Sponsorship

General sponsoring principles at Vallox

These instructions define the general sponsoring practices at Vallox.

The goals of sponsoring

The main goals of sponsoring at Vallox are increasing awareness about us, promoting a positive image among our stakeholders and, consequently, supporting our business. Our goal is also to be a responsible corporate citizen. We want the Finnish environment to remain clean, and we want to support a healthy lifestyle, particularly in children and young people.

Within these goals, Vallox signs co-operation agreements of two different levels, in addition to which small-scale support in the form of product donations may be granted with discretion.

Co-operation agreements

National- or international-level co-operation agreements

Vallox has one or two national- or international-level co-operation agreements in place at the same time. We may sponsor sports or cultural activities. The agreements signed with national- or international-level partners and the activities associated with the agreements must be in line with Vallox’ goals concerning sponsoring. The agreements and the activities included in them are subject to annual review. However, at this level, we aim for long-term co-operation (three years or more).

Local co-operation agreements

In addition to national- and international-level agreements, Vallox may sponsor local sports clubs, associations or other similar sports or cultural efforts in Loimaa within the annual budget. Individual sports athletes must also represent a local (Loimaa-based) club or association. Vallox employees who compete in individual sports at the Finnish Championship level may be sponsored locally.

Local co-operation agreements are more closely associated with corporate social responsibility than sales promotion. Local sponsoring is aimed at non-profit efforts, and sponsorship decisions are made for one year at a time.

Other support

At our discretion, we may grant support in the form of product donations to local non-profit organisations.

General principles

General principles of our co-operation with clubs, associations and organisations:

• As a rule, Vallox sponsors the club and not any teams within the club. If Vallox has granted support to the club, individual teams within the club should not apply for sponsoring while the co-operation agreement is in force.
• If the club publishes a periodical, the co-operation agreement shall include an advertisement of Vallox in the periodical without extra charge.
• The sponsoring and co-operation agreements defined in these instructions are covered by the marketing cost centre. A written agreement is prepared of the sponsorship and subject to approval by the Marketing Manager.

In addition to the above agreements, heads of cost centres may sign co-operation agreements within their budgets.

Application instructions

Sponsorship applications concerning long-term activities are processed twice a year. Applications must be submitted by 15 November or 15 May, and we aim to make the sponsorship decision within a month of the above dates.

The application must indicate the purpose and amount of the sponsorship and what the applicant offers in return for the sponsorship. Please send your applications via form below

These instructions shall take effect on 1 September 2019, and they will be revised as necessary.