Our volunteering strategy

 

 

This year, Teknia approved the creation of its Social Action Committee, a body responsible for the supervision and coordination of its actions in terms of social impact and volunteering.

Javier Quesada Suescun, founder and Honorary President at Teknia, explains the Committee’s strategy in terms of volunteering and the company’s main initiatives in 2023.

Where does Teknia’s commitment to social action and, in particular, to corporate volunteering arise from?

It is a commitment that has been with us from the beginning and that I have always maintained on a personal and professional level. I believe that education is the transforming lever of society and, as a company, we have to impact socially in a positive way in the regions where we are present.

We want Teknia’s commitment to be not only economic, but to go beyond that, and that is the root of our corporate volunteering programme. This includes projects such as the development of an educational centre in which our employees organise training sessions with students to spark their interest in science from a practical and fun perspective.

A programme that also promotes young talent training in the automotive sector, which project would you highlight in this area?

In Mexico, for example, we have developed two volunteer actions with Colonia Juvenil in San Luis Potosí, where one of our production centres is located. In these actions, our colleagues acted as mentors accompanying the students and helping them to develop key skills during the school year.

We also seek to generate interest in STEM education and green entrepreneurship, which is key to the automotive business. For example, we worked with Codespa on a more hands-on approach through inspirational sessions in the after-school science clubs of five schools in Tangier.

In short, we have always been committed to young talent, because we understand that they are the key to the future of the sector.

Speaking of entrepreneurship, how does Teknia collaborate with these entrepreneurs?

For me, entrepreneurship is the driving force behind a country’s progress. That is why we decided to set up a mentoring programme with Youth Business Spain, a network of organisations that help young entrepreneurs.

Thus, with the help of our employees and personal experiences like mine, we support young businessmen and businesswomen in the early stages or in the reactivation of their business, allowing us to transfer our knowledge and expertise to promote the development of their projects.