TÜV SÜD AR 2020

ONE WORLD IMPRESSIONS

DIVERSITY

Steven (l.) and Lane Mashal and their adopted son Yonatan enjoy a day out at Disneyland Anaheim, California, during the annual “Gay Days.” This special festival at Disney’s resorts is one of the world’s biggest events in the LGBTIQ calendar. It expresses a mindset that cherishes diversity in our society and has embraced the potential offered by people’s individuality.

SUSTAINABILITY

When Sa and hundreds of thousands of others cast their nets in the Mekong delta, they are hoping for a catch of healthy fish, not plastic waste. But the Mekong, 4,500 kilometers long, is still one of the ten rivers along which 90 percent of the world’s plastic waste is washed into the oceans. A 2018 model project launched in the Mekong delta by the German chapter of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) tackled the roots of the problem: it encouraged waste separation at household level to reduce the amounts of plastic ending up in waterways. Now thousands of households in Vietnam’s Long An province are active participants in the project.

CONNECTIVITY

One amazing result of digitalization is the possibility for people all over the world to meet face to face, regardless of time and place. In Lausanne, Switzerland, 103-year-old Helene G.D. is taking part in a video call with the help of her carer Caroline Kanso. Helene can finally say hello to her daughter in the USA and her grandson in the Netherlands once again, and is overwhelmed with emotion. A moment beyond price that transcends these times of pandemic.

RESPONSIBILITY

Every move has to be spot on as these young forest firefighters from a volunteer unit take part in a drill at Lake Baikal in Siberia, practicing their emergency procedures blindfold. Their commitment is urgently needed, and is more vital than ever before in this region where sweeping budget cuts have decimated state emergency forces in recent years.

CULTURAL LIFE

A fond memory of times past: locals and tourists in Barcelona hope they can soon return to celebrating Holi, the annual festival of spring. In India, its country of origin, this Hindu festival sweeps aside all social barriers of caste, gender, and age in a riot of colored powders. This “festival of colors” now enjoys global popularity, most probably due to its ability to bring people together in the best possible sense.

SAFETY

Natsiraishe Maritsa (center) and her sisters warm up for a taekwondo lesson in Epworth, Zimbabwe. The girls’ training is their gateway to a safe, secure, and independent life. Natsiraishe makes the most of the martial arts lessons to raise girls’ awareness of the risks of unplanned pregnancy. Discrimination and domestic violence are still part of daily life for young women and girls in many African countries.

JIA HONGHUI

Project Manager
Shanghai ° China

In TÜV SÜD’s global “Hytime” project, Jia Honghui supports the development of potential uses for hydrogen as an energy carrier of the future.

Sudhir Ethiraj

Global Head of Cybersecurity Office (CSO)
Munich ° Deutschland

Sudhir Ethiraj heads TÜV SÜD’s Cybersecurity Office and represents the company in the global Charter of Trust initiative.

RICCARDO MERELLO

Managing Director pH Laboratories
Florence ° Italien

Riccardo Merello and his team supplied the Bergamo field hospital with hygiene testing services during the first wave of the pandemic in spring 2020.

In my view, “One World” is about building a common understanding of our values as an employer, showcasing the importance of each and every job at TÜV SÜD, and highlighting the attractive career opportunities the company has to offer.

EVA ENGSTRÖM

Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition
Munich ° Deutschland

Eva Engstrom’s work involves attracting the brightest minds to choose TÜV SÜD as their employer—and fostering recognition of principles such as independence, impartiality, and expertise at global level.

KAROLINE MORALES

Team Lead Digital Learning TÜV SÜD Academy
Munich ° Deutschland

Karoline Morales and her team develop online training courses and innovative training and education concepts that make people smarter wherever and whenever they choose to study.

Klaus Langner

Chief Financial Officer
ASMEA Region
Singapore

Over the past three years Klaus Langner has driven the construction of TÜV SÜD’s new Asian headquarters, a flagship design focusing on sustainability.

In exceptional times like these, the idea of “One World” demands exceptional commitment. In 2020 our primary aim was to protect the health of our employees and, by doing so, keep operations run- ning smoothly and safeguard technical safety. At Corporate Procurement, we collaborated with Global Health & Safety and Real Estate at cross-border and multi-disciplinary level and rapidly established a process for supplying our global colleagues with high-quality masks, disposable gloves, and disinfectants when the pandemic broke out. I’m very proud to be part of this team.

