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Corporate volunteering at the food banks

"Making a difference together"

In a pilot project, employees supported food banks in and around Cologne for a day. Here, four of them explain why they took part and what they gained for themselves and the company from their commitment.

Women in leadership

"So much power comes together"

Female senior managers on the opportunity offered by the Women's Drive development programme, part-time leadership and managing part-time employees, courage, networking and breaking down barriers - in their own minds.

Launch of REWE Group Star 2025

Sustainability competition for young talent

The REWE Group Star is a team competition for REWE Group trainees and junior employees who are keen to do good and win one of the numerous prizes at the same time. You can still apply up to and including 5 May and become a pioneer of Sustainability.

REWE apprentice Erick Bloßfeld

Preventing disaster with courage

On his way to work, Erick Bloßfeld Salgar, an apprentice butcher at REWE Freidank in Dortmund, saved the life of a bus driver and prevented a road accident. What happened?

Sustainability, regional, plant-based

Pioneering work: Ja! Natürlich sets new standards with organic oat yoghurt

With a new organic oat yoghurt, Ja! Natürlich is launching the first purely plant-based oat yoghurt on the market that is completely free from exotic vegetable oils and contains just a few ingredients. REWE and PENNY are also focusing on the shortest possible delivery routes and a short list of ingredients for their plant-based yoghurt alternatives.

Green Week 2025

From the value chain to the value chain

10 days of trade fair, around 300,000 visitors from over 60 countries and 200 square metres just for REWE Group. The Green Week (17 - 26 January 2025) in Berlin is the leading international trade fair for food and agriculture. REWE Group was once again represented with REWE, PENNY, Loql and the Competence Centre for Agriculture with a large stand at the Farm Experience of the Forum for Modern Agriculture.

Neither fish nor meat

Plant-based alternative products have long been part of the range in our stores. We take a look at how the market has developed in recent years.

"I want to start a company to help my country"

Magdala, Rubens and Erlineda are inquisitive young people with hopes and dreams for the future in a country that currently leaves little room for dreaming and hoping: Violence and chaos reign in many parts of Haiti. Kindernothilfe's educational scholarships for Madgala, Rubens, Erlineda and around 240 other young Haitians provide a narrow path out of poverty and hopelessness. They are financed by donations from REWE Group and its employees.

PENNY shows "Wonderful World

Since the start of the Förderpenny campaign, 300,000 children and young people have been supported with six million euros.

REWE Group Star

"Beacons of society"

Whether it's animal welfare, beekeeping or firefighting walls for firefighters' kids: the winning teams of this year's REWE Group Star competition for young talent have developed exciting projects to make a lasting difference.

Christmas dinner for the needy

"This event grounds me anew every time"

Every year, the REWE Group invites people from Cologne who are not doing so well to a Christmas dinner in the fine Gürzenich ballroom. For organiser Christian Pagano, this is a matter close to his heart every year. And for the employees who volunteer to help, it's an experience they won't soon forget.

nahkauf helps children in need

With heart and soul for 15 years

In its anniversary year, nahkauf remains true to its good tradition and donates 300,000 euros to Bild hilft e.V. "Ein Herz für Kinder". The most efficient fundraisers among the nahkauf retailers were there live in Berlin when the sum was announced in front of an audience of millions.

REWE honoured with V-Label Award

Success at this year's V-Label Awards: REWE won the award in the spreads and dips category with its own-brand product "Rewe Beste Wahl Hummus mit Pinienkernen".

Supply Chain Due Diligence Act

"The law depends on everyone going along with it"

In this interview, our Human Rights Officer Nicola Tanaskovic explains how we implement the law, why employees play an important role in this and how she assesses the current political discussions surrounding the LkSG.

Employee donation project

Sleuths in the fight against poaching

It has become a matter close to the hearts of DERTOUR employees: the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) sniffer dog project to protect wild animals in southern Africa. The colleagues support the training of the furry friends with great donations. We spoke to Tammy Baker, Business Development Officer at EWT, about the incredible performance of the dogs and the importance of the project.

Violence against women

Offers of help for colleagues

To mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, we take a look at the support REWE Group offers its female employees.

