Annual Report 2005 - Boehringer Ingelheim

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For our neighbours
We are fundamentally committed to fostering economic and social wellbeing
in the countries and communities where we operate. Working together
as a corporate entity and as individuals using their own time, we seek in a
people-orientated and inspirational way to deliver value through innovation
in all we do. We contribute actively to communities, charitable organisations,
research, science, education, healthcare, environmental protection
and cultural projects.
As 2005 began, the world was becoming aware of
the enormous scale of the devastation wreaked
by the tsunami that struck Southeast Asia.
People from our operation in Indonesia reacted
immediately, sending donations of clothes,
food, medication and toys to the Aceh region of
Sumatra. A crisis team made up of volunteer
employees also went to Aceh to see how best to
further support the local population.
Among the displaced in Aceh were more than
150,000 children, many traumatised by the
disaster. The company crisis team therefore
decided to fund the construction of a trauma
centre, which also serves as a school and village
hall in Krueng Raya village. Aksari Ibnu, who
co-headed the Boehringer Ingelheim Indonesia
tsunami task force, commenting on the school
opening in July, said: “The smiling faces of young
children and the people of Krueng Raya was a
huge reward for our team who had all dedicated
themselves to this worthwhile project.”
Boehringer Ingelheim A n n u A l R e p o R t 2 0 0 5
The company made substantial donations
through its international and local organisations
to aid agencies involved in the 2005 disasters,
the Asian tsunami and the devastating earth-
quake that hit Kashmir in October. In response
to the hurricane Katrina disaster in September,
the company’s US organisation also funded a free
mobile clinic to treat people in New Orleans in
addition to making financial and product contri-
butions through MAP International to disaster
relief efforts in the USA and elsewhere.
Our people taking the initiative
Our wide range of charitable activities in the
USA heavily involves volunteering by employees.
A “Day of Caring” sponsored by the company,
gives employees at our Ridgefield, Connecticut,
USA, site the opportunity to volunteer for tasks
to help the aged and deprived. In many ways,
from decorating homes to reading to children at
day care centres. Our US employees also partici-
pate in numerous sponsored events to raise funds
for good causes. At our Roxane, Ohio, USA, site
employees help the Salvation Army buy and
distribute Christmas presents for poor families.