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providers. Our repeated listing on the Cli-
mate Leadership Index of the Carbon Dis-
closure Project (CDP) is further testimony
to the success of our strategy.
Resource efficiency and
environmental management
Our Fit4More Best-in-Class in Sustainabili-
ty program – based on the worldwide
Siemens Environmental Information Sys-
tem – is increasing our resource efficiency
and enhancing the performance of our
environmental management system.
We’ve also launched an energy-efficiency
program at our 100 largest production
facilities. Our goal is to cut primary ener-
gy consumption 20 percent by 2010.
Supply chain
Sustainability applies to every link in the
value chain. From our suppliers, we
expect transparency, efficiency and com-
pliance with key international standards –
and our customers expect exactly the
same from us. By registering on our
click2procure buy-side marketplace, some
5,000 suppliers have agreed to comply
with our standards. We continually review
these requirements and adjust them
when necessary.
are responsible for implementing the Pro-
gram in their respective areas. The Chief
Compliance Officer is also supported by a
Compliance Office staffed by legal special-
ists.
To administer the Siemens Compliance
Program, we’ve established, among other
things, monitoring procedures for individ-
ual businesses, systematic and ad hoc
audits, an accounting complaints proce-
dure and mandatory internal reporting
processes.
Sustainability –
Challenges and opportunities
Climate change is one of the greatest
challenges facing mankind, requiring the
full attention of governments, society and
industry. The rapid warming of our planet
will adversely affect living conditions and
economic development in many coun-
tries. And its impact will be exacerbated
by increasing urbanization worldwide.
But the measures needed to reduce cli-
mate change also harbor new opportuni-
ties – particularly for a technology power-
house like Siemens, whose energy-saving
systems help cut climate-relevant emis-
sions, improve energy efficiency and con-
serve natural resources. We’ve been quick
to recognize these opportunities. With our
eco-excellence products, in particular,
we’ve also begun to leverage the growth
potential they hold for infrastructure
Eco-excellence –
Exemplary solutions
•Buildings: A smart combination of
building technologies and facility man-
agement can yield average energy sav-
ings – particularly in climate control
systems – of 20 percent per customer
project.
•Logistics: Hybrid drives technology
reduces fuel consumption in RTG con-
tainer cranes from 18–25 liters to
8–10 liters per hour of operation.
•Medical technology: The SOMATOM
Definition computed tomography
scanner cuts energy consumption by
up to 30 percent per examination and
radiation dosages by up to 50 percent
per heart scan. It also contains 80
percent less lead and delivers better
image quality than comparable
devices.
•Mass transit: Our power storage sys-
tem reduces primary energy consump-
tion in direct-current rail systems by
up to 20 percent.
•Power generation: New gas turbine
and power plant technologies cut
fuel consumption and emissions and
increase efficiency. For example, a
power plant incorporating these tech-
nologies and slated for construction
in Irsching, Germany will emit nine
percent less CO2than comparable
facilities.
Why is Siemens providing experiment
kits to preschools?
We want to awaken children’s inter-
est in the natural sciences and the
interconnections of our world as soon
as possible. Never again are children as
hungry for knowledge and as eager to
experiment as they are at the preschool
age. Our experiment kits harness this
eagerness to discover and explore by
giving youngsters a playful introduction
to science and technology.
Further information on corporate
responsibility at Siemens
is available at:
Corporate responsibility
www.siemens.com/responsibility
UN Global Compact
www.siemens.com/globalcompact
Corporate governance
www.siemens.com/governance
Business practices
www.siemens.com/businesspractices
Sustainability
www.siemens.com/sustainability
Corporate citizenship
www.siemens.com/citizenship