Hager – For a week, Hager Group dedicated itself to sustainability and raised awareness among employees about a sustainable future. Find out more.

October 6, 2023
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For a week, Hager Group dedicated itself to sustainability: workshops, presentations, and discussions informed and raised awareness among employees about a sustainable future.

 

From September 20th to 28th, as part of the UN’s European Sustainable Development Week, Hager Group seized the opportunity to raise awareness among its employees on the subject of sustainability. The company registered over 700 participations in its more than twenty events. The focus was on the three core areas of the company’s sustainability strategy: environment, ethics, and employees.

Highlights of our Hager Group Sustainability Week 2023

Matthieu Alexandropoulos, Director of Sustainability at Hager Group, emphasized the significance of the week: “We are in the process of making our company more sustainable. The Sustainability Week allows us to sensitize and deepen our employees’ understanding of the topic in an engaging and informative manner.”

 

The highlight was an exciting panel discussion on innovation and sustainability, open to the public. It was live-streamed on LinkedIn and Teams, attracting a broad audience. The discussion emphasized that innovation is the key to a more sustainable world, whether in technology or processes. However, it was also clear that many innovative solutions already exist. But there is a significant hurdle: habits and old thought patterns that make it difficult for us to adapt to new circumstances and challenges. A transformation is necessary. This is precisely where Hager Group’s Sustainability Week came into play.

The company actively supports the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and has committed to doing so throughout its entire value chain. The Sustainability Week promoted further development, awareness, and transparency, laying the foundation for the company to further align with sustainability, identify optimization opportunities, and transform processes.

The recently published Sustainability Report of Hager Group illustrates how the company supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Further information can be found in the report itself.

 

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More information on the United Nations: https://www.un.org/ + Peace, dignity and equality on a healthy planet.

The United Nations is an international organization founded in 1945. Currently made up of 193 Member States, the UN and its work are guided by the purposes and principles contained in its founding Charter.

The UN has evolved over the years to keep pace with a rapidly changing world.

But one thing has stayed the same: it remains the one place on Earth where all the world’s nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity.

The main parts of the UN structure are the General Assembly, the
Security Council, the Economic and Social Council, the Trusteeship Council, the International Court of Justice, and the UN Secretariat. All were established in 1945 when the UN was founded.

More information on António Guterres (Secretary-General, United Nations): https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/sg/biography 

More information on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG): 

  • United Nations Global Compact (UNGC): https://www.unglobalcompact.org + The world’s largest corporate sustainability initiative: a call to companies to align strategies in operations with universal principles on human rights, labour, environment and anti corruption, and take actions that advance societal goals.
  • At the UN Global Compact, we aim to mobilize a global movement of sustainable companies and stakeholders to create the world we want. That’s our vision.
    • To make this happen, the UN Global Compact supports companies to:
  • United Nations Global Compact 10 Principles:
    • Human Rights
      • 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.
    • Labour
      • 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.
    • Environment
      • 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.
    • Anti-Corruption
      • Principle 10: Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
  • The 17 SDGS (Sustainable Development Goals) by 2030:

More information on Sanda Ojiambo (UN Assistant Secretary-General and CEO of the UN Global Compact, United Nations): https://www.un.org/sg/en/content/profiles/sanda-ojiambo + https://unglobalcompact.org/about/governance/asg-ceo + https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandaojiambo/