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‘Our people are not satisfied with just one-time actions’
Employees renovate schools in Asia, clean up nature preserves in Scandinavia and
give young people in Germany tips for putting together effective resumes and job
applications. There is no limit to the number of ways in which Deutsche Post DHL
employees can get involved in Global Volunteer Day and contribute to a good
cause. In 2013, the Group is again encouraging employees around the world to take
part in volunteer projects. In an interview with Deutsche Post DHL News, Christof
Ehrhart, Director of Corporate Communications and Responsibility at Deutsche
Post DHL, explains why Global Volunteer Day has been expanded into a year-round
project and how this is part of the Group’s larger corporate responsibility strategy.
Deutsche Post DHL News: Mr Ehrhart, this is the third year in a row that Deutsche
Post DHL is encouraging employees to take part in the Group-wide Global
Volunteer Day. Why?
Christof Ehrhart: There are several reasons for this. We have made corporate
responsibility an integral part of our larger corporate strategy across the Group.
Responsible business and a sense of personal responsibility is something that we want to
establish across the company at all levels. As a company with operations around the
globe, we have a responsibility to the many communities in which we operate. We can
only accomplish this if we get as many of our 475,000 employees as possible around the
world to engage and turn this idea into reality. Over the last two years, we have also seen
how these joint Volunteer Day projects boost team spirit and motivation amongst
employees. Employees enjoy that they can support local projects in their area and will
often get involved on a longer-term basis - not just for one-time actions.
Deutsche Post DHL News: You decided this year to extend Global Volunteer Day
activities throughout the year. What do you see as the benefit of this?
Christof Ehrhart: Most of the Global Volunteer Day activity this year will still be focused
between 5 and 15 September but it will no longer be limited to just these few days. We are
now inviting employees to plan and implement activities throughout the year and tell us
about their experiences. This not only gives more employees the chance to get involved; it
also gives us a way to honour the many employees who devote themselves to their
projects throughout the year. Employee participation has grown each year since the