Annual Report 2010 - Knorr-Bremse AG.

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CSR program
Each year a CSR program based on this strategy lays down specific objectives and measures for the
various different areas of corporate social responsibility. Following the launch of the energy efficiency
campaign ECCO 2
(Efficient Cut of CO 2
), the company is also further developing and implementing its
climate strategy and auditing its suppliers’ environmental and social standards. The CSR program for
2011 includes a process of dialogue and benchmarking with key customers, greater focus on marketing
energy-efficient products and a pilot project for auditing CO 2
emissions at company plants.
Protecting the climate with ECCO 2
With its ECCO 2
environmental and climate campaign Knorr-Bremse has set itself the goal of improving
energy efficiency by 20% and achieving a similar percentage reduction in carbon dioxide emissions by
the year 2020. The campaign forms part of the Knorr Excellence Model for improving business processes.
During the year under review, the main focus of ECCO 2
was on optimizing compressed air and
lighting systems, with further measures related to space heating and heat recycling. These enabled
energy efficiency to be improved by 10% during 2010 and CO 2
emissions to be reduced by 10% compared
to the previous year. The – mainly technical – measures involved have resulted in savings of EUR
1.2 million per year.
Synergies were also achieved as part of the Supply Chain Excellence Initiative (SCE), which looks at
supply structures and inter-site logistics within the Knorr-Bremse Group. Reorganizing the system and
UN Global
Compact
Knorr-Bremse has become a signatory to the United Nations Global Compact initiative which, with its
ten principles, sets international standards for companies and organizations in the fields of human
rights, labor, environment and anti-corruption. Knorr-Bremse will be engaging in an international exchange
of experience and contributing to a dialogue on corporate responsibility within the worldwide
network of more than 8,000 Global Compact corporate members, including 140 companies and
organizations in Germany.
Five years on from the founding of the charitable organization Knorr-Bremse Global Care e. V., Knorr-
Bremse has marked a further major milestone in meeting its corporate responsibilities by signing up
to the Compact.