Corporate volunteering for companies

Get involved in sustainable volunteering together: through corporate volunteering with UBS Helpetica, you give your staff the opportunity to contribute to meaningful social causes. Discover carefully vetted projects across Switzerland and strengthen team spirit, a sense of purpose and social responsibility. Start your corporate volunteering program now and achieve a greater impact.

• Beneficial insects for the organic apple orchard: Volunteering with Naturnetz

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  Unterengstringen

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  In the Zurich area, Andreas Benz from Fahr-Erlebnis is working on converting his apple orchard from conventional to organic farming. Here we are implementing targeted measures to strengthen both the flora and fauna of the orchard and increase biodiversity. An exciting and complex project! A wild hedge is being planted on the northern edge of the plantation, which provides food for pollinators such as wild bees as well as promoting habitat connectivity for small mammals such as weasels. We are also building two weasel castles made of stone and wood, which provide valuable habitats for these small predators. A natural fence planted with hops and ivy, as well as piles of branches and stones, create further habitats and promote connectivity for small mammals.

• Dry stone walls in les Pradières

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  Val-de-Ruz (NE)

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  The area lies on Mont Racine in the Jura mountain range. It is a popular hiking area along the Jura Crest Trail and offers impressive high pastures with distinctive spruces and steep forested slopes. The Swiss Army owns the property and operates a shooting range there. The site contains several kilometers of former dry stone walls, some of which have crumbled. The primary goal of this project is to restore the historic dry stone walls in Les Pradières. These walls represent important elements of our cultural landscape and play a crucial role in preserving biodiversity. They provide habitat for numerous species, including amphibians and reptiles, and contribute to the ecological stability of the region. The highest priority is given to walls that are not in the immediate vicinity of the shooting ranges and whose conservation has the greatest impact on biodiversity, species diversity and the traditional landscape.

• Preparing meals for people on the street

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  Zürich, Zurich

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  save food - do good - cook togheter The Foodsave Meeting is a meeting point by SocialCuisine that utilizes surplus food from the foodsavemarket. At the market, fruits and vegetables that would otherwise be discarded by wholesalers are offered. The goal is to minimize food waste while simultaneously supporting socially disadvantaged people. In a half-day team effort, we prepare at least 100 meals from surplus vegetables and fruits for people on the street. The meals are distributed by the Incontro association's food distribution service.

• Corporate Volunteering with SINGA: Consult & Connect

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  The whole of Switzerland

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  The Consult & Connect is a unique opportunity to step outside your day-to-day role and put your professional skills to work as volunteer for something truly meaningful. In just half a day, you will sit side by side with inspiring entrepreneurs with refugee or migrant experience, driven individuals who have shown remarkable resilience and ambition, and support them to tackle real, concrete business challenges. The goal is simple: leave them with actionable recommendations they can implement right away.

• Anti-litter project: volunteers wanted for clean-up

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  Every year, around 80 to 90 million tons of waste are produced in Switzerland. That’s 716 kg of waste per person! Sadly, a large proportion of this waste is not disposed of or recycled, but ends up in the natural environment. This has both aesthetic and economic consequences and harms animals and plants. With this project, you will help reclaim a piece of wilderness and spend an eventful day outdoors as a team.

• Corporate Volunteering: Collecting and Reducing Plastic with ECOnGOOD

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  Plastic is ubiquitous and causes immense damage to our environment. But together, we can do something about it! Our plastic reduction program helps you and your company raise awareness of the damage caused by plastic and implement sustainable changes in your organization. By reducing the use of plastic, we make an important contribution to environmental protection and sustainability. Our program supports you in integrating plastic reduction into your corporate sustainability strategy.

• Team Volunteering Day in the Swiss Alpes, Nature Park

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  Naturpark Beverin (GR)

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  Experience an unforgettable one-day volunteering experience in the impressive swiss mountain landscape of Beverin Nature Park – combining meaningful volunteering with nature and personal enrichment. As part of this corporate volunteering initiative, you will take part in an active environmental effort, supporting the local mountain community and sustainable alpine agriculture. Get hands-on, breathe in the fresh mountain air, learn more about nature and ecological processes – and make a positive contribution to the environment and society. Alongside this meaningful experience, you can look forward to time for exchange and a relaxed Nature Park aperitif – a perfect ending to a day that connects, inspires, and creates lasting memories.

