Knorr-Bremse Global Care

This semester, we had the honor of commemorating the life and legacy of our esteemed colleague, volunteer, and advisor at Knorr-Bremse Brasil and Instituto Anchieta Grajau, Dr. Rudolf Gerich. In his memory, we planted trees, symbolizing the enduring and positive impact he made on our lives, our community, and the environment. Rudolf was the driving force in fostering initiatives of Knorr-Bremse Global Care in Brazil. His dedication to fighting poverty, promoting quality education, and reducing inequalities is evident through his visionary projects such as Entrepreneurs Women, Horticulturists Courses, and Youth Financial and Career Orientation. These initiatives, along with many other significant actions, have greatly contributed to advancing the UN SDGs in our community. We are profoundly grateful for his almost 50 years of unwavering dedication and the lasting legacy he has left behind. 🤍 #TeamKnorrBremse #CommunitySupport #IAG

🫶 Our collegues did it again! Great to see so much engagement right before school start in Bavaria. #TeamKnorrBremse

🏔 A few weeks ago, the entire Knorr-Bremse Global Care Team gathered in front of the picturesque mountain backdrop of the Alps to hold its annual strategic workshop. 🏹 We continued to work on sharpening our work content in the fields of #SDG4 and #SDG6 as well as our intended mode of action - with a special focus on our diverse target groups, Knorr-Bremse employees, our many partner organizations and beneficiaries. 🙏 At this point, we would also like to thank the wonderful Maja Hebel, who has been accompanying us in this process for several months in an extremely competent, emotional and cordial way and without whom we would certainly not have come this far. ⚽ Furthermore, we exchanged with our strategic partner AMANDLA Social Enterprises about the latest developments on the Safe-Hub Global as well as upcoming - extremely interesting and innovative - steps. This cooperation is very special for us, both in terms of content and above all on a personal level, and we are looking forward to continuing to grow together and to achieve further success in the interests of young people worldwide with Florian Zech, Jakob Schlichtig, Annika Beste and the other colleagues. 👨👩👧👧 In addition to work, personal get-together was not neglected. We had a wonderful trip to Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze. 🎳 And it was also sporty. A trial of strength in the form of a ninepins competition spurred everyone on to top performances. Mario Beinert, Rasso Böck, Alexandra Rappl, Eva Seifert, Andreas Wimmer, Sylvia Bytow-Weissheimer, Laszlo Szentmarjay, Maria Gutierrez, Ana Domingues, Martyn Perkins #TeamKnorrBremse

📅 Between September 2021 and May 2023 Knorr-Bremse Global Care Asia Pacific Limited together with The Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund) funded the ‘Reconnect with Forest Nature Immersion Programme’ of Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) in Hong Kong. 🧒 161 individuals in seven cohorts participated in the six-weeks programme, which aimed for offering participants experiential learning to connect with nature and foster positive relationships with themselves, others, and the natural world. 💡 Feedbacks of participants (pupils and parents) shows splendidly results: Not only did we experience a growth in self-awareness, relationship building, and environmental stewardship. But also, an exceeding aim around confidence, collaboration, and curiosity. Lastly, we were also experiencing a more empowering and significant impact effect of the programme on participants joining as families. Watch the video to get more insights into the pogramme.

Acuña, Mexico, is one hot place during the summer, with temperatures often exceeding 100 degrees Fahrenheit. A local children’s home, Casa Hogar Esperanza, found the cost of running its air conditioning units to be prohibitive after a local company that had been paying for the electricity changed leadership and ended its charitable support. The home tried to keep the children cool by using the units only sparingly. KBGCNA contributed $107,350 in grant funding toward a 136-panel rooftop photovoltaic system to generate electricity for the home. The Bendix Foundation, directed by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix), contributed $28,200 to the project. Additionally, Bendix donated the solar panels, which reduced the overall project cost by $24,000. The grants funded the purchase and installation of the system and transformer, along with maintenance for 20 years, insurance, and remote oversight. The system has begun going online in stages. Once the home can use 100% of the energy produced by the panels, the system is calculated to reduce electricity costs by almost 90% while enabling the operation of the HVAC units. Average monthly savings are expected to be about $2,500. The energy generation is so significant that the units will essentially run for free. “Our support for Casa Hogar Esperanza and its children goes back many years, and we’re pleased to help meet their need for cost-efficient cooling,” said Maria Gutierrez, president of KBGCNA and senior director of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) at Bendix. “The effort aligns with KBGCNA’s larger mission to contribute to the well-being of underserved populations in the surrounding communities of Knorr-Bremse’s North American companies. Making a positive difference in the communities we call home is incredibly important.” Read more about this project: https://lnkd.in/gmhyhabZ #WeMoveTogether #CommunitySupport #LifeAtBendix 💙

