Environmental Policy
A committment to act
Protection of the environment and conservation of resources are an aspect that we have integrated in our Business Conduct Guidelines on which all Siemens employees base their conduct. From this we derive our Siemens Environmental Policy, which describes what we mean by environmental protection. This in turn is the basis for our commitment to act proactively. Siemens' Environmental Policy was approved in October 1998. With its focus on the fundamental principle of sustainable development, it continues to be relevant today.
Environmental Policy
"Our knowledge and our solutions are helping to create a better world. We have a responsibility to the wider community and we are committed to environmental protection.
In our global operations, featuring a great diversity of processes, products and services, our company is concerned with sustaining the natural resources essential to life.
We view the economy, environmental protection and social responsibility as three key factors carrying equal weight in a liberal world market. We support the dissemination of knowledge needed for sustainable development through the transfer of knowledge in the fields of management and technology, wherever we operate as a company.
For us, sustainable development in environmental protection means careful use of natural resources, which is why we assess possible environmental impacts in the early stages of product and process development. It is our aim to avoid pollution altogether or to reduce it to a minimum, above and beyond statutory requirements."
The Siemens Divisions are allowed to modify the Environmental Policy to be more specific to their own business activities.