Describe the process(es) your organization has in place to ensure that your engagement activities are consistent with your overall climate change strategy[…]KUKA engages directly with policy makers. Activities include monitoring and analyzing political developments as well as information and positions from the company vis-à-vis relevant stakeholders as well as regular exchanges on current developments in the company as well as current developments around key technologies (robotics, automation, artificial intelligence). However, we did not engage or influence laws and regulations that may significantly impact the climate.
KUKA is a member of numerous organizations and initiatives and is active in their working groups in some cases. E.g. the VDMA is a network organization and an important voice for the mechanical engineering industry in Germany and Europe. The association represents the common economic, technical and scientific interests.
For KUKA, sustainability means responsible corporate action towards the environment, our employees, customers, investors and our social environment. The goal is the continuous and sustainable further development of the company in view of dynamic changes in the economy, environment and society. With our sustainable management (ecological, social and economic), we simultaneously help our customers to implement and achieve their sustainability goals, thereby establishing important conditions for our economic success. Various departments in the company monitor and analyze these changes in terms of how our business activities impact the corresponding issues and, conversely, how external trends impact KUKA. We also monitor changes in the legal framework that affect sustainability factors so that we can respond with appropriate measures as required.