A Strong Partnership for Sustainability: Bossard and Komax
Sustainability and ESG
Our Commitment to a Sustainable Future
Together we bring Proven Productivity and Sustainability to every assembly operation in the world. Learn more about our sustainability approach and how we drive into a sustainable future aligned with our business goals.
How Komax Enhances Sustainability by Leveraging Supplier Consolidation
A few years ago, our customer Komax decided to modernize their C-parts management to streamline procedures and to better serve the technicians on the assembly lines. At that time, the company had 40 different suppliers for 2,000 C-parts. Managing the various parts was a full-time job for one Komax employee; additional resources from other departments were needed for procurement, invoicing and inventory management. After assigning their C-parts supply and management to Bossard, they experienced increased efficiency, productivity and -24% CO2 emissions per year.
Key Sustainability Metrics
Focus Areas as Strategic Foundations for Sustainability
Our four focus areas provide the overarching strategic framework for both strategic sustainability efforts and our sustainability report. These four focus areas cover the economic, environmental, social and governance dimensions of responsible corporate leadership at Bossard.
Learn more about our focus areas:
Future Proven Solutions
The Future Proven Solutions focus area covers the economic topics of “Sustainable and profitable growth”, “Customer loyalty” and “Innovative product and service solutions”. Bossard's solutions not only lead to greater efficiency and productivity, but also enable the careful use of resources. With quality and efficiency in mind, we are striving to further expand the services and product solutions we offer in terms of sustainability.
Reduced Footprint
The Reduced Footprint focus area includes all environmental issues that we can influence and that have an impact on our business activities. Specifically, these are the key topics of “energy and greenhouse gases” and “waste”. We strive to systematically identify and minimize the environmental impacts associated with our business activities and the upstream and downstream processes in the value chain. We use natural resources sparingly and record key figures to identify strengths and weaknesses in terms of environmental performance.
Empowered People
Empowered People means that our employees are the driving force behind our business success. That is why a working environment which supports the physical and mental well-being of employees is key. The implementation of a Group-wide strategy on diversity and equal opportunities, the fight against discrimination and the promotion of training and further education enable employees to develop and help the company to attract new talent and keep staff turnover low. The Empowered People focus area is made up of the key topics of “well-being and safety”, “attractive employer” and “diversity, equity and inclusion”, with the latter focusing on employee development.
Fair Partnership
Fair Partnership comprises the key topics of “integrity”, “responsible supply chain management” and “social commitment”. The commitment in the Fair Partnership focus area goes hand in hand with transparent, fair corporate governance and helps us maintain our reputation with our stakeholders and ensure responsible collaboration with suppliers.
Our Sustainable Business Model
Productivity and sustainability belong together. Everything we do to serve our customers will not come at the expense of the environment, social constellations or partnerships. We believe that only sustainable success is success!
Innovative, efficient, and holistic solutions – that is Bossard’s approach. Our products and services simplify and optimize processes across all fastening solutions. Sustainability is an integral ambition of our business model.
We help our customers exploit potentials. Avoiding future costs and optimizing individual products begins in the design phase and continues through the structuring of supply chains and on to the production processes. Time and time again, we find that this approach enables our customers to measurably increase their productivity. That is why we talk about “Proven Productivity”. This approach also helps reduce the environmental impact, because streamlining means using materials, energy, and production capacities carefully and in a targeted manner. Experience shows that the efficient use of resources, optimized product designs, and simplified logistics processes lead to less waste and lower emissions.
Sustainability Highlights
You can find more information about our Sustainability Highlights in the Bossard Sustainability Report 2024 below.
- Future Proven Solutions – Strengthening expertise through innovative services
- Photovoltaic systems – Global initiatives to expand photovoltaic systems
- Attractive working environments - Investing in flexibility and employee satisfaction
- Fair partnership – Community engagement BHE foundation
- Empowered people – Diversity, equality and inclusion
- Reduced Footprint – Increased energy efficiency thanks to electric vehicles
Download Our Reports
Bossard Sustainability Report 2024
Learn more about our progress, commitments and journey to a more sustainable future.
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Code of Conduct
Discover how we ensure responsible, transparent, and ethical business practices.
1.6 MB | pdfGlobal Programs and Reference Frameworks
Bossard’s sustainability efforts are based on internationally recognized guidelines, objectives and standards.
UN Global Compact
We are proud to be a Signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative. This means we are committed with The Ten Principles of the UN Global compact, and are part of a movement that uses concrete solutions to drive sustainable development across a wide range of fields. The UN Global Compact and the principles mentioned cover human rights, labor standards, environmental protection, anti-corruption, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG's). They are guiding principles for shaping a sustainable society. We are fully aware of our responsibility and have embedded sustainability issues in our corporate strategy.
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
The 17 United Nations Development Goals (UN SDGs) set out global ambitions for sustainable development. Bossard has identified five SDGs on which its own business activities have the most significant impact.
United Nations Global Compact
In 2021, our CEO Daniel Bossard signed the Letter of Commitment of the United Nations Global Compact. Like more than 25,000 other companies, Bossard is committed to the ten global principles of sustainable corporate leadership in the areas of human rights, labor, environment and anticorruption. By joining the United Nations Global Compact, we pledge to publish an annual Communication on Progress.
Our Sustainability Commitments and Recognitions
