects initiated by two or more German companies, Taicang Sino-German Handicapped Technology Co. Ltd. was selected. In the project Inclusion Factory Taicang more than 80 partners joined forces to establish a workshop, which is the first institution in China to give meaningful employment to mentally challenged individuals under real market conditions.