Responsibility

Count Zeppelin was a visionary in many respects – not least as someone with a strong sense of duty to the society in which he lived. In establishing the Zeppelin Foundation in 1908 and transferring his company shares to the foundation, he was expressing his gratitude for the funds so generously donated by the German people, enabling him to continue airship construction.

The Zeppelin Group is still owned by the Foundation to this day. The idea that entrepreneurship must be tied to social responsibility remains embedded in our corporate culture. We at Zeppelin are convinced that success in business brings with it an obligation, and corporate social responsibility is key to our understanding of what we are.