Under the motto of 'Donations instead of Gifts', Brigitte Vster-Alber, Chief Executive Officer of GEZE GmbH in Leonberg, delivered a donation cheque for 200,000 trees to the organization Plant-for-the-Planet on 11 December 2019. As in current years, GEZE determined to give its clients a very special gift: contributing to protecting the surroundings by planting trees. The organization Plant-for-the-Planet plants trees, which helps to break down CO2. Our partners in the Middle East region had been honored to receive the unique present and to have the possibility to protect the environment in affiliation with GEZE.

The donation is a GEZE tradition. The Leonberg business has been a long-time supporter of the Stuttgart children's hospital 'Olgle' and has also been a sponsor of Plan International since 2013 GEZEs 150 year anniversary. Social responsibility, which is firmly anchored in GEZE, also stimulated the idea for this year's donation target. "We desired to give our clients a very unique gift: a good feeling by having trees planted for our customers," says Brigitte Vster-Alber.

Social support by reforestation

Humanity plant 1000 billion trees all over the world to absorb a quarter of human-made CO2 Plant-for-the-Planet are getting closer to this target every day, thanks to the GEZE donation. 5500 indigenous trees are planted each day on Mexico's Yucatn Peninsula, which absorb up to 500 kg CO2 during their lives. The organization also offers social sustainability with long-term employment of forestry workers, above-average social advantages and long-term training and support of children in many countries across the world.

Sustainability and looking to the future at GEZE

At GEZE, sustainability is not just regarded at for donation purposes, however also daily within the business. Automatic sliding doors by GEZE, such as ECdrive T2, assist to enhance energy efficiency in structures with thermally separated profile systems. GEZE also scores highly in production with sustainable methods. The business received the 2018 Industry Prize for its international automated manufacturing processes with minimum lubrication.

In future, sustainability and looking towards the future will be strengthened as business principles at GEZE. "Sustainability determines our daily activities in all areas both with regard to our production processes and our products," says Brigitte Vster-Alber. "We look ahead to many more interesting projects and developments which make both buildings and the world more liveable."