For Gira, sustainability is not a goal to be met at some point in the future, but a continuous development and improvement process.
For us, sustainable development means including the challenges and needs of the environment and people in all our business decisions.
After all, as a part of society, we at Gira also bear responsibility for maintaining and improving the quality of life of current and future generations.
“Only those companies that offer solutions for the sustainable development of society will survive.
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Gira
Sustainability Management at Gira.
Integrated sustainability management has been in place at Gira since 2013.
Regular materiality analyses form the basis of our sustainability strategy, with which we systematically tackle our challenges. Our sustainability management team works together with Gira’s Management across all areas of the business to establish strategic objectives and measures.
However, we share our responsibility for sustainability across as many shoulders as possible: sustainability management is the responsibility of our entire organisation. We can only succeed if everybody works together. Each and every one of us must contribute and make the topic our own.
Our sustainability mission statement
Environment.
Fresh air, green meadows, clean water – we don't just want to preserve the idyllic Bergisches Land region for future generations. As a manufacturing company, we pay particular attention to the needs of the environment: we want to further reduce the consumption of resources and the generation of emissions that are harmful to the environment and to prevent environmental pollution as much as possible. The use of renewable energies and resource-saving solutions is also a key concern for Gira. By offering more and more smart products, we are also giving people the opportunity to make their own personal contribution to climate protection.
People.
Our employees are our strength. As a family-run company, we are aware of this and treat them with respect and appreciation. As an integral part of the Gira corporate culture, social responsibility is more than just a buzzword. It is a core value that we embody daily. Equal opportunities, freedom and support for personal development, work-life balance, healthy working conditions, promotion of good cooperation and fair pay – we don't just take responsibility for our employees on paper. Human beings are also at the centre of product development: Gira is synonymous with intelligent building technology with functional design and tangible added value that makes life safer and more comfortable. Despite our international alignment, we remain true to our roots: social and cultural involvement in our region is simply a part of who we are here at Gira.
Economy.
Quality, innovation leadership and design requirements are the cornerstones of Gira’s continuous growth. As a family-run company, we have been proving, since 1905, that “Made in Germany” is a success story with a future.
To ensure that this remains the case, we constantly invest in development and production, as well as in training and further education. We are convinced that lasting success can only be achieved through the intelligent use of resources, environmental protection and social responsibility.
Environment.
Fresh air, green meadows, clean water – we don't just want to preserve the idyllic Bergisches Land region for future generations. As a manufacturing company, we pay particular attention to the needs of the environment: we want to further reduce the consumption of resources and the generation of emissions that are harmful to the environment and to prevent environmental pollution as much as possible. The use of renewable energies and resource-saving solutions is also a key concern for Gira. By offering more and more smart products, we are also giving people the opportunity to make their own personal contribution to climate protection.
People.
Our employees are our strength. As a family-run company, we are aware of this and treat them with respect and appreciation. As an integral part of the Gira corporate culture, social responsibility is more than just a buzzword. It is a core value that we embody daily. Equal opportunities, freedom and support for personal development, work-life balance, healthy working conditions, promotion of good cooperation and fair pay – we don't just take responsibility for our employees on paper. Human beings are also at the centre of product development: Gira is synonymous with intelligent building technology with functional design and tangible added value that makes life safer and more comfortable. Despite our international alignment, we remain true to our roots: social and cultural involvement in our region is simply a part of who we are here at Gira.
Our progress.
Through the Gira sustainability report, we report regularly on our development in accordance with the German Sustainability Code (DNK) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
This also includes our compliance with human rights and labour-law related due diligence in accordance with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (Lieferkettensorgfaltspflichtengesetz – LkSG).