Global Compact
This compact embodies 10 principles that determine our actions.
Our Contribution to Enhancing the Quality of Life
WACKER employees are obligated to observe social and ethical standards, obey the law and exercise environmental responsibility. These obligations are set out in our Code of Conduct and shape our thoughts and actions.
The Ten Principles of the Global Compact
Human Rights
Principle 1:
Businesses should support and respect the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights within their sphere of influence, and
Principle 2:
make sure that they are not complicit in human rights abuses.
Labor Standards
Principle 3:
Businesses should uphold the freedom of association and the effective recognition of the right to collective bargaining,
Principle 4:
the elimination of all forms of forced and compulsory labor,
Principle 5:
the effective abolition of child labor, and
Principle 6:
the elimination of discrimination in respect of employment and occupation.
Environmental Protection
Principle 7:
Businesses should support a precautionary approach to environmental challenges,
Principle 8:
undertake initiatives to promote environmental responsibility, and
Principle 9:
encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies.
Anti-Corruption
Principle 10:
Businesses should work against corruption in all its forms, including extortion and bribery.
Downloads
Global Compact Progress Report 2021
Companies participating in the Global Compact must issue annual progress reports about specific action they have taken to implement the ten principles. Here, you can find out how we implement these principles in our daily work.
The German Global Compact network helps companies align their strategies and activities with the sustainable development goals of the UN’s Global Compact.
Find out more
How We Contribute
Examples of our activities relating to the Global Compact
We already start to take environmental protection into account when planning new production plants and manufacturing processes. We constantly keep an eye on our products and sites – we measure, monitor and improve our environmental performance and document it in our sustainability report.
WACKER employs people from 65 different nations. We see this as an enrichment and reject all forms of discrimination. We offer initiatives and programs to achieve work-family balance and equal treatment for men and women.
We believe it is important to preserve jobs – even during economic downturns or organizational restructuring. In collaboration with employee representatives, we exploit every opportunity here.
We encourage health-conscious behavior among our employees and employ technical and organizational measures to ensure their safety. This includes personal protective equipment to safeguard them whenever they deal with hazardous materials.
Through this charitable organization, we support projects in Sri Lanka, China, Haiti, Nepal and Pakistan. Within the scope of the WACKER HELP initiative, employees in WACKER Greater China engage in charitable activities, such as promoting education at schools and universities, and aiding medical relief campaigns.
As an original member of the Bavarian Educational Pact foundation, we are committed to modern teaching methods and school management. We support Young Scientists competitions and have developed the CHEM2DO® experiment kit.
Find out more (German-language webpage only)We value university education very highly. In 2006, in partnership with the Technical University of Munich, we founded the Institute of Silicon Chemistry, which is part of the WACKER Chair of Macromolecular Chemistry.
We joined the UN’s Global Compact in 2006 – a further example of WACKER’s voluntary commitments. The initiative’s goal is to steer globalization toward improving the quality of people’s lives all around the world. It seeks to boost collaboration between the United Nations, business and social organizations. The Global Compact is based on ten principles, which address social and environmental standards, anti-corruption and the protection of human rights.