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At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. We contribute to a sustainable development and to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in many ways. For instance, our innovations, products and technologies help to use natural resources more efficiently, meet the demand for food, enable climate-smart mobility, reduce emissions and waste, and increase the capabilities of renewable energy.

Around 111,000 employees contribute to the success of our customers in nearly all sectors and almost every country in the world. Our portfolio is divided into the Chemicals, Materials, Industrial Solutions, Surface Technologies, Nutrition & Care and Agricultural Solutions segments.

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Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition. Its products and services are designed to help people and planet thrive by supporting efforts to master the major challenges presented by a growing and aging global population. Bayer is committed to drive sustainable development and generate a positive impact with its businesses. At the same time, the Group aims to increase its earning power and create value through innovation and growth. The Bayer brand stands for trust, reliability and quality throughout the world.

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Bertelsmann is a media, services and education company that operates in about 50 countries around the world. It includes the entertainment group RTL Group, the trade book publisher Penguin Random House, the music company BMG, the service provider Arvato Group, Bertelsmann Marketing Services, the Bertelsmann Education Group and Bertelsmann Investments, an international network of funds.

Taking responsibility for around 165,000 employees and the impact of our business activities on society, the environment and the business environment is an integral part of our core val-ues „Creativity & Entrepreneurship”. In the Bertelsmann Corporate Responsibility Council, high-ranking executives from the divi-sions meet regularly under the leadership of the Group’s Chief Human Resources Officer and jointly drive the strategic development of Corporate Responsibility at Bertelsmann and in the divisions. Bertelsmann is pursuing the goal of climate neutrality by 2030.

Further information at: https://www.bertelsmann.com/corporate-responsibility

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Sustainable and responsible business practices are anchored in the foundation of Continental’s values. It strengthens the culture of for one another, increases the ability to innovate and meet the future and is thereby adding value to the company. That is why sustainability is firmly embedded in the corporate strategy.

With its products, technologies, and services, Continental contributes to sustainable mobility and industry and thus significantly benefits society. The guiding rails are set by four key ambitions: Carbon neutrality along the entire value chain, emission-free vehicles and industries, closed resource and product cycles, and fully responsible sourcing and business partnerships. These four ambitions are to be realized together with partners along the value chain by 2050 at the latest.

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Covestro is one of the world’s leading suppliers of high-quality polymer materials: innovative, sustainable and versatile. The listed company, headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany, has production facilities at 50 sites and generated sales of approximately €16 billion in 2021 with around 17,900 employees. Its products are used around the globe by key industries such as automotive, construction and electronics, and can be found in many areas of modern life.

In line with its purposeto make the world a better brighter place, Covestro is working to find solutions to the challenges of our time. Accordingly, the company is comprehensively focused on sustainability; a holistic approach that determines actions along the entire value chain – from raw material procurement, production, logistics and distribution to the use of Covestro products and their disposal and recycling

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Deloitte provides industry-leading audit and assurance, tax and legal, consulting, financial advisory, and risk advisory services to nearly 90% of the Fortune Global 500® and thousands of private companies. Legal advisory services in Germany are provided by Deloitte Legal. Our professionals deliver measurable and lasting results that help reinforce public trust in capital markets, enable clients to transform and thrive, and lead the way toward a stronger economy, a more equitable society and a sustainable world. Building on its 175-plus year history, Deloitte spans more than 150 countries and territories.

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A commitment to sustainability has a long tradition at Deutsche Bank. Our approach is guided by the triple bottom line concept and aims to balance the three dimensions of environmental, social, and economic performance. For us, this means sustainable performance that combines long-term financial success with responsibility toward the environment and society. We want to enable economic growth and advance social progress by making a positive contribution to our clients, employees, investors, and society as a whole.

Deutsche Börse Group provides investors, financial institutions, and companies with access to global capital markets. Its portfolio of products and services covers the entire process chain, from equity and derivatives trading to clearing, settlement, and custody, as well as the provision of market data and the development and operation of electronic trading systems. Through its core business, Deutsche Börse thus contributes to the efficiency and systemic stability of capital markets and creates value for its clients and society. The company views this as its greatest corporate responsibility as a stock exchange organization. A key focus is also on promoting transparency in sustainability reporting.

