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In October, two Freudenberg Group companies, Klüber Lubrication Brasil and Chem-Trend do Brasil launched initiatives to encourage their employees to exercise more while also embracing their commitment to Social Responsibility.
Employees of Chem-Trend do Brasil taking part in the street race in Campinas
There’s no doubt about it: Running, sport and healthy ways of living can improve employee engagement and performance. Exercise not only gives you a much-needed energy boost and a better sense of well-being, it also tackles stress and can even help reduce absenteeism due to sick leave. With all this in mind, Klüber Lubrication and Chem-Trend do Brasil organized the Beneficent Race or Hiking.
The Klüber event took place in Barueri and some 100 employees signed up to take part. The race had an 8 km relay course, where each of the 4 team members covered 2 km. The first 3 places won a cash prize and with each registration, R$ 100,00 was donated to CEPAC, an institution supported by the e² project since 2016.
Chem-Trend do Brasil sponsored the registration of its employees in a street race, organized by the Vera Cruz Hospital, located in Campinas. The race, with 6 km and 12 km courses and a 6 km walk, was sponsored by Chem-Trend that organized the registration of employees and provided support at the event – a positive experience all round!
About CEPAC
In Brazil, the non-profit organization CEPAC has been ranked among the best 100 NGOs (non-governmental organizations) and has received an award from the “Instituto Doar”, which worked with journalists and research teams to map hundreds of organizations throughout the country.
CEPAC, based in Barueri, São Paulo works to educate socially disadvantaged children and young people aged eleven to seventeen. Since 2016, Freudenberg has supported the organization through its e² initiative, making sure that the young people have access to vocational programs.