MONIKA WELSCHER

Global Commodity Manager
Munich ° Deutschland

Since spring 2020, Monika Welscher has ensured that people at TÜV SÜD can continue to work safely despite the pandemic.

E-mobility can make a major contribution toward protecting our climate. At TÜV SÜD, we were quick to identify this potential and support the industry’s progress by setting up a global network of battery test- ing laboratories. One of them is currently under construction, right here in Bangkok. For me, this is an electrifying way of bringing “One World” to life!

BUNYARIT HEMTANON

Manager Commercial Products
Bangkok ° Thailand

As project lead at the Thailand battery laboratory, Bunyarit Hemtanon plays a vital role in TÜV SÜD’s global network of testing operations.

ROBERT MESSMER

Technichal Service
Center Manager
Munich ° Deutschland

Robert Meßmer heads two of a total of around 500 stations for periodic technical inspection in Germany. He and his team have been at their customers’ service throughout even the most trying times.

ONE VISION

In TÜV SÜD’s global “Hytime” project, Jia Honghui supports the development of potential uses for hydrogen as an energy carrier of the future.

ONE TRUST

Sudhir Ethiraj heads TÜV SÜD’s Cybersecurity Office and represents the company in the global Charter of Trust initiative.

ONE CONTRIBUTION

Riccardo Merello and his team supplied the Bergamo field hospital with hygiene testing services during the first wave of the pandemic in spring 2020.

ONE UNDERSTANDING

ONE SUSTAINIBILITY

Over the past three years Klaus Langner has driven the construction of TÜV SÜD’s new Asian headquarters, a flagship design focusing on sustainability.

ONE COMMITMENT

Since spring 2020, Monika Welscher has ensured that people at TÜV SÜD can continue to work safely despite the pandemic.

ONE RESPONSIBILITY

As project lead at the Thailand battery laboratory, Bunyarit Hemtanon plays a vital role in TÜV SÜD’s global network of testing operations.

ONE RELIABILITY

Robert Meßmer heads two of a total of around 500 stations for periodic technical inspection in Germany. He and his team have been at their customers’ service throughout even the most trying times.

JIA HONGHUI

Project Manager
Shanghai ° China

In TÜV SÜD’s global “Hytime” project, Jia Honghui supports the development of potential uses for hydrogen as an energy carrier of the future.

Sudhir Ethiraj

Global Head of Cybersecurity Office (CSO)
Munich ° Deutschland

Sudhir Ethiraj heads TÜV SÜD’s Cybersecurity Office and represents the company in the global Charter of Trust initiative.

RICCARDO MERELLO

Managing Director pH Laboratories
Florence ° Italien

Riccardo Merello and his team supplied the Bergamo field hospital with hygiene testing services during the first wave of the pandemic in spring 2020.

EVA ENGSTRÖM

Senior Specialist Talent Acquisition
Munich ° Deutschland

KAROLINE MORALES

Team Lead Digital Learning TÜV SÜD Academy
Munich ° Deutschland

Karoline Morales and her team develop online training courses and innovative training and education concepts that make people smarter wherever and whenever they choose to study.

Klaus Langner

Chief Financial Officer
ASMEA Region
Singapore

Over the past three years Klaus Langner has driven the construction of TÜV SÜD’s new Asian headquarters, a flagship design focusing on sustainability.

MONIKA WELSCHER

Global Commodity Manager
Munich ° Deutschland

Since spring 2020, Monika Welscher has ensured that people at TÜV SÜD can continue to work safely despite the pandemic.

BUNYARIT HEMTANON

Manager Commercial Products
Bangkok ° Thailand

As project lead at the Thailand battery laboratory, Bunyarit Hemtanon plays a vital role in TÜV SÜD’s global network of testing operations.

ROBERT MESSMER

Technichal Service
Center Manager
Munich ° Deutschland

Robert Meßmer heads two of a total of around 500 stations for periodic technical inspection in Germany. He and his team have been at their customers’ service throughout even the most trying times.

THE IDEA OF
ONE WORLD

The world is a close-knit web of connections, as we have been aware for some time. But what are the origins of this concept, this idea—today virtually a truism—of the world as a single entity made up of many connection points? Where does it lead us? And what, if any, role is still played by the differences between societies and cultures in this “One World”?