Excellence. Simply Delivered. In a sustainable way.

As the world’s leading logistics company with almost 600,000 employees in over 220 countries, DHL Group has a special responsibility in the area of sustainability. Our purpose – connecting people, improving lives – reflects our understanding of sustainability, which is anchored throughout the Group along our strategic target dimensions of being an employer, provider and investment of choice
With our Sustainability Roadmap, we have strengthened and realigned our existing measures in the ESG area. The roadmap is guiding us in the three central areas of environment, social and governance. Clear goals have been set for each of these areas: We strive for environmentally friendly logistics, want to be the best employer for everyone and are committed to responsible corporate governance as a company and partner.
Green solutions for climate-friendly logistics: We have set ourselves the goal of reducing our emissions from 39 million tons in 2021 to less than 29 million tons in Scopes 1 to 3 by 2030, despite the expected further growth of our global logistics activities. The reduction target has been officially confirmed by the Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi). A package of measures worth up to €7 billion to expand the use of sustainable technologies and fuels in our fleets and buildings is particularly important for achieving this target. In addition, we offer our customers an environmentally friendly product portfolio. We want to reduce GHG emissions to net zero by 2050.

Best employer for all: Our employees are our greatest asset. We take targeted measures to offer all employees a safe working environment. We want to attract competent and committed people, develop them continuously and retain them in the long term. To strengthen the motivation and commitment of our employees and keep it at a high level, we use diversity and inclusion concepts to create a non-discriminatory and respectful working environment.

Responsible corporate governance: Integral and legally impeccable conduct towards business partners, employees, the capital market and the public is the basis for sustainable business success. To ensure trustworthy, transparent and legally compliant business practices, we take appropriate measures that focus on training managers in compliance-relevant content, cyber security expertise, the expansion of sustainable and stable relationships with our business partners and the full integration of ESG key performance indicators into management processes and incentive systems.
We also make a positive social contribution to the world with our Go programs. With GoGreen (environmental protection), GoHelp (disaster management), GoTeach (improving employability) and GoTrade (promoting trade), we support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations.

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The E.ON Group, as a privately owned international energy company headquartered in Essen, is one of Europe’s largest operators of energy networks and energy infrastructure as well as a provider of innovative customer solutions for 50 million customers. In this way, E.ON is decisively driving forward the energy transition in Europe and is committed to sustainability, climate protection and thus the future of the planet through its business.

As an internationally active company with a strong focus on supply-relevant energy infrastructure, E.ON bears a great responsibility for the world we live in – both today and tomorrow. That’s why E.ON is consistently committed to the sustainable development of the energy world by making energy cleaner and smarter and giving all customers access to a sustainable supply of electricity and heat.

Sustainability is at the core of E.ON’s strategy and – in every dimension – will be the benchmark for our actions in the future.

E.ON wants to further reduce the emissions they can directly influence and become climate neutral by 2040. To achieve this, E.ON will reduce its own emissions (Scope 1 and 2) by 75 per cent by 2030 and by 100 per cent by 2040 compared to 2019. Compared to 2019, E.ON aims to reduce emissions from customers (Scope 3) by 50 percent by 2030 and by 100 percent by 2050.

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To create sustainable, value-added solutions for our customers, we apply our purpose “Lead-ing beyond chemistry to improve life, today and tomorrow”. We lead beyond chemistry by networking competencies, perspectives, and partners.

Evonik aims to be a best-in-class specialty chemicals company. Our sustainability strategy defines ambitious goals and management tools to support this aspi-ration and help us translate it into profitable growth. More and more customers expect us to help them achieve their sustainability goals.

We have integrated sustainability into our strategic management process and align our portfo-lio systematically to sustainability as a growth driver. We already generate 37 percent of our sales with products and solutions that have a strongly positive sustainability profile (Next Generation Solutions). Evonik has set ambitious climate and water targets. In recent years, we have continuously re-duced our CO2 emissions.

