Corporate citizenship

We strive to be a good neighbor and responsible corporate citizen by actively supporting our communities beyond our core business, addressing social challenges and promoting the common good

Through various activities such as cooperations with established social institutions, donations and sponsorships and the promotion of volunteer work by our employees, we are a reliable partner at the locations where we are active.

Uniper Düsseldorf Marathon

We are the title sponsor of the Uniper Düsseldorf Marathon until at least 2027. After a break of several years, thousands of runners took to the streets of the state capital of North Rhine-Westphalia again on April 27, 2025. The marathon marks the return of a sporting and social highlight to the sports city of Düsseldorf. In addition to the marathon discipline, you can also run a half marathon or take part in the marathon relay together with several other runners. There are also opportunities for the little ones to take part in the Kids Cup.

More about the Marathon

As the title sponsor of the Uniper Düsseldorf Marathon, we are demonstrating our connection to the city. I am delighted that the marathon enriches the city with a sporting and social highlight

Michael Lewis

Uniper CEO

Community Run

In mid-January, we hosted the first Community Run in 2025. The Community Run is the ideal opportunity to meet up with other running enthusiasts. Whether you want to prepare for a marathon or simply enjoy the fun of running together. The Community Runs are organized by D.SPORTS, the organizer of the Düsseldorf Marathon, and take place approximately every 4-6 weeks.

Esther and Hendrik Pfeiffer also took part. Esther became German marathon champion in 2023 and her husband took part in the marathon competition at the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo with a marathon best time of 2:07:14 hours.

Uniper D.SPORTS Running Team

The comeback announcement of the Uniper Düsseldorf Marathon, which returned to the state capital's sporting calendar on April 27, 2025, was just the beginning. Uniper and D.SPORTS are launching the Uniper D.RUNNING Team together.

The new team embodies the new running strategy jointly adopted by Uniper and D.SPORTS. A holistic approach is being pursued. In addition to engaging top runners and promoting young talent, the Uniper D.RUNNING Team will create an offer for children and young people to counteract the increasing lack of exercise.

D.SPORTS

The Uniper D.RUNNING Team combines top-level sport with the joy of exercise for children and young people

Oliver Roeder

Vice President Financial & Sustainability Communication at Uniper

Culture event – Music Summer Walchensee

We have been involved in cultural activities in Bavaria for several years with the “Musiksommer am Walchenseekraftwerke”. We launched the event in 2021 and it has taken place every year since then. In the meantime, the music summer has become a permanent cultural fixture in the region - it is already entering its fifth round in 2025.

With the Music Summer, we want to make a contribution to the cultural diversity and tourist attractiveness around the Walchensee power plant. The concerts take place on the covered forecourt of the information center at the Walchensee power plant - a place that was deliberately designed as a meeting place for the public.

Music Summer Walchensee

Employee commitment – Helping Hands

In the “Helping Hands” program, our employees get actively involved in doing good for the community. Uniper encourages them to do this by giving them time off work for their commitment.

The “Helping Hands” maintain close cooperation with organizations such as Diakonie, SOS Kinderdorf and AWO in Düsseldorf. The projects supported include:

Installation of a photovoltaic system on the roof of a Diakonie residential group to promote sustainable behavior among children and young people.
Equipping a new residential group at the SOS Children's Village.
Donations for play equipment and outdoor design at the Farbkleckse daycare center
Support for the AWO daycare centers “Lummerland,” ‘Regenbogen’ and “Cronenburg” with earmarked donations for greenery and equipment.
Planting raised beds in AWO retirement homes and in the “Young Living” project.

Partnership with the Diakonie Düsseldorf

We have been actively supporting social projects in the state capital for several years and maintain strong partnerships with several social institutions, including the Diakonie Düsseldorf.

In the residential groups of the Diakonie Düsseldorf, children find a new home when their families of origin can no longer provide them with stability. We have donated €17,000 to the Diakonie in the form of pedelecs and cargo bikes to make the everyday lives of these children a little easier and more sustainable at the same time. In future, these bikes will be used for shopping and other necessary errands in the city. We officially handed over the bikes to the Diakonie Düsseldorf on November 20, 2024.

We’re delighted about Uniper’s donation! It helps us stay mobile and sustainable: home visits and shopping will be done with pedelecs and cargo bikes, making life easier for children and bringing them joy through play

Tina Dietrich

from Diakonie Düsseldorf's donation service