PENNY and the Berchtesgadener Land dairy

The builders of the future

For years, PENNY has consistently and successfully positioned itself as the discounter in the neighbourhood. It is therefore more than obvious that PENNY also wants to be a good neighbour for local agriculture. After all, the major challenges can only be overcome by working together - including with customers. One such project is Zukunftsbauer. Find out more here.

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"engage - people & planet"

DERTOUR introduces new labelling for more sustainable products

The DERTOUR Group is now labelling more sustainable offers from its tour operators DERTOUR, ITS and Meiers Weltreisen with the new "engage - people & planet" label. Head of Sustainability Laura Steden tells us what is behind the label, why it makes sense and what the future plans are.

Frank Bartels, Susanne Kehr, Daniela Büchel, Laura Steden and Christian Dörr (from left) at the donation handover (Photo: Achim Bachhausen)

Donations for aid projects

Travelling stress becomes a good cause

Train delays and flight cancellations on business trips can be put to good use for scholarships for Haitian students and the fight against rhino poaching. The donation of 60,000 euros for aid projects supported by the REWE Group is an impressive demonstration of how this can be done.

Vote for PENNY & REWE now!

REWE and PENNY are on the shortlist for this year's V-Label Award with a total of seven products and three own brands. The awards are presented by ProVeg e.V., a nutritional organisation that campaigns for a change in global nutrition.

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REWE Group recognised as an LGBTIQ+-friendly employer

Almost full marks for diversity: the Uhlala Group has once again honoured REWE Group with the Pride Champion employer seal in gold. The award recognises REWE Group's open and inclusive corporate culture.martina Weinhold, national DITO spokesperson, explained the background.

Protein kick from plant power

Many people believe that protein supply could be critical in a plant-based diet, as animal products are regarded as important sources of protein. But is this really true? Nutritionists Miriam Plogmann, Head of Quality Management Fresh/Frozen, and Pia Thies, Junior Quality Manager, explain how a varied plant-based diet can provide all the protein you need.

How the first "REWE voll pflanzlich" runs

Fresh creams and French rolls are a big hit

The first interim results of our "REWE voll pflanzlich" store in Berlin are impressive: An average of 5,500 customers do their weekly vegan shopping there, and there are already some real favourites: The absolute favourites are baked goods, freshly made creams and sandwiches.

Diabetes campaign

"Take the disease seriously right from the start"

To kick off REWE Group's diabetes campaign, three affected colleagues told us how they deal with diabetes - some of them for decades - which requires planning, attention and discipline on a daily basis. Their tips: a healthy diet, plenty of exercise, socialising with like-minded people - and optimism.

Charity campaign by REWE and nahkauf

Tafeltüten: Donation result increased

REWE and nahkauf conclude the traditional "Filling plates together" campaign with an increased donation result of 1,162 tonnes of food compared to the previous year. For a fortnight, the stores had called on customers throughout Germany to donate six selected items to the food bank in their local community. REWE itself donated 200,000 euros worth of food.

Diabetes Action Week

"A healthy lifestyle prevents the disease"

To mark World Diabetes Day on 14 November, we ask the following questions in advance: What is diabetes? Where does it come from? How can you fight it? And how do employees deal with the disease in their day-to-day work? Answers are provided by occupational physician Dr Claus Goth and Scott McDonald, representative for the disabled.

Plant Base: Olivia Kopitzki

"I absolutely love cooking"

Our apprentice Olivia Kopitzki has been part of the "Plant Base" together with Lukas Metzger since the end of August. On Instagram, they show how simple and delicious a plant-based diet can be. We spoke to the 19-year-old about what she particularly likes about Plant Base and whether her diet has changed as a result of her new role.

Plant Base: Lukas Metzger

"Bringing people closer to a plant-based diet"

Since the end of August, our apprentice Lukas Metzger has been active on Instagram together with Olivia Kopitzki as part of the Plant Base for REWE. We spoke to him about how he came to take on this role, how those around him have reacted and which vegan dishes he serves.

Two years of BILLA PFLANZILLA

Austria loves plant-based flavours

BILLA PFLANZILLA, the flagship project of BILLA's plant-based strategy, is in a celebratory mood: Europe's first purely plant-based store of a traditional food retailer is celebrating its second anniversary. Customers can find over 3,000 purely plant-based products here.

