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RSS & PodcastsCore Values
Our core values form the framework for our conduct and our decisions as well as provide orientation for our actions as a company.
Sustainable Success
Sustainable success is the goal of our activities and a core value at the same time. We create values for our stakeholders and in doing so we assume active responsibility towards people, society and nature. We use opportunities and in doing so approach risks cautiously.
Social Responsibility
We are convinced that social responsibility is an indispensable factor for the long-term success of our company. We respect and support observance of internationally recognized human rights and reject all forms of forced and child labour. We respect trade union freedom of association and the right to engage in collective wage bargaining. We remunerate our employees on market terms and on the basis of performance with compensation and social benefits linked to economic success.
Respect and Fairness in Dealing with Business Partners and Employees
We treat our business partners as fair contractual partners. Supervisors and employees display an attitude of openness towards each other and create a workplace atmosphere that facilitates the open exchange of ideas and an approach to dealing with one another characterized by confidence. Equality of opportunity and the rejection of any form of discrimination is something that we consider a matter of course.
Promoting the Personal and Specialist Competencies of Our Employees
We promote the personal and specialist competencies of our employees. We encourage our employees to contribute their creativity to the common success of the company and its stakeholders.
Transparency
We seek an active dialogue with our partners and our environment. We regularly provide our employees, shareholders, the capital market and the media with comprehensive, truthful and intelligible information.
Integrity
We act in compliance with the laws of the countries in which we operate. We observe the rules of free competition. We do not tolerate any form of corruption. We avoid conflicts of interest and protect company property from any abuse.
