Hannover Re Foundation

The Hannover Re Foundation (German: Hannover Rück Stiftung) is the corporate foundation of Hannover Rück SE, one of the world's largest reinsurers. It describes itself as giving something back after decades of success, and it channels that commitment into two focus areas: art and sustainability. Its guiding motto is 'Give back to the future!' — a phrase that captures the foundation's aim of supporting talents, ideas and innovations that are effective today for tomorrow, so that coming generations inherit usable opportunities. In the arts, the foundation treats art as a mirror of its time and of social consciousness, and as a creative engine that draws attention to social questions while fostering creativity, innovation and discussion. In sustainability, it builds on Hannover Re's core competence of protecting life, property and values, and on the company's awareness of climate change and biodiversity loss. The foundation frames itself not merely as a financial donor but as an impulse-giver that seeks to win over and inspire other social forces, relying especially on strong partnerships, education and innovation to improve its effectiveness. The foundation is governed by a foundation board and, in addition, has established two curatoria aligned with its two funding priorities — art and sustainability — which translate the foundation's purpose into concrete projects. It operates from Hannover, Germany, and states that it promotes talents, ideas and innovations worldwide. Its website lists supported projects including an examination concert, a master-class exhibition series, Falling Walls Engage, the Museum for Textile Art Hannover, and rrreefs. The foundation is closely tied to its parent, Hannover Rück SE, and its web presence sits under the Hannover Re domain.

The Hannover Re Foundation is the corporate foundation of Hannover Rück SE, one of the world's largest reinsurers. Its self-description explains its origin in the company's own success: over past decades the reinsurer was very successful, had many opportunities and used them well, which the foundation presents as reason enough to give something back. That impulse was institutionalised as the Hannover Rück Stiftung, which pursues two funding priorities — art and sustainability — under the motto 'Give back to the future!'. The foundation's stated mission is to give back and secure the future. It acknowledges major challenges of the present such as global warming, resource scarcity and poverty, and frames its work as contributing to solutions rather than merely pointing out problems. In art, it supports creativity, innovation and discussion, treating art as a mirror of its time and of social consciousness. In sustainability, it draws on Hannover Re's core competence of protecting life, property and values, and on the company's awareness of the dangers and consequences of climate change and biodiversity loss, describing its aim as preserving the basis of life for succeeding generations. Organisationally, the foundation is led by a foundation board and has established two curatoria matching its funding priorities, art and sustainability, which implement the foundation's purpose in concrete projects. It presents itself not only as a financial supporter but as an impulse-giver that can attract and inspire other social forces, and it emphasises strong partnerships, education and innovation, especially in sustainability, to improve its effectiveness. The foundation operates from Hannover, Germany, and states that it promotes talents, ideas and innovations worldwide. Its website highlights supported projects including an examination concert, a master-class exhibition series, Falling Walls Engage, the Museum for Textile Art Hannover, and rrreefs. The foundation's web presence is hosted under the Hannover Re domain and is closely linked to its parent company, Hannover Rück SE.

A corporate foundation acting as an impulse-giver rather than only a financial donor, funding art and sustainability worldwide under the motto 'Give back to the future!'

• Art funding

  Support for art as a mirror of its time and a creative engine for social questions, creativity, innovation and discussion.

• Sustainability funding

  Support for protecting life, property and values and for preserving the basis of life for future generations, through partnerships, education and innovation.

1. 1Hannover Rück Stiftung - Hannover Rück Stiftungstiftung.hannover-rueck.de
2. 2Über uns - Hannover Rück Stiftungstiftung.hannover-rueck.de
3. 3Hannover Re Foundationwikidata.org