Retail International

How we save food

BILLA, PENNY, BIPA and ADEG rely on numerous initiatives and partnerships to rescue unsold food. Thousands of tonnes of food are given a second chance in fruit and vegetable bags, at charitable organisations or processed into animal feed. We show how food waste is avoided in Austria and what impact this has on the climate.

Sport unites: inclusion mobile has been launched

The Inclusion Mobile made its first stop in Bad Hersfeld at the end of September. Visitors were given the opportunity to discover the diversity of inclusive sport and try it out for themselves. Celebrity ambassador is para-athlete Niko Kappel. You can find out what's behind the campaign here in the film.

Table bag campaign

REWE supports food banks with long-life food

The campaign has a long tradition, meets with a lively response every year and has already raised over 28 million euros worth of food since its launch in 2011: Since 7 October, customers in over 4,200 REWE and Nahkauf stores have once again been able to buy either paper bags with donated items or donation cards for people affected by poverty.

Cheese alternative "Frischhain"

REWE offers animal-free cheese

Cheese without milk? It's possible! Formo's animal-free cheese alternative is now available at REWE. It does not require milk and uses koji protein, which the start-up obtains through microfermentation. The "Frischhain" products will initially be available in three varieties in the chiller cabinets.

New at REWE Bio

For more animal welfare: eggs from dual-purpose hens

For the first time, REWE is offering eggs from dual-purpose hens under its own "REWE Bio" brand. This is a test in 111 REWE stores in Baden-Württemberg and parts of the Palatinate. With this project, REWE is supporting more ethical and ecological poultry farming.

Over 800 animal species recorded on renaturalised green spaces

Exemplary: BILLA has created the highest quality flowering areas in terms of nature conservation over several hectares. This is the result of zoological monitoring carried out by the Karl-Franzens University of Graz, Institute of Zoology, on renaturalised green spaces at BILLA stores.

30 years of Ja! Naturally

The success story of organic world champion Austria

With our organic brand Ja! Natürlich brand, we were pioneers in Austria. On our 30th birthday, we are not only celebrating the brand, but also numerous milestones, thanks to which we have repeatedly set standards at an early stage and paved the way for higher animal welfare standards and regionality.

Together for each other

Floods: REWE Group provides for those affected in difficult times

The current severe weather situation poses major challenges for our colleagues in Austria and the Czech Republic. Even in these difficult times, we are standing by our employees in the affected countries.

Switch to reusable bags

REWE delivery service saves 40 million paper bags

The REWE delivery service is now using reusable bags to deliver its products. Having already been tested in some model regions, they are now being rolled out nationwide.

Tim-Marlo Kaiser, Azuka Philip Ndihika

"A stroke of luck for my market"

When it comes to finding employees for his store, REWE salesman Tim-Marlo Kaiser faces a particular challenge at the Wolfsburg site: he has to compete with Volkswagen. The car manufacturer is a sought-after employer in the region. In order to find reinforcements for his team, Kaiser decided to take a new approach to recruiting. As part of the partial qualification project, he hired Azuka Philip Ndihika, a trained banker from Nigeria, in June 2021. Today, the 49-year-old manages the store's fruit and vegetable department with two employees.

REWE supports BMEL information campaign

If salt, then iodised salt

According to the criteria of the World Health Organisation (WHO), there is a mild iodine deficiency in Germany. The Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is therefore drawing attention to this important issue with the information campaign "If salt, then iodised salt". We support this and provide information on the most important facts.

Plant Base is at the start

Plant-based can be so delicious!

REWE's "Plant Base" shows on social media how enjoyment, fun and a plant-based diet can go together. Our trainees Lucas and Olivia are right in the middle of it. We introduce the "Plant Base".

Lots of visitors for the REWE truck at the CSD in Leipzig

Once again, 65 REWE employees from stores, administration and logistics joined forces with REWE Group's LGBTIQ network "di.to" to demonstrate for more diversity and democracy at Christopher Street Day (CSD) in Leipzig. Around 1,000 participants also marched behind the REWE truck.

10 years of DERTOUR Foundation

New future prospects for humans, animals and the environment

Ten years of social and ecological commitment worldwide - the DERTOUR Foundation is celebrating its anniversary with a very personal campaign: ten people talk about their experiences with the projects. Kathrin Sommer (Manager Corporate Responsibility at the DERTOUR Group) reveals her wishes and plans for the foundation in an interview.

