Our commitment to society

The UNICEF project 'Living schools' in Malawi integrates innovative education concepts such as e-learning next to environmental aspects in its educational approach. In schools that are part of the initiative, sustainability is promoted through different ideas like using solar energy and having their own separate water system to ensure clean drinking water and hygiene. At the same time, the students are taught environmental awareness.

Let Us Learn is an educational initiative by UNICEF in Bangladesh. It aims to offer preschool programs and alternative education programs throughout the country to give more children access to education. In order to make progress here, UNICEF works together directly with the government to develop concepts for preschool, elementary school, and high school education. More than 12,000 young people have already been reached. 

In the past years we have also supported the project Schools for Africa which gives children in the sub-Saharan region access to education. Despite steady progress in this area, the most disadvantaged children in this region still have too few opportunities for education. With the Schools for Africa project, UNICEF gives girls and boys the chance to obtain a good primary education, thus improving their future prospects. The project builds new classrooms, purchases materials, trains teachers, and equips the schools with restroom facilities and potable water connections. This program has benefitted over 30 million children in 13 African countries since its inception.

In 2008 HUGO BOSS established the HUGO BOSS Education Association at its production site in Izmir (Turkey), with the aim of improving educational opportunities for school and university students from disadvantaged families in the region.

As an active member of society, we want to show solidarity, especially in times of crisis, and provide support where help is urgently needed. During the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, we have for example tmanufactured face masks. As part of our commitment, we also supported an aid campaign by the German Red Cross for the flood disaster in the summer of 2021 in Germany. Our commitment in emergency situations also includes our cooperation with the 'UNO Flüchtlingshilfe', the German partner of the United Nations High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR), with whom we help people in acute need worldwide with clothing donations.

Art can also offer essential access to education. This is what the Filderstadt Art School and the Pestalozzi School in Filderstadt-Sielmingen in Germany are working towards in a joint project that HUGO BOSS has been supporting since 2015. Children and young people from socially disadvantaged families are given the opportunity to discover their creativity in workshops with professional instructors. This strengthens social skills and their own self-confidence as important skills for their further education.