Introduction

Responsibility, fairness and transparency

As a globally operating company, we are committed to our social responsibility. The actions we take as a company are guided by fairness, justice and a clearly defined system of values. We safeguard these values through a number of initiatives including our Code of Conduct and our active membership in the United Nations (UN) Global Compact. Providing systematic training for employees to create even greater awareness of fair business practices is another important element for us. Our suppliers will also be held to an even higher level of accountability in the future through our ESG auditing systems and the Supplier Code of Conduct.

During the 2022 reporting period, we focused our activities on the topics of “Sustainable purchasing”, “Compliance and fair business practices”, “Respect for human rights” and “Transparency”.