• Speed coaching with highly-qualified refugees and migrants

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  The whole of Switzerland

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  Put your experience to work where it can make a real difference. As part of a half-day speed-coaching workshop, you’ll support highly qualified job seekers with refugee or migrant backgrounds as they enter the Swiss job market. Your work will help talented professionals highlight their professional strengths, improve their self-presentation and expand their professional network. Capacity is dedicated to the professional and social integration of qualified migrants and refugees in Switzerland. Participants hold a University degree and have several years of professional experience, but face challenges in accessing the Swiss job market. Your expert coaching will make a tangible contribution to greater equality of opportunity and a more inclusive job market. During the workshop, you’ll conduct brief coaching sessions, provide constructive feedback on presentation, communication and career profiles and share your experiences from the professional world. It’s not just the participants who benefit. You will improve your coaching and communication skills, strengthen your intercultural abilities and gain new perspectives on diversity and integration. This opportunity is ideal for employees who want to share their knowledge while making a contribution to society. Together, we create opportunities for people to connect, foster mutual understanding and help bring untapped potential to the attention of the Swiss job market.

• Team effort in Neeracherried

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  Neerach (ZH), Zurich

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  This Corporate Volunteering day offers companies the opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the preservation of a unique natural sanctuary while strengthening team spirit and social responsibility. The BirdLife Nature Centre Neeracherried, located in the Canton of Zurich, is one of the last large lowland wetlands in Switzerland. Covering 105 hectares, this nationally important protected area provides a vital habitat for countless bird species, amphibians, reptiles, small mammals, and more than 450 plant species. Together with your team, you will contribute directly to the protection of this remarkable landscape. Through practical conservation work, you will help preserve biodiversity and safeguard endangered habitats for future generations. An important part of this effort is the control of invasive non-native plants, such as goldenrod, which can displace native species and threaten ecological diversity. This volunteer day combines purposeful action with an inspiring nature experience. As part of the program, participants enjoy an exclusive guided tour of the BirdLife Nature Centre and have the opportunity to observe wildlife in its natural environment. These unique insights provide a deeper understanding of why the Neeracherried is such an important protected area and the challenges conservationists face in preserving it. A day that brings people together, inspires learning, and creates lasting impact. For your team. For nature. For future generations.

• Team effort in the garden eden21

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  Winterthur / Hagenbuch (ZH)

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  In the eden21 garden, people with and without disabilities work together to grow flowers and herbs for tea. From planting to drying, packaging, and selling, a product is created that offers a unique experience while demonstrating that diversity enriches us all and makes our society stronger. This project breaks down barriers, highlights individual talents, and proves that collaboration on equal footing is enriching and beneficial for everyone – both within the community and in the marketplace.

• Foodsave – team assignment

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  Winterthur Grüze

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  Urgently needed: volunteers for the largest Foodsave project in Switzerland! At the Tischlein deck dich logistics warehouse in Winterthur, around 10 tons of fruits and vegetables are sorted daily. These food items are distributed to people in need. The organization cannot manage these quantities alone – Tischlein deck dich needs your support! By participating with your team, you actively help save food from being wasted and distribute it to people in need. At the same time, you make a valuable contribution to sustainability and the respectful handling of food.

• Nature conservation work in the Thurauen floodplain

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  Flaach (ZH)

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  Welcome to the heart of the largest floodplain landscape in Central Switzerland. Experience a day full of nature and practical conservation work in the forest district of Flaach. Accompanied by birdsong and the scents of the forest, we will work together to protect the diversity of this unique habitat. The work varies depending on the season: In spring and summer, we remove brambles and invasive plants; in fall, we clear storm wood or cut back bushes. Collecting litter can also be part of the job. Whether it is sawing, raking or tackling the undergrowth, every activity strengthens the forest habitat, promotes team spirit and makes a visible contribution to nature conservation in north-eastern Switzerland.

• Textile material reuse in Geneva

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  Geneva

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  At Histoire sans chute (HSC), we believe that every material has infinite reuse potential, including textiles. Our team shares this vision by creating local systems for collecting, sorting, and reusing this valuable resource, as well as organizing events focused on repair and raising awareness about the world of textiles. The HSC arcade is a textile resource center in the heart of Geneva (the first of its kind!), serving as a second-hand haberdashery (materials for sale), a shared space (for machines and other tools), and a hub for promoting textile repair. In short, it’s a place for both material and human exchange.

