Siemens Foundation
| Siemens Foundation | |
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| legal form | Legal foundation under civil law |
| founding | 2008 |
| founder | Siemens AG |
| Seat | Munich |
| purpose | International promotion of personal responsibility and independence |
| Chair | Nina Smidt (Managing Director and Spokesperson for the Board of Management), Rolf Huber (Managing Director), Klaus Grünstelder (Chief Financial Officer) |
| sales | 13,016,825 euros (2018) |
| Foundation capital | 390,000,000 |
| Employees | 45 |
| Website | www.siemens-stiftung.org |
The Siemens Stiftung is a non-profit foundation that was established by Siemens AG in September 2008 .
history
The foundation was initiated by Peter Löscher in September 2008 as part of a corporate restructuring in order to bundle the company's social commitment .
The Siemens Stiftung is active in Latin America , Africa and Europe (with a focus on Germany ). In addition to the Siemens Stiftung based in Munich, there are currently six other Siemens corporate foundations in Argentina , Brazil , Denmark , France , Colombia and the USA .
On September 30, 2010, Siemens Stiftung joined the Transparent Civil Society Initiative . Nina Smidt has been the spokesperson for the board since 2020.
Goals and areas of work
According to the statutes, the Siemens Stiftung's goal is to “provide answers to global societal challenges.” The focus is on expanding basic services in developing and emerging countries , promoting education and strengthening culture v. a. as an operational partner in projects with cooperation partners.
The cooperation partners include the German Society for International Cooperation , the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development , the UN Environment Program , Engineering for Change, Intellecap, the Goethe Institute , the Foundation for Learning through Engagement, INNOVEC, MINT-EC , UNESCO Mexico and many renowned cultural institutions and Universities in Latin America and Africa.
Focus
- Working area development cooperation: With technical solutions and social entrepreneurial business models, the foundation wants to reduce existential supply deficits in the water supply, in the health sector and in climate-friendly mobility. Local initiatives are funded, which are primarily led through training for financial independence. In the international empowering people. Network brings the Siemens Stiftung together inventors and social entrepreneurs and supports the combination of technical and entrepreneurial approaches. In 2019, the foundation also established the social enterprise WE! Hub Victoria Ltd. (WeTu) in Kenya.
- Education: The foundation concentrates on strengthening scientific and technical education. The focus is on independent experimentation, research and understanding of natural phenomena . The teaching materials developed for this purpose are made available digitally in three languages via the online platform “Medienportal” and combine research-based learning with value-building action. In addition to its project work, Siemens Stiftung u. a. Founding member of the Education Digitization Forum and the MINT initiative House of Little Researchers .
- Working area culture: The focus is on initiating projects for international exchange and knowledge transfer as well as setting up regional structures in the field of culture, especially in Africa and Latin America; The focus is on the performing arts and music . Together with the Goethe Institute , Siemens Stiftung u. a. launched the pan-African music portal Music In Africa .
Foundations from the von Siemens family
In addition to the Siemens Stiftung established by Siemens AG, there are legally independent foundations made from funds from family members of the von Siemens entrepreneurial family for the promotion of art, culture and science, which also bear the name Siemens or von Siemens : the Carl Friedrich von Siemens Stiftung , the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation , the Ernst von Siemens Art Foundation , which supports public art collections in the purchase of important works of art, and the Werner Siemens Foundation , which supports projects at universities and colleges in the field of technology and natural sciences.
literature
- Christine Weyrich: Strong together - through the interaction of corporate foundations. Companies and non-profit organizations using the example of the Siemens Stiftung. In: Simone Klein, Karin Siegmund (ed.): Partnerships of NGOs and companies. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-531-92326-0 , pp. 193-205.
Web links
- Siemens Stiftung website
- Josef Hofmann: Siemens Foundation takes off . In: Nürnberger Zeitung of November 26, 2009.
- Operational advance plans of the new Siemens Foundation . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of November 20, 2009, No. 270, p. 35 (entire article subject to charge).
Individual evidence
- ^ Initiative Transparent Civil Society - information from Siemens Stiftung. In: siemens-stiftung.org. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
- ↑ Jens Hack: Löscher's corporate restructuring costs billions . In: Manager Magazin , November 9, 2008, accessed March 21, 2013.
- ↑ Christine Weyrich: Strong together [...] Siemens Foundation. In: Simone Klein, Karin Siegmund (ed.): Partnerships of NGOs and companies. P. 194.
- ^ Initiative Transparent Civil Society - information from Siemens Stiftung (PDF; 46 kB). Siemens Stiftung website, accessed May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Articles of Association of the Siemens Stiftung based in Munich [version dated December 12, 2012] (PDF; 40 kB). Siemens Stiftung website, accessed May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Cooperation partner of the Siemens Foundation . Siemens Stiftung website, accessed May 27, 2020.
- ↑ Laura Kersten: Kenya: Siemens Stiftung founds African social enterprise . In: 360 ° Africa , June 22, 2019, accessed on May 27, 2020.