Strategic partnership: VDE Testing and Certification Institute and VfL Wolfsburg decide on cooperation

(Wolfsburg/Offenbach a. M., 22.06.2023) VfL Wolfsburg is delighted to be working with the renowned VDE Institute and sees this partnership as a strong and reliable partner. The common goal is to implement certification projects in the field of sustainability and thus make a further contribution to climate protection. The cooperation enables VfL Wolfsburg to further expand its leading position in the field of environmental protection.

Michael Meeske, Managing Director of VfL Wolfsburg, expressed his enthusiasm about the new partnership: "VfL Wolfsburg has gained a strong and reliable partner in the VDE Institute. We are pleased about the cooperation and joint projects around climate protection. This strategic partnership will help us achieve our sustainability and climate protection goals."

'Race To Zero' fits with sustainability approaches of the VDE Institute

Sven Öhrke, member of the management board of VDE Testing and Certification Institute and CEO of VDE Global Services GmbH, also commented on the new business relationship: "The 'Race to Zero' goal fits perfectly with the sustainability approaches of the VDE Institute. In particular, tests on recyclability and certifications within the scope of environmental projects are in our focus and coincide with the goals of VfL. We look forward to a successful cooperation."

The partnership between the VDE Institute and VfL Wolfsburg will encompass a wide range of measures in the field of sustainability and climate protection. Through the collaboration of both organizations, certification projects will be developed to test the recyclability of products and certify environmental projects. These projects will serve as a model for other football clubs and organizations and point the way to a more sustainable future.

VfL Wolfsburg, as one of the pioneers in environmental protection in professional football, has renewed its commitment to setting standards and further advancing its sustainability and climate protection goals. VfL Wolfsburg is one of the first professional football clubs in the world to support the United Nations' 'Race To Zero' initiative. To achieve these ambitious goals, the Bundesliga football club has now announced a strategic partnership with the VDE Testing and Certification Institute.

About the VDE Institute 

The VDE mark is synonymous with safety and quality in electrical devices, components and systems for more than 100 years. The VDE Institute - a subsidiary of the VDE Group - is a worldwide partner for industry customers, business, government authorities, the electrical trade and consumers. More than 100,000 devices per year are subjected to product, quality and safety tests by the VDE Institutes independent testing engineers before they receive the VDE mark. Around the globe, VDE experts monitor more than 7,000 production facilities. Cooperation agreements with more than 50 countries ensure that the tests performed by the VDE Institute are internationally recognized. 200,000 types of products with millions of model variants bear the VDE mark worldwide. The VDE Testing and Certification Institute GmbH, a non-profit organization, employs more than 500 people in Offenbach am Main.

For more information, visit www.vde.com/institute

About VDE

VDE, one of the largest technology organizations in Europe, has been regarded as a synonym for innovation and technological progress for more than 130 years. VDE is the only organization in the world that combines science, standardization, testing, certification, and application consulting under one umbrella. The VDE mark has been synonymous with the highest safety standards and consumer protection for more than 100 years. 

Our passion is the advancement of technology, the next generation of engineers and technologists, and lifelong learning and career development “on the job”. Within the VDE network more than 2,000 employees at over 60 locations worldwide, more than 100,000 honorary experts, and around 1,500 companies are dedicated to ensuring a future worth living: networked, digital, electrical.  
Shaping the e-dialistic future. 

The VDE (VDE Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies) is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main. For more information, visit www.vde.com