UN Global Compact Index
Siemens has been a participant in the UN Global Compact since 2003 and is expressly committed to upholding the Compact’s ten principles. This Sustainability Report, and in particular the following report index, describes the progress we have made during the year – broken down according to the systems and measures we have implemented and our achievements.
Index according to the ten principles of the Global Compact
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Principle 1 Support of human rights Principle 2 Exclusion of human rights abuses Principle 3 Assurance of freedom of association Principle 4 Elimination of all forms of forced labor Principle 5 Abolition of child labor |
With the Siemens Business Conduct Guidelines we have also committed ourselves to observing human rights and the core work norms. With our Code of Conduct for Siemens Suppliers we ensure that these basic rights and principles are also observed in our supply chain. Siemens Business Conduct Guidelines Management: Suppliers Fundamental rights of workers |
Since the previous fiscal year, with our worldwide reporting and monitoring processes we have made sure that all suppliers adhere to the requirements of the Code of Conduct for Siemens Suppliers. In the year under review we further standardized and implemented the process to monitor adherence throughout the company. Management: Suppliers |
In fiscal 2009, 343 supplier quality audits were conducted with a CR auditing module. In the process, we identified a total of 1,214 potential improvements: around 9 percent (111) involved improvements in the area of human rights, and 0.2 percent (3) in the area of child labor. Management: Suppliers |
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Principle 6 Elimination of discrimination |
In accordance with our Business Conduct Guidelines and labor legislation in the countries in which Siemens is active, we tolerate no form of discrimination. This is supplemented by our “Guiding Principles for Promoting and Managing Diversity,” which apply worldwide. Our Chief Diversity Officer is responsible for company-wide diversity management. Management: Employees Facts and figures: Employees |
In fiscal 2009, we began to gather and analyze relevant diversity data. Our goal is to instill the basic concepts of diversity and the processes to promote it throughout the company by 2011. For this purpose we have developed a Diversity Scorecard to measure our progress internally. Management: Employees Facts and figures: Employees |
In fiscal 2009, women accounted for 25 percent of our total workforce. 13.6 percent of our managers were women, double the number in fiscal 2002. We will continue to systematically increase the diversity of our management. Management: Employees Facts and figures: Employees |
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Principle 7 Precautionary approach to environmental protection |
Our responsibility for environmental protection has been included in our environmental guidelines. In addition, Siemens Norm 36 350 ensures that we comply with the principle of precautionary environmental protection in all our product design processes. Management: Environmental protection Management: Product responsibility |
In fiscal 2009, we introduced comprehensive measures for achieving our reduction goals in the areas of energy (20 percent), water (20 percent) and waste (15 percent). We also launched a number of campaigns, such as the Energy Efficiency Program. By conducting life-cycle analyses for additional product categories in recent years, we have been able to evaluate the environmental effects of a larger number of Siemens products and services. Management: Environmental protection Management: Product responsibility |
With our company environmental program, we have taken a big step toward reaching our efficiency targets. Overall, we have further improved environmental performance in the area of electrical energy, primary energy and district heating. Relative to the baseline year 2006, our efficiency improvement was 13 percent in electricity, and 25 percent in primary energy and district heating. Environmental performance in the area of waste improved by 12 percent in the same period, and by 29 percent in the area of water. Facts and figures: Environmental protection |
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Principle 8 Specific initiatives to promote environmental |
Raising our employees’ awareness of environmental and climate protection is an element of both our environmental strategy and our social commitment. With internal communications measures and our corporate citizenship focus on environmental protection, we help create a greater sense of responsibility for ecological issues inside and outside the company. Energy Efficiency Program Management: Corporate citizenship |
We are implementing numerous internal communications measures in order to heighten our employees’ awareness of the environment. As part of the energy efficiency program, we include employees in efforts to improve energy efficiency at individual locations. For biodiversity, we are sensitizing retired Siemens employees at our Brazilian location in Anhangüera, on the grounds of which is located a protected Atlantic rainforest. Energy Efficiency Program Nature and wildlife conservation |
In fiscal 2009, we donated around €2.8 million to education and science. Since environmental protection is one of the main aspects of our social commitment, a large part of this investment has gone into raising awareness of these issues among school and university students. Facts and figures: Corporate citizenship |
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Principle 9 Diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies |
As part of our Environmental Portfolio, we develop and market products and solutions that enable our customers to reduce their CO2 emissions, lower lifecycle costs and protect the environment. The Siemens Environmental Portfolio |
In fiscal 2009, we added numerous products to the Siemens Environmental Portfolio. The Siemens Environmental Portfolio |
The products and solutions of the Siemens Environmental Portfolio that were installed for our customers from 2002 to 2009 helped them cut their CO2 emissions by around 210 million tons a year. In fiscal 2009 alone, newly installed products and solutions cut CO2 emissions by around 50 million tons. The Siemens Environmental Portfolio |
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Principle 10 Measures against corruption |
The Siemens Business Conduct Guidelines is the heart of our Compliance Program. Management: Compliance |
In fiscal 2009, we worked to continually improve our Compliance Program. For example, the processes and tools for compliance were further simplified. Middle management was involved to a greater extent, and we conducted an employee survey on compliance. Management: Compliance |
The number of employees working in the compliance area in fiscal 2009 was 598. 140,000 employees received online compliance training, and 79,000 had personal compliance training. In the period covered by this report, we instigated disciplinary measures for 784 violations of compliance regulations. Management: Compliance Facts and figures: Compliance |