Sponsorship gifts

Donorship and Sponsorship Programme

Donorship

The ČEZ Group is one of the most important long-term donators in the Czech Republic. On Nov 11, 2008, we came first in a competition called the Top Corporate Philanthropist (“Top firemní filantrop”) 2008. In the category taking into account the volume of donated funds, we came first for the fifth time in a row. We report the data pursuant to the internationally recognized methodology, the London Benchmarking Group (known in the Czech Republic as the “Standard odpovědná firma”). The results were supervised by an independent auditing company.

Nadace CEZ (CEZ Foundation)

In the area of charity, the most significant partner for the companies belonging to the ČEZ Group is the ČEZ Foundation. Through this foundation, the total sum of CZK 126,685,281.- was distributed within the Czech Republic in 2008.

Since it was founded, the ČEZ Foundation has been supporting projects from various areas contributing to the promotion of a healthy and active lifestyle for children and young people, to the improvement of the quality of life of discriminated groups of people and to the overall development of activities of the civilian community. In the course of the six-year existence of the ČEZ Foundation, the profile of the variety of its activities has gradually developed to cover three basic areas: the Orange Playgrounds, the Orange Wheel and the Support of Regions.

The Orange Playgrounds Project helps municipalities to build safe children’s playgrounds and sports grounds. In 2008, the construction of playgrounds and sports grounds in 30 locations all over the Czech Republic was supported by providing funds of MCZK 32.7.  Since the beginning of the project, the construction of 116 playgrounds and sports grounds was supported by a total of MCZK 177.6.

The Orange Wheel Project offers the opportunity to actively help people in need as well as the general public. In 2008, the Orange Wheels stopped to participate in 9 cultural, sports and social events throughout the entire Czech Republic. On specially designed exercise bikes, every cyclist could dedicate one minute of their ride, which was then converted into a certain sum, to one of two non-profit-making organizations. In 2008, a total of CZK 1,949,961. was distributed among 21 organizations. Since 2004, the Orange Wheels have been used to help 96 organizations by distributing a total of CZK 10,855,695. among them.

Since it was founded, the ČEZ Foundation has been participating in the development of the regions through the Support of Regions Project. The funds go to different areas, such as healthcare, social care, education, culture, sports, environmental protection and the development of leisure activities for children. In 2008, the ČEZ Foundation distributed CZK 92,035,320 within the framework of the Support of Regions Project,.

In 2008, the funds for the ČEZ Foundation were provided by the following member companies of the ČEZ Group:  ČEZ, a. s. – MCZK 20, ČEZ Logistika, s.r.o. – MCZK 10.6, ČEZ Distribuce, a.s. – MCZK 60, ČEZ Distribuční služby, s.r.o. – MCZK 4, ČEZ Prodej, s.r.o. – MCZK 20, ČEZ Zákaznické služby, s.r.o. – MCZK 3 and ČEZ Měření, s.r.o. – MCZK 3.

Donorship besides Nadace CEZ  

In 2008, the Czech companies belonging to the ČEZ Group donated MCZK 210.6 outside the ČZ Foundation. A detailed survey is provided in the following table.

In 2008, the foreign member companies of the Czech Group provided donations totalling approx. MCZK 2. The most important companies concerning this area are:

In Bulgaria:

• CEZ Bulgaria EAD (MCZK 0.3), CEZ Elektro Bulgaria AD (MCZK 0.2), CEZ Razpredelenie Bulgaria AD (MCZK 0.3), TEC Varna EAD (MCZK 0.3)

In Poland:

• CEZ Polska sp. z o.o. (MCZK 0.1), Elektrociepłownia Chorzów ELCHO sp. z o.o. (MCZK 0.3), Elektrownia Skawina S.A. (MCZK 0.4)

In Romania:

CEZ Romania S.R.L. (MCZK 0.1).

Partner Promotion Program of the ČEZ Group

The ČEZ Group is the most significant promotion partner for a wide range of projects covering many areas:

in environmental protection and the development of tourism this concerns, for example: the cyclo-paths in Kadaň and in the South Bohemian Region, maintenance of the cross-country ski tracks belonging to the Jizera Arterial Route, the Orange Tracks through the Šumava Mountains, the Blanský les Mountains and the Czech Canada Area, the support of zoological and botanical gardens in Dvůr Králové nad Labem, Plzeň, Hluboká nad Vltavou, Olomouc and Ostrava, a donation aiming to support activities of the Czech Union for Nature Conservation in Poděbrady and Nový Jičín, the foundation of the forest park named after  Ivan Dejmal in the area of Lom - Mariánské Radčice, support of the construction of a memorial to the Škorpil brothers, archaeologists, in Bulgaria;

in culture and education, there are for example: the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, the Days of Good-Will People VELEHRAD 2008, the Colours of Ostrava Music Festival, the BETWEEN FENCES Festival, the Smetana’s Litomyšl Opera Festival, the PLZEŇ FINALE Film Festival, the Concertino Praga 2008 International Radio Competition for Young Musicians, the Jan Ondříček´s Film Academy in Písek, the Anifest International Cartoon Festival in Třeboň, the Plzeň Open-air Theatre Summer and the Olomouc and Losiny Cultural Summer, the Days of Science and Technology in Plzeň and Brno, the EKOFILM 2008 Film Festival, a donation to a dinner party for scholarship holders at the American University of Kosovo, the publication of the book named Houby Kosova (Kosovo Mushrooms), the Rinia në fokus Documentary Film Festival in Mitrovica, the Job Opportunities Fair in Craiova, a donation to the Fundaţia Ileana foundation;

in sports, there are for example: the Czech Republic Olympic Committee, the Czech Paralympic Team 2008, the Czech Athletic Federation, the Ice Hockey Extra League, the Czech National Basketball Team (Men’s as well as Women’s), the Czech Republic Paralympic Committee, the Hvězda SKP Pardubice athletic club; the Gold Running Shoe (Zlatá tretra) athletic meeting in Ostrava-Vítkovice, the TALENT 2008 Kutnohorská laťka, the Olympics of Abilities – the Work Disciplines Championship of the Czech Republic for the handicapped, the TNT Fortuna Meeting multiathlon in Kladno, the Benchmark Run World Championship, the European Youth Cup in Modern Triathlon in Plzeň,  the international pupils´ down-hill skiing competition - Skiinterkritérium 2008 in Říčky in the Orlice Mountains, the Ice Hockey Club in Chomutov, the HC Energie Karlovy Vary, the FK Teplice football club;

in healthcare, there are for example: the  Life Saving Service (Vodní záchranná služba) of the Czechoslovak Red Cross or the Emergency Medical Service of the South Bohemian Region.  The ČEZ Group in Poland was one of the key partners of the prestigious Economic Forum (Forum ekonomiczne) organized in Krynica under the auspices of the Fundacja Instytut Studiów Wschodnich (Eastern Studies Institute Foundation)..