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Management report on the Group
2.5 Management report on on the the Group Non-financial performance indicators indicators
Non-financial
performance indicators
Our performance is reflected not only in our financial results, but also
in the sustainability of our actions. We develop efficient solutions that
conserve resources and protect the climate and the environment. For
this we need capable employees – so we place strong emphasis on
training and development and health and safety.
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Sustainability
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For ThyssenKrupp, sustainability is a core business responsibility and a key driver of innovation. To ensure
the company remains viable in the future, we work hard to constantly improve our economic, ecological and
social performance. More information on our sustainability- and value-based strategy can be found in the
section “Profile and strategy”. Sustainability and responsibility are firmly entrenched in our corporate culture
and have long been part of our day-to-day practice. Sustainability management performs an important
cross-cutting function in the Group, enabling us to utilize business opportunities and minimize risks. In
the reporting year ThyssenKrupp AG underlined its commitment to sustainable development by joining the
United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) initiative. We will work even more systematically to implement
the ten principles of the UNGC and report on them transparently.
In the following we report on our main sustainability activities in the areas of innovation, employees,
environmental and climate protection, and corporate citizenship:
– Our new corporate headquarters in Essen was awarded German Sustainable Building Council’s gold
certificate.
– In the reporting year, for example, our company presented innovative solutions for electric vehicles and
the iwalk moving walk (more under “Innovations”).
– We made further improvements to health and safety: In the last five fiscal years, the number of accidents
in the Group fell by more than 17% (more under “Employees”).
– With an adjusted figure of around 1.7 tons of CO2 CO2 per ton of crude steel produced, emissions from our
steelmaking operations are well below the global average. We are further intensifying our Groupwide
environmental and climate management activities – e.g. through the introduction of a new Group policy
(more under “Environment and climate”).
– ThyssenKrupp once again supported three regional heats of the “Jugend forscht” young scientists
competition in 2011 (more under “Corporate citizenship”).