Social responsibility

Some more important sponsoring projects in 2003

Also in 2003 ZM paid its attention to the society in which it conducts its business operations, and strived to take on responsibility for the people and the environment. Due to the fact that the insurance business is tightly connected with a wider social environment, we cannot afford to be indifferent to what is going on around us.

Our basic mission, i.e. helping people in case of damages and alleviating the burden of loss, is thus spread also to other areas of our activities. ZM provides substantial financial means for activities preventing traffic accidents, fires and health hazards. We try to raise awareness of the importance of cultural, sporting and physical activities, and substantial funds are donated also to humanitarian work, education and the development of science.

In the sphere of the arts we try to provide financial support for innovative artists, artists who are widening new horizons of our perception and comprehension of the modern world. Scholarships are offered by ZM also for the study abroad, and financial support is provided for individual performers or groups (e.g. Amnesty Trio International), are sponsorships are taken over by ZM for various events (exhibitions in arts galleries, Summer Puppet Quayside Display, "Waldorf" pre-school educational institution, etc.). We try to diversify our financial support as much as possible, but we focus especially on supporting young people, since they need this kind of help most of they wish to continue treading along the road they have taken.  

In the year 2003 ZM provided financial support for the following:

in the field of sports:

-          the "Golden Fox Trophy" world ski cup competition for women;

-          Aleš Gorza, a giant slalom skier from Carinthia, member of the Slovenian National Ski Team;

-          the Maribor football team "NK-Maribor-Pivovarna Laško";

-          the Slovenian Ice Hockey Association – the world ice hockey championship (IHWC) - Group B;

-          Secondary Schools Basketball League (ŠKL);

-          Slovenj Gradec Hanball Club 'Prevent';

-          volley ball clubs: NKBM Branik Maribor, HIT Nova Gorica, ŽOK Ljutomer;

-          Izola Sailing Club;

-          Shooting Union of Slovenia, etc.;

In the field of culture and arts:

-          The Maribor summer festival 'Festival Lent';

-          The 'Borštnikovo srečanje'; festival of theatre performances;

-          Musical September;

-          Foundation for fostering development of children's skills and competence;

-          Ethnological carnival festivities 'Kurentovanje' in Ptuj, etc.

Our major sponsees - ice hockey team "HDD Zavarovalnica Maribor Olimpija" and football team "NK Pivovarna Laško Maribor" won the national championships in 2002 and thus justified the ZM financial support.