MIT Committees

For the MIT Community Projects national MIT committees reviews the project applications submitted by the Henkel employees and pensioners and decide upon the sponsorship possibilities. In Germany, for example, the MIT committee meets four times a year. It is an interdisciplinary team consisting of representatives from human resources, social work and corporate communications as well as a member of the employees’ council and a representative of the group of retirees.

MIT Children’s Project Jury

Once a year an international jury decides upon the project applications in the category ‘MIT Children’s Projects’. The jury is an interdisciplinary team consisting of executives, representatives of the group of pensioners and the chairman of the employees’ council.

MIT Network

The MIT Network is an institution aiming at strengthening the exchange of experiences and information on volunteering. Up until now MIT Networks have been established in German Henkel Group sites such as Duesseldorf, Hannover, Hamburg, Genthin and Heidelberg. Starting with 2008 they are rolled out internationally. The members of the MIT Network perform the task of sharing their knowledge and experience in terms of project management in the field of voluntary work with other colleagues. In addition, they organize individual projects such as collecting projects,  for example, clothes and shoes for transportation to countries in need.

MIT Database

The MIT Database is an instrument established as a competence tool by the local MIT Network in Düsseldorf. The aim is to share information, knowledge and advice with other employees and pensioners in the Henkel community and to discuss relevant issues.

MIT Tagstisch

The “Mittagstisch” (German for lunchtable) has been established in 2004 by the MIT Network in Düsseldorf. The MIT Tagstisch meets once a month to exchange information and network while having lunch together in the Henkel canteen.

MIT Round Table

In March each year the Henkel managing directors invite about 50 employees and pensioners whose projects have been supported through the MIT Initiative during the last 12 months to the Henkel headquarters in Düsseldorf, Germany.  The employees and pensioners inform about their on-going projects and share experiences. The aim of the Round Table is to thank the employees and pensioners for their commitment and enthusiasm as well as to further develop the MIT Initiative and discuss critical issues. Each year a managing director and an expert or well-known person in the field of volunteering participates. The aim for future round tables is to strengthen the integration of the international employees, pensioners and experts as representatives for the many international MIT projects that are launched each year.