Sustainability at OSRAM - Global Care

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Our Mission

"Global Care" represents our commitment to social and environmental responsibility worldwide. As a leader in innovative lighting solutions, we are dedicated to products and processes that contribute to solving global sustainability challenges, address economic needs and protect the environment for today and for the future. Thus, we take our corporate responsibility as a guiding principle and integrate sustainability aspects into all business operations. Therefore “Global Care” comprises our sustainable performance in the sections Products, Production, Recycling and Corporate Responsibility. That way we ensure sustainable development not only for the company, but also for society and the environment.

 

Sustainable performance

To OSRAM, sustainability is for all parts of the company. In order to holistically integrate sustainability into all processes it is actively managed at OSRAM.

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  • Our systematic sustainability management
  • The Sustainability Report 2010
  • The comprehensive approach of our environmental management system
  • The environmental guidelines applying to all OSRAM activities
  • The history of OSRAM as sustainable company
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Products

Our energy-saving products have a multitude of benefits. They help mitigate global warming and thus generate environmental, social and economic advantages.

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  • Our environmental portfolio, comprised of outstanding products and solutions
  • The potential of saving energy that lies in our products
  • Exciting sustainable projects like Off-Grid Lighting
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Production

To constantly strive for minimizing the environmental impact of production has a long tradition at OSRAM. That is how we address environmental problems and cut production costs at the same time.

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  • The objectives for environmental protection set by OSRAM
  • The environmentally sound production techniques of our factories
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Recycling

Avoiding waste and finding optimum waste disposal possibilities is very important to us when developing our products. We continuously strive to make our products as recyclable as possible.

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  • Our local recycling partners
  • The directive for Waste of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
  • The Cap Separation Process - A process developed by OSRAM for greater recycling possibilities
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Corporate Responsibility

Sustainable development is much more than reducing CO2 emissions and protecting the environment. Therefore OSRAM considers the broad scope of sustainability in all its actions.

Read more about:

  • Our commitment to the UN Global Compact
  • Compliance at OSRAM
  • Stakeholder engagement - the interaction with our stakeholders
  • Charitable projects within our Corporate Citizenship efforts
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