Group-wide climate protection

On the way to net zero

In March, REWE Group officially committed to the "Science Based Targets Initiative" (SBTi) and thus made a company-wide decision in favour of climate protection. Our ambitious goal: We want to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 - as an entire Group with our tourism division and the Austrian sales lines.

Large-scale solar power project

Successful thanks to overarching collaboration

REWE Group is a green electricity pioneer in the German food retail sector. We have been supplying our stores exclusively with electricity from renewable sources since 2008. Solar power has great potential. We spoke to people who are working on our solar power project in the REWE Group and EHA divisions involved. They provide insights into the process and cooperation in the supply chain of the PV systems - from procurement to the finished converted store.

3 questions for Marco Marach

Honest cooperation at eye level

At "Regionality Days", Marco Marach, an independent merchant in Verden, Lower Saxony, recently not only focused on product ranges from the area around his stores, but also sought dialogue with customers, politicians and farmers. In an interview with one_Gespräch, he talks about his commitment and the dialogue

The REWE Group's Sustainability Progress Report provides a compact insight into the REWE Group's commitment.

Progress report on Sustainability 2023 published

As REWE Group, it is important to us to protect the environment and climate, promote more sustainable product ranges and work towards a sustainable society. We also take responsibility for our employees and treat our partners and suppliers fairly.this year, we are presenting how we are doing this and what we have achieved in 2023 for the first time in a compact progress report.

"Piece for happiness"

Inclusion starts with children

The "Stück zum Glück" initiative from Aktion Mensch, REWE and Procter & Gamble has inaugurated an inclusive playground in Cottbus together with the Fürst-Pückler-Museum Park and Castle Branitz Foundation. In attendance: over 100 children playing.

"Stück zum Glück" will be continued

Three million euros for inclusion in playgrounds

What is a prerequisite for equal participation of children with and without disabilities in playgrounds is by no means a reality everywhere. The "Stück zum Glück" initiative aims to change this. It collects donations to realise the construction of inclusive playgrounds. The Germany-wide fundraising campaign organised by Procter & Gamble (P&G), REWE and Aktion Mensch has now reached its self-imposed target of three million euros.

Bettina Müller, a local representative, at a strawberry tasting in the REWE supermarket.

Local partnership Strawberries

A topic close to our hearts

The second instalment of our mini-series on local partnerships is about a seasonal bestseller, an important source of vitamins and a sweet snack all in one: the strawberry. The Ingenrieth family in Brüggen knows all about this tasty but also very delicate fruit. We paid them a visit.

Local partnership Asparagus

Exchange at eye level

During the season, up to 100 per cent of the strawberries and asparagus in REWE stores are grown locally. We present two farms as examples. The first is Esser's farm in Vettweiß.

Diversity month, part 11

"Quiet hour" at BILLA

Too many noises, lights and people are a major challenge for people with autism. BILLA therefore introduced the "quiet hour" in the interests of inclusion and social interaction. During this time, acoustic and visual stimuli are minimised for customers with autism.

Come-Together-Cup 2024

Football, fun and diversity

In the run-up to this year's Come Together Cup on the pitches of the former Müngersdorf stadium, it was not entirely clear whether the weather would hold or whether the forecast downpour would confirm the organisers' worries. In the end, however, the rain failed to materialise, which even ensured a record crowd at this colourful football festival.

Diversity Month, Part 10: The Diversity Network

"In the end, it's about all of us being who we are..."

"... and that this is exactly right": in a nutshell, this is the claim, incentive and task of REWE Group's Diversity Network, a cooperation of employees from different areas who bundle and promote activities, expertise and projects related to the topic. The ten network members explain the how, what and why in nine answers.

Diversity Month, Part 9: Football Inclusion Cup

Excitement, fun and games

In order to draw attention to the social importance of sport, the fifth round of Scheine für Vereine is being organised for the first time in cooperation with Aktion Mensch. A junior football tournament was the successful kick-off, as there were only winners.

Cooperation with Fairtrade

toom goes Kenya

In 2022, toom was the first retailer in Germany to launch a pilot project with Fairtrade Germany for more cuttings with the Fairtrade seal. Fairtrade certification brings many benefits for the workers. Our colleague Ribanna Jansen is responsible for the topic at toom and was on site in Kenya. She told us what impressions she gained from her trip and what the future plans are for the project.

