There is hardly anyone at BSH who knows better about agile collaboration in self-organized teams than Şebnem Balaban, who works as Agile and Transformation Coach in our global HR department. In an interview, we asked her to share her experiences with agile collaboration and give tips for colleagues who are interested in learning how to practice it.
Corporations gain more awareness of sustainability and its necessity. However, the recent European study by BSH shows that for many consumers sustainable home appliances seem to be a rather theoretical than practical matter. The study was conducted as part of a consumer-focused holistic restructuring of BSH towards a more sustainable business model and surprised with its results. Find out more about the differences between consumers’ positions on sustainability in European countries:
To provide children and young people with special moments, BSH Austria is extending its long-standing partnership with SOS Children’s Villages. BSH Austria will continue to support the organization with donations in kind and cash. In addition to high-quality household appliances for SOS Children’s Village kitchens, BSH also participates in several fundraising campaigns that benefit the organization.
In 2021, the first edition of the BSH Running Challenge in the BSH Region Europe took place. The main goal was to challenge our employees in all locations to stay healthy by leaving their home offices in these Covid-19 times and combine it with a greater cause: Collecting donations to help people in need. And that’s how it worked:
With appliances becoming increasingly digital, smart devices are now responsible for an improved quality of life in many homes. Nevertheless, there are still questions when it comes to an intelligent, networked household. In this article, Marcelo Hiering, Head of Communications and Brand of BSH’s ecosystem brand Home Connect, talks about expectations, the future of connected living, and much more.
The time for rainbows at companies is commonly Pride Month. However, commitment to diversity must be an issue in corporations throughout the year. A rainbow flag was raised at the BSH site in Giengen in the fall of 2021. We took this as an opportunity to ask ourselves what value such symbols can create internally and externally, and talked in Giengen to Jochen Heel, who initiated the action, and Karina Bartschat, Diversity Ambassador.
In WirtschaftsWoche’s podcast “Chefgespräch”, Dr. Carla Kriwet (Chief Executive Officer, BSH) spoke with Editor-in-Chief Beat Balzli about the topics that move BSH. How does BSH’s current transformation play into its new sustainability strategy? What is it like to position the company as a thought leader in the global market? And, how will modular and smart home appliances create value for a new generation of consumers in the future?
Carlos Sanchez Albir (Projekt Lead in Customer Service at BSH) and Claudia Strauch (Global L&D Application Manager at BSH), recently received their nomination as PROUTVoices at the PROUT AT WORK-Foundation. In an interview, we asked them, what this honor means to them and why they decided to fight for diversity, equity and inclusion at the workplace.
Today, shopping must be much more than just a visit to a store: It is about creating a world of experience for customers. The first BOSCH Brand Store in Belgium was officially opened on October 8, 2021. The opening ceremony was attended by numerous BSH suppliers, public figures, and BSH employees. In the article, we show you what makes the new store special and what highlights can be found there.
BSH Hausgeräte GmbH, with a total turnover of some EUR 15.6 billion and 62,000 employees in 2022, is a global leader in the home appliance industry. The company’s brand portfolio includes eleven well-known appliance brands like Bosch, Siemens, Gaggenau and Neff as well as the ecosystem brand Home Connect and service brands like Kitchen Stories. BSH produces at 40 factories and is represented in some 50 countries. BSH is a Bosch Group company.
