Webasto is a global, innovative system partner to the mobility industry and is one of the 100 largest automotive suppliers worldwide. With more than 50 locations, Webasto, headquartered in Stockdorf near Munich, is represented in all major automotive markets. The core business comprises a wide range of roofs, heating and cooling systems for various types of vehicles (including boats) and is being consistently evolved, for example with a view to autonomous driving. In addition, the Group has been continuously expanding its portfolio of solutions for electromobility since 2016. This includes batteries, charging solutions, electric heating systems, and additional services. With its innovative strength, know-how and global network, the company is shaping the climate-friendly mobility of the future in line with its vision “Our Inspiration Drives the World of Mobility.” You can find out more about the company’s commitment to sustainability and read the Sustainability Report 2021 here.
The field of action ‘Mobility for all. TODAY.’ bundles social projects of the Webasto Foundation that give socially vulnerable people the prospect of a more protected, better and healthier life through mobility: In cooperation with its international partner, the YOU Stiftung, for example, the living and working conditions of women in Los Castillos (Guanajuato/Mexico) are improved by providing them with bicycles and creating special women’s bicycle paths. This is complemented by training and preventive measures to protect against violence and exploitation.
About the Webasto Foundation
The Webasto Foundation is a non-profit limited liability company and promotes – supported by the owners of the company and Webasto SE – charitable and non-profit projects, associations and institutions in the vicinity of Webasto sites worldwide. Each year, the company provides a specific donation fund for the work of the Webasto Foundation, which is based on the respective business performance.
In Southern California/USA, School on Wheels’ mission is to give children who live in shelters, motels, vehicles, group homes or on the streets a chance for a better future with access to education. The organization reaches children and young people from kindergarten through twelfth grade in six Southern California counties covering 2,500 square miles. In 2022, the Webasto Foundation’s donation will support an entire school year.
With a view from today into a fundamentally better mobility in the future, the Webasto Foundation is – in its dimension ‘Mobility for all. TOMORROW.’ – currently supporting the research and development fund of the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST) in South Korea. Within the framework of a multi-year cooperation with the renowned institute, final theses dealing with forward-looking and sustainable mobility concepts are supported.
About Dr. Holger Klein
Member of the Board of Management responsible for the Asia-Pacific region, Car Chassis Technology Division, Aftermarket and Production, succeeds Wolf-Henning Scheider as Chairman and CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG at the turn of the year 2022/2023. At the same time, Dr. Peter Laier will join the Board of Management to lead the Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) and Industrial Technology divisions succeeding Wilhelm Rehm. ZF Chief Financial Officer Dr. Konstantin Sauer will leave the company by the end of 2022 after many years of service. The Supervisory Board will fill the position in the near future.
