Annual Report 2012 - Tivoli

❖tivoli ANNUAL REPORT 2012 ❖❖CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYTivoli’s CSR policy operates with three stakeholders;visitors, employees and our surroundings. Initiativesdirected at our surroundings comprise environmentalinitiatives as well as safeguarding of our cultural heritageand the donations of tickets and Season Passesmade by Tivoli, in particular to deprived children.Tickets and Season Passes can be counted andmeasured, but Tivoli contributes in other ways too, egby assisting hundreds of school children and studentsin writing essays about Tivoli. Furthermore, in 2012we entered into a working relationship with theschool Vesterbro Ny Skole as part of the CopenhagenMunicipality “Plus Programme” which matchesschools and enterprises to provide the oldest lower secondaryschool children with a realistic and vocationalangle on their education.Neighbourliness is one of the items of Tivoli’s CSRpolicy, and good neighbourliness was the subject ofthe first dialogue meeting with residents of Tivoli’sneighbouring residential properties. It is obviousthat when you live right next to Denmark’s largestamusement park, you will be able to feel, see and hearit. Topics discussed at the dialogue meeting includedthe sound level at Friday Rock events, fireworks, wildrides and inadequate parking. Tivoli encouraged itsneighbours to establish a tenants’ forum and alwaysto contact Tivoli whenever specific issues are imminent.It was also agreed that a dialogue meeting is tobe held annually.One of the successes in the environmental area in2012 was the replacement of almost 11,000 incandescentbulbs by LED low-energy bulbs, and the switchover by the “tram” on Line 8 from a diesel-powered toan electrically powered engine.Tivoli finds it important to contribute to the labourmarket. Therefore, we continuously train trade apprenticesand office trainees, and we have establishedseveral “acute jobs” and jobs under section 56 of theDanish Sickness Benefits Act.During the year, Tivoli’s name and reputation weresubject to public debate several times. People haveA total of 85,000 bulbs must be replaced by low-energy bulbsThousands of school children comeinto contact with Tivoli every year34