Globus Baumarkt: Get involved with World Cleanup Day

In September 2024, all 90 Globus hardware stores and the Völklingen company headquarters took part in World Cleanup Day for the first time – with 489 trainees, trainee sponsors and numerous other employees.

“The World Cleanup Day offers a great opportunity to our Commitment to environmental protection to show on a global level. We are proud that so many of us Trainees and employees from Germany and Luxembourg “We participated actively and highly motivated,” says Barbara Sauter, Head of Personnel Development at Globus Fachmarken GmbH & Co. KG. Safety vests, gloves, garbage bags, buckets and grippers were used to ensure the safe collection of rubbish.

“An action like this makes you really aware of how much rubbish is lying around in nature – that made the trainees in particular think a lot,” says Barbara Sauter. The Globus hardware store teams cleared nature of an impressive amount of waste, including plastic parts, packaging, glass and even unusual items like a old refrigeratora Car turn signals and that already missing wallets with papers from an older man who was very happy about the find.

Your physical well-being was also taken care of, with a convivial breakfast or barbecue evening. Sabrina Beckmann, Head of Quality and Sustainability Management at Globus Fachmarken, is pleased about the successful campaign: “After this day, our teams agreed that together we can make a big statement for a clean environment.” World Cleanup Day was a full one Success, especially for strengthening team spirit, for environmental awareness and for our claim to live sustainability in the company.”