Social Commitment
As a family-owned and operated company, we assume responsibility for all Paulmann employees and their families. As part of an active dialogue, we explore ways on how everybody at Paulmann can contribute to more sustainability. A robust ethics framework forms the foundation for mutually respectful exchange and unites us in our common commitment. With our active health management, for example, we promote employee health with engaging training videos or our e-bike leasing offering.
Environmental Responsibility
As part of our efforts to protect people and the environment, social, entrepreneurial and ecological standards are important factors for us in the manufacture of our lamps and luminaires, our packaging and the shipping of our products. We review our production, packaging and dispatch processes to identify opportunities to reduce our consumption of energy, materials and resources. We calculate our corporate carbon footprint annually and use the results to identify and evaluate measures to reduce it.
Economy & Governance
Sustainable business operations – with high-quality materials, fair wages, career building opportunities for employees, informative training courses and apprenticeships for the next generation of employees as well as investment to strengthen the overall business model – are just as important for ensuring a holistic sustainability strategy. Here, Paulmann has convened an interdisciplinary project group to ensure the implementation of these efforts. As a member of UN Global Compact, Paulmann also submits an annual progress report.
Social Commitment – Paulmann’s contribution
At Paulmann, we see ourselves as one big family – a fact that is reflected in the DNA of this family-owned and operated company. Supporting equal opportunities and the common good are at the core of our company culture. We put the health and satisfaction of our employees and customers first and work together towards our common goals.
We are committed to actively take responsibility vis-a-vis the communities we touch and to lead by example. That is why Paulmann has been sponsoring various local charities and projects for children and teenagers in the Hannover-Hildesheim-Hameln region for years.
Find out more about the various organisations and projects we sponsor on our Social Commitment page.
Ecology – our initiatives
We are working to take greater account of environmental considerations in our operational processes – for example, in relation to energy use, waste management, packaging, dispatch processes and transport.
Our aim is to gradually reduce our energy and resource consumption, as well as our operational greenhouse gas emissions. On this page, we provide an insight into selected initiatives and the progress we have made.
One example is the further development of our operational mobility: we are gradually converting our vehicle fleet to electric vehicles and, in 2023, installed 15 electric charging points on our premises. In the long term, the electricity for these is to be sourced partly from our own photovoltaic systems.
Economy & Governance – Paulmann’s contribution
Social, entrepreneurial and ecological standards are key factors for us in the manufacture of our lamps and luminaires, our packaging and the shipping of our products as part of our efforts to protect people and the environment. To this end, we want to systematically maximize our supply chain transparency, in accordance with the requirements of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act. That is how we ensure compliance with human rights standards and prevent working with suppliers that might cause environmental damage. As a member of the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), Paulmann actively supports the improvement of working and production conditions along the entire supply chain. In our production chain, we work with carefully selected partner companies who regularly undergo relevant audits.
