2020 |
Zedler-Group present their first Sustainability Report |
2020 |
Zedler-Institut is a new member of DGNB e.V. (German Sustainable Building Council). The company headquarters is certified according to the "buildings in use" system with the highest award level "Platinum" and top marks therein by the German Sustainable Building Council (DGNB). Additionally, the exemplary company building is awarded the "Climate Positive" status. This combination of both awards can be found only twice worldwide at the time of the award ceremony |
2019 |
Since end of 2019 Zedler-Institut has been a member of BNW Bundesverband Nachhaltige Wirtschaft e.V. (formerly UnternehmensGrün e.V.). As an ecologically oriented business association, BNW is committed to an ambitious environmental and sustainable economic policy on behalf of its member companies, above all on a non-material and cross-sectoral basis. The association is politically and financially independent and recognised as non-profit organisation. |
2019 |
Zedler-Institut is founding member of "Förderkreis Wirtschaft, Politik & Gesellschaft" (promotion circle business, politics & society) to support the work group of bicycle and pedestrian-friendly communities in Baden-Wuerttemberg (AGFK-BW), target of this association is a dialogue between institutions, politics and economy about the future of mobility |
2019 |
Dirk Zedler is elected board member of the newly launched German cycle association "Bundesverband Zukunft Fahrrad e.V." (BVZF), target of the association of service companies of the cycle industry is to accelerate a sustainable change in mobility with the bicycle playing a major role |
2019 |
Signature of Baden-Wuerttemberg's WIN-Charta promoting sustainable management by managing director Dirk Zedler and publication of the WIN-Charta target concept |
2018 |
Admission as training company for the study programme International Business at Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University, Stuttgart (DHBW) |
2018 |
Award winner "Großer Preis des Mittelstandes" (Grand Prix of Small and Medium Business) for an innovative business model and the operations management of strongly increasing the owner's capital share during an enormous growth by binding the employees for many years at the same time. The award was presented by Dr. Helfried Schmidt, Foundation Chairman of the Oskar-Patzelt-Foundation |
2018 |
Official inauguration of the new, energy-efficient company building |
2018 |
Awarded with VSF..Ethikpreis for the trend-setting, ecologically well thought-out, new building of the headquarters in Swabian Ludwigsburg, presented by VSF Managing Director Albert Herresthal during the vivavelo conference 2018 |
2017 |
Move of GDFS mbH and Zedler – Institut für Fahrradtechnik und -Sicherheit GmbH into the new, energy efficient building with 1,300 sqm |
2016 |
Award as Top Ten Company 2016 in the state prize for young companies of L-Bank and the German state Baden-Wuerttemberg |
2016 |
Award as one of 5 finalists from Baden-Wuerttemberg in the competition "Großer Preis des Mittelstandes" (Grand Prix of Small and Medium Business) 2016 of the Oskar-Patzelt-Foundation |
2016 |
The guidelines for the parts replacement of CE marked e-bikes/pedelecs up to a pedal assist of 25 km/h developed by Zedler-Institut (together with the German service and bicycle association (VSF), the German Bicycle Association (ZIV) and the Federal Guild Association (BIV)) are updated |
2016 |
Foundation of GDFS – Gesellschaft der Fahrrad-Sachverständigen mbH, date of foundation: August 1, 2016 |
2016 |
Reaching the top 20 of companies competing for the state prize for young companies in 2016 (Landespreis für junge Unternehmen 2016) of L-Bank and presentation of the company in front of the jury |