Our commitment

We accept responsibility

SCHOTT is an international technology group with more than 125 years of experience in the areas of specialty glasses and materials and advanced technologies. With our high-quality products and intelligent solutions, we contribute to our customers’ success and make SCHOTT part of everyone’s life. 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. The SCHOTT core areas of corporate responsibility include the society, employees and family, the environment and science.

Society

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 two-way communication. We also support the development of a sense of social and individual responsibility among children and young adults in music and athletics and donate to charitable activities for children.

Donation to local schools SCHOTT in India visited local schools and distributed notebooks and stationery to the pupils. SCHOTT conveyed important life lessons and showed the children how to be more focused and achieve their goals.

Run for Children® SCHOTT has been organizing the annual charity “Run for Children®” in Mainz, Germany, since 2006. Any team can join in the 10-hour 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.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 chari-table endeavors. They assist in the education of local children through reading buddy programs, back to school supply drives and book donations.

Employees and Family

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.

SCHOTT day care center We are committed to being a family-friendly employer. Our day care center in Mainz, Germany, is open year-round, 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.

Painting contestThe children of employees at SCHOTT in Turkey are given the opportunity to produce paintings that are judged by a professional jury. The winners receive presents. The pictures are used to produce a calendar each year that is given out to all employees in Turkey as a present.

Children’s day52 children enjoyed having an exciting day on “Children’s Day” at the Russian plant in Zavolzhye. Although sharing this experience with one another was most important to them, their lives are closely tied to SCHOTT through their parents or siblings who work for the company. Every child put on a T-shirt that read “I love SCHOTT” before the group took off on an exciting tour of the facility. Many different activities were offered besides the tour: a clown act, fun games, and a painting competition in which the winner received a new bicycle.

Environment

Our commitment to environmental stewardship is unwavering and robust, in respect to both product users and people who live near our production facilities. Our efforts in this area focus on environmental management and manufacturing environmentally friendly products.

Environment weekSCHOTT in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, educated its employees and neighbors about its environ- mental activities and taught them how to correctly separate waste.

Wooden pallet donationThe SCHOTT plant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, is supporting a nonprofit organization by donating wooden pallets. These pallets are used to build colorful furniture for kindergartens, community centers and public picnic areas. At the same time, they teach teenagers in wood hand crafting in order to keep them off of the streets.

Science

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. Our efforts in this area focus on support for secondary schools, colleges, and research. We make ongoing investments in education and training for the younger generation, focusing on science education and training in secondary schools and colleges.

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Otto SCHOTT Research AwardThe Otto Schott Research Award alternates with the Carl Zeiss Research Award every year in recognition of excellence in scientific research and motivational support for cooperation between scientific research and industry.

Gottfried Wagener PrizeInspired by the work of the German scientist Gottfried Wagener, the German Innovation Award in Japan has been initiated by technology-focused

German companies and industry-academia to promote cooperation between Germany and Japan. The Gottfried Wagener Prize is granted for path-breaking research that is driven by the power of imagination and innovation and provides creative applicable solutions. The prize is awarded for application-oriented research work in the areas of environment & energy, healthcare, and safety & security. SCHOTT is one of the supporters.

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