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2022 Corporate Responsibility Report

Connecting the Unconnected

Adopting a socially responsible approach sometimes requires thinking outside the box and connecting seemingly disparate topics to achieve fascinating results. The most significant projects of 2022 were:

  • Obsolete IT & office-equipment donation – DTSE Slovakia donated 264 items of obsolete IT equipment and 47 pieces of obsolete furniture to selected NGOs. These were donated to crisis centers, schools for students with mental disabilities, orphanages, etc. 
  • DTSE Slovakia – Furnished university study rooms in dormitories 
  • DTSE Slovakia – Donated a customized and fully equipped rescue tent with heating and lighting to the Slovak Red Cross, together with all the necessary technical equipment.  This unit was located in the region of East Slovakia on the border near Kosice. The aim was to support humanitarian units and help Ukrainian refugees.
  • DTSE Slovakia’s Christmas tree of wishes – During December, employees take Christmas wishes from children in crisis centers and orphanages, and fulfil them. The gifts are in the price range from EUR 2030. The company doubled the amount employees paid for the gifts and used the money to buy equipment for orphanages and crisis centers. In 2022, DTSE Slovakia together with employees donated more than 150 gifts for children from orphanages and crisis centers. DTSE Slovakia doubled the amount donated by employees to buy gifts for more children. 
  • DTSE Slovakia – launched cooperation with the educational program for seniors run by the University of the Third Age (14 lectures focused on new technologies, the telco environment, and safety on the Internet).
  • DTSE Czech Republic – donated 30 laptops to https://rajhrad.charita.cz/ and EUR 3 590 to various NGOs to support charitable purposes, diversity, and people in need from Ukraine 
  • DTSE Czech Republic – Planting trees in Vracov
  • DTSE Czech Republic – Christmas Charity collection for Christmas gifts and donation of essential food for vulnerable families in collaboration with Caritas.
  • DTSE Romania sponsored the ‘‘MOMS Academy” association with school supplies for vulnerable children.
  • DTSE Romania relocated its headquarters and donated most of the office furniture and many office supplies to an NGO and some of our colleagues.
  • DTSE Romania organized Secret Santa donations – collected money from colleagues and donated it to the ‘‘The tree of good deeds” Association. DTSE also donated the amount of EUR 500
  • DTSE Romania and its employees donated money and bought gifts for vulnerable children.
  • DTSE donated EUR 5 000 to Red Cross Romania. The donated amount will be used to help Ukrainian refugees.
  • DTSE Romania supported the Ronald McDonald Association: hygiene products, skincare products worth EUR 1 200 were donated to Ukrainian refugee families.