We believe that workforce diversity promotes innovation and better team performance. A good balance between different cultures, nationalities, and age groups as well as between male and female employees is conducive to our entrepreneurial success. We have therefore set ourselves the goal of furthering workforce diversity and including all employees in company operations in the best possible way (workforce inclusion). Increasing the proportion of women in management positions is important to us. Internationality and demography are two further areas of focus of our diversity activities. During the 2011-2012 period, we launched a wide variety of measures to achieve [...]

In accordance with our values, we live a culture of mutual esteem and respect. We want to strengthen our company’s ability to act by recruiting, developing and motivating the most suitable employees. In addition, we would like to further enhance the performance culture of our company and promote the diversity of our workforce. In 2011, we started the “Fit for 2018” transformation program. Fit for 2018 We want to attract, develop and retain qualified employees. Attracting employees Avoiding accidents is an important part of our responsibility. Occupational safety We believe that diversity promotes innovation and better team performance. Diversity and Inclusion [...]

[...] a global corporate group. Since 2011, we have additionally increased our strategic focus on workforce diversity and fostering a culture of inclusion to benefit from that diversity, which we want to promote by means of targeted measures. These include, for example, our intention to increase the percentage of management positions held by women to between 25% and 30% by 2016. Organization and responsibilities Kai Beckmann, Executive Board Member and Chief Administration Officer, is responsible for Human Resources (HR). We reorganized our HR units in 2012. Group Human Resources (Group HR) steers all HR activities worldwide. Employees of Group HR in the legal entities [...]

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[...] LTIR of 2.0 in 2011 and an LTIR of 2.3 in 2012. We are working to lastingly stabilize our LTIR. Goals: Diversity and inclusion Strategic goal Action By? Status in 2011 and 2012 Status Increase the percentage of management positions (Global Grade 14+) held by women to 25%-30% Increase the percentage of management positions held by women through numerous initiatives that move women into those positions End of 2016 23% of management positions were held by women in 2011; 24% were held by women in 2012, a 2% increase over 2010. Legend: Achieved In progress Not achieved New goal Environment XLS Download Goals: Environmental management Strategic goal Action By? Status in [...]