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ZEISS donation campaign: €45,000 for the St. Josef Children's Village in Bopfingen

6 March 2025 · 3 min read

The ZEISS segment Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT) donates €45,000 to the St. Josef Children's Village in Bopfingen-Unterriffingen (Southern Germany). The facility focuses on protecting children and young people and providing them with psychological support.
The donation campaign annually supports projects in the region and demonstrates ZEISS's long tradition of social commitment and corporate social responsibility.

Oberkochen, Germany | 6 March 2025 | ZEISS Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

The ZEISS segment Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (SMT) has donated €45,000 to the St. Josef Children's Village in Bopfingen-Unterriffingen (Southern Germany). The amount is the result of the fundraising campaign by the SMT Worker’s Council, during which ZEISS employees donated either on-site or online. This resulted in a total donation amount of over €21,000, which was increased by the SMT management team to reach €45,000. The amount was presented to the St. Josef Children's Village in Bopfingen-Unterriffingen on March 5.

Safe environment for vulnerable children and young people

The St. Josef Children's Village provides a safe and protected place in a rural setting for vulnerable children and young people who have experienced violence in their lives. In addition to intensive educational and psychiatric services, there are also outpatient and inpatient services, a regular kindergarten, and a special educational center. The Children's Village will specifically use the SMT donation for the education and support of the children and young people.

“The annual donation campaign has a long tradition, and I greatly appreciate the generous willingness to donate from all my colleagues at SMT,” says Artur Franzke, Deputy Chairman of the ZEISS SMT Worker’s Council in Oberkochen. “Children and young people are our future – and the St. Josef Children's Village plays a crucial role for young people who have not had the opportunity to grow up in a protected environment.” Dr. Jens Werner, HR Manager of ZEISS SMT and a member of the Management Team added: “We are very pleased to be able to help children and young adults easing their difficult start in life with this donation. The result of the donation is simply fantastic, and it shows that SMT employees have big hearts. I am proud that we always keep the people in focus and take on social responsibility as a company.”

Four men, two of whom are holding a donation cheque. — Official presentation of the donation at the ZEISS site in Oberkochen (l. to r.): Dr. Jens Werner (ZEISS SMT Management), Darius Karkoszka (Director of the St. Josef Children's Village), Artur Franzke (ZEISS SMT Worker’s Council), and Torsten Martin (ZEISS SMT Worker’s Council).

Press Contact Jeannine Rapp Carl Zeiss SMT GmbH

About ZEISS

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue around 11 billion euros in its four segments Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology, Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology and Consumer Markets (30 September 2024).

For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses and binoculars.

With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future of technology and constantly advancing the world of optics and related fields with its solutions. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership. ZEISS invests 15 percent of its revenue in research and development – this high level of expenditure has a long tradition at ZEISS and is also an investment in the future.

With over 46,000 employees, ZEISS is active globally in around 50 countries with more than 60 sales and service locations, around 40 research and development facilities, and 35 production facilities worldwide (30 September 2024). Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl Zeiss Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl Zeiss AG.

Further information at www.zeiss.com

Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology

With its product portfolio and expertise, the Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology segment of ZEISS covers a variety of key processes in the production of microchips. Its products include semiconductor manufacturing optics – notably lithography optics – as well as photomask systems and process control solutions for semiconductor manufacturing. Thanks to ZEISS technology, microchips are becoming increasingly smaller, more powerful, more energy-efficient and more affordable. The electronic applications of these ongoing enhancements enable global progress in many disciplines such as technology, electronics, communication, entertainment, mobility and energy. Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology is headquartered in Oberkochen. Other sites include Jena, Rossdorf, Wetzlar, Aachen and Coswig (Germany), Zurich (Switzerland), as well as Bar Lev (Israel) and Dublin, CA (USA).

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Workers Council Donation

Official presentation of the donation at the ZEISS site in Oberkochen (l. to r.): Dr. Jens Werner (ZEISS SMT Management), Darius Karkoszka (Director of the St. Josef Children's Village), Artur Franzke (ZEISS SMT Worker’s Council), and Torsten Martin (ZEISS SMT Worker’s Council).

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