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Social accountability: We care.
Our job is to keep people safe. Thus, we adhere to the highest standards of legal and ethical conduct and remain committed to producing the highest quality products that are safe to use and to produce
However, there are several dimensions of keeping people safe. This is why ZF LIFETEC is not only committed to road safety and outstanding product quality but also to the occupational safety, health and diversity of its employees worldwide.
Human Rights
Respect for human rights is a fundamental component of our corporate governance. Our aim is to ensure that both we and our business partners consistently comply with globally recognized human rights.
In our actions, we are guided by international standards and frameworks such as the United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights, the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, and the Ten Principles of the United Nations Global Compact.
Our commitment to respect human rights, our most important human rights topics and our approach to manage related risks are described in the ZF LIFETEC Principles of Human Rights and Environmental Responsibilities. The Statement is signed by ZF LIFETEC Board of Management and a human rights officer, appointed by the Board is monitoring its implementation.
Fostering diversity
ZF LIFETEC is committed to diversity and equality. We recognize gender, cultural and regional diversity as a source of growth and enrichment, where all employees develop a sense of belonging and create innovative ideas. Over the years, we have maintained an equal workforce consisting of roughly 50% men and women and are on track to increase the gender diversity of our management team to 20% by 2030.
Nevertheless, diversity for ZF LIFETEC is more than gender diversity. As we want to emphasize different cultural and regional backgrounds, we aim at balancing the regional distribution of our graded managers. We promote an inclusive team culture with equal opportunities for all employees.
ENVIRONMENT, HEALTH AND SAFETY – OUR FRAMEWORK FOR PROTECTING INDIVIDUALS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
Environmental Responsibility and Health and Safety of our own employees both are key company values for ZF LIFETEC. With our dedicated Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) organization and EHS management plan, we are actively addressing our responsibility to protect the environment, safeguard the health of employees and customers, and ensure the safety of everyone involved with the organization. Environment, Health and Safety form an integral part of the outlined strategy and an essential constituent of the company culture.
By providing recognized value to all our employees and stakeholders, ZF LIFETEC’s EHS performance aims at being industry leading.
Learn more by accessing our Environmental Health and Safety Policy Guidelines
Occupational Safety: Keeping employees’ healthy and safe
ZF LIFETEC is focused on providing the highest feasible health and safety standards for its employees. Most importantly, prevention reduces injuries and other health problems. Prevention is not only about complying with legal requirements. It is about safeguarding our employees by the corresponding corporate standards and management systems supported by internal training measures. At the same time, it has been increasing the attractiveness of ZF LIFETEC as an employer, fostering employee loyalty and creating a strong purpose for the company’s employees.
ZF LIFETEC measures its safety performance across its production and other processes using the
lost time accident rate (LTAR) .
ZF LIFETEC is a frontrunner for lost time accident rates in its industry through effective occupational health and safety measures. ZF LIFETEC’s target is to have LTAR < 1 by 2025.
We look for further improvements through dedicated measures, such as campaigns, a Safety Excellence Program, site-specific improvement roadmaps and the continuous sharing of best practices. ZF LIFETEC implements international safety standards in all sites and continuously reviews, improves and standardizes processes to reduce health and safety risks to employees.
Expectations of employees and business partners
ZF LIFETEC expects its employees and business partners to behave in a manner that ensures respect for human rights. This expectation is specified in the Code of Conduct for Employees and the Code of Conduct for Business Partners. For suppliers of ZF LIFETEC, the Code of Conduct for Business Partners is contractually binding.
Transparent internal and external reporting
Our aim is to align our corporate culture and our structures with human rights due diligence and to practice and continuously improve them. We report on our progress in the ZF Group Annual Report and in the ZF Group’s specific statements on the UK Modern Slavery Act, the California Transparency Act, the Canadian Modern Slavery Report, and the LkSG-Report.
Strengthening trust and protecting people: Our whistleblower system
Via the ZF Trustline, employees, affected parties at suppliers, and other individuals can provide us with information on actual or potential violations of human rights due diligence obligations or submit complaints. The system is available in several languages. If requested, reports are handled anonymously and processed according to a predefined process. At the same time, information flows into our risk analysis and thus also serves as an early warning system.
Social Commitment and Corporate Citizenship, Initiatives, Public affairs
Our commitment to corporate social responsibility extends beyond providing the highest quality safety systems to actively contributing to the well-being and development of the communities in which we operate.
Declarations, Policies and Reports
ZF LIFETEC is in the process of establishing its own ESG reporting according to certified standards and frameworks. For more information please visit the ZF Group download center to access reports and related information.
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Wernher-von-Braun-Straße 1
84544 Aschau am Inn
T: +49 8638 9650
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