Current topics
and developments at Continental
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Corporate Social Responsibility is a company's responsibility in economic, ecological and social matters. On these pages, we would like to give you an overview of the latest topics regarding the sustainable development of the company. |
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Continental Champions Disadvantaged Children and Young People in Ecuador
Continental Tire the Americas (CTA) has gotten involved in the "Ecuadorian Excuela Ecuatoriana Tenis en Ruedas" tennis school established in Quito, Ecuador, in 2006. Playing tennis here with kindred spirits, children and adolescents can again engage in exuberant fun.
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Two Awards for Guadalajara, Mexico
The workforce at Continental's Mexican location pays particular attention to making environmentally sensible use of water, energy and material in production and to avoiding greenhouse gases.
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It always depends on your perspective …
Breaking down prejudices, encouraging empathy – this is the goal of "Aspect Change", the pilot project which ContiTech initiated for the trainees in Northeimer in cooperation with Christian Service.
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Green Thumbs Up for Guadalajara: Each Tree Matters to the Environment
Forest Meeting Point: Employees from two Continental plants in Guadalajara (Mexico) came together for their tenth annual tree-planting event. This year, 350 employees and family members were involved in planting a total of 2 000 pine trees.
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Flood Relief by Continental in Thailand
High waters have ravaged the area in Ayutthaya province. Continental staffers from Automotive locations in Thailand visited a riverside community in Bang Pra-Dang in Bang Pa-In district to bring food and necessities to local residents.
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Continental to Hire Around 5,500 Junior Staff Worldwide in 2011
Hanover, Germany, October 12, 2011. Continental has significantly increased the recruitment of junior staff in 2011, hiring around 5,500 graduates and young professionals worldwide.
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Team training at the Edersee
In May, 29 trainees from Continental Korbach spent five exciting and educative days at the Edersee nature reserve to acquire key qualifications for their personal professional lives.
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Conferral of Golden Arrow Award
For the Golden Arrow Awards, the African financial magazine PMR evaluates companies and establishments in South Africa that are generally perceived to contribute to stability, growth and economic development in South Africa. CTSA has now been presented this award in response to its commitment in the field of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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Continental family helps children in need
The employees at the tire plant in Camaçari, Brazil, regularly get involved on behalf of disadvantaged or exceptionally challenged children.
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Distinction for Calamba Plant
With the PEP Award, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority, PEZA each year honors special achievements in the fields of sustainable environmental compatibility and innovative systems for the continuous improvement of environment management systems.
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CTSA supports school sports program
Continental Tyres South Africa supports the “Move-It, Moving Matters” school sports program, which has the goal of getting physical education reintroduced in the public schools.
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First place for Continental Idea Management
Hanover, 3 May 2011. The Zentrum Ideenmanagement (ZI) (Center for Idea Management) awarded Continental AG the "Best Idea Management 2011“ prize in the automotive supplier category.
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Almost 400 books donated for disadvantaged children
Employees at the Timişoara location in Romania have donated 221 second-hand books to the Timişoara branch of the Rudolf Walther Foundation "Kinderzukunft" (children's future). They also raised money, which Continental Automotive Romania used to buy 158 new books.
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Continental Forms 31 Educational Partnerships
Hanover, March 28, 2011. International automotive supplier Continental formed 31 educational partnerships with local elementary schools. At nine events in Germany and Romania, eleven sites officially confirmed their commitment to promoting young talent and education in the subjects of mathematics, information technology, natural sciences and technology [MINT].
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Continental's Piezo Injection System Wins a 2010 Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment
Berlin/Regensburg, March 16, 2011. This year, the second occasion on which the prize has been jointly conferred by the Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Federation of German Industries, Continental has been awarded the Innovation Prize for Climate and Environment for its innovative diesel injection technology.
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Continental Donates €250,000 in Emergency Aid for Japan
Hanover, March 15, 2011. International automotive supplier, Continental, announces its solidarity with the people of Japan and provides €250,000 in emergency aid for those living in the regions destroyed by the earthquake and tsunami.
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Continental Receives the Sustainability Prize Awarded by the Wirtschaftsclub Rhein-Main
February 21, 2011. At the German Business Innovation Prize award ceremony, Continental was presented with the sustainability prize awarded by the Wirtschaftsclub Rhein-Main in recognition of all the contributions made and prizes received by Continental over the last 30 years.