Our contributions to a sustainable transformation are bundled in four Sustainability Focus Are-as (SFA): fight climate change, drive circularity, safeguard ecosystems, and ensure health & wellbeing. For each SFA, we show how Evonik reduces its own ecological footprint and the handprint resulting from the use of our products and solutions in the relevant markets.

We systematically examine the positive and negative effects of our business activities along the value chain. Early identification of future opportunities and risks makes our business model more resilient and sharpens understanding of the long-term value that our activities create for society.

Evonik supports the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and intensively examines its own contributions to achieving them. We have identified the four most important SDGs for the Evonik Group and pay special atten-tion to them.

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Sustainable business practices form the basis for the long-term success of companies and the economy as a whole. Therefore, as one of the world’s leading audit and advisory firms, EY goes beyond its legal mandate and embraces economic, environmental and social responsibility on a large scale.

The Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability activities at EY are divided into the three areas of Environment (E), Social (S) and Governance (G). The consideration of ESG criteria is at the forefront of all business decisions at EY to drive sustainable and inclusive growth. As a result, EY creates long-term value for employees, clients, society and the planet. To promote a holistic approach to sustainability, EY has also established the Climate Change and Sustainability Services (CCaSS). The CCaSS supports clients by providing advice and auditing services to systematically and transparently align their actions with the principles of responsible corporate governance.

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Fresenius Medical Care is the world’s leading provider of products and services for individuals with renal diseases, of which about 3.8 million worldwide regularly undergo dialysis. With more than 4,000 proprietary clinics in about 50 countries, we treat more than 345,000 patients globally. We have approximately 123,000 employees worldwide.

Serving our patients is our focus, which also shapes how we integrate sustainability into our business and how we tackle global health care challenges. Our commitment to sustainability is incorporated in our mission to provide the best possible care to a growing number of patients in diverse health care systems. It is also reflected in our strategy to deliver sustainable solutions with innovative products and service of the highest quality at reliable cost.

Managing sustainability successfully means creating lasting economic, ecological, and social value. For us, it also means driving the integration of sustainability in our business across our global business.

More information on Fresenius Medical Care’s sustainability activities: https://freseniusmedicalcare.com/en/sustainability/sustainability/

GEA is one of the world’s largest suppliers of systems and components to the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. The international technology group, founded in 1881, focuses on machinery and plants, as well as advanced process technology, components, and comprehensive services. With more than 18,000 employees working across five divisions and 62 countries, the group generated revenues of more than EUR 4.7 billion in fiscal year 2021. GEA plants, processes, components and services enhance the efficiency and sustainability of production processes across the globe. They contribute significantly to the reduction of CO2 emissions, plastic usage and food waste. In doing so, GEA makes a key contribution toward a sustainable future, in line with the company’s purpose: „Engineering for a better world“.

GEA is listed in the German MDAX and the STOXX® Europe 600 Index and is also among the companies comprising the DAX 50 ESG and MSCI Global Sustainability Indices.

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HSBC Germany is part of the HSBC Group, one of the world’s leading commercial banks. It has a network in 60 countries and territories worldwide, representing over 90 percent of global economic output. HSBC Germany’s clients include corporate clients, financial institutions and wealthy private clients, with whom the bank works worldwide and across borders.

Through its corporate strategy, HSBC aims to contribute to a global net-zero economy. HSBC aims to achieve net zero in its operations and supply chain by 2030 and in its financing portfolio by 2050. In addition to supporting its customers in their transformation to Net Zero, HSBC is providing finance to accelerate climate change solutions and building global partnerships to help channel investment swiftly towards sustainable projects.

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As one of the world’s leading providers of intralogistics solutions, Jungheinrich has been advancing the development of innovative and sustainable products and solutions for material flows for 70 years. As a pioneer in the sector, the Hamburg-based family business is committed to creating the warehouse of the future. In 2022, Jungheinrich and its workforce of about 20,000 employees generated revenue of 4.76 billion euros. The global network covers 11 plants and 41 service and sales companies. The share is included in the MDAX.

Ecological, social and economic responsibility is the focus of all business activities for the international family-owned company. That is why the sustainability strategy aims to create sustainable value for society, the environment, the company and all its stakeholders. As a sustainability enabler, Jungheinrich contributes to the sustainable transformation of intralogistics with its products and solutions and thereby helps its customers to achieve their climate goals.

