BOXMARK CSR
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Corporate Social Responsibility at BOXMARK Corporate Social Responsibility at BOXMARK Leather

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Best in Leather Interior Preface BOXMARK is committed to responsible entrepreneurial activities, both today and in the future. Sustainable business activity in terms of social, economic and ecological aspects is our standard practice and part of our company's business policy and is determined by a sense of responsibility towards people, society and the environment. We consider compliance with international agreements regarding human rights, fighting against corruption and promoting sustainability as our binding duty. All legal regulations and obligations in the countries in which BOXMARK...

Best in Leather Interior Compliance Correct conduct is of great importance for BOXMARK and for each individual employee. Statutory as well as internal and external regulations must be complied with by all employees at all our facilities. Fair and honest dealing with each other is a prerequisite for all business activities. We expect the same from our business partners. Anti-corruption BOXMARK has established binding rules of conduct to prevent any misconduct and conflicts of interest. Gifts, benefits or invitations that could affect business decisions must not be accepted. Compliance with...

BO^MARK' Best in Leather Interior Confidentiality, trade secrets and privacy BOXMARK employees are obliged to handle trade secrets and non-public information as confidential and not to disclose them to unauthorized persons. This also applies to personal data in the context of data privacy. Observance of human rights Human rights are observed and human dignity is respected and protected at BOXMARK. Prohibition of forced labor There is no forced labor at BOXMARK. All employees work for this company at their own free will. Prohibition of discrimination There is no toleration whatsoever of...

Prohibition of child labor Child labor is strictly rejected at BOXMARK. With the exception of trainees (after the 9th year of school) and summer interns (from 16 years of age), we only employ persons from the age of 18 years or older. Each facility has a centralized system for collecting and managing the employee master data, coupled to an access control system with time tracking. This makes illegal employment and nonobservance of age limits impossible. People and Workplace The steady development of human capital as a foundation for ensuring the productivity of BOXMARK requires the...

BO^MARK* Best in Leather Interior seminars, job descriptions for each position, requirement profiles, qualification matrices and defined workflow processes. Corporate goal: training our employees Our current and future success depends on the qualification and motivation of our employees. The education and training of our employees is thus a high priority. We offer various education and training modules for our employees, thus investing both in their and our future. Apprenticeship training The Feldbach and Jennersdorf facilities are training companies for various technical professions...

goal will be reached through targeted training on occupational safety and optimization of occupational safety at the workstations. Regular rotation cycles in defined areas and optimization of ergonomics at the workstations are preventative measures to be taken. Another corporate goal is to reduce quarterly fluctuation to a maximum of four per cent. Target attainment will be checked by means of selected training programs for managers, annual employee appraisals, employee awards for long-serving employees, wage classification according to a wage scheme (increases, new entrants) and targeted...

complied with. All employees have a right to adequate holiday leave. A working hours officer has been appointed to ensure compliance with working hours. Employees’ right to compliance with safety and health in the workplace The safety and health of our employees is very important to us. Each employee thus has the right to a safe workplace. All our jobs are regularly evaluated by our safety officer and our occupational physician in terms of work safety and accident prevention. Measures to improve occupational health and safety are taken on a regular basis to avoid accidents and occupational...

Employees' right to a works council There are elected employees’ representatives (works council) at each facility. The cooperation between the individual representatives and the facility managers is good. Training, premises, work equipment, etc. are provided to the employees' representatives. The chairman of the works council is exempted from work. Intercultural understanding Company policy in the form of standardized documents – prepared in accordance with quality management guidelines – ensures intercultural understanding across facilities. Selected employees from the different facilities...

Best in Leather Interior Management staff sustainability Our management staff undergo regular management training. Junior managers are offered internal trainee programs and external further training. There are regular meetings between HR managers from production and the HR department. Our management staff are regularly informed and trained internally with respect to new personnel development measures (e.g. institutionalized appraisal interviews, processing of the employee qualification matrix, etc.). Priorities are: • Challenging and encouraging employees • Managing teams with and without...

Sustainable Products As a leather manufacturer, BOXMARK has become an internationally recognized environmental and technological leader, with comprehensive and trend-setting expertise in terms of economic, environmentally-friendly and resource-saving leather production. Conserving resources is not always about doing without, but rather making efficient use of what is available. Raw material Leather is made from renewable resources. The raw material for leather production is the hide of animals from species-appropriate husbandry, preferably from local farm animals, as a byproduct of food...