Diversity Month, Part 6: Invitation to the CSD

"Celebrate successes. Denounce setbacks."

This year, REWE Group is once again setting an example for diversity and tolerance in various cities on Christopher Street Day. Frank Bartels, co-founder of the company's own LGBTIQ network di.to, explains why he believes this is urgently needed, especially in these times.

#together for diversity and democracy

The "#zusammenland - Vielfalt macht uns stark" initiative has just entered its second round. Over 700 companies from all over Germany have joined in and shown their support for diversity and democracy. We were there too.

Diversity Month, Part 5: Scott McDonald

"Keeping employees happy - and above all healthy"

Don't change the people, change the system: Scott McDonald, representative for the disabled, talks about head cinema during job interviews, prevention at the checkout, quiet hours in the supermarket, treating older employees with care - and about the fact that young people are (as always) better than their reputation.

Diversity month, part 3: Inclusion at toom

"There must be no exclusion when it comes to DIY"

To create more participation for people with intellectual or learning disabilities, toom uses plain language - in do-it-yourself brochures, explanatory films and on the company website. Dominique Rotondi, Managing Director Purchasing Logistics, on toom's commitment to inclusion.

Diversity month, part 2

REWE-Markt Ridders: "We are a family business"

The team at Udo Ridders' store on Cologne's Eigelstein is as colourful as its customers. A role model for diversity in practice. We wanted to find out what makes working there so special and asked around the team.

Federal government and companies focus on paludiculture

Taking moorland protection further: launch of the "Alliance of Pioneers" with toom

Rewetting and simultaneous (agricultural) economic utilisation of moors - that is the goal of the "Alliance of Pioneers". Together with 13 other companies from various economic sectors, toom will initiate pilot projects in the future in close cooperation with agriculture and science and build scalable value chains based on Paludi biomass. Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir presented the toMOORow initiative with a grant of almost 1.8 million euros at the official launch event in Berlin (30 April).

Diversity Month, Part 1: Programme and registration

We celebrate diversity!

May is once again the month of diversity for us this year. You can look forward to a literally diverse programme.

Sustainable consumption: Robert Kecskes, GfK, in an interview

"Less moralising and more focus on joie de vivre"

Climate change, war, inflation: the ever-faster succession of political and economic crises is currently demanding a lot from people. Dr Robert Kecskes from GfK explains in an interview what this means for sustainable consumption and retail - and why doing without cannot be the solution.

"Stück zum Glück" will be continued

Three million euros for inclusion in playgrounds

What is a prerequisite for equal participation of children with and without disabilities in playgrounds is by no means a reality everywhere. The "Stück zum Glück" initiative aims to change this. It collects donations to realise the construction of inclusive playgrounds. The Germany-wide fundraising campaign organised by Procter & Gamble (P&G), REWE and Aktion Mensch has now reached its self-imposed target of three million euros.

"As good as always hungry"

Haiti continues to sink into chaos. The political vacuum is being filled by armed gangs who are fighting against each other and against the state - but above all against the people of this bitterly poor country. Displacement, violence, hunger and closed educational institutions naturally hit the weakest groups the hardest: Children and young people. One asked the head of Kindernothilfe Haiti, Pierre-Hugue Augustin, how the children's aid projects supported by REWE Group and its employees are doing.

Nahkauf promotes biodiversity

4.500 nesting boxes for tits, sparrows and co.

Little effort, big impact: Nahkauf stores promoted biodiversity in local gardens with nesting boxes for native songbirds. A campaign that encouraged the youngest customers in particular to protect nature.

REWE Group supplier initiative

Climate protection at eye level

In 2021, REWE Group launched the #GemeinsamFürMehrKlimaschutz initiative. In one, we provide an overview of the building blocks of the initiative, the goals and specific projects for climate protection in the supply chain. In a short interview: Dirk Heim, Head of Sustainability Goods at REWE Group, on the newly initiated climate protection support programme.

PENNY International

Senior citizens' wishes fulfilled

PENNY International's Wishing Tree campaign was so well received that the employees in Cologne are now extending the donation campaign for senior citizens to the whole year.