KPMG is an organization of independent member firms with more than 236,000 employees in 145 countries and territories.

In Germany too, KPMG is one of the leading auditing and advisory firms and has over 12,200 employees at 26 locations. Our services are divided into the following functions: Audit, Tax, Consulting and Deal Advisory. Our Audit services are focused on the auditing of consolidated and annual financial statements. The Tax function incorporates the tax advisory services provided by KPMG. Our high level of specialist know-how on business, regulatory and transaction-related issues is brought together within our Consulting and Deal Advisory functions.

We have established teams of interdisciplinary specialists for key industries of the economy. These pool the experience of our experts around the world and further enhance the quality of our advisory services.

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Krones offers machinery and systems for filling and packaging and for beverage production. Innovative digitalization and intralogistics solutions round out the portfolio. Krones´ customers include breweries, beverage producers and companies from the food, chemical, pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries. Services are an important part of Krones´ business model. The company maintains service centres and offices around the world.

Krones enables climate-friendly, circular production of beverages and liquid food. The basis for this mission builds a sustainable company in all ESG dimensions.

K+S AG, headquartered in Kassel, is a German mining company focusing on potash and salt production with production sites in Europe as well as North and South America. K+S is a customer-focused independent supplier of mineral products for the agricultural, industrial, consumer, and community segments. More than 11,000 employees help farmers secure nutrition for the world, offer solutions that keep industries running, enrich the lives of consumers, and ensure safety in winter. By using their underground caverns, K+S also contribute to an orderly waste management system.

K+S strives for sustainability and acknowledges its responsibility towards people, the environment, communities and the economy in the regions in which it operates. The claim is to enrich life for generations and to be a pioneer for environmentally friendly and sustainable mining. This is the basis of the corporate strategy. The K+S sustainability program including the climate strategy are an integral part of this.

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Lidl, as a company of the Schwarz Group with headquarters in Neckarsulm, is one of the leading food retailers in Germany and Europe. Lidl currently operates over 12,000 stores and over 200 goods distribution and logistics centers in 31 countries.

As a discounter, Lidl attaches importance to an optimal price-performance ratio for its customers. Simplicity and process orientation determine the daily activities in the stores, the regional distribution centers and the national headquarters. As the system provider, Lidl International is responsible for the conception and design of uniform processes.

The company currently employs more than 360,000 people. Dynamism in the daily implementation, high performance in the result and fairness in dealing with each other characterize the work at Lidl worldwide.

As an international retail company, Lidl has a great responsibility for people and nature. The company takes this social and ecological obligation very seriously. This includes treating customers, employees and business partners with respect and being committed to the environment, society and assortment. Lidl has defined this requirement in its corporate, management and behavioral principles.

Acting responsibly is the way to fulfill the quality promise made by Lidl every day anew and thus to securely position the company for the future. In doing so, Lidl keeps an eye on the entire value chain and is characterized by the principle of simplicity.

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Mercedes-Benz Group AG is one of the world’s most successful automotive companies. With Mercedes-Benz AG, we are one of the leading global suppliers of premium and luxury cars and vans. Mercedes-Benz Mobility AG offers financing, leasing, car subscription and car rental, fleet management, digital services for charging and payment, insurance brokerage, as well as innovative mobility services.

The company founders, Gottlieb Daimler and Carl Benz, made history by inventing the automobile in 1886. As a pioneer of automotive engineering, Mercedes-Benz sees shaping the future of mobility in a safe and sustainable way as both a motivation and obligation. The company’s focus therefore remains on innovative and green technologies as well as on safe and superior vehicles that both captivate and inspire. Mercedes-Benz continues to invest systematically in the development of efficient powertrains and sets the course for an all-electric future: The brand with the three-pointed star pursues the goal to go all-electric, where market conditions allow. Shifting from electric-first to electric-only, the world’s pre-eminent luxury car company is accelerating toward an emissions-free and software-driven future. The company’s efforts are also focused on the intelligent connectivity of its vehicles, autonomous driving and new mobility concepts as Mercedes-Benz regards it as its aspiration and obligation to live up to its responsibility to society and the environment.

