Society: Taking Responsibility
The Klett Group and the non-profit foundation Klett Stiftung are dedicated to taking responsibility and offering perspectives as an active part of civil society.
By leveraging their expertise in related issues, they support numerous projects and initiatives that promote education, culture, and science both in Germany and around the world. Klett's efforts in this regard are founded on the conviction that these three areas play an essential role in opening up new perspectives for individuals and society at large.
The Klett Group and its employees are committed to ensuring that education succeeds.
A total of 50 companies have united under the motto “Made in Germany – Made by Diversity” to advocate for greater tolerance and a more cosmopolitan mindset. Klett is taking part in this initiative.
In working together closely for a number of years, the Klett Group and the International Bach Academy Stuttgart have established a relationship steeped in trust. Along with organising the Musikfest Stuttgart festival, concerts, and its Bachwochen weeks, the academy seeks to promote young musicians and cultivate interest in music. Photo: Bachakademie / Holger Schneider
The Klett Group contributes to the Stuttgart reading initiative Leseohren e.V. based on the belief that being read to is the first step towards developing a personal interest in reading. With the help of local citizens, this project aims to motivate children to read as a means of promoting their overall language skills. Photo: Robert Thiele
For over 25 years and counting, the Klett Group has supported the association Bundesverband Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung e.V. in its efforts to promote literacy in Germany. Literacy is an issue that Klett is truly passionate about, and one that continues to require significant action. Photo: Bundesverband Alphabetisierung e.V.
In its efforts on behalf of refugees, the Klett Group also plays an active role in fostering their integration in Germany as part of the Wir zusammen network Wir zusammen network. Photo: Wir zusammen
As part of a related cooperation, Klett hosted the Stuttgart theatre LOKSTOFF! at its open-air premises in the city, where it performed the play „Pass.Worte. Wie Belal nach Deutschland kam“ for Klett Group employees and around 200 school students. The play features seven young refugees who tell Belal's story as a means of relating their own experience in fleeing desperate situations. The Klett event marked the first time that Pass.Worte. had ever been performed at a company. Photo: LOKSTOFF! Theater im öffentlichen Raum e.V.
The Klett Group has established a long-standing, intensive and trusting collaboration with Bundesverband Alphabetisierung und Grundbildung e. V. (German Association for Literacy and Basic Education), Verein Stuttgarter Leseohren e. V. (Stuttgart Reading Aloud Initiative) and the International Bach Academy Stuttgart. In addition, we support numerous individual projects, particularly in the promotion of reading and culture.
In response to the refugee migration taking place around the world, Klett was aiding those who have come to Germany in learning the local language and integrating into society. Through its activities on behalf of refugees, the Klett Group had also joined the “Wir zusammen” initiative (www.wir-zusammen.de), which involves working with other companies to contribute to the general integration effort in Germany.
The Klett Group is also part of “Made in Germany – Made by Diversity”, an initiative by 50 family-run German businesses who, in 2019, jointly advocated greater tolerance and a more cosmopolitan mindset. By participating, we take a stand against xenophobia and call for a more tolerant, open-minded society.