Companies
Collaboration between business and charitable organizations is essential to overcoming the challenges of our time. Sustainability and social responsibility are now central components of entrepreneurial activity.
A partnership with Caritas Switzerland enables companies to develop further their corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy in a targeted manner, contributing simultaneously to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This way, you make a measurable contribution to society and strengthen both your corporate profile and your attractiveness as an employer.
«With Caritas Switzerland, we have found a partner that enjoys a high level of trust and great acceptance among our customers.» Jérôme MeyerCountry Managing Director Aldi Suisse
Current projects
Partnership models
Sustainable development can be achieved only through joint solutions and strong partnerships. Caritas Switzerland therefore offers you individually tailored partnership models that enable you to contribute actively to the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Our projects in Switzerland and abroad cover a wide range of topics – from poverty alleviation (SDG 1) and high-quality education (SDG 4) to climate protection (SDG 13).
Become a strategic partner of Caritas and support a specific project, programme or theme with an amount starting from CHF 250’000 over a period of at least 3 years. In return, you benefit from extensive communication services. Such a partnership can be designed individually and according to your needs.
Example: As a strategic partner, Sunrise has worked since 2020 with Caritas to promote the digital participation of people affected by or at risk of poverty in Switzerland. In practice, this involves enabling access to the online world and developing digital skills.
As a project partner of Caritas, you support our activities with an amount of between CHF 10’000 and CHF 249’000 for at least two years. You support a specific Caritas project in Switzerland or abroad. Your targeted help can also be given in the form of skills and networks. In return, you benefit from various communicative services. Let us jointly evaluate which Caritas project is perfectly suited to your company and for your Corporate Social Responsibility activities.
Example: As a project partner Lunch-Check, together with Caritas, works to promote the «Bon Lieu» project and thus supports families experiencing poverty by giving them healthy meals in the restaurant.
Would you like to take responsibility as a company and work to achieve climate justice?
Become a KulturLegi offer partner of Caritas and give people on a small budget discounted access to your offers. As offer partner, you give holders of the KulturLegi discounts of between 30% and 70% on offers in the areas of culture, sport/leisure, education and health.
At present, around 4’200 private and public-sector organisations are on board and give more than 184’000 holders of the KulturLegi the opportunity of social participation - despite their financial difficulties. Thanks to the offer partnership you gain new customers and strengthen your public image.
Example: as an offer partner of the Caritas KulturLegi, Seabix AG offers KulturLegi holders mobile phone subscriptions at special rates.
Become a funding partner of Caritas and support people and families affected by poverty with a targeted fundraising campaign by involving your employees, customers, partners or the general public. The donation volume and timescale of the support can be flexible. The collected amount goes to help a Caritas project of your choice.
Example: The booksellers Payot and Orell Füssli are funding partners and are involved in the Fair Friday fundraising campaign. On specific days, customers have the option of rounding up their invoice amount at the checkout and donate the difference to Caritas
Be prepared with us and provide quick and straightforward assistance as soon as the situation becomes urgent. With a disaster relief partnership, you will immediately take action alongside Caritas Switzerland in the event of a disaster. You support Caritas' humanitarian aid in the first days following a disaster: you contribute with a donation and/or launch a fundraising campaign among your employees, customers, or partners. Specifically, you can spread a donation appeal through your website, social media, or a newsletter. Through this partnership, you become one of the first responders. In return, you benefit from comprehensive communication services.
Corporate Volunteering
Turn your social commitment into a joint team experience that inspires and connects. With corporate volunteering at Caritas Switzerland, you are actively working towards a fairer society, while simultaneously strengthening your employees’ team spirit, motivation and sense of identification with your company. Take the opportunity to combine volunteer work with social added value.
Donation and fundraising Campaigns
Companies have the power to drive social change. By organizing a donation or collection campaign, you can actively help to support people in need, and create sustainable prospects. Your commitment makes a real difference and provides tangible assistance where it is needed most.
Discover the many ways in which your company can make a meaningful contribution.
Define which proportion of your sales or which amount per sold product you want to donate to Caritas.
We would be pleased to advise you on the various options of an employee collection, e.g. creating a Caritas corporate landing page or the use of Twint QR-Codes. Or design your own donation action with our myAction platform. For employees, customers, partners.
Give your customers the option of rounding up the invoice amount at the checkout in favour of Caritas. Online or offline. Participate for instance in Fair Friday.
Do without expensive presents before Christmas or the Christmas meal and donate instead to support people affected by poverty.
Does your company have leftover clothes or goods that you would like to donate? Caritas, its markets and the Clothing Centre would be glad to receive these donations in kind.
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Further information
Contact
Christophe Bösch
Responsible Corporate partnerships+41 41 419 20 26cboesch@caritas.ch
Header image: Fisherman Modeste Traore at Lake Wegnia in Mali © John Kalapo