AFFILIATES LANGUAGE: Menu E-Catalog Services Magazine Downloads Contact Home Corporate Company Sustainability Sustainability & Responsibility As a company, we not only bear responsibility for our employees but for our customers, sister companies, suppliers and partners as well. And not least of all for society and the environment. That is what we at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies mean by responsibility and sustainable behavior. We can be measured by these standards: Read more about the most important cornerstones of our activities, why we are engaged, and how we put our self-concept as a company that acts sustainably into practice. Humanity is known for its wastefulness: If we continue on our same path and do not change our mentality, we would need the resources of three earths to cover our requirements by 2050. This scenario seems frightening and unreal. To give future generations access to finite resources and to keep the earth livable, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, under the umbrella of the Freudenberg Group, is setting an example. Within the Freudenberg Group, sustainability is defined as follows: We want to shrink our footprint and enlarge hand print for our customers and the end users. What do we mean by that? The footprint represents our efforts to minimize the negative effects of our production processes on the environment. We achieve this by using natural resources more efficiently, reducing emissions, and optimizing our (transport) processes. The hand print represents the active promotion of sustainability among our customers, for example, through our products and services. We are convinced that the more innovative we are, the more sustainable our own processes and products will be. Sustainability of Products Set a good example and walk the talk. With sustainable behavior, we breathe life into these two old maxims. So it goes without saying that we are making a contribution to sustainable behavior with our products. Whether they involve innovative approaches to prevent CO2 emissions, groundbreaking collaborations or products that help to make the use of renewable energy more efficient. Employees – We All Take Care A company is only as good as its employees. That means the people at Freudenberg Sealing Technologies are the key pillars of the company philosophy – important cornerstones for the sustainability that the company practices every day. Occupational Safety and Health Protection We see the issue of sustainability as multidimensional. It includes reliable general conditions for our employees and high standards for occupational safety and health protection. At the same time, it is important that we do not just implement our efforts purely as rules. Each individual employee must live and breathe them in a spirit of self-responsibility. For example, we have succeeded in reducing the number of accidents in our corporate group on a sustained basis. We All Take Care Our employees also live and breathe our understanding of sustainability. This especially becomes clear from the “We All Take Care” initiative, which was established in 2002. It is designed to encourage Freudenberg Group employees to make their own jobs safer, healthier and more environmentally friendly with innovative ideas, and take responsibility for society. More than 3,000 projects have been submitted so far. Social Engagement Setting a Good Expample We believe sustainability mainly involves being aware of our responsibility to society and giving something back. It means thinking about the people with the most urgent need for our support – and helping them. As a result, social engagement is a fixed component of sustainable behavior in our company. We live and breathe this conviction at all of our facilities and in every country where we do business. But, as we see it, social engagement doesn’t just mean support for people in need. It also means making services available to our employees. Global Compact Sustainability and the resulting social responsibility concerns us all. We therefore don't approach this challenge unilaterally. Instead in 2014, we signed the United Nations Global Compact.By doing so, we as a Group commit to act responsibly. The Global Compact covers the areas of compliance, human rights & labour standards, sustainability, occupational health and safety, environmental protection and social commitment. The measures implemented in these areas are published annually in a Freudenberg Group report. One Idea, Two Queens and 100,000 Diligent Helpers In June 2021, Freudenberg Sealing Technologies became sponsor of two bee colonies from the "Bee different" beekeeping company. Since then, 100,000 bees have been working the meadows around our company headquarters in Germany, near the Weinheim Industrial Park. There are many good reasons for this cooperation: Bees are endangered, their populations endangered in many places. This is not only worrying for reasons of species protection and biodiversity. Bees also make a significant contribution to the pollination of many crops. Read more about this project here. The Tanner Youth Exchange Program Freudenberg Foundation Donation Project for Refugees JOIN US! Experience Freudenberg Sealing Technologies, its products and service offerings in text and videos, network with colleagues and stakeholders, and make valuable business contacts. Connect on LinkedIn! Find us on Legal Notice Cookies Group Data Protection Regulations Terms and Conditions California Transparency in Supply Chain Act