11.03.2022

Continued great solidarity with Ukraine

Wuppertal, March 11, 2022 – The Vorwerk Group continues to view the ongoing Russian war of aggression on Ukraine with great concern and consternation. "Our sympathy in this war goes out to all people affected by the suffering, warlike conflicts. As a Vorwerk Community, it is very important to us to provide fast and reliable help. We therefore support initiatives and organizations that stand by children and their families in particular and help them to get to safety as quickly as possible," says Dr. Thomas Stoffmehl, Speaker of the Executive Board of the Vorwerk Group.

Following initial emergency aid from the Vorwerk Group in the amount of 100,000 euros and further donations from the owner family and national entities, a special donation page was set up for the Vorwerk Community in cooperation with "Stiftung RTL - Wir helfen Kindern e.V." – the fundraiser of Europe’s largest commercial broadcasters German TV channels. Via this website, all employees and advisor worldwide have the opportunity to participate in the fundraising campaigns as part of the Vorwerk Community. In total, more than 400,000 euros have now been donated. These funds directly support the SOS Children's Villages in Ukraine and life-saving evacuations to Poland and neighboring countries. Numerous donations continue to be received via the donation website to fund the urgently needed relief efforts.

Economically, the Vorwerk Group has no activities of its own in Ukraine and Russia. In both countries, only smaller trading partners act as independent distributors of Vorwerk products. The Vorwerk Group already stopped all deliveries of all products to the independent distributor in Russia immediately after the start of the war.

 

About Vorwerk

Vorwerk SE & Co. KG is a family-owned company founded in 1883. The holding company is based in Wuppertal (Germany). Vorwerk's core business is the production and direct sales of high-quality household products (Thermomix kitchen machine, Kobold vacuum cleaner). As a direct sales company, Vorwerk always seeks the direct contact to its customers. In doing so, the adviser is at the centre of activities and serves as a central point of contact for the customer. The Vorwerk family also includes Neato Robotics and akf bank. Vorwerk generates a group turnover of 3.2 billion euros (2020) and is active in over 60 countries.

 

About "RTL - We help children”

"RTL - We help children": Every cent goes to help! Since 1996, RTL has been committed to helping needy children in Germany and all over the world. Numerous campaigns collect donations throughout the year. The annual RTL donation marathon at the end of November is the longest fundraising programme on German television. The "Stiftung RTL - Wir helfen Kindern e.V." (RTL Foundation - We help children) guarantees that every cent of the donations reaches the children's aid projects without any deductions, as the Media Group RTL Germany takes over all costs for administration, personnel and production. In the past years, more than 222 million euros have been collected and hundreds of thousands of children have been helped in a sustainable way. The foundation is intensively audited by the German Central Institute for Social Issues (DZI) and has held the coveted DZI donation seal for many years.

 

About SOS Children's Villages worldwide

The SOS Children's Villages are an independent social organisation founded in 1949 by Hermann Gmeiner. His idea: every abandoned, needy child should have a mother, siblings, a home and a village again, where they can grow up in security like other children. Today, the organisation is active in 137 countries with over 550 children's villages and more than 2,500 other SOS facilities such as kindergartens, schools, youth facilities, training and social centres, hospital wards, emergency aid projects and SOS Family Aid, and supports around 1.5 million children and adults every year.

Media Contact

Vorwerk SE & Co. KG
Michael Weber
Head of Corporate Communications
Phone.: +49 202 564 1247
E-Mail: Presse(at)vorwerk.de

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