It cannot start early enough

The goal of our society must be to anchor sustainable thinking and behaviour early in a person's life. Then it becomes second nature and not something that an adult must "learn".

EVVA has been cooperating with associations and schools for many years to introduce children and young people to sustainability through hands-on projects, e.g.:

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  Initiative schülerInnen.gestalten.wandel
  ( www.schuelergestaltenwandel.at ), which brings sustainability to school classes. It involves students as equal partners in the discourse with companies and the public and coordinates the exchange. EVVA Vienna has been a partner of schülerInnen.gestalten.wandel since 2014 and has been inviting school classes to company tours and sustainability dialogues since then (see main photo). For many young people, the often vague term "sustainability" thus takes on life and meaning
   
• Job shadowing
  Students accompany the management for a few hours and experience how the professional world feels in real life - with participation in employee events, discussions about the challenges of a CEO or exclusive tours of the company, for example
   
• Daughter days
  Girls have the opportunity to spend a taster day at EVVA Vienna. Among other things, this event - organised by the City of Vienna - aims to help reduce any fear of technology and break down prejudices. Daughter days can awaken dormant interests and new passions for technical careers
  
  EVVA was one of 290 companies that also participated in the Daughter’s Day in 2024. The young people were given a tour of the plant and were also able to get involved in the electronics assembly and mechanical engineering departments themselves. Some of them have already been to Daughter’s Day several times and were able to compare the companies. “The atmosphere at EVVA is the nicest and most pleasant!”, said one of the participants in the final round. Thank you! :-)
   

• Children's tours
  Children of employees have the opportunity to get to know EVVA more closely during a children's tour. Perhaps Mom or Dad have already talked about their work, maybe also about production, the many machines, the large halls, and so on. During the tour, the children are invited to explore the company themselves - where our locking cylinders and keys are manufactured, how much material and machinery are used, and how many people actually work here. Each child can mill their own personalised key, and at the end, there is a generous snack as well as a small parting gift