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Companies

Find out who our most important corporate partners are

Aldi Suisse

Since 2012, Aldi Suisse and Caritas Switzerland have enjoyed a close partnership. Together, we help families affected by poverty in Switzerland. In addition to supporting the Caritas Markets and the Clothing Centre, Aldi Swiss donates the proceeds from the annual product action directly to Caritas Switzerland.

www.aldi-suisse.ch

Sunrise

Together with Caritas, Sunrise has encouraged the digital participation of people affected by and at risk of poverty in Switzerland since 2000. This includes access to the online world and enhancing digital skills. For people who live at or below the poverty line, it means they can participate more actively in society and have greater opportunities in the world of work.

www.sunrise.ch

Digital participation

Thermoplan

In 2024, together with Caritas Switzerland, Thermoplan launched the project «uniqueBean». As a long-standing market leader in the coffee machine branch, Thermoplan is thereby striving to strengthen the community in the Bale region of Ethiopia through various sub-projects such as sustainable coffee cultivation, and by providing them with a solid long-term livelihood through various sources of income. Furthermore, the high unemployment rate among young people in the capital Addis Ababa is being tackled by the creation of training opportunities in the coffee industry.

www.thermoplan.ch

Lunch-Check

The Bon Lieu project, supported by the SV Foundation and Caritas Switzerland, enables people affected by poverty to enjoy a meal at a restaurant together with friends or family. Holders of the KulturLegi can receive a voucher each year for the Bon Lieu offer and use it to pay in partner restaurants.

The Swiss Lunch-Check cooperative acts as an administrative partner and handles the creation of the vouchers. At the same time, Lunch-Check also provides financial support to the project, allowing as many people affected by poverty as possible to visit a restaurant, enjoy a balanced meal, and participate socially.

www.lunch-check.ch

AXA Insurance

Since 2024, AXA has partnered with Caritas Switzerland to support families affected or at risk of poverty. Through individual social and debt counseling, the case-by-case assistance provided by Caritas, with support from AXA, helps improve the precarious living conditions of those affected in a sustainable way. Additionally, financial bottlenecks are quickly and unbureaucratically bridged to prevent emergencies. A particular focus is placed on supporting single-parent families.

www.axa.ch

Rohner Socks

Rohner Socks and Caritas Switzerland have had a close partnership since 2020. For every pair of socks sold or every other product from the Rohner Socks range, a pair of socks is donated. The donated pair meets the quality standard of Rohner Socks and is produced exclusively in Europe (Portugal). The socks reach people affected by poverty via the Caritas clothing centre.