Diversity & Inclusion: Statements

(Quotes may be used without prior permission)

Kathrin Menges, Executive Vice President of Human Resources
Our aim is to put a team together that also properly reflects our global structure. Diverse teams bring together different working styles, competences and approaches – invariably making them more creative with the potential to achieve better results.

Kirsten Sánchez Marín, Head of Global Diversity & Inclusion and Corporate Social Progress
When people speak of diversity within a company, they refer in the first instance to the mixture that exists within the workforce in terms of certain visible and non-visible attributes such as gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, religion, sexual orientation, education and family status. But the concept of diversity extends beyond these bounds. It is also about the ability to anticipate new audiences and consumer demands, and unleashing the hitherto underutilized performance potential that is so often available within a collective of individuals.