2020 Sustainability Report

9 “ What we do today determines what the world will look like tomorrow. ” Out of the 17 United Nations goals, in this report we will address the following six as our core goals and show what contribution we, as a medium-sized company, can make to achieving the goals set out by the United Nations. Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach _3. Health and Well-being Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, at all ages. Our contribution: Expand our health management system. Offer recreational activities to do with exercise and diet. Support a good work-life balance (part-time work, working from home). Reject suppliers who do not have sufficiently progressive working conditions. _4. Quality Education Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportuni- ties for all. Our contribution: Offer training places and internships. Encourage the next generation of specialists from an early age. Provide training and continuing education for all employees. Train recycling experts in developing countries through the Fair Recycling project. _5. Gender Equality Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls. Our contribution: Equal pay. Support a good work-life balance (part-time work, working from home). Train recycling experts in developing countries through the Fair Recycling project. _7. Affordable and Clean Energy Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. Our contribution: Obtain 100% of our energy from renewable sources. Use a photovoltaic system. Encourage e-mobility. New warehouse in Endingen in compliance with the latest sustainability standards. _12. Responsible Consumption and Production Ensure sustainable patterns of consumption and production. Our contribution: Use manufacturers and raw materials suppliers based within 600 km of our production sites. Implement a Code of Conduct for suppliers. Ensure products have a long service life, offer guarantees on the availability of spare parts, find safe design solutions, use low-emission and reusable materials. Product certification. _13. Climate Action Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. Our contribution: Climate-neutral production. Obtain 100% of our energy from renewable sources. Use eco-friendly materials and sort waste for disposal. Use no PVC, heavy metals or azo dyes. Use upholstery materials that comply with OekoTex Standard 100 or the EU Ecola- bel. Only use leather processed in ISO 14001-certified tanneries. Use solid wood sourced 99.8% from European and sustainably managed forests.