Our global goals
Sustainable management is part of the DNA of the family business Gebr. Heinemann. We know that our activities as a globally active Travel Retailer can bring meaningful change towards a sustainable future. It was therefore a logical consequence that we joined the UNGC, the largest and most important initiative for responsible corporate leadership worldwide, in 2018.
Based on the ten principles of the UNGC as well as our Code of Ethics and the seventeen UN Sustainable Development Goals, we have defined the framework of our sustainability strategy and developed our four fields of action. This provides our global business with a universal framework for sustainability. The UNGC's ten principles on human rights, labour standards, environment and anti-corruption have thus become an official part of Gebr. Heinemann´s CR strategy.
The latest climate science sends a clear warning that we must dramatically curb temperature rise to avoid the impacts of climate change. Gebr. Heinemann therefore joined the "Science Based Targets initiative" (SBTi). The SBTi is a partnership between multiple organizations and drives ambitious climate action in the private sector by enabling organizations to set science-based emissions reduction targets. In alignment with SBTi we at Gebr. Heinemann have committed us to set near- and long-term company-wide emission reductions. In doing so, we are committing ourselves to the 1.5-degree target of the Paris Agreement and intend to further develop our own climate protection strategy accordingly.
We see a diverse workforce of people with different characteristics such as age, ethnic origin, gender identity, physical and mental abilities, ideology, sexual orientation and social background as a necessity and strength in order to remain sustainable as a company.
For this reason, Gebr. Heinemann signed the Diversity Charter in 2023 to promote diversity in companies. The Charta der Vielfalt e.V. is an employer initiative that more than 5,000 companies from Germany have joined since it was founded in 2006, actively promoting the recognition, appreciation and inclusion of diversity in the world of work. Through the diversity network, we keep our finger on the pulse and, for example, link study results directly to our culture.
As Gebr. Heinemann, by signing up we have committed ourselves to ensuring a climate of mutual respect and trust and to actively shaping this through education, dialog, reflection and action.
