Sustainability report
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Contents
Bucher at a glance | 6 |
Good corporate governance | 8 |
Economic value creation | 9 |
Sustainability strategy | 10 |
Material topics | 11 |
The four pillars | 12 |
Stakeholder engagement | 13 |
Strategy implementation | 15 |
Customers | 16 |
Satisfied customers | 17 |
Innovative products and optimal solutions | 18 |
Customer health and safety | 20 |
Employees | 22 |
Satisfied employees | 24 |
Creating value for society | 26 |
Qualified employees | 32 |
Health and safety at work | 33 |
Equal opportunities | 34 |
Environment | 36 |
Environmental impact of products and services | 37 |
Resource efficiency of production with a special focus on CO2 emissions | 39 |
Compliance | 42 |
General compliance with laws and regulations | 43 |
Supply chain - sound procurement practices | 44 |
Annex | 46 |
About this report | 46 |
GRI Content Index | 49 |
UN Global Compact progress report | 52 |
Cover pictureThe pursuit of continuous innovation: this is what drives Arnaud Tiha (right) in his work as an engineer
in Kuhn Group's R&D department. He develops new prototypes of agricultural machinery to help farmers and ranchers optimise food production while minimising the environmental impact of farming practices.
Jacques Sanche, | 3 |
Chief Executive Officer |
Dear Readers,
2021 was a year of strong demand for our products and services. At the same time, we faced challenges in production that intensified over the year: bottlenecks and delays in the supply chain, a tight labour market, and ongoing COVID-19 measures.
Our employees did everything in their power to ensure that customers received their orders on time. We believe that one reason for our employees' enormous commitment is the value Bucher creates for society, our lead topic for the 2021 reporting period. The awareness that our products and services contribute to a greater purpose is an important driver of employee satisfaction. In this report, five employees talk about their motivation for their work.
We finalised the review of our sustainability strategy and started implementing it. One major focus was on reducing CO2 intensity at our production sites:
We installed additional photovoltaic capacity on our roofs, increased the share of renewable electricity from the grid and replaced older production equipment with more energy-efficient machines.
Our commitment to further developing the efficiency and sustainability of our products, our strongest lever for lowering our ecological footprint, remained unchanged in 2021. The most important innovations are highlighted in this report.
I hope you enjoy reading our sustainability report 2021.
Jacques Sanche
Chief Executive Officer
About us
Our passion is to engineer trusted machinery solutions to sustainably feed the world, produce and preserve beverages, and to create, maintain and clean infrastructure for a safe and healthy life for all.
Bucher Industries | About usSustainability report 2021 | 5 |
Our mission and vision
Our success is built on strong market positions, innovation and flexible, efficient structures.
The consistent, long-term orientation of our corporate strategy, coupled with decentralised responsibility
for management and performance, ensures sustainable corporate development.
Our mission
We develop and manufacture economical, state-of-the-art and environmentally sustainable machinery and systems. We systematically align our activities with customer needs. Our machines combine durability with great efficiency and are wide-ranging in their application: harvesting, producing and packaging foods, keeping roads and public spaces clean and safe, or providing hydraulic drive systems for high-performance equipment. Our customers benefit from effective, innovative products, with high quality standards underpinned by outstanding service. Our committed, highly skilled employees enjoy attractive jobs and training opportunities adapted to individual needs. We use resources with care and protect our environment.
Our goals
We seek to achieve superior profitability and a sound balance sheet through technological leadership, a strong market position and strict cost management. We will continue to build the Group through organic growth and innovation, as well as by acquiring and integrating selected, complementary businesses. We invest to reduce our ecological footprint.
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Bucher Industries AG published this content on 21 June 2022 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 23 June 2022 09:14:05 UTC.