In order to live up to our mission and aspirations every day, we view lifelong learning as an essential part of our corporate culture. We put people at the center of our activities and lay the foundations for a secure and trusting collaboration. Occupational safety, corporate health promotion, and respect for applicable employee rights form the basis for this at Festo. We offer fair and performance-based compensation as well as flexible working-time models to improve our employees’ work-life balance. After all, a healthy, motivated, and productive workforce is what drives the success of any company.
Advancing digitalization, demographic change and the need for sustainability are changing market requirements and therefore also the way companies work. As a result, various job profiles are changing and new training occupations are emerging that combine sustainability and new technologies.
Festo is focusing on the capability shift in order to remain a reliable partner for its customers in the future. Together with its employees, Festo is engaging in a continuous learning process in order to remain an attractive employer for new talent, and systematically to qualify its employees at an early stage.
At Festo, people from 98 nations work together successfully. For us, diversity is not just a concept, but an important success factor. We value people in their uniqueness and are convinced that we can broaden our horizons and strengthen our innovative power with diverse teams.
We see diversity, equal opportunities and belonging as a central field of action. This is why “Diversity, Equity & Inclusion” (DE&I) has been anchored in our corporate strategy since the beginning of the year 2025. All employees should have a fair chance to develop their full potential and feel welcome and a sense of belonging.
In 2022, Festo signed the Diversity Charter. The aim of this self-declaration is to set a clear signal for diversity both internally and externally. In the future, we want to be more aware of and promote our self-image for the diversity of the workforce.
The Diversity Charter describes diversity in four levels. The focus is on the personality. This is influenced by the core dimensions that cannot be changed from the outside, the outer level and the organizational level.