Our commitment - Schott AG · SCHOTT is a leading international techno logy group in the areas of specialty glass and glassceramics. With more than 130 years of outstanding development,

Our commitment

We accept responsibility

SCHOTT is a leading international technology group in the areas of specialty glass and glassceramics. With more than 130 years of outstanding development, materials and technology expertise we offer a broad portfolio of highquality products and intelligent solutions that contribute to our customers’ success. Corporate responsibility and the importance of family have long been prominent features of our corporate culture here at SCHOTT. These commitments date back to our founder, Otto Schott, and his partner, Ernst Abbe, and are embodied by the Statute of the Carl Zeiss Foundation, which was adopted in 1889 and still applies to all of our activities. This “company constitution” mandates our obligations to promote economic and research activities, and contains provisions relating to the public interest and public institutions.

Health, safety and environmental protection

Corporate responsibility

Reconciliation of work and family life

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The safety and health of people, the protection of the environment and the averting of external dangers are important corporate goals of SCHOTT. Our “Integrated Management System for Safety, Security, Health and Environment” – IMSU/EHS in short – provides the set of rules and the organizational framework to achieve this goal. IMSU/EHS is binding for all units and all employees of SCHOTT worldwide.

As part of its „Zero Accidents“ program, SCHOTT has managed to reduce the accident rate by a third at its global sites since 2008.


Health Policy (worldwide)

Occupational health management with the slogan “Stay healthy! You are important to me.” has been part of our corporate culture for many years. Groupwide strategic objectives with which SCHOTT has committed itself to protecting its employees’ health over the long term have been formulated on the six key focus areas. A uniform poster wall called the “Wall of Health” informs all of the company’s employees all over the world about relevant health topics, ongoing activities and upcoming health campaigns.



SCHOTT Health Day (worldwide)

The SCHOTT Health Day takes place at least once a year in all SCHOTT locations. The topic and date can be chosen individually by the site according to their needs. The aim is to inform the employees about different health risks, to offer appropriate training courses and to motivate people to take up a healthy lifestyle to prevent illness.


Ergonomics (worldwide)

We want to make sure that employees are protected against physical injury by designing their workplaces appropriately. To implement this goal, companywide training has taken place since 2012 to comprehensively analyze and evaluate workplaces. Technical improvements have been implemented and will be constantly optimized through a continuous improvement process. Where effective technical solutions cannot be implemented, corrective exercises are offered adapted to the workplace.




Leadership and Health

Through the seminar series “Leadership & Health”, which began in 2008, the managers and supervisors in all German sites have been given guidelines to recognize and to minimize stressful workplace situations, so that they become aware of their important function in the preservation of the health of their people and can act appropriately. Feedback from the workshops is presented to the Management Board and is used as input to the further development of the areas of focus for Corporate Health Management.



Go Green (Penang, Malaysia)

At one of the oldest SCHOTT production facilities in Asia, Penang, Malaysia, employees have taken it upon themselves to sponsor their own green areas. Planting flowers and taking care of a plot of land serves to strengthen the team spirit and it also enhances the interior and exterior appearance of the production site.



“Green glass” (worldwide)

SCHOTT is a pioneer in many different fields when it comes to “green glass.” For example, the company underscores its pioneering achievement in its manufacturing process for SCHOTT CERAN® glassceramic cooktop panels. Here, SCHOTT developed a patented production process that for the first time no longer requires the use of the toxic heavy metals arsenic and antimony. These are normally used to free glass of bubbles. SCHOTT has thus set an environmental standard for the future and found a way to dispense with using more than 180 tons of arsenic and antimony every year. CERAN® was certified by TÜV for this achievement and recognized with the German Innovation Award 2010 among other honors.



No company can hope to achieve success without highly motivated employees. We work hard to ensure that our employees can successfully juggle the demands of work and family. We also offer an extensive health management program for our employees.

Back in 1896, SCHOTT introduced dismissal protection, profit sharing, pensions and other extensive social rights for employees.


SCHOTT goes Family (worldwide)

The goals of the global exchange program for employees’ children “SCHOTT goes Family” are to gain international experience, to encourage understanding of other cultures and thus to support the personal development of young people. Each employee whose child travels abroad over the holidays has the son or daughter of the host family live with him or her in exchange. This means not only the young exchange partners get to connect. The employees and their families come in contact across national borders, professional levels and company divisions.


SCHOTT day care center (Mainz, Germany)

We are committed to being a familyfriendly employer. Our day care center in Mainz, Germany, is open yearround, even during school holidays. Infant day care and kindergarten groups are available, as well as an afterschool care center to meet the needs of all age groups.




