The company launched the international appeal called "Hand in Hand into the Future" to benefit victims of the tsunami in South Asia. Donations, being collected through February 15, will be used to finance reconstruction of the areas impacted by the tsunami. The DBT management board said the company will match each employee’s donation euro for euro, dollar for dollar.

“We hope that this joint effort will help give the surviving tsunami victims a future,” DBT chief human resources officer Hermann Oecking said .

“We have more than 3,000 employees worldwide with a strong sense of community. We wish to make our contribution focus on reconstruction in South Asia. Therefore we have initiated an appeal extending over several weeks.”

DBT will pass the donations on to aid organizations operating internationally that are providing ongoing support for reconstruction projects in the tsunami-affected regions.