Corporate responsibility
MTU's CR strategy
Reconciling ecological and social responsibility with economic considerations is the main task of the MTU Group’s sustainability management efforts. This responsibility underpins our dealings with employees, customers, partners and all other stakeholders in society. One key focus here is product development.
As a signatory to the UN Global Compact, we are committed to observing its ten principles of respect for human rights, fair working conditions, environmental protection and prevention of corruption.
Sustainability is a core value and key objective of the engine industry. After all, aircraft engines have a lifespan of several decades. Their development requires extensive engineering and testing work and high upfront investments and, hence, must be based on a future-oriented business model. Sustainable management secures MTU’s business success and economic viability down the road and helps the company remain competitive in a market driven by long-term business cycles, allowing it to open up new business segments, minimize risks and address economic, environmental and social challenges early in the game.
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Lars Wagner, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Sustainability Officer: "Our vision for the aviation of tomorrow is emissions-free flight. Taking our cue from the Paris Agreement, we play a major role in shaping sustainable aviation by providing new concepts. But our entrepreneurship goes even further than that: we stand for responsible production, maintenance and procurement, as well as for fair business practices. We offer attractive career opportunities and are fully committed to due diligence for human rights."
Peter Kameritsch, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Information Officer: "Responsible business practices pave the way for future developments. We explore all conditions surrounding our investments and business developments so we can achieve the best possible balance of economic, ecological and social aspects. To be able to gauge the effects early on, we have integrated a diverse range of sustainability aspects from our strategic fields of action into our risk and opportunity management."
Dr. Silke Maurer, Chief Operating Officer: "At MTU, we operate according to stringent quality and safety standards. This approach is also what drives our sustainability management. When it comes to environmental protection, we follow the precautionary principle, and our ecoRoadmap climate strategy sets out ambitious goals. As an engineer, I’m always delighted when we can inspire talented women to choose a career in technology and aviation. The major transformation happening in this industry is creating a host of exciting opportunities."
Michael Schreyögg, Chief Program Officer:"Team spirit is highly valued at MTU. It is indispensable in tackling technological challenges and for our climate action efforts. Each site in the MTU network plays its part in achieving our company-wide goals. This ensures the continuous progress and outstanding results that our business partners and stakeholders around the world can count on."
Ratings and awards
At MTU, we are committed to sustainable and responsible corporate governance. Independent rating agencies and analysts regularly put this to the test by subjecting our sustainability management to critical assessment in all key areas of action. We have compiled our current ratings and awards for you here.
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Non-financial statement
Our non-financial statement provides a detailed overview our key sustainability management topics. It outlines the wide range of measures and targets we use to live up to our holistic responsibility. Find out how MTU is tackling the challenges of the future and how we are fulfilling our duties as a global player.
Corporate responsibility (CR) at MTU: Our claim and fields of action
- Comprehensive sustainability management
- Ensuring the security of information and systems
- Protecting personal data in all areas of the company
- Compliance as part of the corporate culture
- Active commitment to combating corruption in all business areas
- Ensuring adherence to embargo and export guidelines
- Regular and open dialogue with all stakeholder groups
- Research collaborations for joint knowledge building
- Corporate citizenship: MTU is part of society and a good neighbor
- Employees use the knowledge they have acquired at MTU to play a responsible role in society
- Highest priority for product quality and flight safety
- Compile the MTU Group’s key Scope 3 activities
- Reduce the climate impact of products during operation
- Reduce the energy consumption of products during operation
- Minimize the health effects of product use (exhaust and noise emissions)
- Ensure compliance with human rights at our own sites
- Providing active and targeted employee development at all hierarchical levels
- Continiously promoting diversity & equality of opportunity
- Enabling a work-life balance for all employees
- Ensuring health and safety in the workplace
- Promoting mutual employer/employee dialogue
- Continuously increase internal and external employer attractiveness
- Trust-based leadership
- Ensuring a high employee satisfaction
- Reducing emissions at fully consolidated sites (Scope 1-3)
- Continuously improving resource efficiency
- Efficient management processes have been established
- Advanced procedures in site and plant operations
- Raising employee awareness of climate protection in production
- Human and employee rights are central components of our business relationships
- In our cooperation with suppliers, we pay attention to a resource- and environment-friendly value chain
- CR is embedded in our contracts and sourcing decisions. In this way, we ensure social and ecological standards
- Responsible handling of conflict minerals is ensured
- A Scope 3 upstream carbon footprint is compiled
