Lorella, which topics are part of the sustain­ability manage­ment agenda?

Lorella Di Dio: Although sustain­ability is often only asso­ci­ated with envi­ron­mental aspects, sustain­ability manage­ment in fact involves three main dimen­sions, known as “ESG“:

• E – Envi­ron­mental: In this field, we address envi­ron­mental and climate issues such as energy and water consump­tion, emis­sions reduc­tion, and sustain­able prod­ucts and solu­tions.
• S – Social: Social aspects include social commit­ment as well as occu­pa­tional health and safety for the company’s own employees and throughout the entire supply chain.
• G – Gover­nance: Company gover­nance focuses on compli­ance with legal regu­la­tions, as well as manage­ment and moni­toring processes. It also encom­passes busi­ness ethics and the preven­tion of corrup­tion.

Lea, would you mind explaining why this topic is so rele­vant for us?

Lea Steilen: „Think global, act local“ is the theme in sustain­ability manage­ment. Global sustain­ability goals are accom­pa­nied by local measures. This includes, for example, not only reducing our ecolog­ical foot­print, but also supporting local commu­ni­ties. This enables us to meet global chal­lenges while creating local bene­fits. There­fore, Uhlmann and KOCH orga­nize Christmas and fundraising campaigns to support various orga­ni­za­tions in the area and bring more joy to this festive time.

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Tree of Wishes at Uhlmann Pac-Systems

This year, for the first time, we are orga­nizing a „Tree of Wishes” campaign in coop­er­a­tion with the German Child Protec­tion Asso­ci­a­tion Laupheim e. V. during the Christmas season to bring happi­ness to the partic­i­pating chil­dren. Together with Uhlmann employees, the chil­dren visited us, deco­rated the tree at the recep­tion, and hung up their wishes as tags.

We  invite all employees in Laupheim to take a wish from the tree and fulfill one wish together with their colleagues. Each wish has a suggested value of about € 30. Once the gift has been purchased and wrapped in wrap­ping paper, the child’s tag should be attached to it. Subse­quently, please hand in the gift to the recep­tion desk or the post office by the 13.12. This will ensure that the Christmas present reach the chil­dren on time.

As only a limited number of wishes are avail­able, there is also the option of making a mone­tary dona­tion to the Child Protec­tion Asso­ci­a­tion, Laupheim. For this purpose, a dona­tion box is avail­able at the recep­tion desk (during opening hours). Together we have the chance to create a Christmas surprise for the chil­dren.

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Dona­tion campaign at KOCH Pac-Systems

KOCH attaches great impor­tance to its commit­ment to char­i­table orga­ni­za­tions and projects in the surrounding region. For this reason, various initia­tives that promote region­ality, future secu­rity and commu­nity were supported last year. This commit­ment will continue in 2024 in order to further expand the posi­tive contri­bu­tion and encourage sustain­able change.

All employees have the oppor­tu­nity to donate any amount to a project of their choice. Each dona­tion will then be (at least) doubled by KOCH. The dona­tion boxes will be avail­able at the recep­tion desk at KOCH until December 20, 2024.

One of the projects supported is the initia­tive ‘A hope on four paws for Fee.’ Fee, a girl from Pfalz­grafen­weiler, strug­gles with the chal­lenges of her mito­chon­dri­opathy disease. Her severely impaired vision makes everyday tasks such as recog­nising dangers or opening doors diffi­cult for her. A specially trained assis­tance dog can offer Fee prac­tical help and give her more secu­rity and enjoy­ment of life. The dona­tions from KOCH are intended to support the training of the human-dog team by the WZ Dog Centre.

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KOCH also provides finan­cial support for the following projects:

Let’s end 2024 with a good deed and support these projects.