Mercedes-Benz sells its vehicles and services in nearly every country of the world and has production facilities in Europe, North and Latin America, Asia and Africa. In addition to Mercedes-Benz, the world’s most valuable luxury automotive brand (source: Interbrand study, October 20, 2021), Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, Mercedes-EQ and Mercedes me as well as the brands of Mercedes-Benz Mobility: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial Services and Athlon.

The company is listed on the stock exchanges of Frankfurt and Stuttgart (ticker symbol MBG).

O2 Telefónica offers telecommunications services for consumers and business customers as well as innovative digital products and services in the area of the Internet of Things and data analytics. We are one of the leading integrated telecommunications providers in Germany. In mobile communications alone, we support around 46 million mobile lines (as of March 31, 2022). No other network operator connects more people in this country. Under the core brand O2 and various secondary and partner brands, we sell postpaid and prepaid mobile communications products with innovative mobile data services.. The basis for this is the mobile communications network based on a highly resilient GSM and LTE infrastructure. At the same time, we are building a powerful and energy-efficient 5G network. We also provide telephony and high-speed Internet products in the fixed network based on various technologies.

With our network, we are the trampoline for digitization. Mobile communications are fundamental to the digital age. The smart networking of cities, intelligent energy systems, and networked factories need high-performance networks. And the energy transition and the limitation of global warming will only succeed with the help of digital technologies and networking. As a telecommunications provider, we have clearly formulated our purpose: We are democratizing access to a sustainable, digital future to create a better everyday life for everyone.

We have been actively driving forward our commitment to sustainability since 2005. We manage this with our Responsible Business Plan, which we first launched in 2016. Our current plan includes 76 measures that we want to implement by 2025 and that are more deeply anchored in the company than ever before. Among other things, we want to be net CO2 neutral as a company by 2025 at the latest.

More on sustainability at O2 Telefónica at: https://www.telefonica.de/sustainability.html

PUMA is one of the world’s leading sports brands, designing, developing, selling and marketing footwear, apparel and accessories. For more than 70 years, PUMA has relentlessly pushed sport and culture forward by creating fast products for the world’s fastest athletes. PUMA offers performance and sport-inspired lifestyle products in categories such as Football, Running and Training, Basketball, Golf, and Motorsports. It collaborates with renowned designers and brands to bring sport influences into street culture and fashion. The PUMA Group owns the brands PUMA, Cobra Golf and stichd. The company distributes its products in more than 120 countries, employs about 16,000 people worldwide, and is headquartered in Herzogenaurach/Germany.

PwC takes its corporate responsibility toward clients and employees just as seriously as it does diverse societal demands. As the leading business and management consulting firm in Germany, PwC helps companies put responsibility into practice and make it measurable.

With its services, employees, innovative strength, and global network, PwC covers a wide range of sustainability-related topics. For example, the firm advises on strategic CR management as well as on issues related to sustainable supply chain management and emissions trading. Its core competencies in the areas of accounting, reporting, and auditing are applied to the audit of sustainability reports, the development of reporting standards, and issues related to integrated reporting.

RWE AG is a leading international company in the area of climate-friendly electricity generation headquartered in Essen, Germany. RWE‘s mission statement „Our energy for a sustainable life“ encompasses our purpose as a company and confirms that sustainability is an integral part of our strategy and a principal that guides our actions. We consistently follow this guiding principle for our company, also with the intention of making our contribution to the success of the energy transition. The change in energy systems also entails a change in our market environment and the demands placed on the RWE Group by society. In order to play an active role in the energy transition, RWE has successfully completed a comprehensive, strategic realignment.

Our goal is clearly defined here: RWE will be climate neutral by 2040. We are underpinning this with our investment and growth strategy „Growing Green“: By 2030, we will have expanded our sustainable generation capacity to 50 gigawatts and we are investing a total of 50 billion euros gross in this. RWE is targeting a high pace of growth in renewable energy, particularly wind power and photovoltaics, along with powerful storage facilities. This will enable RWE to play a major role in shaping the climate-neutral transition of the energy world. We will secure a climate-neutral society with flexible back-up-capacities and green hydrogen. However, our aspiration extends far beyond climate protection – we have launched a large number of activities with the aim of becoming even more sustainable. We identified our areas for actions in the fields of environmental, economic and social matters that we want to prioritise in our operations. We have a robust financial position as a company to take on this challenge. Our more than 19,000 creative, motivated and competent employees are helping us to meet the requirements over the long term.

