Key Figures
Foundation for Safety in Skiing (SIS), headquartered at the Haus des Ski in Planegg, established by deed on July 10, 1975, and approved by the Bavarian State Ministry of Education and Culture on September 22, 1975.
Office: Haus des Ski, HubertusstraĂźe 1, 82152 Planegg
The Foundation for Safety in Skiing is a public foundation under civil law with legal capacity. It serves exclusively and directly charitable and benevolent purposes as defined in the section titled “Tax-Exempt Purposes” of the German Tax Code.
Board of Directors:
- Dr. Volker Himmelseher (Chair)
- Norbert Höflacher
- Prof. Hanns Michael Hölz
- Karin Orgeldinger
- Prof. Dr. Ralf Roth
- Hubert Schwarz
Executive Board:
- Tilmann Brenner
- Andreas König
Effective May 1, 2025
A full-time employee
Principles of Good Foundation Practice
The Principles of Good Foundation Practice provide a framework for effective and altruistic foundation activities. They apply to all public-benefit foundations, regardless of their legal form, and are primarily intended for foundation governing bodies, trustees, and foundation staff.
At the same time, they also provide guidance to prospective founders in their deliberations and during the establishment process, ensuring that the foundation’s purposes can be fulfilled effectively and sustainably. Under the umbrella of the Principles of Good Foundation Practice, specific recommendations and standards have also been developed for certain groups of foundations.
Transparency Regarding Our Awards
Our goal is to openly explain how our work is evaluated so that you can see the successes we are building on. That is why you will find here a list of all the awards we have received to date.
In 1993, the DSV Environmental Advisory Board received the highest Olympic honor: IOC President Samaranch (right) presented the IOC Award to Erwin Lauterwasser (left), chairman of the DSV Environmental Advisory Board. NOK President Walther Tröger (center) praised the environmental efforts that, as seen with the roller-ski track on Rohrhardsberg, are blazing an ecological trail for cross-country skiing. The flower meadow by the lift impressively demonstrates that nature and skiing are compatible.
The “Handbook on Cross-Country Skiing Areas” and the model projects it contains were awarded first prize in the Federal and State Nature Conservation Competition in 1998 by Angela Merkel, then Federal Minister for the Environment. The handbook provides valuable guidance for the construction and renovation of cross-country ski trails. Through close collaboration with representatives from the worlds of skiing, ecology, forestry, and tourism, solutions were found that result in a win-win situation compared to the initial conditions. The result is better—and, thanks to their shorter length, more cost-effective—cross-country ski trails, where disturbances to flora and fauna have been significantly reduced.
The Ticket2Nature project was designated in 2008–2009 as an official project of the UN Decade of “Education for Sustainable Development 2005–2014.” It was initiated and largely supported by SIS. The project is funded by the German Federal Environmental Foundation (DBU). SIS, the DSV Environmental Advisory Board, and the German Sport University Cologne (Institute for Outdoor Sports and Environmental Research) are responsible for the implementation and further development of the Ticket2Nature concept, as well as for training the team members. The project has been accepted into the “Alliance for Learning Sustainability.” The Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture, Youth, and Sports also supports ticket2nature.
The “Nordic Center Oberstdorf/Allgäu” project has been nominated for the 2023 German Sustainability Award in the category of (Large-Scale) Events, Match Days, and Sports Festivals. The center is Germany’s leading Nordic sports center, serving as a hub for elite sports, youth competitive sports, recreational sports, and tourism. Its central mission is to be a “sustainable and open sports facility” that is accessible year-round to all athletes: for elite sports, youth development, and recreational sports; for tourists and locals; and for people of all ages—with and without disabilities. The “Ried Nordic World Championship Center” is a training and competition facility serving as the national training base for Nordic skiing of the German Ski Association (DSV). The facility is used year-round by national and state squad athletes as part of training camp programs and central training courses. Internationally successful elite athletes develop their skills at this training center. In addition, Nordic competitions—including the 2021 World Championships—are held here regularly.
In 2024, the German Sustainability Award will honor role models for sustainability in sports for the second time. By highlighting the best examples, the award aims to promote the further development of sustainability in sports, among the general public, and within the sports industry. The Foundation for Safety in Skiing was selected as a finalist in the “Sports Associations/Clubs” category for its ticket2nature project.