We do our part to create a strong society: whether in the fields of social welfare, sport or healthcare, through financial aid or active project work. We provide assistance wherever support is needed.

Our goal of contributing to a stable society for all is firmly anchored in our sustainability strategy. That is why we support projects in the fields of social welfare, healthcare and sport, and contribute our expertise and individual skills in a wide range of projects and initiatives – both on our own doorstep and beyond national borders. Any form of sponsorship or donation must be approved by the Board of Management.

Help for victims in Ukraine

We have been watching events unfold in Ukraine since February 2022 with great dismay. The decision as a company that we wanted to assist people on the ground was quickly made, with the Board of Management donating 50,000 euros to the “Action Alliance for Disaster Relief.” The Alliance forwards donations to its member organizations and ensures that the aid gets where it is intended to go. We are in constant contact with our colleagues in Ukraine, especially through the head of our crisis team, Pawel Byglewski, and with the help of other active volunteers have thus been able to support and arrange accommodation for the refugee families on their arrival in Poland and Germany. A joint campaign run by BLG and the customer LEONI raised more than 15,000 euros in donations. The money was used, among other things, to purchase a used ambulance which, fitted with medical equipment, will help to save lives in Ukraine. At another BLG location, we collected donations in kind, which we packed into boxes and transported to Ukraine ourselves. In addition, many of our employees throughout Germany volunteered to help people in Ukraine by supporting or even helping to set up aid projects.

Support for the WFP

BLG LOGISTICS has been supporting the UN World Food Programme (WFP), the largest humanitarian organization in the fight against global hunger, since 2012, and has been one of 28 partner organizations since October 2022. Our contribution consists in making logistics expertise available to inspect and analyze the logistics capacity of ports, roads, rail tracks, warehouses and other logistics facilities. In addition to a mission undertaken by Ferdinand Möhring in northeast Africa, one of our employees, Lennart Koch, spent eight weeks on assignment at the WFP headquarters in Rome during the financial year. His mission was to support logistics planning for aid deliveries to Ukraine. With his help, food deliveries to the conflict regions were organized by rail, truck and ship, as well as onward transport by convoy to the hard-to-reach crisis regions.

A smile for children

Fourth-grade students from Bremerhaven schools were invited by BLG to visit the Klimahaus Bremerhaven. This globally unique world of knowledge and experience imparts valuable and scientifically founded information about the climate, climate change and weather. The content is presented in a child-appropriate manner and imparted to students interactively and playfully through colorful exhibits and room installations. BLG LOGISTICS has been sponsoring this initiative for ten years. Each year, around 1,000 students and their teachers get to participate at our expense.

At Christmastime, it has become a firm tradition for us to participate in the “Schenk ein Lächeln” (“Gift a Smile”) campaign organized by the charity Bremer Tafel e.V. Organized and coordinated by our junior management staff, numerous BLG employees from our Bremen locations and beyond collected toys, books and clothing in good condition and lovingly wrapped them.

The gifts were then distributed to children from families in need. A real BLG Santa Claus ensured there was a Christmas atmosphere. Every year, we feel proud to be a part of this campaign. Colleagues at other sites such as Hörselgau organize annual Christmas charity fundraisers and put a smile on the faces of numerous children.

The GREENHOUSE Bremen project was another social commitment cause selected by our junior management staff. This is a living and learning environment for up to 12 children with mental disabilities, who have often experienced violence, loss or neglect. Here, they receive 24-hour care and support through therapeutic gardening and other practical and creative activities. In December, members of the Board of Management treated our colleagues at two Bremen office locations to waffles and cake in a drive to raise money for this good cause. The Board of Management generously more than doubled the money raised to 2,500 euros and presented GREENHOUSE with a donation check.