Community
For us, fulfilling our social responsibility means taking action where we can make the biggest difference with our expertise – such as by providing financial education for young people. Since 2013, we have reached more than 10.2 million youths and young adults with the WirtschaftsWerkstatt (W²) – online and via social media.
On top of this, we have provided teachers and schools with approximately 42,000 free teaching resources via our “SCHUFA macht Schule” initiative.
We also give interested members of the public access to facts and trends relating to retail borrowing, consumption behaviour and financial culture in the SCHUFA “Risiko- und Kredit-Kompass”. Here you can find valuable information about credit scoring procedures.
SCHUFA is active in the “CSR Regio.Net Wiesbaden” network along with other regional companies. The firms work together to integrate societal aspects into all areas of their business activities more systematically. With this commitment to their employees, the environment and the community, the companies of “CSR Regio.Net Wiesbaden” are dedicated to more responsible corporate governance in the region. One of the network’s initiatives is “WiesPaten”. This offers special support lessons for children and youths – especially those from migrant families – along with activities for the children with “WiesPaten” mentors at the partner firms.
Staff volunteering is also an important part of SCHUFA’s Social Responsibility activities. Corporate volunteering days were held at five sites in 2019, which saw a total of 58 volunteers completing 464 hours of charity work. Due to the Corona pandemic, the number of activities was limited in 2020, but shall be increased again as soon as possible
We also promote charity projects which our employees support in their free time with our “Corporate Volunteering Award”. In 2019, the jury selected six projects, each of which received €1,000.