• Making seriously ill children’s most heartfelt wishes come true

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  The whole of Switzerland

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  This workshop is an employee activity aimed at increasing employee engagement and is an ideal team-building event. It invites employees to immerse themselves in Make-A-Wish’s mission and experience an inspiring journey by collaboratively designing various elements of a child’s wish journey. The workshop strengthens key interpersonal skills such as teamwork, creativity and problem-solving abilities. It connects and engages employees around a common cause, a mission and a goal. The workshop is tailored to the needs of the company, and Make-A-Wish provides communication plans before and after the event to keep the spirit of the wish alive. There are a thousand reasons to volunteer, but at Make-A-Wish they all come down to one thing: rekindling the hope in a child’s eyes – a hope they so desperately need. For volunteers, it’s the knowledge of having participated in something bigger than themselves.

• Plant trees together – get involved today!

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  The whole of Switzerland

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  Forests produce oxygen and bind CO2. Unfortunately, too little care is taken of them worldwide. Climate change and biodiversity loss threaten our forests, including here in Switzerland. To maintain our green spaces and set an example for climate protection, MyBluePlanet's goal is to plant 1,000 trees annually. You too can support this sustainable initiative as a team by participating in this corporate volunteering opportunity.

• Promoting biodiversity in Swiss forests – get involved today!

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  The whole of Switzerland

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  In order for trees to produce oxygen and bind CO2, they must be healthy and receive sufficient light to grow. To support this natural process, our Swiss forests and stream banks are regularly maintained – this includes removing invasive plant species. Would you like to help your company pull out blackberries and other neophytes, create eco-piles from branches, protect endangered young trees or remove old tree guards? Whether in the forest or by the water – your help will make a difference!

• Assignment in nature possible in various cantons

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  Kanton Zürich, Kanton Aargau, Kanton Zug, Schwyz, Luzern, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Uri, Kanton Graubünden, Kanton Tessin

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  Countless natural treasures await eager volunteers in the cantons of Zurich, Aargau, Central Switzerland, Graubünden and Ticino! Working together with dedicated volunteers, we tackle various tasks that strengthen the ecosystem and protect endangered habitats. In addition to various forestry tasks such as clearing felled trees, our program includes maintaining dry meadows and pastures of national importance. We take special care to ensure that every assignment is an unforgettable experience in nature. Our goal is to impart a deeper understanding of ecological connections and to raise awareness about the importance of protecting our natural resources. Because you can only effectively protect what you know and value. Every volunteer assignment and every helping hand contributes to creating new habitats or protecting existing ones. Through our joint efforts, we can have a positive impact and secure the future of our environment!

• Broken Bread

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  Zürich

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  The Incontro association has been doing valuable work for people in need in Zurich's Langstrasse district for years. Every evening, up to 400 meals are distributed, and the need continues to grow. The association is active 365 days a year and relies on the support of volunteers. This is where you come in: get involved as a team of two! Together with a colleague, you can help directly on-site. Your commitment not only brings hope and warmth to those in need but also enriches you through valuable encounters and experiences. Your help makes a difference. Join this important work and give a little hope and support to those who need it most.

• Food distribution

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  Muttenz, Pratteln, Liestal, Birsfeld, Zwingen, Staufen, Berne, Soleure

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  Our dream is of a society without hunger and waste – a community where everyone has access to nutritious food, and where we use surplus resources responsibly. ThanksGiver Schweiz regularly receives food donations from retailers, producers and partner companies. These products, which include fresh food, bread, dairy products, non-perishable goods and everyday items such as personal hygiene products, are carefully sorted and packaged by our volunteers and distributed to people in difficult circumstances. Food that is no longer suitable for human consumption but still usable is responsibly donated to farms or for use as pet food.

• Support Wheelchair Curling in Thônex as a Corporate Volunteer

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  Thônex

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  By supporting the wheelchair curling section of the Curling Club Trois-Chêne in Thônex, you help people with disabilities stay active and pursue their passion under the best possible conditions. The players are able to deliver curling stones with remarkable precision and compete against standing teams, but they require assistance in moving the stones during training sessions and competitions. This volunteering opportunity offers a rewarding and enriching experience, allowing you to discover inclusive sports firsthand and actively promote participation and equal opportunities. Whether in a friendly or competitive atmosphere, every helping hand contributes to making sport accessible to everyone.