Leading the way for 150 years: DB Schenker heads into anniversary year.
Expert in logistics since 1872 • Jubilee claim “150 Years Elevating Lives” •
Festivities on all continents • Global employee challenge to support charity
projects
Essen, January 3, 2022 – From horse-drawn carriage to freighter drones: In 2022,
DB Schenker celebrates its 150th corporate anniversary. Building on extensive
experience in supply chain management, the Germany-headquartered company has
long become one of the world’s leading logistics service providers. Today marks the
kick-off into an anniversary year with a multitude of external and internal festivities,
underlining DB Schenker’s vision of advancing businesses and lives by shaping the
way the world connects.
On July 1, 1872, Gottfried Schenker founded DB Schenker in Vienna in
Austria. His approach of combining individual shipments to collective
consignments was a game-changing innovation for that time. Building on this
legacy, the company’s reach has expanded around the globe and into all modes of
transport. This year, DB Schenker is looking ahead towards further shaping the
industry’s future through innovative, digital, and sustainable solutions.
Under the claim “150 Years Elevating Lives”, the anniversary year features an
internal employee competition connecting all colleagues across countries and even
continents. With the help of a dedicated smartphone app, employees can count their
steps and track further physical and mental activities.
For all sporting achievements counted, DB Schenker will donate to carefully selected
charitable organizations that relate to the company’s commitment to the UN
Sustainable Development Goals. For the first quarter of the year, all donations
raised will be given to WeForest, an environmental protection organization, to
support tree planting, forest conservation, and further local sustainability
projects in Brazil and Ethiopia. Upcoming charity projects will include ocean and
air protection, and social initiatives.
A dedicated web page provides more information around the anniversary
year: www.dbschenker.com/elevating-lives.
About DB Schenker
With more than 74,500 employees at over 2,100 locations in more than
130 countries, DB Schenker is one of the world’s leading logistics providers. The
company operates land, air, and ocean transportation services, and it also offers
comprehensive solutions for logistics and global supply chain management from a
single source. In 2022, DB Schenker celebrates the 150th company anniversary.