Inclusion at toom

Shine on the market with a hearing impairment

Mario Boy is hearing-impaired and has been working as a system merchandiser in the toom building block laboratory not far from the company headquarters in Cologne-Porz since 2019. He also wanted to get a taste of the market for a few days - as is customary for all toom centralisers. How did that work out? We spoke to him.

REWE Group Star 2024

Sustainability competition

Apply now for REWE Group Star 2024

The REWE Group Star is a team competition for REWE Group trainees and junior employees who want to do good and win one of the numerous prizes at the same time. You can still apply up to and including 22 April and become a pioneer of Sustainability.

Innovation at the REWE Group

Chocolate alternative in private label products

REWE is the first retailer in Europe to use "ChoViva" in its own brands.choViva is the cocoa-free chocolate alternative from start-up Planet A Foods. It tastes like chocolate, but is made with oats and sunflower seeds.you can find out how this works and what the big plus is for people and the environment in this film with Planet A Foods CEO Maximilian Marquart and Marcel Weber, management of REWE Group's own-brand goods.

Environmental impact costs

PENNY project "True costs 2023" analysed

The University of Greifswald and Nuremberg Institute of Technology present the evaluation of the "True Costs" project. The aim of the project, to stimulate discussion, was achieved. PENNY donates the additional income of 375,000 euros generated from the campaign week to the Future Builders project.

More sustainable production

The CO₂-free greenhouse

Gemüsebau Steiner and the Bavarian REWE supermarkets have enjoyed an exclusive partnership for ten years. With the energy and lighting concept of their greenhouses, they are regarded as a model company throughout Europe.

Climate protection funding programme

Industry innovation: How we help reduce emissions in the supply chain

Greenhouse gas emissions are generated at many points in the supply chain. With the "Climate Protection Promotion Programme", we want to actively support measures that help to reduce these emissions. We presented the REWE and PENNY programme under the umbrella of the Competence Centre for Agriculture for the first time at the Green Week.

REWE and Naturland

15 years of joint commitment to more organic

As a pioneer in the German food retail sector, REWE launched its strategic cooperation with Naturland Zeichen GmbH 15 years ago - a partnership that was intended to strengthen organic farming and make organic products accessible to a broader market. With success: around half of the now more than 850 REWE organic products, including all REWE organic meat products, now bear the Naturland seal.

Focus on cooperation with local agriculture

For nine days, we were guests at the Green Week in Berlin with our sales divisions and the Competence Centre for Agriculture. From 19 to 28 January, our focus at the leading international trade fair for food and agriculture was on direct dialogue with producers, politicians and consumers.

"That's right!" makes children happy

PENNY makes a donation and customers round up their purchase amount at the checkout - this money can be used to promote and support local associations for children and young people and fulfil many a wish. The application deadline for the upcoming Förderpenny 2024 is 31 January.

Accessibility at toom

"Easy language makes you independent!"

Empowering as many people as possible to do it themselves: This is a central concern of toom. The three DIY brochures in plain language are helpful for this, and now a large section on toom.de has also been rewritten in easy-to-understand language. Dr Angelika Magiros from project partner Bundesvereinigung Lebenshilfe e.V. tells us how important these tools are for many people with and without intellectual disabilities, and what else is planned together with toom in terms of inclusion.

Now comes the deposit on milk bottles

At the start of the new year, the one-way deposit will also be extended to plastic bottles for milk and dairy products. Consumers can deposit the empty packaging in the reverse vending machines as usual.

A good deed with tradition

Every December, Works Council Chairwoman Yvonne Zoske-Albrecht collects donations for a children's hospice at the Lekkerland logistics centre in Hamburg - and many colleagues take part.

A heart for children

When everyone helps, great things can happen

The "Ein Herz für Kinder" gala on the second Saturday of Advent live on ZDF attracted millions of viewers - and a star-studded line-up to the TV studio. Among the celebrities on the red carpet: a delegation of charitable nahkauf retailers.

Projects for a better future

Educational opportunities for disadvantaged children and a home for dogs: two examples of Billa's social commitment in Austria and Bulgaria

PENNY International

For mothers, children and lifesavers

REWE Group is also committed to social issues internationally. Three examples from PENNY, in Hungary, Italy and Romania, demonstrate this impressively.

