"UBS Kids Cup" wins the Sponsoring Excellence Award

The "UBS Kids Cup" is the most successful youth sports project in Switzerland. A triathlon consisting of a 60 m sprint, long jump and ball throw encourages children between the ages of 7 and 15 to develop the basic forms of movement that are fundamental to all sports. Through local competitions, the kids qualify for the Swiss final at Letzigrund Stadium, which takes place after the legendary Weltklasse Zürich athletics meeting. UBS and Swiss Athletics have created a 365-day platform that makes athletics more successful in the long term and raises the reputation of UBS in all regions of Switzerland to a new level. Over 1.7 million kids and millions of adults have become part of the community since the launch in 2011.

"The UBS Kids Cup is a unique success story in the Swiss sponsorship landscape. The initiative by Weltklasse Zürich and Swiss Athletics has become the largest national platform for young talent and popular sports. It has permanently changed Swiss athletics and also the reputation of UBS," says Urs Wyss, jury president of the Sponsoring Excellence Award and member of the board of Sponsoring Switzerland, in recognition of the winning project.

Four special prizes and an audience award

The eight-member independent jury scrutinized all 23 projects submitted, paying particular attention to the criteria of innovation, relevance, creativity and impact. As in the previous year, many projects achieved high scores, which led to four special prizes being awarded to BKW, Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd, Die Mobiliar and BLS.

Special prices Pioneer

• Bank Julius Baer & Co. Ltd - NEXT: NEXT promotes interdisciplinary research into megatrends in the arts, science and technology with the aim of stimulating innovation and promoting dialog between generations.
• Mobiliar - Indoor sports commitment: Mobiliar joined the company in 2013 with an innovative approach to sponsoring the four indoor sports of floorball, handball, volleyball and basketball and is now an integral part of the "indoor sports ecosystem".

Special price Responsibility

• BKW - sustainability partner in snow sports: BKW is committed to promoting more sustainable snow sports, together with Swiss-Ski and other partners and for generations to come.

Special price Surprise:

• BLS AG - Hockey partnership: With the new field hockey train, BLS has been a partner of the four ice hockey clubs on its network (SC Bern, HC Fribourg-Gottéron, EHC Biel-Bienne, SCL Tigers) since the start of the season.

Of the 23 projects submitted, the 13 nominated for the main prize and the special prizes were presented live to the large audience at the Zurich Kunsthaus. More than 250 people from the Swiss sponsorship scene voted online for the first time for the Audience Award. PostFinance Top Scorer. The concept has existed since 2002 and pays money into the junior coffers of the ice hockey clubs. Over the years, the project has been specifically activated and expanded.