What we are
We are often asked where our name "PIRON" comes from. What it means or what it stands for. First of all: PIRON is a proper name, not an abbreviation or a made-up word. Where this name came from is a longer story, which we are happy to share in a personal exchange.
But in a nutshell: PIRON is the name of a place in South Africa. It was there, almost fifteen years ago, that the vision and basic idea for our work as an agency was born. Therefore, this name stands for our foundation and origin as well as our profile.
Faith plays a major role for us - both internally and in our work. Christian values form the most important foundation of our company. This is because they shape our management and work culture as well as our dealings with our customers. In addition, we work daily with Faith-based Actors in a wide range of countries around the globe. That is why we also address issues of faith and worldview in international development cooperation.
We continuously improve our corporate sustainability. This means that we pay attention internally to business, social and ecological health. We also live the same principles in our work for clients. Some examples from the area of environmental sustainability: We order our office supplies from the sustainable mail order company Memo. We use the sustainable search engine Ecosia for our web research. We offset our air business travel via CompensAid. In addition, we often give away tree vouchers from Plant for the Planet to our customers, partners and friends at Christmas.
For transparency reasons, we publish our core corporate policies:
Vision and Mission (September 2021)
Code of Conduct (Februar 2022)
PIRON considers itself a value-based organization with a diverse team from a variety of contexts and backgrounds serving clients all around the world. Because of this, the establishment of a common ethical culture that adequately reflects the company’s values and adheres to company policies internally and externally is of utmost importance to PIRON.
The mandate of the Ethical Focal Point is to support the establishment of an ethical culture across all staff and leadership and to deliberate on value-related questions when it comes to cooperation with (potential) clients and partner organizations. The Ethical Focal Point will support the highest standard of ethical practices across the company.
Ethical Focal Point: Judith Gebbe, Project Manager Faith In Development
Jobs and internships
Currently there are no open positions.
Internship requests can be sent to dielmann@piron.global on your own initiative at any time.