Working together for environmental protection – how ZEISS participates in Earth Day

In India, ZEISS employees successfully planted 2,000 saplings as part of the continuous sustainability drive. To increase eco-friendliness, the employees used food scraps from the canteens to create manure for these seedlings, as well as filtered water from the plant's wastewater treatment system. "This programme is a wonderful illustration of our dedication to sustainability and environmental responsibility. We are delighted to have been a part of ZEISS's path towards a more sustainable future, and we will continue to make substantial contributions in the coming years", stated Arunkumar Shetty (COO of ZEISS India).

In Singapore ZEISS employees freed the East Coast Beach of litter in a three-hour cleanup campaign, removing a total of 24 kg of trash from the environment.

In Vietnam ZEISS employees aimed to respond to Earth Day 2023 on a global scale by spreading the message among employees and in the community. They successfully motivated not only ZEISS employees but also volunteers from the Xanh Viet Nam community to participate in a community-wide Earth Day campaign. Participants picked up trash filling a total of more than 140 garbage bags, cleaned a two-kilometer stretch of road, and collected more than 350 batteries.

ZEISS employees participated in different clean-up activities. Some employees took care of the arks for wild bees and insects on the site. Other employees freed the environment from litter. Even children from a kindergarten got involved with the environment.