Social projects and partnerships worldwide

In the vegetable field demos, children learn where the food on our plates comes from - on the school's own farmland, together with their teachers. They take joint responsibility for their field and understand the impact of their actions. The aim: to inspire a young generation for nature and sustainability!

The outdoor school takes an educational approach in which pupils go outside every week to discover the region's nature and culture. This promotes ecological understanding and knowledge of local biodiversity. The learning walks explore ecosystems and highlight the importance of protecting biodiversity, making Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) an important aspect of the lessons.

The weekly outdoor days meet both subject and social learning objectives and are recognized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research as an innovative ESD learning opportunity.

MEYLE supports the Wilma von den Wilden Weiden project of the Nature in the North Foundation.

The food banks collect surplus food from retailers and manufacturers and distribute it to 31 food distribution points in and around Hamburg.

An idea that benefits everyone involved: Food retailers and manufacturers assume social responsibility. And those in need receive high-quality food for little money or even free of charge - as well as motivation for the future. At the same time, the amount of waste produced is reduced to the benefit of the environment and valuable resources are conserved.

Supports SDG Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.

The sibling children's days are an educational offer - here we deal with the everyday issues of siblings that can arise from living with a disabled child in the family. you can find all information about the siblings here in the project report (PDF).

The Hamburger Anker theme fund helps families in difficulty by combating isolation, identifying problems and offering social support. The focus is on fostering loving bonds and improving parental care. The involvement of trained volunteers to integrate into the community is of great importance.

MEYLE supports SOS Children's Villages in various programs. In recent years, for example, we have supported the SOS Children's Village in Guatemala, the SOS youth development program in Eastern Europe and humanitarian aid for the SOS Children's Villages in Ukraine.

The Förderverein Kinderklinik Beira e.V. supports the children's clinic in Beira, Mozambique, by providing medical equipment, medicines and training for medical staff.

Heim-statt-Tschernobyl e.V. is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing humanitarian aid and support to the victims of the Chernobyl disaster.

The non-profit outpatient children's hospice service Hamburg Familienhafen supports children with life-shortening illnesses and their families by providing outpatient care and support.

AfB gGmbH is a non-profit organization that specializes in collecting used IT hardware from companies and public institutions, deleting it in a data-secure manner, refurbishing it and selling or donating it. MEYLE donates its discarded laptops to this organization.

MEYLE supports the "Unternehmen Wald" foundation - a charitable foundation that promotes nature conservation, environmental education and sustainable forest management. This has enabled thousands of new trees and shrubs to be planted.

The promotion of honey bees is an important concern for MEYLE, as bees are essential for the pollination of plants and thus for the preservation of biodiversity and the ecological balance. MEYLE therefore houses bee colonies from the Lasbek apiary on its company premises and makes the honey available to its employees.