Festo_Sustainability-Report_2020

11. Report profile In this sustainability report, the Festo Group informs its stakehold- ers about the 2020+ sustainability strategy and the sustainability activities that happened in 2020. In the reference figures, earlier comparison years are shown. The requirements of the German CSR Directive Implementation Act do not impose any obligation for sus- tainability reporting. Rather, Festo does so because it is committed to the topic of sustainability. GRI standards and UN Sustainable Development Goals The Festo 2020 sustainability report was compiled in accordance with the international standard for sustainability reporting by the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) in the ‘Core’ option.  GRI 102-49, GRI 102-54 We have supplemented this data with further information on stra- tegically relevant and current topics, also with regard to the Sus- tainable Development Goals (SDGs).  See page 12 for more details.  GRI 102-46 Reporting period and editorial deadline The document is available in German and English and mainly relates to the period from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2020. All forward-looking statements in this report are based on general assumptions at the time of going to press. The editorial deadline for this report was 30 June 2021.  GRI 102-50, GRI 102-51 The last sustainability report was published in December 2020 as a print version and interactive PDF and covered the 2017 to 2019 financial years. From 2020, the sustainability report of Festo SE & Co.KG will be published annually.  GRI 102-52 External and internal audit By using the GRI standard, we want to ensure transparency of information and comparability for the public. There was no exter- nal audit of GRI compliance.  GRI 102-56 Our environmental management system according to ISO 14001 and our quality management system according to ISO 9001 are regularly reviewed by external auditors. Contact persons and project participants Numerous employees of the Festo Group worked on the Festo 2020 sustainability report. We will be happy to answer your ques- tions and, if necessary, forward them to the relevant specialist departments.  GRI 102-53  corporate.responsibility@festo.com Content concept and text: Corporate Responsibility department (CC-R), Festo SE & Co. KG Mercedes Barkmeyer, Rainer Seifert, Neeta Wellhäußer Editorial support and text: Corporate Communication – Technology department (CC-T), Festo SE & Co. KG Petra Gompper, Maren Karlin Concept, graphics, photos and text: Corporate Communication – Media department (CC-M), Festo SE & Co. KG Ralf Böhlhoff, Claudia Enderle, Vincent Faix, Philipp Freudigmann, Alwine Steger Copyright 2021 Festo SE & Co. KG and Festo Didactic SE. All rights reserved. All images, graphics and texts are subject to copyright and other laws for the protection of intellectual property. Duplication, modification or use in other printed or electronic pub- lications is only permitted with the express consent of Festo SE & Co. KG or Festo Didactic SE. 90 Festo SE & Co. KG Sustainability Report 2020