GlobalLogic’s Wellbeing Initiative Recognized in the “Employee Support” Category at the Romanian Sustainability & CSR Awards 2025

GlobalLogic’s “Moving Challenge” Internal Initiative Honored with Bronze Award in the “Employee Support” Category at the Romanian Sustainability & CSR Awards 2025

At the 13th edition of the Romanian Sustainability & CSR Awards 2025 Gala, organized by CSR Media and the CSR Media Association, we were proud to receive the bronze award in the “Employee Support” category for our employee well-being initiative, the "Moving Challenge." GlobalLogic Romania’s recognition at this event highlights our dedication to creating a supportive and healthy workplace while also making a positive impact on our team and the wider community.

This year’s competition had over 100 companies participating, with a total of 226 sustainability and social responsibility projects and campaigns submitted. Among these, 62 were recognized for their significant and lasting impact on the community. The Gala not only celebrated these exceptional achievements but also emphasized the ongoing potential for driving positive, sustainable change across organizations and society as a whole.

Supporting healthcare initiatives is a cornerstone of our corporate social responsibility efforts, and we are proud to empower our colleagues to directly contribute to causes they believe in. Following the closing of the 6th edition of our internal well-being “Moving Challenge” program, we have successfully reached our common team target to unlock a company donation. As a result, we supported two healthcare initiatives with a total of 20.000$. These social projects were proposed and voted on by our colleagues participating in the “Moving Challenge” from a selection of 18 causes.

This collaborative effort reflects our team's spirit, where each step taken in this internal challenge fosters both individual well-being and positive community impact.

The $10,000 donation to Hospice Emanuel in Oradea helped support the ongoing construction of a new center and the installation of a much-needed heating system. Meanwhile, the $10,000 donation to the “Sfantul Hristofor” Pediatric Palliative Care Center in Cluj-Napoca contributed to the construction of a new elevator and ensured essential food provisions for the patients.

“We are deeply honored that “Moving Challenge”, our internal well-being initiative, has been recognized again at this year’s Romanian Sustainability & CSR Awards, standing out among so many inspiring projects dedicated to sustainability and social impact.

It is a shared success – the result of dedication and passion from our incredible team over the years, who embraced the project with enthusiasm and helped bring it to life not only across all departments but also among our EMEA colleagues.

Seeing more than 40% of our Romanian colleagues actively take part in the 2024 edition was a powerful reminder of how meaningful and relevant this initiative is. It strengthens our belief that well-being should remain at the heart of our culture and motivates us to continue building an even stronger, more connected community - one that moves for good.” - Alexandra Achim, HR Director GlobalLogic Romania

“Last year was a tough competition with a lot of ups and downs with a few little injuries and bad periods when I was sick. But I learned from other years that these kinds of hard times can only make you stronger, and you can overcome them if you remain focused on your goal.

Moving Challenge overall helped me to remain engaged and focused on doing sports every single day, for me, personally, over the years, it became a good life balancer and helped me to be more healthy, more active and my lifestyle is more dynamic and keeps me busy and distracts me from a boring routine.

Besides all of that, for our community, it is very important because we have the chance through our CSR program to help other people who need it.” - Cătălin Duluș from Oradea Team, 1st place in Moving Challenge leaderboard.

About Moving Challenge

The Moving Challenge is a six-month annual sports program organized by GlobalLogic Romania to promote an active and healthy lifestyle among our colleagues. It encourages participants to stay active through walking, running, and biking, making movement a daily habit.

From the initial need to find new sustainable transport options for our colleagues and provide them with a proper context for increasing the engagement rate within the team, we also wanted to combat the lack of physical activity caused by working from home. And, eventually, turn the whole initiative into an Employee Wellness program to help us improve the physical, mental, and emotional health of as many of our colleagues as possible.

The 2024 Moving Challenge brought together over 700 participants from GlobalLogic branches across six countries: Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia, Germany, and Sweden. In Romania, around 40% of colleagues joined the program. Over 530,000 km were accumulated through the program in outdoor activities, which contributed to the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions from cars (~108 ktCO2e).

In addition to the main objective of employee well-being, the Moving Challenge program also has a CSR layer, which is unlocked when a joint team target is reached. Because this target was exceeded in 2024, we got to support two NGOs with 10k EUR each to develop their great healthcare projects.