The company complies with the occupational safety requirements and takes systematic action to improve occupational safety at the corporate / site level ("prevention has priority over damage limitation" as a basic principle), as well as along the value chain.

• There is a documented OHS management system (health and safety managers, protocols and derived measures from the OHS Committee) in place which is checked for its performance (internal audits) and reviewed (management review) on a regular basis
• Targets, measures and collaboration with stakeholders on the improvement of occupational safety in the company and along the value chain

The company takes preventive and systematic action to protect and maintain the health of people inside and outside the company:

• The company documents the action it systematically takes to improve working conditions and the occupational work envi-ronment of employees in order to meet their physical and psychological needs as a preventative measure;
• The company documents the action it systematically takes to protect and maintain the health of people outside the company (e.g., consumers, local residents, people employed along the value chain).

• There is a documented health management system in place which is checked for its performance (internal audits) and re-viewed (management review) on a regular basis
• Documentation of impact on the health and safety of people along the value chain and in society (e.g., hot spot analyses) and recording of the measures taken and improvements made during the life cycle of the product or service
• Documentation of targets and measures taken in the company and together with stakeholders to protect / maintain the health of people inside and outside the company

The company discloses its systematic efforts to improve respect for, and observance of, human rights and fair working conditions:

• in the company (e.g., equal opportunities; decent working conditions; adequate accommodation/living space);
• along the value chain / in society (e.g., access to clean water; sufficient food and education; how to deal with child labor and forced labor; freedom of association).

• Risk assessment by country of origin
• Documentation of targets and measures on compliance with human rights and fair working conditions in the company (including general principles and rights at work) and along the value chain (e.g., National Action Plan for Business and Human Rights or according to ILO / UNHCR [United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees])
• Contracts and / or code of conduct with suppliers, service providers, subcontractors; supplier audits and / or certificates of BSCI, GSCP, SA 8000, etc., if applicable
• Documentation of human rights activities / projects to improve human rights compliance (e.g., appropriate waste management and sanitation, access to sanitary facilities as well as to infor-mation and communication technologies and culture)

The company promotes diversity with the aim to ensure equal treat-ment and equal opportunities for employees and prospective employees, irrespective of origin, age, gender, disabilities, ethnicity, faith, lifestyle, etc.

Documentation of targets and measures on the diversity of employees on site (e.g., diversity statement, integration of immigrants, promotion of work-life balance, child and family care, flexible working time approaches, initiatives for the integration of disadvantaged people in the region in collaboration with employment offices)

The company considers demographic trends with a view to

• forward-looking human resources policies which secure scope for future action in the company, and
• the development of sustainable products and services in society.

• Documentation on targets and measures for a balanced age structure of employees (e.g., lifelong learning, handling of career start and exit, job changes, retraining, caregiver leaves, etc.)
• Assessment of the company's demographics; job evaluations
• Age-based products and services explicitly addressing demo-graphic aspects
• Reporting on projects with stakeholders, such as job fairs / col-laboration with institutions of higher education / schools