Annual Report

The report describes the Group's approach as balancing environmental, social and economic aspects, with fair cooperation and long-term workforce development. It reports an annual average of 4,719 employees in 2009 and describes short-time working in Germany and Switzerland alongside staff reductions at sites in Tunisia, Hungary and India. Its environmental approach included operational goals, regular documentation of progress, and internal and external audits; several subsidiaries applied ISO 14001-based environmental management systems.