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Sustainability Policy
• Gabriel endorses and works for the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, the UN Global Compact, and Science
Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
• Gabriel develops and manufactures products and services with user health and safety in mind. Through the
entire production process, we strive to reduce our environmental and climate impact and ensure animal welfare.
• Gabriel ensures a good and safe working environment throughout the supply chain in compliance with country
specific legislation and Gabriel’s internal standards and requirements. These requirements comprise concrete
technical specifications as well as issues included in Gabriel’s Code of Conduct for suppliers.
• Continuous employee development and skills upgrading are high priorities.
• Gabriel supports students by providing practical training and participates in educational projects which benefit
both the students and the company.
• Gabriel maintains its position as first mover within the industry by continuously implementing new initiatives to
improve our sustainability performance and strengthen our profile as a responsible company.
• Gabriel considers all life cycle phases of our products and prioritises environmental efforts in areas where we
can have the most influence and create the greatest impact.
• Gabriel promotes responsible consumption and user health and safety by using product labels. We cooperate
with recognisable and established product labelling schemes and organisations.
• Gabriel advises customers and users on significant environmental factors related to the use, recycling, and
disposal of the company’s products. Employees in customer contact positions must be able to provide correct
information on Gabriel’s environmental objectives and policies. This information is, furthermore, always available
on Gabriel’s website.
• Gabriel selects suppliers based on their ability to fulfil environmental requirements and standards and their
willingness to enter into a close partnership to achieve environmental improvements. Gabriel expects partners
throughout the supply chain to regularly introduce new and cleaner technology, green energy solutions, and
continuous environmental improvements, paying due heed to the technical and financial implications.
• Gabriel does not use dyes with heavy metals or other harmful substances that pose a health risk.
• Gabriel applies internationally recognised standards such as ISO 9001 for quality management, ISO 14001 for
environmental management, and meets the requirements of ISO 45001 for occupational health and safety and
ISO 50001 for energy management.
• Gabriel conducts an open and detailed dialogue with the authorities on sustainability and environmental
requirements and consistently opposes unlawful acts.
• Gabriel communicates openly about our climate and environmental footprint, improvements within the field, as
well as social responsibility issues and supports company-wide managerial activities within these areas.
• Gabriel renews sustainability objectives annually and prepares action plans to ensure an ongoing reduction of the
company’s environmental impact as well as continuous improvements. The company’s sustainability objectives
must be integrated into the internal business plan and must be communicated to all employees. The annual
Sustainability Report is required to supply an overview of the company’s sustainability efforts and results and
is published with the Annual Report.
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