Sustainability Management at the Fischer Group of Companies Waldachtal, 2019
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Sustainability Management at the fischer group of companies Waldachtal, 2019 Deutscher Nachhaltigkeitspreis 2020 SIEGER Großunternehmen Sustainability Management “Sustainability unites aspects like environmental protection, technology and innovation with economic success and social responsibility. At the fischer group of companies, we see the interplay of these aspects as a learning process to live, work, and do business in harmony with nature.” Professor E. h. Senator E. h. E.h., Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Klaus Fischer 4 5 Introduction The fischer group of companies is of resource-conserving products. On an organisation that is highly flexible and actively aware of its social responsibility. the path towards streamlining business problem-solving oriented, the structured The policies that take economic, social practices that prevent wastage and analysis of problems in the further and ecological aspects into account are increase value production, the fischer development of company processes laid out in our fischer mission statement. ProcessSystem emerged in 2001, based is a significant task for management. We plan our our economic development on the Japanese Kaizen concept. It is with long-term and sustainable not considered to be a "toolbox" for Beyond operational training, fischer is goals, in line with social interests. designing and optimising production, also extremely committed to external logistics and administrative processes. projects. Equal opportunity and fischer’s mission statement governs Instead, we see it as a management balancing work and family also have a its leadership concept and interaction system that supports the company high priority in the group of companies, with the circle of people (stakeholders) in achieving its strategic business as do the occupational safety and affiliated with the company. It also sets goals - and that is also how we health protection of employees. the stage for economic activity. This apply it. For this purpose, consistent includes trusting cooperation, reliable sustainability management is essential. Within the framework of its economic and upstanding conduct, mutual The company group considers its possibilities, fischer supports social, appreciation, performance-related business processes to be connected cultural and sports initiatives and remuneration and future-focused by a regulating system. fischer thereby associations that correspond with organisational forms and work methods, obligates itself to maintain the standards company goals and values. as well as active publicity work that it has set in order to continuously protects the intellectual property of improve the system – as well as each others – a right which fischer also individual process – for the benefit of claims for itself – along with active the customers and the company. cooperation in appropriate committees, corporations and associations. Targeted employee qualification and development forms the basis of the fischer has been has engaged in active fischer ProcessSystem. A corresponding environmental protection for decades, leadership culture enables and which includes company processes, consistently supports systematic but also the research and development problem solving. In order to also achieve Yours, Klaus Fischer 7 Contents Introduction 5 Checklist: Sustainability Management at fischer 8 fischer’s sustainability compass 9 Blue Path at fischer 12 Guiding Principle 01 – Human and Labour Rights 14 Guiding Principle 02 – Employee well-being 16 Guiding Principle 03 – Stakeholder groups 18 Guiding Principle 04 – Resources 19 Guiding Principle 05 – Energy and emissions 25 Guiding Principle 06 – Product responsibility 28 Guiding Principle 07 – Company success and workplaces 32 Guiding Principle 08 – Sustainable innovation 36 Guiding Principle 09 – Financial decisions 38 Guiding Principle 10 – Anti-corruption 38 Guiding Principle 11 – Regional added-value 40 Guiding Principle 12 – Incentives to rethink 44 Outlook 46 Checklist: Sustainability Management at fischer Qualitative Quantitative Overview Priority setting documentation documentation Guiding Principle 01 – Human & Labour Rights Guiding Principle 02 – Employee well-being Guiding Principle 03 – Stakeholders Guiding Principle 04 – Resources Guiding Principle 05 – Energy & emissions Guiding Principle 06 – Product responsibility Guiding Principle 07 – Company success & workplaces Guiding Principle 08 – Sustainable innovations Guiding Principle 09 – Financial decisions Guiding Principle 10 – Anti-corruption Guiding Principle 11 – Regional added-value Guiding Principle 12 – Incentives to rethink Sustainability efforts on site Supported WIN!-project: Fundraising campaign for children's daycare centres Funding amount: 55,000 Euro Project sponsor: Klaus Fischer Foundation Type of funding: Key area: Financial Material Personnel Resources Mobility Integration Education for sustainable development 9 fischer’s sustainability compass In order to strengthen existing structures ■ Guiding Principle 07 – Company WIN Project - Klaus Fischer donates for doing business sustainably and to success and workplaces 55,000 Euros to children's daycare find new fields of action, fischer orients centres in the region. itself on the WIN-Charter and Sustainable ■ Guiding Principle 08 – Sustainable Development Goals. Both concepts offer innovations transparency to stakeholders by making Investing in the education of young the responsible actions from companies ■ Guiding Principle 11 – Regional people is an important concern to the comparable. added-value company owner, Klaus Fischer. For him, this starts right in the daycare centre. Now seven daycare centres have once The WIN-Charter requires self- These highlights are explained in again received generous donations from commitment, personal initiative and open detail, specified and underpinned with the Klaus Fischer Foundation. “Investing communication from companies, and performance indicators in fischer’s in education and development is an is aligned with the economic structure sustainability management. The other investment in the future,” company of Baden-Württemberg. Its regional guiding principles from the WIN-Charter owner Klaus Fischer says. That is why components are an outstanding feature. set are also taken into account and could he places a great deal of importance on take the place of one or the other main promoting young people and expresses guiding principles with regard to relevance. it through a large number of initiatives: With the twelve Guiding Principles of the Seven daycare centres in the region are WIN-Charter, companies commit to basic receiving generous donations from the values, a responsible approach to the The WIN-Charter initiated in Baden- Klaus Fischer Foundation. For this reason environment and identification with their Württemberg meets all the EU’s he has always supported the promotion region. Aspects like human and labour requirements for sustainability reporting. of the trainees and dual-study students rights, integration or resource efficiency Even before it was introduced, fischer at our company. are also a part of it. was practising active sustainability communication thereby affirming its responsibility as a company. Before Furthermore, he also personally supports fischer’s Sustainability the introduction of the CSR-Guidelines daycare centres and schools in our Management Implementation Law in spring 2017, region as well as universities, through structurally follows which the WIN-Charter developed from, our company or his Klaus Fischer the WIN-Charter. fischer was already meeting all of the Foundation. In this way, our company requirements in EU-Guideline 2014/95. is committed to many campaigns that introduce kids to commercial For fischer, the focus is on five particular enterprises. “Kids should become guiding principles out of the original 12: As an internationally active company, familiar with companies when they are fischer also recognises the Sustainable young so they can look out beyond the ■ Guiding Principle 04 – Resources Development Goals (SDG) defined by horizon,” our company owner believes. the United Nations, an internationally “We must already start awakening ■ Guiding Principle 05 – Energy and valid supporting programme for global an excitement for technology in early emissions sustainability activities. childhood.” 10 fischer’s sustainability compass As an internationally active company, These priority topics determine fischer’s as digitisation and industry 4.0, fischer also recognises the Sustainable sustainable orientation with regard are amongst the ranks with other Development Goals (SDG) defined by to products, brands, production and sustainability fields of action. From our the United Nations, an internationally procurement. Plus, as a market leader point of view, all challenges and fields valid supporting programme for global there is an obligation to act in an of action are sub-projects for fischer’s sustainability activities. economically successful manner and sustainability management and are thereby in a responsible manner towards underpinned with corresponding employees, the environment and society. performance indicators (compare to Consisting of a total of 17 overarching the respective guiding principles). This objectives, the SDG designates the way, the basis is created for iterative, most urgent economic, social or The orchestration of fischer's sustainable company management. ecological fields of action. This results sustainability performance results in additional potential