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Rabbit Feed a Source of Rubber? Dandelions Hold the Key!
Hanover, February 2011 – Children love them as a blowballs. For rabbits they are a gourmet delight. Dandelions have now aroused the interest of the rubber industry as well.
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Plant Budapest and its employees help victims of major disaster in Western Hungary
Continental’s Hungarian location in Budapest has donated about 18,000 euros to those affected by the river of poisonous red mud that erupted over West Hungarian villages in October 2010.
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World Champion Korbach Donates €15,000
Hanover, December 20, 2010. The Korbach plant of the international automotive supplier Continental is donating the €15,000 champion's prize won in an company football world cup tournament to five social projects in Hesse.
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Christmas in a Shoe Box
As in previous years, the R&D employees at the Hanover-Stöcken location have organized a pre-Christmas activity for children who come from financially deprived and needy families or live in children’s and young people’s community living groups.
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ContiTech Demonstrates Social Responsibility
ContiTech is expanding its social commitment by involving disabled workers in packing more drive belts. A further 30 people from the organisation "Hannoversche Werkstätten" started work in September 2010 at the ContiTech plant in Hanover.
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ContiTech plant in Rumania helps deprived children
The dedication to helping deprived children plays a major role for employees at the ContiTech site in Carei, Rumania.
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Continental Wins FOKUS 50plus Award
Hanover, October 27, 2010. The international automotive supplier Continental has been honored with the FOKUS 50plus Award for the company’s forward-looking demographic management.
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Continental plant in Brazil supports the project “Athletes of the future”
They get training in football, basketball, handball, volleyball or mini-soccer. With the help of the Continental plant in Várzea Paulista, as many as 1,500 boys and girls in that Brazilian city can move a big step closer to their dream of being “tomorrow’s athletes”.
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Continental reaches out to flood victims in Pakistan
September 2010. The situation in Pakistan is dramatic: The country is suffering its worst natural catastrophe in eight decades. Continental has donated $100,000 for the victims of the catastrophic flooding in Pakistan and is working closely with the German relief organization Welthungerhilfe (World Hunger Aid).
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Germany Fights to Advance to the Final Rounds of Continental’s Football World Cup Tournament
Korbach/Hanover, August 11, 2010. On August 14 at SV Buchenberg’s playing field, the German soccer eleven from Korbach will be facing off against the national champions from Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and Ebbw Vale, UK, in a round-robin series of matches.
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Onto the Winners Rostrum at the Formula Student Germany with Continental
Hanover/Hockenheim, August 10, 2010. Some 2,000 spectators, 77 teams, four days, eight disciplines – those are the key figures for the Formula Student Germany 2010. At this year’s major VDI event at the Hockenheimring, many teams relied once again on technology and experience from Continental and successfully demonstrated what they are capable of.
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How Pupils Get Fired Up about Technology
Pupils can become familiar with the engineering profession in training sessions, workshops and with a practical look at day-to-day work. Continental's Chassis & Safety division is a cooperation partner of this project, which also includes the Stiftung Polytechnische Gesellschaft as well as Frankfurt's University of Applied Sciences.
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Wuhu Supports the Education of Socially Disadvantaged Children
It is the tradition of employees at Continental's Chinese plant in Wuhu to be actively involved in a range of social and humanitarian efforts. In June 2010, for instance, three representatives of the management visited a school for socially disadvantaged children in a suburb of Wuhu.
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The Duck Race – Continental Gets Involved in the Social Life of the Community in Timişoara
The third edition of the Timişoara duck race was run in June 2010. The goal of this year's event was to raise money for charity projects. The Continental plant in Timişoara is one of the main sponsors again this year.
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Dibanisa Project in Gansbaai, South Africa
Hanover, July 2010. Continental AG is an official sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa and is supporting a 3-year Dibanisa project with a total of €10,000. “Dibanisa” means “add-together”, and that is precisely what the Dibanisa e.V. society in Hanover wants to do with this project.
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On the Way to 2010 FIFA World Cup™, Continental AG supports “kickHIV!” Project of “Go Ahead!”
Hanover, 20 May 2010. Continental AG is an Official Sponsor of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ in South Africa and is contributing €5,000 to the “Go Ahead!” aid organization with its kickHIV!” project.
