Corporate Social Responsibility
BUSINESS
Safety, Social Responsibility & Sustainability.
Our founding principles
CSR
Our founding story in 1969 by the visionary and innovative entrepreneur Manfred Swarovski is a tale of circular economy, recycling, and social responsibility. Manfred recognized the potential of broken flat glass, which, when rounded into micro glass beads, can be converted into a road safety product and make road markings visible at night. Then in the 1990s, SWARCO was the first company to bring the highly energy-efficient light source LED in traffic lights and variable message signs to market. True to our guiding principle of improving the quality of life by making the travel experience safer, quicker, more convenient and environmentally sound, our software solutions in urban and interurban traffic management contribute to optimized traffic flow and help reduce emissions, avoid congestion and accidents. This positively supports the environmental balance of our business partners.
Manfred Swarovski highlighted early on that you can only have lasting success if you think not only of yourself, but also of others. For SWARCO, entrepreneurship also means taking social responsibility for employees and for and for our environment.
Corporate Social Responsibility
KEY PILLARS
Business
Customers
Employees
TESTIMONIAL
"Sustainability is an integral part of our corporate philosophy. We align our corporate responsibility with business, social and ecological criteria and are convinced of the competitive advantages of sustainable action.”
Why Corporate Social Responsibility?
Corporate Social Responsibility, or CSR in short, is an interdisciplinary topic contributing to the long-term development of businesses and societies by promoting responsible and sustainable practices. By addressing environmental challenges, supporting community development, and fostering social inclusion, we can help build a more resilient and equitable future, with a single major objective: preserving nature and enabling collective well-being for future generations. Click on the pillars below to see how we fulfil our Corporate Social Responsibility at SWARCO. The SWARCO CSR program incorporates the international principles of ISO 26000 and integrates all seven basic topics into its ongoing sustainability management efforts.
Do you have ideas and input on what could be done in SWARCO to improve our environmental and social standards? Get in contact with our CSR team: csr@swarco.com.
Our CSR Focus Points
We focus on Energy & Emissions, Employee Satisfaction and Eco & Circular Product Design.
Energy & Emissions
- Decarbonization: Reducing CO2 emissions and energy consumption
- Switch to green electricity for all SWARCO companies (provider / self-production)
- Promotion of zero-emission vehicles in our company car fleet
- Use of waste heat and other alternative energy sources
Employee Satisfaction
- SWARCO employees participating in voluntary projects
- CSR partnerships, donations and sponsoring for social & ecological cause
- Inclusion, diversity, and equality
- Outlook: CSR Awareness Trainings & Zero Harm Campaign
Eco & Circular Product Design
- LCA assessment for key products and product groups
- Identification and development of more sustainable products
- Implementation of circular economy concepts, e.g., zero waste and recyclable packaging
- CSDDD – Sustainable Supply Chain
ISO 26000
international principles
1) Organizational governance
2) Human rights
3) Labor practices
4) Environment
5) Fair business practices
6) Consumer issues
7) Community involvement and development
SWARCO GoGreen
CSR INITIATIVE
The basic principle is to keep every product at the highest value-added stage for as long as possible. As innovator, developer, producer, system integrator and service provider, we in SWARCO cover most of the way of the value chain of our products. This puts us in a formidable position to become frontrunner in green solutions and to boost circular economy within the power of our business.
Young Mobility Ambassadors
CSR INITIATIVE
The central idea of our SWARCO Young Mobility Ambassadors program is to improve road safety with and for young people. We want to motivate youngsters to actively think about how they can travel intelligently and safely in our rapidly changing world of mobility. in a collaborative project involving public institutions, pedagogic experts, and researchers.
Social Responsibility
CSR Culture
Every step is important and will get us closer to a more sustainable future. We ask our employees to take part in taking our Social Responsibility by:
- Understanding how they impact environmental and social standards in the company;
- Trying to increase positive effects and decrease negative effects on the environment and on humans related to their role;
- Motivate leaders, employees, and colleagues to think about a more sustainable way of doing their job.
Download our CSR Playbook and annual Sustainability Report
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