The founding of Ceres International GmbH was based on two visions that motivated the founders to become self-employed and which are integrated into everyday business life as company policy: The fulfillment of their long-cherished dream of founding an internationally active company and the creation of added social value on a global level.
Through the activities of Ceres International GmbH, we would like to give the following back to society:
We are committed to trading on fair terms, treating our suppliers well and fairly, and always acting in the interests of our customers. In doing so, we refrain from commercial activities that harm third parties or the environment. Our business purpose is not short-term profits, but long-term business relationships in our mutual interest.
We pay our taxes where we do our main business and understand that tax evasion always goes hand in hand with the self-image of taking more than we give. Without the functioning infrastructure, the reliable rule of law and everything that our ancestors left us, we would not be able to realize ourselves.
Everything we can do as a company is due to the merit of our ancestors and the reliable society we live in. We will never forget that.
Our employees are the soul of our company and we value them accordingly. That is why we make every effort to encourage and challenge every employee, to treat them with dignity regardless of their origin and gender, and to ensure a working atmosphere in which informal interaction is possible. We do not rely on strict hierarchies and extrinsic motivation, but on passion and similar values.
We draw a great deal of strength and confirmation from our social commitments, which we implement purely voluntarily and have made an integral part of our corporate policy from the very beginning. In concrete terms, we implement the following as long as our economic ability to operate is not endangered:
Annual donation to UNICEF to help disadvantaged children worldwide
Annual donation to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to help combat malnutrition and undernourishment worldwide
Annual donation to WWF to promote worldwide animal and species conservation
Annual donation to CARE to advocate for and empower women's and girls' rights
We belong to a new generation of entrepreneurs who want to make trade sustainable. A large proportion of global emissions are caused by logistics. And it is precisely here that we see opportunities to generate sustainability through innovative corporate and supply chain concepts.