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Continental Cited for International Internship Program
Hanover/Cologne, May 20, 2010. Continental has once again been cited for its international “Global Engineering Internship Program” [GEIP] in conjunction with the “Global Engineering Excellence” [GEE] project conducted at select universities.
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7th “Continental Student Survey”
Hanover, May 19, 2010. The consequences of the economic and financial crisis have had a telling impact on German students: Their career expectations have plummeted.
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Continental Signs Luxembourg Declaration
Hanover, May 3, 2010. Continental has signed the “Luxembourg Declaration on Workplace Health Promotion” in the European Union. By signing the declaration, Continental is doing justice to its corporate responsibility with regards to promoting occupational health and safety.
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The Continental Tire Plant in Timiişoara Pushing for More Green
In collaboration with the local Village Museum, the Continental tire plant in Timişoara, Romania, initiated the “More Green for the Museum” project at the end of April 2010. The point of the initiative is a rejuvenation of the wooded area and an expansion of the green zone on the museum premises.
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Continental Tire Mexico Commended for Exceptional Social Commitment
At the end of March 2010, employees of Continental Tire Mexico were commended for their social commitment with the ESR®“ Award from the "Mexican Center for Philanthropy" (CEMEFI) and the "Alliance for Enterprise Responsibility" (ALIARSE).
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Employees in Timişoara Support the "Job Shadow Day"
On February 26, 2010, some five hundred high school students became “the shadow” of managers and specialists at local companies during the Job Shadow Day in Timişoara, Romania. For many of them, it was the first time they came in contact with the business world. Twenty students had the opportunity to spend the day with experts from Continental in Timişoara.
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Continental Sponsors TUIfly Marathon in Hanover
Hanover, March 15, 2010. The TUIFly marathon, which will be run for the 20th time in Hanover on May 2, 2010, is receiving ever more support from local businesses. After the financial services provider AWD and the new media partner radio ffn, Continental AG has now also joined the network of sponsoring partners from the capital city.
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“Green” tires cut back on chemicals for improved performance
Hanover, March 2010 – When Continental starts brewing up a storm and the rubber gets to bubbling, something round is bound to come out of it all. In the making, in effect, are high-tech tires – for cars as well as trucks – based on complex recipes.
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Get creative with Continental and BEST
Budapest, March 8, 2010. Continental, one of the leading suppliers of the automotive industry continues the successful collaboration with BEST - Board of European Students of Technology - in Hungary and challenges the students from the Budapest University of Technology and Economics to a “Best Engineering Competition”.
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Continental Location in Guarulhos Actively Fosters Closer Relationship to Students
Good engineers are hard to find, not only in Germany but in Brazil as well. That is why the workforce at the Continental plant in Guarulhos, together with the Ambassadors, foster a close relationship with the local university.
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Health Day at Continental Headquarters
In February 2010 numerous actions dealing with the topic of health invited employees to get involved at Continental headquarters in Hannover. Brief massages, contests and information booths on mental health and work-life balance aroused considerable employee interest.
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World First from ContiTech: Climate-Neutral Printing Blankets
Northeim, March 2010. As the first manufacturer anywhere in the world, ContiTech Elastomer Coatings has introduced a climate-neutral process for making its printing blankets. A production process of a new type eliminates up to 70 percent of the climate-damaging CO2 emissions released in the production of world standard printing blankets.
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Continental Supports Integration Projects in Football Clubs
Continental has demonstrated its commitment to the integration projects of two football clubs in Hanover by donating €7,500, with €3,750 going to the each of the clubs SV Borussia Hannover club and SV 07 Linden. On January 19, 2010, Continental presented the youth divisions of the two clubs with symbolic checks at the NP sports gala.
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'Green' tyre compounds from the magic kitchen
Hanover, 27th January 2010. Car and truck tyres are made up to a large extent from natural rubber - in other words, they are produced from renewable raw materials. Working in their laboratories - their mysterious 'magic kitchens' - chemists are constantly searching for new mixtures and compounds to help them to come up with tyres which meet consumers' high demands.
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Continental Plans to Hire Around 1,000 Junior Staff Worldwide in 2010
Hanover, January 22, 2010. In 2010 Continental is continuing to put stock in fresh expertise, new ideas and, thus, increasing innovative prowess in the form of highly qualified junior staff.
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