RWE AG Corporate Website – Responsibility and Sustainability: https://www.rwe.com/en/responsibility-and-sustainability/

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With a pioneering spirit and an understanding of customer needs, Sartorius has evolved over its 150-year history into a key partner for biopharmaceutical research and industry. Our goal is to make the complex and costly development and production of biotech drugs safer and more efficient. We cover the entire value chain of the biopharmaceutical industry, and through our products and services, we help bring novel therapies and vaccines to market faster and make them accessible to more people worldwide. Health and well-being are thus at the heart of our efforts toward greater sustainability, and our corporate purpose directly addresses Sustainable Development Goal number three.

As a leading global supplier to the automotive and industrial sectors, the Schaeffler Group has been driving forward groundbreaking inventions and developments in the fields of motion and mobility for over 75 years. With innovative technologies, products, and services for electric mobility, CO₂-efficient drives, Industry 4.0, digitali-zation, and renewable energies, the company is a reliable partner for making motion and mobility more efficient, intelligent, and sustainable. The technology company manufactures high-precision components and systems for powertrain and chassis applications as well as rolling and plain bearing solutions for a large number of industrial applications. With around 83,000 employees, Schaeffler is one of the world’s largest family companies. For the Schaeffler Group, sustainable company success means assuming environmental and social responsibility throughout the entire value chain.

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At Siemens Energy, our mission is to empower our customers to meet the growing global demand for energy while transitioning to a more sustainable world. How?

Our innovative technologies, extensive energy experience and an ambitious strategy to decarbonize global energy systems are all central to our efforts to be the partner and driver of the energy transition. And our top focus areas in sustainability, innovation and transformation share how we’re making the future of tomorrow different today, for both our partners – and our people.

Siemens Energy is a global team of more than 91,000 dedicated employees across 90 countries. Together, we’re responsible for meeting the growing energy demand while ensuring our climate is protected. We keep the best of our 150-year legacy and push the boundaries of what is possible. Together, as one team, we are committed to making sustainable, reliable and affordable energy possible. Let’s make tomorrow different today!

thyssenkrupp is a diversified industrial group. Approximately 160,000 employees in around 80 countries use ideas and innovations to develop product solutions for sustainable progress. In fiscal year 2017/2018, they generated revenue of approximately 42 billion euros.

For thyssenkrupp, sustainability means strengthening the company’s future viability. Therefore, the company views sustainability as a key driver of innovation and a continuous process for improving the company’s economic, environmental, and social performance. Sustainable and responsible business practices are an integral part of thyssenkrupp’s corporate culture and have been a living practice for 200 years.

Uniper is a global energy company that stands for a secure energy supply and tailored energy solutions in an increasingly complex energy landscape.

Sustainability is a top priority for our company and our value chain, and is an integral part of our business operations.

With our conventional coal- and gas-fired power plants, low-carbon hydropower, nuclear energy in Sweden, and our gas storage facilities, we ensure a secure and reliable energy supply. In addition, we see growth opportunities in the direct marketing of our power plants’ output: By supplying our customers and partners directly with electricity as well as other energy sources, such as process steam, we reduce our dependence on fluctuating energy prices.

We aim to deploy our products and services—while remaining mindful of our responsibility toward environmental and social issues—where they create the greatest value for our customers, employees, and society. Our management approach to environmental, social, and corporate governance helps us meet this commitment. To be successful in the long term, we need the support of stakeholders and active management of our operational processes to minimize negative impacts on the environment and society.

As a guiding principle for our actions, we have linked our key issues to the respective UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and aligned our strategic sustainability commitments with them.