Flexible working time models

By offering various innovative working time and shift models, we try to meet the individual time needs of our employees and allow for flexible management of working time. Trustbased working hours, parttime working models, job sharing and life phaseoriented working time are just a few of the offers that are available to employees to adapt their working hours to their current life situation. Alternating home office gives our employees the opportunity to strike a balance between work and family life due to more time sovereignty. Service workplaces that employ the latest telecommunication technologies also contribute to the mobility and flexibility of our employees.



Demographyoriented personnel policy

Demographic change with declining birth rates and higher life expectancy in many developed countries increasingly leads to a lack of qualified young people and longer working lives. SCHOTT counters this with target audiencespecific strategies and solutions developed through social partnership. To attract qualified new staff, SCHOTT relies on employment of apprentices after successful completion of vocational training, but also on transferring the German education system to sites outside of Germany. The company supports the health of its employees through occupational health management and by developing shift models based on occupational medical findings.



SCHOTT strongly adheres to the belief of corporate responsibility. Our efforts in this area focus on regional projects as well as projects involving children and teenagers. We respect the customs and traditions of the people who live near our facilities and we do our best to foster open and honest twoway communication. We also support the development of a sense of social and individual responsibility among children and young adults in athletics and donate to charitable activities for children.

70 social projects are supported by SCHOTT near its global sites each year.


Donation of exercise books (Jambusar, India)

SCHOTT distributed more than 3,000 exercise books to nearly 500 students at the village school Ankhi in the Gujarat region in India. In addition, SCHOTT employees offered tips to the children here on how to learn better and concentrate on their goals. Through this activity, the company wants to support education in this poor region and give children the chance to receive a better education and thus a better future.


Run for Children® (Mainz, Germany)

SCHOTT has been organizing the annual charity “Run for Children®” in Mainz, Germany, since 2006. Any team can join in the 10hour run. All they need is a sponsor to pledge one euro for each completed round. Sponsors can support the run by sponsoring a team or donating money to a children’s charity.




C.A.R.E. (Southbridge, USA)

Community Awareness Responsible Employees (C.A.R.E.) is a SCHOTT sponsored association designed to promote employee involvement in the Southbridge, USA, community by organizing and participating in local events and charitable endeavors. They assist in the education of local children through reading buddy programs, back to school supply drives and book donations.



TSV SCHOTT (Mainz, Germany)

TSV SCHOTT Mainz is the largest amateur sports association in RhinelandPalatinate. It is open to all citizens and offers its more than 4,400 members 30 different sports. Its focus is mainly sports training and development of its more than 2,200 children and adolescents as well as targeted support for highly talented young athletes. The children’s sports academy at TSV SCHOTT is a unique project in the region. The focus is on holistic support for physical activity for children over three years of age. Based on the principle “LEARNING BY PLAYING,” the children are taught how to enjoy physical activity in a fun way based on their ages and development stages.



Graduate volunteering

In the context of the annual International Graduate Meeting, our Graduates participate in different volunteering projects. The focus of these projects lies on handson activities for institutions supporting integrating projects with children. This sort of volunteering is not only about helping out and supporting the community but it is also a great teambuilding activity which brings the graduates closer together.


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We know that education and training are the keys to a better future, and we provide dedicated support for today’s and tomorrow’s best and brightest. We make ongoing investments in education and training for the younger generation, focusing on science education and training in secondary schools and colleges. Our efforts in this area focus on promotion of young people in mathematics, sciences, technics and informatics.

More than 2 million euros from the SCHOTT Fund have been invested to support scientific work and projects since 1984.

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Jugend forscht (Mainz, Germany)

“Jugend forscht” (Youth does research) is the largest competition held for young scientists in the areas of the natural sciences, mathematics and technology in all of Europe. “Jugend forscht” is divided into three levels: local and regional competitions and one final national competition. Students of between 9 and 17 years of age are able to participate in the program. SCHOTT has been organizing and supporting the local competition in MainzRhinehessen since 1970.


Photo: DWIH Tokyo

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Gottfried Wagener Prize (Tokyo, Japan)

Inspired by the work of the German scientist Gottfried Wagener, the German Innovation Award in Japan has been initiated by technologyfocused German companies and industryacademia to promote cooperation between Germany and Japan. The Gottfried Wagener Prize is granted for pathbreaking research that is driven by the power of imagination and innovation and provides creative applicable solutions. The prize is awarded for applicationoriented research work in the areas of environment & energy, healthcare, and safety & security. SCHOTT is one of the supporters.


Funded by the SCHOTT Fund (worldwide)

Young researchers from the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz to start with have been supported by the SCHOTT Fund since it was founded in 1984. This support was extended in 2007 to include research institutions at home and abroad that pursue scientific objectives. The support is given in the form of money and/or noncash benefits for studies, diploma and doctoral theses, but also by awarding prizes for outstanding scientific work in the field of applied natural science, particularly in the fields of materials and glass science.

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Our commitment - Schott AG · SCHOTT is a leading international techno logy group in the areas of specialty glass and glassceramics. With more than 130 years of outstanding development,