Christmas dinner for the needy

"That really touched me"

Once again this year, REWE Group invited around 800 people in need to a Christmas dinner in the ballroom of Cologne's traditional Gürzenich venue. Among them: employees who actively helped to make the party unforgettable for the guests. But it was also unforgettable for them, as five colleagues tell us.

MyAbility programme

"Talents with severe disabilities are simply talents"

The REWE Group participates in myAbility Talent, which provides internships in companies for young academics with severe disabilities. Charlotte Ehl, who brings interested departments and potential interns together, knows what the programme is all about, how to break down inhibitions and why doorsteps are not really a problem.

DER Travel and Tourism Foundation

With fur noses against rhino poachers

In South Africa, wildlife sniffer dogs not only sniff out horn or ivory, but also firearms and ammunition. The DER Travel and Tourism Foundation supports this project. We asked Kathrin Sommer, Sustainability Manager at DER Travel and Tourism Group, and ETW Conservation Manager Lourens Leeuwner - he works with the dogs on site.

REWE clears jersey

Home game in the name of human rights

For International Human Rights Day on 10 December, REWE has once again dispensed with the logo presence on the jerseys of the 1. FC Köln players. Background: the motto of the FC's season partnership with Amnesty International "ZesammeFürMenschen".

Human Rights Day

"Employees play a key role"

Since 1 January 2023, we have been legally obliged by the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG) to strengthen human rights and prevent their violation. In this interview, our Human Rights Officer Nicola Tanaskovic explains how we are structurally implementing the new law at REWE Group, what results and challenges we can look back on after one year and why employees play an important role in this.

"You only get a chance like this once in a lifetime"

Since 2016, Kindernothilfe Haiti has been awarding study scholarships to talented graduates of the Collège Véréna, which are funded by REWE Group donations. Johanne, Leonardo and Maurice were among the first scholarship recipients, and all three are now looking to the future with confidence - their own and that of their country.

REWE Group once again recognised as an LGBTIQ+-friendly employer

REWE Group is one of the most LGBTIQ+-friendly companies in Germany. This is confirmed by the "Pride Index" awarded by the Uhlala Group for the fifth time. We were able to improve significantly compared to the previous year.

Toom and Little Home e.V.

Winter care packages for the homeless

Since 2018, toom has been supporting the Little Home e.V. association in building mini-homes for homeless people. Especially now, when it is dark and dreary outside, the residents of the Little Homes are happy to receive little things that are decorative and useful, such as cushions, blankets or torches. toom is therefore donating 40 care packages to Little Home.

Handover of the

Reading devices for blind students

Billa Bulgaria continues its social commitment to support blind people in Bulgaria and donates portable reading devices to visually impaired young students.

Good for society - and your own health

This December, our "Charity" series once again presents examples of corporate social commitment from Business Areas, departments and individual employees. At the start of the series, we shed light on why doing good on a voluntary basis is good for everyone.

REWE Group Star

"Encouraging a rethink"

From shopping trolleys to greenhouses or household rubbish to trendy bags: The winning teams of the eleventh edition of the REWE Group Star competition for young talent were true quick-change artists in terms of Sustainability.

Trend towards more sustainable products continues unabated

How have consumers' preferences and purchasing behaviour with regard to more sustainable food developed in the face of successive crises? A joint study by REWE Group, GfK Consumer Panel Services and the German Sustainability Award Foundation has investigated this question. The results give cause for long-term confidence.

Daniela Büchel receives the B.A.U.M. Environmental and Sustainability Award

B.A.U.M., the network for sustainable business, has honoured our board member Dr Daniela Büchel with the Environmental and Sustainability Award in the large companies category for her many years of commitment to greater sustainability in retail.

DER Travel and Tourism Foundation

Over 50,000 euros collected for Rhodes

At the beginning of August, DER Travel and Tourism called for donations for Rhodes. Over 50,000 euros have now been handed over to support the people affected by the forest fires.

REWE Group dialogue forum

"The answer must be the WE."

Pandemic, Ukraine war, inflation, Middle East conflict, climate crisis - the world is in a permanent multidimensional crisis. In such an unstable global situation, what is the state of Sustainability in society on the one hand and at REWE Group in particular? We explored this question at this year's digital dialogue forum.

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