Since autumn 2023, all twelve Austrian casinos have been supporting humanitarian organisations that are anchored in their respective regions. By the end of the year, 53 partnerships will be established, enabling 271 additional social activities in addition to the existing sponsoring partnerships, which will remain in place.
The Our Commitment to Austria initiative (in German: Unser Einsatz für Österreich) takes Casinos Austria's socio-political commitment in and for Austria to a new level.
In the following video - available in German - Erwin van Lambaart, CEO of Casinos Austria, describes the new initiative as a significant step:
With the Our Commitment to Austria initiative, Casinos Austria acts as a partner for socially relevant issues at all twelve of its casino locations. The initiative was honoured with the prestigious European Casino Award in the Corporate Community Engagement category.
Our twelve Austrian casinos are leading regionally established tourist enterprises and thus contribute to value creation to an extent that goes far beyond their own turnover. Social responsibility in and for Austria has been Casinos Austria’s inner conviction since its foundation and has been put into practice for just as long. This is why the company has been supporting socio-politically relevant projects, institutions and initiatives for 56 years.
With the Our Commitment to Austria initiative, Casinos Austria is once again significantly strengthening its engagement in and for Austria. With a focus on social projects in the immediate vicinity of the twelve casino locations, a total of 53 new partnerships will be supported this year through 271 activities in addition to the existing commitment:
The sponsorship of a specific project and the donations collected at Casino on Tour provide financial assistance for each of the projects.
Employees of the respective casinos contribute their efforts in a corporate volunteering assignment. Especially in challenging times like these, Casinos Austria makes a valuable contribution to the people and society in the region.
Diverse and indispensable contributions for the people of Austria
Casinos Austria’s commitment is as varied and diverse as the partners supported in the process. These have the following aspects in common: they make a relevant and indispensable socio-political contribution to their region, the people are at the centre of their efforts, and they usually have to make do with scarce financial resources and a small number of employees, who often contribute their efforts voluntarily. Among the organisations supported are cancer aid and nursing associations, integrative projects, warming rooms, women’s shelters and many more.
What is special about the Our Commitment to Austria initiative - launched in autumn 2023 - is based on three pillars:
Corporate social responsibility in and for Austria, which has been applied by the company for more than 56 years, is not only a specially imposed obligation, but an actual inner conviction.
The 12 casinos invigorate the regions in many ways; they strengthen existing socio-political initiatives and enable new ones, and thus generate social impulses. An additional 271 social activities are included in Our Commitment to Austria this year, so we clearly live up to the name.
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Since 2022, the Casinos Austria Group has been uniting the diverse activities related to its responsibility under the thematic umbrella of playsponsible; further information is available at playsponsible.at. As a new, strong element of responsibility in the Group, the “Our commitment to Austria” initiative is now also embedded in playsponsible.