📅 July 11, was Knorr-Bremse Day in Munich.   👩🍳 Our colleagues from Knorr-Bremse were invited to network, get to know about corporate benefits, the women’s network, seeing our executive suite barbecuing for them - and also try their luck (or better their foot) at the goal wall.   ⚽ One hit meant 5 Euros for a social project. And what shall we say? In around three hours, our colleagues put in so much effort that we were able to marvel at a total of 362 goals.   💸 This means that we were able to generate a total of 1,810 Euros in donations. But what kind of a sum is that? That's why with our colleagues from Knorr-Bremse Local Care we decided to both round up and double this sum. This means that we have reached a total donation amount of 4,000 euros, which we will split 50/50 on supporting our partners Safe-Hub Global and Bellevue di Monaco.   🙌 It was great fun to offer our colleagues this activity and to generate a donation for our partners in an extremely low-threshold way. And many thanks to everyone who contributed: Sylvia Bytow-Weissheimer, Anna Kammerer, Katja Lamberty, Gabriele Richter, Isabelle Schoen, Sophia Reiter, Nathalie Goldhacker, Mario Beinert, Laszlo Szentmarjay.

Safe-Hub Philadelphia's PlayMakers are having a busy summer! Since wrapping up school in June, these high school-aged youth have been putting in hours at Safe-Hub focusing on healthy minds, healthy bodies, and healthy futures. Summertime activities have included a week-long leadership camp, yoga and meditation classes, nutrition and healthy cooking courses, introductions to mental health services, several on-campus college visits, and working together to organize their very own soccer tournament for their peers! The goal with every activity is to help our young people develop future readiness skills to support them on and off the field. Their very first PlayMaker-run tournament takes place on August 3rd, and we can't wait to see their event plans come to life! #CommunitySupport

🚽 Last week, our colleague Sylvia Bytow-Weissheimer attended the 1st German School Toilet Summit to proudly announce one of the winners of the nationwide competition "@Toiletten machen Schule®" (Toilets making the grade) by German Toilet Organization (GTO). ❌ Ailing school facilities, too little investment in educational infrastructure and overcrowding classrooms continue to be problematic. In many places, pupils eat and drink less so that they do not have to use poorly equipped school toilets, which can have health consequences. 🎖 As part of the competition, 135 schools with 76,125 pupils developed ideas and implemented concepts to sustainably improve their school toilets. One primary (Grundschule an der Stielerstraße, Munich), middle (Hellweg Realschule, Unna), and high school (Gymnasium Winsen an der Luhe) were awarded and received the main prizes. 👧 Svenja Ksoll from GTO particularly emphasised the power of participation: "If the pupils' wishes and needs are heard and they can actively decide for themselves, a lot can change." 👦 🙌 Kudos to all for addressing this critical issue and driving change in our schools! WEPA Stiftung, TOOLS FOR LIFE Foundation, Villeroy & Boch, Unilever, Domestos, Julian Janssen #Education #SchoolHygiene #Innovation #SchoolToiletSummit More information: https://lnkd.in/ecCvYvbx https://lnkd.in/emT_-NHs https://lnkd.in/eC5C9U2r

⏳ Only 5 days left to apply for the Female Health & Hygiene Accelerator! This program supports 8-10 high-potential enterprises in Kenya, Uganda, and Ghana, helping them become investment-ready and scale their solutions. Don’t miss your chance to receive expert guidance, funding, and networking opportunities.  Apply by 1 July 2024! More details: https://lnkd.in/dcpbGDbQ Partners: Siemens Stiftung, Waterloo Foundation, seecon gmbh Innovations for Sustainable Development, Opero Solutions, Mdf training Training & Consultancy, Water and Sanitation Entrepreneurs Association Uganda, Irise. #FHHA #FemaleHealth #MenstrualHygiene #EmpowerWomen #WASH #ImpactInvesting #Cewas #CewasImpact #Kenya #Uganda #Ghana #Africa

🏫 For the 5th anniversary celebration of the Lernhaus Mödling, our colleagues from Knorr-Bremse GmbH, Mödling with Joerg Branschaedel were of course happy to drop by. Since 2019, we have been supporting the Lernhaus together which offers free support for children and young people who need educational help but cannot finance it.    👩 The pupils are supervised and accompanied several afternoons a week by educators from the Österreichisches Rotes Kreuz Niederösterreich (Austrian Red Cross Lower Austria). In addition, volunteers actively help and support wherever possible. The daily program includes homework supervision and individual learning as well as games and sports. The children benefit from this both educationally and socially.   💪 We look forward to further cooperation.