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Offenbach, November 25th, 2024 - This year, Falken Tyre Europe GmbH is once again dedicated to its social commitment, with the Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. subsidiary drawing attention to the International Day against Violence against Women and Girls with an internal campaign for 16 days. This campaign was officially launched in 1999.
This year, the UN campaign will run from November 25 to December 10, 2024 under the slogan “Orange the World”. All over the world, buildings are being lit up in orange to send a signal against violence. Numerous events and workshops will also take place during the period to promote the fight against violence.
Falken is involved in the campaign with a workshop on self-defense/self-assertion led by Francesco Liotta, head coach of the Bundesliga team and president of the 1. JC Samurai Offenbach. The campaign is also being publicized with communication media at the Falken offices, in the City Tower and on Falken’s social media channels.
The company is highly committed to promoting women at all levels of the company. At the headquarters in Offenbach, almost 50% of the workforce are women. Employees come from 26 different nations, which illustrates Falken’s global perspective and commitment to diversity.
“We cordially invite our employees to actively participate in the workshop. I am convinced that our campaign will make the issue of violence against women gain attention and be incorporated into everyday communication within the company. Lighting up the City Tower in Offenbach in orange is a strong symbol of our support for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women,” commented Jürgen Steuer, Manager Human Resources and General Affairs at Falken Tyre Europe.
This year Falken Tyre Europe GmbH is continuing its commitment to local institutions in Offenbach and is donating almost 6,000 euros in total. The donations will benefit four important initiatives that are actively involved in the areas of sport, social affairs and education and make an invaluable contribution to the community in the city of Offenbach.
Tyres for electric and hybrid vehicles have to satisfy special requirements: they should offer low rolling resistance, guarantee optimum traction on all surfaces and be able handle heavy loads at the same time. The Falken tyres meet these requirements. Since May 2023 and November 2023, Falken Tyre Europe has been supplying its e. ZIEX AO model in the 235/65R18 H XL and 255/60R18 H XL sizes to the Audi plant in Ingolstadt, where the successful AUDI Q6 e-tron is currently leaving the production lines.
Falken Tyre Europe GmbH will be making changes to its management team for January 2025: Thomas Langer will be taking over as Sales Director Germany Replacement at Falken. Thomas Langer began his career at Falken in 2010 as a sales representative for the region of Bavaria and Saxony/Thuringia and has been responsible for southern Germany as regional sales manager since 2018.