COMPANY

Guiding principles

“It’s only sustainable if it’s renewable” – that is our motto, and it guides our daily activities in terms of developing and selecting our products. At the same time, sustainability and a spirit of partnership are also the focus of our dealings with customers, suppliers, employees, and partners. The goal is for all of these areas to yield a single consistent, balanced, holistic picture of our core values.

Sustainability in generating prosperity

Our most important goal as a company is to use the value creation spurred by demand to generate prosperity. In the process, we aim to take the interests of our employees, partners, the local area, and – wherever possible – of producers and processors in our countries of origin into consideration. Through long-term partnerships in particular, our objective is to have a positive effect on standards of living in source areas. Our top priority is making sure this business objective does not conflict with those below.

Sustainability in using resources

We are aware that the earth’s resources are limited, so they must be used sparingly and efficiently. That’s why we select the most suitable raw materials according to our body of knowledge when we develop and select products. Although we use primarily natural substances, we are committed to using synthetic raw materials when it makes ecological and economic sense to do so. We operate our building and facilities with as little use of resources as possible and constantly push to conserve energy.

Sustainability in dealing with people

We maintain a spirit of partnership throughout the supply chain. To us, sustainability means a high level of dependability and taking responsibility for our actions. Transparency and ongoing optimization of processes to benefit partners and consumers are also part of our commitment as a company. We view ourselves as a place of joint personal development. Employees are involved in decision-making processes, and they take responsibility for their tasks. The engagement of our people is the wellspring of innovation and part of the company’s value all at once. As a result, we are explicitly committed to ensuring that our staff members share appropriately in the company’s positive development. We recognize the creative and inspiring power of cultural diversity. When selecting employees, we are careful to ensure that everyone has an opportunity to join us in available positions, without discrimination, and we cultivate a tolerant, open working climate.

Sustainability in our investments

Throughout our history, sustainability and good stewardship of resources have been given equal priority as criteria in the process of deciding on investments. Economic and ecological aspects typically go hand in hand. In the interests of our natural environment, we prioritize conservative use of resources where this makes sense economically.

Legal compliance

To protect the environment and people, we observe national and international laws ourselves, and so does our network of professional and trade associations. We strive to stay up to date on all of the specifications at all times and to satisfy all regulatory requirements.