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Sustainability follows our company values

Responsible, excellent and innovative. At Siemens, we define sustainable development as the means to achieve profitable and long-term growth.

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Practicing sustainability – in the interest of future generations

Our sustainability initiatives are an essential aspect of successfully implementing the Siemens Strategy Program Vision 2020+. Our understanding of sustainability is fully based on our company values – responsible, excellent, innovative. At Siemens, we define sustainable development as the means to achieve profitable and long-term growth. In doing so, we, externally, align ourselves with the goals of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development while, internally, striving to balance people, environment and profit.

Environment

With Siemens' Environmental Portfolio and our own environmental programs, we make an important contribution to resource and climate protection and strengthen the competitiveness of our customers.

People & society

We put people front and center. We promote the safety, education and well-being of our employees through a multitude of programs, and we are committed to the sustainable development of society.

Responsible business practices

Our sustainable business practices are based on integrity, fairness, transparency, and responsibility. This is our aspiration.

In focus

Success stories from our sustainability initiatives

Siemens goes carbon neutral

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of the electricity consumption of our sites in Germany is covered by renewables

33 %

of CO2 emissions reduced since the launch of Siemens' CO2 neutral program

> 20 mil.

Euros savings expected annually from 2020 onwards as a result of investments in energy-efficiency projects

Siemens leads the way. We are already taking significant steps towards achieving our goal to be a carbon neutral company by 2030. We focus on four levers – energy-efficiency, decentralized energy systems, intelligent e-mobility solutions, and green electricity purchasing.

Financing tomorrow's infrastructure

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Energy reduction of the Thameslink network provided by Siemens with 1,140 new carriages and with over 15,000 extra seats.

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Modernized buildings, with more than €1 billion in savings and more than 10 million tons of CO2 reductions.

More about financing tomorrow's infrastructure

Siemens’ thought leadership on decarbonization

Achieving ambitious climate targets is technologically possible and economically attractive. A Siemens analysis presents the levers needed to successfully transform the energy value chain.

®Business to Society

We make real what matters

What matters?

As part of the new sustainable development agenda, the long-term priorities are clear: end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity.

Siemens contributes to the achievement of these priorities by providing access to clean and affordable energy solutions, by creating smart and livable cities, by providing access to innovative healthcare systems and much more. 

How do we measure our contribution?

We have developed the ®Business to Society methodology. This methodology allows us to quantitatively assess our social impact around multiple dimensions, such as driving economic growth, enabling job creation and skills, advancing innovation, sustaining the environment, improving quality of life and improving societal inclusion. It also allows us to understand our contribution towards the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development as well as to measure overall Siemens’ social impact on a project, on a country or on a global level.

Ratings and rankings

Outstanding commitment

Siemens' commitment to sustainability is widely recognized in numerous, significant ratings and rankings. To us, this recognition is both a reconfirmation of our sustainability strategy as well as a standard to which we aspire in our further development.

#1 in its Industry in 2018

#1 in the Global 100 - Most Sustainable Corporations in the World within its Industry in 2019

#1 on the 2017 Carbon Clean 200 list

A in Climate Change, B- in Water in 2018

Included in the MSCI World Index since 2017

Member of the FTSE4Good Index Series

Classified as „Prime“ by the Oekom research AG

Archived „Silver recognition level“ by EcoVadis

News & press

Innovative, informative, up-to-date

Siemens topic areas

Siemens’ technical expertise, comprehensive portfolio and long-standing experience are helping to pioneer a sustainable future across the globe

Press releases

The latest press releases from Siemens

Interesting details and news straight from the source

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Reporting channels

Regulations and reporting channels

The Business Conduct Guidelines contain the basic principles and rules governing the way we act within our company and in relation to our partners and the general public. They include the requirement to comply with applicable laws at all times. Siemens shows zero tolerance toward corruption, violations of the principles of fair competition and other breaches of the law – and where these do occur, we take swift action. This applies worldwide and at all levels of the organization. We provide various ways for internal and external parties to report any compliance violations. Tell Us, the Ombudsperson and accounting complaints are protected channels that Siemens employees and external stakeholders can use to raise concerns about possible violations, confidentially and if desired, also anonymously.

Siemens Business Conduct Guidelines

Reporting channels "Tell Us" and Ombudsperson

Sustainability Information

Siemens Sustainability Information 2018

Check out our sustainability report and see how we create value for customers, employees and societies. Taking the UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development as our guiding reference, we leverage our expertise in the areas of electrification, automation and digitalization to improve the lives of people today and create lasting value for future generations.

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