The Executive Board of Uniper SE bears overall responsibility for the development and implementation of sustainability management. One member of the Executive Board, Chief Operating Officer (COO) Eckhardt Rümmler, has been appointed Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO). He is responsible for ensuring that we meet our sustainability commitments and integrate them into our strategy, our corporate governance, and, in particular, our business operations. In short: into our corporate culture.

Vodafone is one of the leading telecoms and technology service providers in Germany. Half of all citizens in Germany are Vodafone customers – using Vodafone technology to access the internet, make calls and watch TV; and for connectivity at offices, farms and factories. Vodafone’s networks keep Germany connected: families and friends, as well as politics, business and society. They are also helping essential sectors such as education and health care to continue operating in the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Düsseldorf-based company provides a comprehensive portfolio of internet, mobile, fixed and TV services. As digital transformation partner to German business and industry, Vodafone caters to enterprises of all sizes, from startups and SMEs to DAX-listed corporations. Vodafone is the #1 mobile network operator in Germany: no other market player connects more people and machines in Germany via its mobile network. It also has more gigabit fixed network connections and more TV customers in the country than any other German company.

Vodafone Germany employs some 16,000 people and generates service revenue of around 13 billion euros with more than 30 million mobile customers, almost 11 million broadband customers, over 13 million TV customers and numerous digital solutions.

As a gigabit company, Vodafone is a key contributor to the development of Germany’s infrastructure. Its German cable footprint extends to more than 24 million households and it provides a gigabit service to more than 23 million of those. Vodafone will provide two-thirds of all Germans with gigabit connections in 2022. With its 4G network, Vodafone reaches more than 99% of Germany`s households and the Vodafone NB-IoT network for the industrial and business sectors is delivering IoT connectivity on 97% of Germany’s total area. Vodafone has been operating Germany’s first 5G network since mid-2019. Its 5G services are currently available to about 45 million people, and 5G will have been rolled out to 60 million people by 2023.

Vodafone Germany is the largest operating company of the Vodafone Group, one of the world’s largest telecommunications companies, contributing around 30% of its revenues. Vodafone Group has over 300 million mobile customers, more than 28 million fixed broadband customers, over 22 million TV customers and connects 142 million IoT devices worldwide.

Vodafone is connecting people, places and things around the globe to improve lives and create a better future. A focus on sustainable business practices ensures that the technology building tomorrow’s digital world does not come at the cost of our planet. The goals are: climate neutrality by 2025 and zero net emissions by 2040. To achieve them Vodafone is using electricity from renewable sources, switching to an electric vehicle fleet, has a sustainable supply chain and re-purposes re-sells or recycles 100% of network waste. Vodafone also helps other companies to minimise their carbon footprint with smart IoT technologies.

A diversity and inclusion agenda with a wide range of measures is at the heart of the Vodafone culture. It includes support for families, networks for women, fathers and members of the LGBT+ community, as well as diversity training programmes for managers. Vodafone is respectful of all individuals, regardless of nationality, disability, age, religious or sexual orientation, gender identity, belief or cultural background.

More information: www.vodafone-deutschland.de or www.vodafone.com.

The Volkswagen Group, headquartered in Wolfsburg, is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of passenger cars and commercial vehicles and Europe’s largest automaker. With its “TOGETHER – Strategy 2025” future program, the Group is laying the groundwork to become a leading provider of sustainable mobility.

Sustainability management at Volkswagen involves the early identification of risks and opportunities in the areas of environment, social issues, and governance at every stage of the value chain. We view our social commitment as our corporate contribution to sustainable development. Volkswagen also aims to become a role model for a modern, transparent, and successful company in terms of integrity and seeks open dialogue with stakeholders.

With Roadmap E, the Volkswagen Group is launching a comprehensive initiative: By 2025, more than 80 new models are to be offered worldwide, including around 50 all-electric vehicles and 30 plug-in hybrids.

ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world’s leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses and binoculars.

As a foundation-owned company, sustainability and business success are inextricably linked at ZEISS. ZEISS aims to anchor sustainable value creation as an integral part of its business activities, which focus on innovative solutions that contribute to positive development in society and enable long-term, profitable growth. Responsible behavior contributes greatly to the trust that customers place in the ZEISS brand. This is also the reason why ZEISS actively funds research and training and helps solve social and health problems.

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