Responsibility in the first place! Reliability, stability, respect and quality are part of our values. You can trust that these values are the foundation of our thinking and acting. With our motivated staff, lots of curiosity and creativity, we evaluate opportunities and risks to make good decisions. Our social responsibility is reflected in our annual CSR activities (Corporate Social Responsibility) towards our employees and our social and ecological environment.
We separate molecules and unite people. With social responsibility and respectful interaction. For people and nature!
In addition to numerous young professionals, the workforce also includes many employees who have been comfortable with KNAUER for decades (including over 70% of academics). This balanced mix promotes a high degree of loyalty to the family business. A women's quota of over 40%, employees from 16 different nations and specialists from various professions promote an inspiring and productive working atmosphere and contribute to diversity.
In 2017 KNAUER signed the Charter of Diversity with great joy and has joined the initiative. Respect means for us to treat other people equitably because we value their personality and work and tolerate their opinion. We are open-minded about new ideas and like to share our experience. Responsibility first: Reliability, stability, respect and quality are part of our values. You can trust that these values are the foundation of our thinking and acting. With our motivated staff, lots of curiosity and creativity, we evaluate opportunities and risks to make good decisions. Our social responsibility is reflected in our annual CSR activities (Corporate Social Responsibility) towards our employees and our social and ecological environment.
The UN Global Compact is the world's largest and most important initiative for responsible corporate governance, involving more than 12,800 companies and organizations from more than 160 countries, 454 of them from Germany. The vision of this United Nations-led initiative is a sustainable and inclusive global economy based on ten universal principles, including human rights, labor standards, environmental protection and corruption prevention.
KNAUER signed the commitment letter in February 2018 and adheres to the ten principles of the Global Compact.
Principle 1: Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights; and
Principle 2: make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Principle 3: Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining;
Principle 4: the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labour;
Principle 5: the effective abolition of child labour; and
Principle 6: the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Principle 7: Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges;
Principle 8: undertake initiatives to promote greater environmental responsibility; and
Principle 9: encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
Earlier sustainability reports:
2021-2022
2020-2021
2019-2020
2018-2019 (German only)
2017-2018
