Festo_Sustainability-Report_2020

Dear Readers, With its Corporate Responsibility Strategy, which was adopted for the first time in 2020, the family-owned company Festo has aligned itself with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the United Nations. The SDGs aim to enable women, men and children worldwide to live in dignity, while protecting and preserving the natural foundations of life on our blue planet. In this sense, we support fair competition. We treat our employees around the globe with dignity and respect and create humane working conditions. As a learning company, we promote the con- tinuous professional development of our employees. We regard our suppliers as true partners and demand that human rights are respected throughout the supply chain. Last but not least, we serve society as a whole: we take responsibility and continually push the boundaries of education, knowledge, technology and innovation. The objective is the well-being of people in a healthy environment. It is the inventive spirit at Festo – especially in times of a global pandemic. New paths were paved in 2020 with curiosity and ambi- tion. Festo was able to contribute as an enabler in mask produc- tion, ventilation technology and equipment for vaccine production. By constantly learning from nature, we develop pioneering prod- ucts with the help of bionics as an innovation method. We strive for quality in everything we do as a company. Our cor- porate values form the foundation for these top performances. Far- sighted, demanding, determined, appreciative and responsible – this is how we want to work, this is how we want to collaborate and this is how we want to be perceived externally. Festo’s sustainability can be experienced in a multitude of facets in the Corporate Responsibility Report 2020. I hope you enjoy reading it. Oliver Jung Chairman of the Management Board at Festo SE & Co. KG Preface  GRI 102-14, GRI 102-16 Keep up to date: Visit www.festo.com/r esponsibility 4 5 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2020 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2020