CWT Responsible Business Report 2012 - Carlson Wagonlit Travel

ContentsChapter 7 - Community Involvement 2012 Responsible Business Report -Chapter 7Our communityinvolvementProgramsMore actionsOpportunities for giving are virtually limitless. While CWT focusedon initiatives linked to health, childhood and homelessness in2011, other community involvement actions were prompted bynatural disasters or threats. For example, CWT Australia/NewZealand contributed funds to the 2011 Queensland Appealfrom Floods as well as the Christchurch Earthquake appeal. When the H1N1 fluvirus threatened to strike France in 2009, CWT people in Lyon donated fundsto the Red Cross to purchase surgical masks.In 2012, CWT Netherlands supported NL DOET, the country’s largest volunteerinitiative, organized by the Oranje Fonds. The Oranje Fonds, which focuses onsocial welfare in the Netherlands, helps promote participation in society bybringing people together, or enabling them to find a new place in society. CWTNetherlands operates an annual charitable donation program. Organizations thathave received support over the last few years include the Liliane Foundation,which helps ensure that children with disabilities in developing countries takea full and active part in everyday life, Unicef, the Ronald McDonald Children’sFund, Stichting Doe een Wens (Make-a-Wish Netherlands) and Stichting KappenNou!, which combats senseless violence in society. All charitable institutions arecarefully selected by CWT’s management team. As of January 2012, CWT offersits employees in the Netherlands the possibility of spending one working dayper year volunteering to serve the community. Employees are free to choose afoundation, organization or charity that they would like to support.In Italy, CWT is a corporate Golden Donor to Fonda Ambiente Italiano (FAI),the national trust of Italy. A private, non-profit group, FAI supports protectionand restoration of artistic heritage, owning properties including castles, gardens,monastic buildings and other cultural assets in Italy. A competition was held foremployees with winners receiving free admission to an FAI exhibition.In February 2013, CWT Hong Kong was awarded the Caring CompanyLogo by The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) for their variousresponsible business achievements. One of the domains covered bythe award is “Caring for the Community.” CWT Hong Kong’s communityinvolvement activities included conducting two visits to the elderly in KwaiChung Estate, participating in Hong Kong’s Flag Day (a day dedicated togovernment-approved charitable fundraising), providing volunteer servicesto run a game booth for children in a shopping mall, and other generalcommunity services.Carlson Community Giving Campaign inthe United StatesIn the U.S., CWT employees provide annual financialsupport to a mix of opportunities that make animpact in the community locally, nationally andinternationally through the Carlson CommunityGiving Campaign. CWT participates in the campaign alongside oneof its parent companies, Carlson, and other Carlson business units.Current campaign partners include the Greater Twin Cities UnitedWay, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association,American Cancer Society, Global Impact, and the MinnesotaEnvironmental Fund.Copyright © 2013 CWT85