Type GmbH & Co. KG Number of employees 1600 CEO Antje von Dewitz (2009–) Founded 1974 | Key people Antje von Dewitz (CEO) Website www.vaude.com Founder Albrecht von Dewitz | |
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Industry Mountaineering Equipment, Sporting Goods, Outdoor Clothing, Camping Equipment Products Outdoor Apparel, Backpacks, Tents, Sleeping Bags Profiles | ||
Vaude karakorum bike bags product video
VAUDE is a German producer of mountain sports equipment. The head office is in Tettnang, Germany. It was founded in 1974 by Albrecht von Dewitz. The name of the firm is derived from the initials of its founder (V, D). The company is 100 percent family owned. In 2009, the management was handed over to his daughter Antje von Dewitz.
Contents
- Vaude karakorum bike bags product video
- Bike kayak adventure through the alps bike 2 boat full hd i vaude
- Corporate social responsibility and environmental protection
- VAUDE sponsored athletes past and present
- References
Products include tents, backpacks, and sleeping bags. There are 486 employees working in the head office in Germany. The corporate group also owns production facilities in Bỉm Sơn/Vietnam.
In 2006 Edelrid became a part of the Vaude Group. The brands Lucky (climbing supplies) and Markill (camping stoves) were integrated in the Edelrid brand in 2008. Markill was originally a brand of the company Marsteller & Killman founded in Thuringia in 1866 and established in Kettwig in 1907. Marsteller & Killman produced stoves, cooking utensils, food containers, and aluminum bottles.
Bike kayak adventure through the alps bike 2 boat full hd i vaude
Corporate social responsibility and environmental protection
In 2014, VAUDE published its first corporate responsibility report established in accordance with the guidelines of the Global Reporting Initiative. Since 2010, the company is a member of the Fair Wear Foundation, an organisation which is seeking to improve working conditions in the textile industry. To ensure a manufacturing process which is as environmentally friendly and safe as possible, VAUDE applies the bluesign production standard. The company headquarter in Tettnang is climate neutral.
In 2015, VAUDE was one of six companies nominated for the Financial Times' Boldness in Business Award in the category Corporate Responsibility/Environment. At the end of the year, VAUDE has won the first place in the category Germany's Most Sustainable Brand of the prestigious German Sustainability Award.
Regional activities include the running of the company-owned creche for about 30 children, and the take over of the local public swimming pool, to save it from being closed.
VAUDE-sponsored athletes (past and present)
VAUDE-sponsored teams and athletes include: