- Initiatives include staff donation campaign to the International Federation of Red Cross, with total amount to be matched by the Company
- Siemens Gamesa will lead initiative to acquire, source and distribute vital medical equipment to hospitals in locations affected by the crisis where it operates
- The company’s SGRE impact social responsibility program will be refocused on projects to combat the consequences of coronavirus. Educational ‘STEM’ initiative also to be implemented
The impact of the crisis caused by the coronavirus has been felt across the world and is likely to continue for some time. In response, Siemens Gamesa has launched a social campaign to allow its teams to help in the global fightback against the pandemic.
At the heart of the program will be an employee donation campaign to the ‘COVID 19 Emergency Appeal’ by the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC), which is leading a wide-ranging program to help combat the spread of coronavirus around the world. Siemens Gamesa will invite its employees to donate to the Appeal and has committed to matching staff donations.
In addition, Siemens Gamesa has pledged to fund the acquisition of €1 million worth of vital supplies to healthcare providers. This will include personal protection equipment such as masks and gloves that have been requested by several hospitals. These will be sourced using the company’s own procurement and distribution networks. The donations will be targeted to hospitals in communities in which the company operates and that have been particularly badly hit by the crisis. In the first instance these donations will principally made in Spain (Madrid and Bilbao), France (Le Havre), the UK (Hull) and the U.S. (Florida, Iowa and Kansas). A significant reserve will be retained for deployment in other countries as and when there is demand as the crisis continues.
